In the USA, Azima DLI, a provider of predictive machine condition monitoring and analysis services, has announced that its ExpertAlert automated diagnostic system (ADS) technology has been selected by portable electronic test and measurement instruments firm Fluke Corp for use in its latest vibration tester.
The Fluke 810 is a portable, hand-held device that is ideal for troubleshooting industrial plant equipment, such as motors, gearboxes, pumps and compressors. The instrument enables maintenance professionals to quickly identify existing and developing causes of mechanical failures, including bearing problems, misalignment, imbalance and internal looseness.
The Fluke 810 captures vibration data and processes it using the ExpertAlert ADS technology, then quickly translates the data into easy-to-understand and highly-accurate machine fault diagnoses. The combined system will provide users with a simple step-by-step process that helps assess machinery health, troubleshoot and prioritise mechanical problems, without requiring expertise in data collection or vibration analysis.
“In the process of developing the Fluke 810, we surveyed the market for expert systems that could provide the diagnostic benefits our customers needed to effectively troubleshoot machine problems -Azima DLI had the answer,” said Barbara Hulit, President, Fluke.
“By combining Azima DLI’s vibration data and software technology with our engineering and industrial design, we could make expert vibration diagnoses immediately available to maintenance professionals everywhere.”
The software technology embedded in the Fluke 810 is similarly deployed in ExpertAlert, Azima DLI DCX and SpriteMax systems that are used by manufacturing, petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, water and wastewater, transportation and power-generating companies, as well as the US military.
Azima DLI says that for plants which have realised the value of mechanical troubleshooting, and are interested in implementing a more extensive plant-wide, machine condition monitoring programme, choosing its Watchman Reliability Services is often the next step required to expand the benefits of a vibration analysis programme without having to invest in additional equipment, software, training or personnel.
“The Fluke 810 is an excellent tool to introduce vibration analysis to plants that do not have established programmes. We believe this relationship has the potential to expand the vibration market by showing that vibration analysis is an important element of comprehensive predictive maintenance programmes,” added Burt Hurlock, Chief Executive Officer, Azima DLI.
“With an innovative technology partner like Fluke, Azima DLI also has the opportunity to raise the visibility of our diagnostic software and expand the footprint of Watchman Reliability Services in new vertical markets and geographies.”
Fluke develops and sells compact, professional electronic test tools. The firm’s customers are technicians, engineers, electricians, metrologists and building diagnostic professionals who install, troubleshoot and manage industrial electrical and electronic equipment and calibration processes for quality control and conducting building restoration and remediation services. Fluke says that in the past five years its tools have won more than 50 industry awards.
For further information, contact:
Azima DLI, 300 TradeCenter, Suite 4610, Woburn, MA 01801, USA. Tel: +1-781-938-0707, Fax: +1-781-935-0179, Email: sales@AzimaDLI.com, Web: www.AzimaDLI.com
Fluke Corp, 6920 Seaway Boulevard, Everett, WA 98203, USA. Tel: +1-425-347-6100, Fax: +1-425-446-5116, Web: www.fluke.com
Fluke Europe BV, PO Box 1186, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-40-2-675-200, Fax: +31-40-2-675-222, Web: www.fluke.eu
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