world of industries 3/2017 (EN)

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Compressed air is a vital energy source for industrial
applications. Without it, production grinds to a halt.
Predictive maintenance is important for spotting
potential problems at an early stage. This helps to
reduce or entirely eliminate unexpected downtime
and the resulting production backlogs. The result:
improved productivity, product quality and planning
security, and lower maintenance and service costs.
Author: Daniela Koehler, Press Officer, Kaeser Kompressoren SE
Repairing machines only when they break down: that’s how
things used to be done, even with compressed air systems. Today,
modern control technologies such as the Sigma Air Manager
4.0 (SAM 4.0), combined with intelligent data analysis, make it
possible to plan ahead when scheduling the maintenance of the
compressed air supply system. With digital networking and the
networking of machines with each other and with a service centre,
operators and manufacturers can track and analyse the status of
machine components on a continuous basis in order to predict optimal
maintenance times. This “predictive maintenance” concept
helps to detect impending faults, speed up processes and prevent
production downtimes.
Predictive maintenance is nothing new for Kaeser. For more than
30 years the company has offered operator models under which
customers purchase only the compressed air volumes that they
actually use. Kaeser retains ownership of the compressed air station
(contracting model) and takes care of everything else. To minimise
costs and maximise availability, Kaeser has been developing
and implementing machine-integrated master control systems
and teleservice solutions for many years. But it is only now, with the
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