Dewesoft introduces new solution
17/08/2020
Slovenia-based Dewesoft has launched what the company claims is an accurate, reliable, easy-to-use and cost-effective vibration and temperature machine condition monitoring solution.Specifically, the solution comprises the Dewesoft IOLITEd-2xASI, a device with two analogue sensor interface channels and one tacho, and the Dewesoft ASI-1xVIB-50g, a 10 kHz vibration and temperature sensor run by Dewesoft’s Machine Condition Monitoring software.
The Dewesoft IOLITEd-2xASI converts the signal from Dewesoft ASI-1xVIB-50g sensors and sends the data over the EtherCAT bus to the master PC. Up to two ACC-SNS sensors with M8 connectors can be connected.
The maximum sample rate is 40 kS/s per channel. Only a single network cable is needed to daisy-chain multiple IOLITEd-2xASI devices with up to 50 m device-to-device distance. The module is available in IP20 or IP67 versions to assure protection against water, dust and other elements.
The Dewesoft ASI-1xVIB-50g is a vibration and temperature measurement probe. Packaged in a small aluminium housing, it consists of two sensors: a single-axis accelerometer with 0-10 kHz bandwidth and analogue voltage output and a temperature sensor with an I2C interface. The probe is rated with IP67 ingress protection and a –20°C to +85°C temperature range.
The Dewesoft machine condition monitoring software features a fast Fourier transform (FFT) analyser, a time-domain analyser, an orbit analyser, a waterfall diagram and bearing fault detection for rolling and hydrodynamic bearings. It also includes a high-level software layer with an overview of the machinery state.
Historical data can be permanently stored on a local or cloud server and can be used for trends as well as for later in-depth analysis and root cause identification. Connectivity to any third-party control system is straightforward using the OPC UA protocol. Data can be accessed from the client’s local computer or control system or remotely via the preconfigured web browser application. To save maintenance engineers time, thresholds, alarming and reporting functionalities are available within a single click.
