Wireless system and software supports condition monitoring
Manual methods of tracking equipment health to predict faiures is an error-prone and time-consuming approach and can yield incomplete data and understanding of the existing asset conditions. Fluke Connect Assets is a cloud-based, wireless system of software and more than 30 wireless testing tools. The system gives maintenance managers a comprehensive view of all critical equipment, tracking baseline, historical and current test-tool measurement data, current status and past inspection data, enabling users to set up and sustain a preventive maintenance or condition-based maintenance system with minimal investment. The use of wireless test tools eliminates manual recording of measurements, improving the accuracy and validity of the data. The system’s features allow maintenance managers to analyze multiple types of predictive data (for example, electrical, vibration and infrared images) to provide a comprehensive assessment of the situation. This allows personnel to see correlations and trends and identify emerging issues. — Fluke, Everett, Wash.