CONDITION MONITORING AND CBM SERVICES - Wärtsilä

LIFECYCLE PERFORMANCE
Power plants and marine installations are
increasingly focusing their attention on
equipment performance and advanced
maintenance programmes as a way to optimize
the lifecycle performance. However, this
requires an effective new approach which is
why many industries today employ systems for
real-time condition monitoring and predictive
maintenance such as Condition Based
Maintenance (CBM).
Wärtsilä’s CBM is well established
within the industry. The use of the latest
communications technology makes it
possible to fine-tune equipment operation
parameters, taking into account the operating
profile, ambient conditions, type of fuel and
other factors that can affect the lifecycle
performance.
CBM has become an integral part of
maintenance planning for many power plants
and marine applications around the world.
Trends and changes in operating parameters
can be identified well before they might
compromise the performance of the
6000 MW AND GROWING
The first installation was brought online in early
2001. Today, around 200 installations – almost
700 engines or 6.0 GW – are monitored from
our CBM centres. The cost savings achieved and
increased equipment availability are making these
services attractive to an ever broader spectrum
of customers. Our customers range from cruise,
ferry, cargo and tanker vessels to dredgers,
offshore rigs and navy vessels. We were the first
engine manufacturer in the world to sign CBM
contracts within the cruise and offshore drilling
industries.
installation. Maintenance is then only
performed when needed, which optimizes plant
safety, operational availability and productivity.
The trend towards automated, minimally
manned or even unmanned plants constantly
emphasizes the need for reliable condition
monitoring and maintenance programmes.
And this is not limited simply to the engine and
engine room equipment; Wärtsilä has recently
introduced CBM systems for propulsion
equipment and steerable thrusters.
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