Vibration levels -
May 1st 2007 Monitran, a world leader in the
design and manufacture of
vibration sensors, has launched
VI-sage ("visage"), a combined hardware
and web-based solution that enables
companies to monitor remotely vibration
data as part of their asset management
and predictive maintenance routines.
Further, VI-sage can also notify users, via
SMS text messaging and email, if userdefined
vibration levels are reached.
Employing the technologies of UKbased
t-mac, the VI-sage hardware is
available with either eight or 26 input
channels (for sensors) and either four or
16 outputs respectively. Users can log into
their accounts (from any PC with Internet
access) and check near real-time data,
view historical data and control VI-sage's
outputs.
Neill Ovenden, Monitran's sales and
marketing director, comments: "By
enabling users to access vibration levels
via the web we're making visible, from
anywhere in the world, the very
information that will help companies
realise truly cost-effective, remote
monitoring and control. There's no need
for expensive cables, no need for bespoke
software and, if all's well, a reduced need
for site visits."
The VI-sage hardware units can either
connect directly to accelerometers and
other sensors or they can interface with
one or more networks of sensors via
Monitran's MultiSelect products. The units
also integrate seamlessly with Monitran's
shutdown protection systems.
Data is uploaded to www.vi-sage.com
into secure user accounts. Ovenden adds:
"The VI-sage web server provides users
with 24-7 access to their data, in the form
of graphs and tables." Data can also be
exported as comma separated values (i.e.
.csv files) for analysis in spreadsheet and
database packages.
VI-sage (hardware) settings are made
on the web site and then automatically
downloaded to the units, where the new
configuration takes immediate effect. In
addition, the site's user interface can be
customised to present the most relevant
data in the most relevant format, and it is
easy to set up additional user accounts -
configuring each with varying levels of
access.
Ovenden concludes: "It's easy to
imagine a scenario where a maintenance
engineer may be at home but on call-out.
Upon receipt of an email or text message,
the engineer could access the asset's
condition monitoring solutions and decide
whether corrective measures can be
implemented remotely or whether a site
visit is necessary."
To celebrate the launch of this system,
Monitran is, throughout the remainder of
2007, offering a 50% discount on all
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