ABB Remote Condition Monitoring service for drive events

The ABB customisable drives Remote Condition Monitoring service is designed to help in maintenance planning and improve risk management.

The service, enabled by the Internet of Things, Services and People (IoTSP), can deliver real-time information about drive events and help to predict maintenance needs, operational risks and possible system faults. It will allow equipment to perform better and last longer, keeping production running as planned. 

The service can help in predictive maintenance planning by using remote data. It includes an analysis report on the drive’s condition and proactive email alerts regarding potential faults or limited availability, ensuring that equipment is available, reliable and maintainable. 

For industries where equipment downtime is costly, solutions are needed to assess future risks. Since drive performance data is readily available, making use of this information to find out how equipment operates and why it could fail can let users maximise drive performance. ABB’s Remote Condition Monitoring goes a step further by using remote data to identify early signs of possible system failures or production problems. For example, the service can spot overheating, which could cause unplanned production breaks and eventually damage the drive. It can also prevent some semiconductor faults.

After the monitoring need has been assessed, an ABB expert will discuss the set-up that is most relevant to the user’s objectives. Services can be tailored to meet specific needs.

Once a personal account has been created on the myABB Customer Portal, users will be able to monitor live data such as availability, condition, operating parameters and fault events on their laptops, desktops and mobile devices. Customised performance reports with clear charts and graphs can also be generated.