An example of e-maintenance at work |
(1) From a central SKF Diagnostics Center , a data collection route is sent electronically to the laptop computer of a technician in a remote location. |
(2) The information is downloaded to a Microlog portable data collector. |
(3) Once collected, machine vibration or process data is |
(4) Uploaded into the remote PC and then |
(5) Sent electronically back to the SKF Diagnostics Center where it is displayed, analyzed and stored in SKF Machine Analyst software. |
(6) Using the @ptitude system, an SKF analyst generates report or work order requests which are sent to the customer along with the supportive data. This information is also posted to a web server for future reference by the customer. The SKF Diagnostics Center provides the data repository. |