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Fluid & Oil Condition Monitoring

Understanding a Fluid's Condition State, inReal Time, Anytime, With Online Oil Condition Monitoring

Miniotec provides an advanced industrial IIoT fluid monitoring system through sensors capable of continuously monitoring oil temperature, oil quality, metallic wear debris and particulates in an asset's lubrication system using in-line sensing technology for monitoring the health state of lubricating fluid.

Traditional oil sampling analysis is typically undertaken by analysing oil samples in accredited oil labs – a slow and costly process. With the real time monitoring sensors Miniotec offers, we now take the testing out of the lab and analyse equipment fluids continuously within a robust online monitoring system, without manual intervention – a significant operational advantage.

01Capabilities

Online Fluid & Oil Condition Sensors are Able to:

  • 01Provide remote monitoring, continuous real time insight and data analysis to validate oil health whilst the equipment is still in operation
  • 02Minimise repair costs or catastrophic failure through the early detection of changes and trends in an oil's condition properties
  • 03Measure several critical properties of the oil contamination and oil degradation, including relative humidity, wear debris and viscosity, responsible for the most common oil issues affecting plant equipment - all in real time
  • 04Reduce secondary damage and mechanical wear to an asset and its components due to mechanical faults
  • 05Maximise the operating life of the asset through delivering continuous data of a lubricant's health state to support advanced condition-based maintenance practices, including knowing how to better optimise fluid drain intervals
02The Shift

Changes to Fluid Quality and Wear Debris Typically Revolve Around Events

Chart titled 'Lab Analysis Can Miss Potential Issues': an oil-condition timeline where the issue begins at Day 11 but the lab sample report returns at Day 14 with no issue detected, leaving a zone of pending failure undetected.
Oil Condition Monitoring Sensors that measure Fluid Quality and Wear Debris are extremely reliable and provide a layer of insurance that the equipment's lubricating oils are being monitored 24/7 and not intermittently unlike traditional lab analysis condition monitoring 
03Benefits

Important Benefits Of Online Oil Monitoring Systems and Real Time Fluid Analysis Sensors

Optimise machinery oil sample timing and maintenance intervals with real time data

An Online Oil Condition Sensor improves asset health state awareness and reliability

Advanced warning enables improved asset maintenance and logistics planning

Identify contamination events. Observe changes to operating temperature.

Reduce operating costs of unscheduled downtime

Detect oil changes and top-up events within an oil circuit

Verify proper lubrication system maintenance

Track water contamination and moisture levels

04Build Your Knowledge

Support Your Knowledge ofOnline Oil Condition Monitoring

Online Fluid Monitoring Quiz

Question 1 of 5

What is a primary advantage of online oil condition monitoring sensors over traditional lab analysis?

05Industries

Where Fluid Sensors Play a Critical Role

Wind — a sector where Miniotec fluid and oil condition sensors play a critical role
Wind
Oil and Gas — a sector where Miniotec fluid and oil condition sensors play a critical role
Oil and Gas
Mining — a sector where Miniotec fluid and oil condition sensors play a critical role
Mining
Industrial Equipment — a sector where Miniotec fluid and oil condition sensors play a critical role
Industrial Equipment
Marine — a sector where Miniotec fluid and oil condition sensors play a critical role
Marine
Water and Utilities — a sector where Miniotec fluid and oil condition sensors play a critical role
Water and Utilities
Rail and Locomotives — a sector where Miniotec fluid and oil condition sensors play a critical role
Rail and Locomotives
Manufacturing — a sector where Miniotec fluid and oil condition sensors play a critical role
Manufacturing

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