Predictive Maintenance

Predict, Prevent, Perform - Harnessing the Power of Predictive Maintenance.

Machine Health: The Key to Modern Automated Manufacturing

To efficiently, quickly, and safely meet consumer demands, food and beverage manufacturers need to be sure every part of their process is operating optimally. But, with dozens, or even hundreds, of assets operating on the plant floor, and limited time and resources to dedicate to monitoring the health of these assets, many manufacturers often end up experiencing inefficient and potentially unsafe operations while dealing with downtime to repair equipment.

Instead of staying stuck in the stressful cycle of constantly reactively repairing components as quickly as possible, you need a clear picture of the real-time health of your machines. With the right machine health data at your fingertips, you can detect early signs of wear or malfunction and areas of inefficient operation, helping you predict potential problems and avoid downtime by proactively performing maintenance.

Predictive Maintenance

Replacing Your Reactive Maintenance Routine

Every manufacturing facility is dependent on motor driven equipment. From utility systems to production machinery, equipment maintenance is a constant challenge and expense to the business.  While every effort is typically made to perform preventative maintenance, unscheduled downtime often occurs, adding significant costs and hindering plant productivity. 

Instead, companies are now augmenting traditional methods of periodic testing, calendar-based scheduled maintenance, and reactive responses to issues with PdM solutions. These solutions combine wireless condition monitoring sensors, cloud-based data acquisition, and computer-based AI analytics designed to predict future failures and schedule appropriate actions that capitalize on scheduled downtime.

Why Choose a Polytron/KCF PdM Solution

Every problem is solved by the combination of products and people. Polytron brings more than 40 years of systems integration experience and plant floor industry knowledge while KCF Technologies is a recognized leader in machine health with more than 20 years’ experience in development and implementation of complete solutions to predict and alert clients to abnormal conditions.

Together, our team will provide you with the assurance that your PdM solution is implemented and integrated for maximum value to your operations. Our scalable and cost-effective solutions leverage the industry’s most extensive data acquisition hardware combined with cloud-based computer AI analytics refined by a team of Mobius Certified CAT II and CAT III vibration analysts.

How We Do It

Hardware

More than 160,000 sensors currently monitoring over 100,000 production assets.

Hardware

A full range of wireless condition sensors communicating to dedicated mesh gateways.

Integration

Your organization runs on data, and implementing a new system like PdM should not stand alone.

Integration

Our team provides data integration into existing SCADA, MES, CMMS, and ERP tools to seamlessly communicate alarms, send text/email messages, and dispatch work orders as required.

Software

Cloud-based, AI analytics with more than 1.2 billion data sets acquired each month.

Software

Receive alerts and prioritization of time sensitive recommendations available on both desktop and mobile devices.

Training

KCF Academy offers an extensive knowledge base for training staff on product installation and use.

Training

With more than 300 courses with detailed instruction and certification opportunities, this resource is readily available to your organization.

People

Our engineers efficiently provide installation, commissioning, and configuration.

People

Typical plant installations happen in hours, and start proving data in minutes, enhancing time to value. By leveraging KCF’s SENTRYsolutions team, we can provide dedicated vibration analysts that help you analyze and respond to anomalies quickly.

Scalable and Cost Effective

Solutions can be deployed using multiple product/support options to meet your specific needs and optimize time to value.

Scalable and Cost Effective

We can support both CAPEX- and OPEX-based deployments with multiple levels of monitoring and support tailored to your operational goals.

Discuss Your PdM Needs Today

To learn more about how we can support your machine health goals,
contact us at pdmcontact@polytron.com or 678-836-8231.