The new Condition Monitoring System (CMS) has been introduced to continuously monitors the operating condition of vacuum pumps and vacuum gages. In special applications, data transfer can be affected by fiber optics in order to bridge high-voltage potentials, for example. Continuous condition monitoring of the pumps and gages in a system prevents outages and helps save costs, says the manufacturer. The CMS can be employed with all products of this companys portfolio that have its Pfeiffer Vacuum protocol or the adixen protocol available via an RS 485 interface. An industrial PC, which functions as a Web server, consolidates the individual signals from pumps and gages and sends data to a specified IP address. This means the system is platform independent, as the Internet page is compatible with popular browsers. — Pfeiffer Vacuum GmbH, Assler, Germany