Remote Monitoring ATEX

Working to Achieve

AVT Reliability® Ireland are working with a customer to help improve reliability via remote condition monitoring of site critical centrifuges in an ATEX zoned area.

The Challenge

Centrifuges are critical assets with plant P8, operating at 600rpm these assets have the key purpose of separating crystalline powders and solvents using centrifugal force. Both Centrifuges are behind guarding and run continuously therefore only accessible during shutdowns.

Should an unexpected failure occur with these, production of the plant would come to a halt. Additionally, these assets are located in an ATEX zoned area and therefore ensuring safety of employees and equipment while not compromising productivity and efficiency of production was priority.

The Solution

Working along side the customer team and due to the criticality of these assets, AVT Reliability® Ireland were able to provide a solution which met stakeholder requirement by providing a higher level of condition monitoring in the form of remote data visibility via our Machine Sentry® ATEX Gateway solution.

Our ATEX Gateway solution will transfer key data collected by our MSF-2 sensors installed on both Centrifuges to our Machine Sentry® cloud, giving site staff visibility of data in real time and therefore a more frequent overview of asset health.

This will allow staff to monitor asset alarm triggers through trendable data, with analysis an added safety net from our Automated Diagnostic Assistant (ADA), giving them assurance they can act quickly should the centrifuges develop a sudden progressing defect or abnormality.

Follow-Up

Since the gateway has been operational, AVT Reliability® Ireland have received positive feedback from site, stating that the upgrade has allowed them to access critical data to detect and diagnose machinery issues and take the necessary remedial action before escalating to a bigger problem.