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(Above right): The QM42 vibration and temperature sensor
can be fitted directly at the motor and can transfer data from
there to a wireless module. (Below right): The data
visualisation on the TX700 HMI/PLC also puts everything in
view for the user, even directly in the field

files or to configure alarms. The data transfer does
not have to end at the HMI since other destinations
are made possible via an Ethernet connection: the
Internet browser for visualisation in WebVisu or for
sending automatic email notifications, as well the
in-house automation environment (PLC, HMI etc.).

From the cloud to the mobile terminal
Condition monitoring, however, is not restricted to
physical displays and signal transmitters in the
plant. The TCG20 cloud gateway can also further
process the data of the DX80 receiver module
instead of the HMI. This allows the machine values
to be sent to the Turck cloud via the mobile network house IT centre. The TCG20 also supports the
or via Wifi, optionally hosted also without an connection to other cloud environments in exactly
Internet connection as a private cloud in the in- the same way. Benefit: Information can be called up
day and night on any connected terminal device
BLAZING A TRAIL FOR such as a smartphone or tablet and linked with
alerts via SMS or email. For this maintenance has
PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE access to a cloud portal that consists of an
Maintenance strategies can be divided into individually configurable dashboard.
three levels. A reactive approach aims to carry With its condition monitoring solutions, Turck is
out repairs and device replacements only after responding to two frequent problems in the field of
a malfunction. Preventative action on the other maintenance. Status values from machines are
hand means maintenance operations being often not known at all or do not reach the right
carried out at fixed times, which are based on recipient at the critical moment. A complete toolbox
empirical values. is now provided for both scenarios – from the robust
Condition-based maintenance is based on sensor in the machine environment right through to
the evaluation of data from the condition visualisation on the smartphone. The motor
monitoring system together with the real-time monitoring application is a clear example: No
diagnostics. Condition monitoring thus provides laborious adaption is required, especially in existing
the fundamental conditions for intelligent plants. Companies can retrofit condition monitoring
forecasts. These provide the basis of predictive simply and build their own additional control
maintenance, a core issue of Industry 4.0. system.
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