#9 2012

CONTENTS №9

Industrial automation companies

Rizo A.E.  FIORD: we have learned much in the recent 20 years!

St. Petersburg-based FIORD company celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2012. The Company's General Manager Mr. A.E. Rizo discourses about its evolution, partners, and the Russian industrial automation market milieu.

Discussing a Subject…

Condition-based equipment monitoring and diagnosis

Introduction

Shekhvatov D.B.  Condition-based monitoring. The RCM Concept

The paper examines the RCM concept of optimal maintenance programs organization, its key issues, operation principles, maintenance program types, and implementation techniques.

Keywords: maintenance, planned and predictive maintenance, condition-based maintenance, EAM system, failures, reliability.

Kostykov V.N., Kostykov Al.V.  Condition-based equipment maintenance using SRSMTM KOMPAKS technology

The structure, functionality, features and capabilities of SRSMTM KOMPACS automated control system developed by Dynamics Scientific and Production Center for safe and resource-saving equipment operation and maintenance are presented.

Keywords: preventative maintenance, condition-based maintenance, diagnosis, monitoring, decision-making support systems.

Jacobson P.P.  Solutions for reliable diagnosis at all machine operation stages

The paper presents basic capabilities and features of instruments developed by VAST Association for monitoring and automatic diagnosis of rotating equipment. It describes the composition, functionality and application areas of KPA-1V stationary complex for rotating equipment vibration monitoring and prediction and KVK-21M stationary complex for continuous vibration monitoring and protection against dangerous vibrations.

Keywords: monitoring and automatic diagnosis, vibration monitoring, prediction, forecast, rotating equipment, integration, measuring server.

Burgardt A.A.  Modern production assets management procedures

A modern approach to production assets management organization is presented. The paper justifies the expediency of combining preventive and condition-based maintenance at Russian enterprises. Both approaches are implemented in the most recent version of Galaktika EAM.

Keywords: production asset management, preventive maintenance, condition-based maintenance, maintenance and repair.

Yermakov V.V.  Diagnostics of remote objects by means of Web-telemetry

A variety of engineering solutions are available for collecting measurement data and controlling remote devices. However, not all of them enable remote instrument diagnostics and failure notification. Application of AXIONE series controller coupled with web telemetry portal gives a solution to this problem.

Keywords: equipment maintenance, remote objects, equipment condition monitoring, web-based telemetry.

Hertler C., Bascur O., Tyunyatkin A.V.  Real-time equipment monitoring

An approach to real-time equipment condition monitoring implemented by OSIsoft on the basis of PI System is presented. Asset-centric infrastructure for an industrial enterprise means that appropriate templates describing the requirements to each equipment type or class are filled for all operated equipment; predictive algorithms, event processors and report generators are applied. The capabilities of this approach are illustrated with form views developed for foreign enterprises.

Keywords: equipment condition monitoring, asset-centric infrastructure, equipment templates, predictive algorithms, event processors, internet technologies, web forms, KPIs, real time.

Bishop N.  Enterprise reliability through key process assets monitoring

One fourth of unplanned outages of oil refining facilities is caused by equipment failures. This makes condition monitoring of key process assets critically important for improving the overall plant reliability. However, many operations engineers argue about the expediency of such investments due to the difficulties associated with cabling. For the same reason, the profitability vibration monitoring with real-time cabled systems looks questionable. The available wireless technologies enable the automatic monitoring of a huge number pumps, exchangers, heaters, compressors and other critical equipment, which breakage may result in process failure or its complete shutdown.

Keywords: equipment, failures, diagnostics, vibration monitoring, wireless technologies, sensor.

PCS7 Maintenance Station

The paper presents a supplemental toolkit for SIMATIC PCS7 with extended diagnosis and maintenance control functions for all process control components. The toolkit comprises PCS7 Maintenance Station and SIMATIC PDM device manager.

Keywords: diagnostics, maintenance control, smart devices, maintenance station, device manager, integration.

Zagorsky K.V.  Diagnosis and monitoring of pipeline transportation in water supply and drainage systems

The paper describes the tasks executed by television diagnosis systems for water supply and drainage pipeline monitoring. Diagnosis and monitoring systems based on stepwise and acoustic diagnosis techniques are examined. The techniques are aimed at the investigation of the actual condition of pipeline systems and can be used for emergency alerting and prevention.

Keywords: diagnosis, monitoring, acoustic diagnosis, television inspection, television diagnosis, pipeline, leaks, nondestructive inspection, visual diagnosis.

Kubrin S.S., Sukmanov A.I.  Equipment state evaluation technique

The implementation of modern equipment failure control strategies, such as condition-based maintenance, requires the knowledge of appropriate equipment state evaluation techniques. The paper describes such technique with reference to the state evaluation of a mine's treating complex developed within the cooperative project of the Russian Academy's Institute of Comprehensive Exploitation of Mineral Resources and SpecTec Scientific and Production Company. The technique is applicable to various kinds of equipment.

Keywords: state evaluation, condition index, diagnosis, information system, failure management, RCM.

Syrkov A.V., Krutikov O.V.  Lifecycle optimization for Vladivostok - Russky Isle bridge by means of risk analysis and monitoring

The configuration of monitoring tools for the unique bridge to the Russky Island across the Eastern Bosporus Strait was substantiated by means of risk analysis techniques combined with the calculation of recovery work cost over the designed 80-year lifecycle. The 80-year duration is based on the estimates of cable system durability. The choice of the optimal risk control strategy enabled the technical and economical justification of the monitoring equipment configuration, bridge's lifecycle parameters optimization, as well as the anticipated significant recovery work cost saving.

Malafeev S.I., Afanasiev P.M., Studenikin V.A.  Information-diagnostic system of a well drill

The paper presents the features and functionalities of an Information-diagnostic system of a well drill. The system was developed by United Energy Company Public JSC. It is equipped with a remote monitoring and data acquisition module.

Keywords: monitoring, well drill, electric drive, diagnosis, control system.

Hilgenkamp I., Lineenko M.B., Zozulya D.S.  New firewalls from Phoenix Contact

FL MGuard RS2000 and RS4000 firewalls for remote access to automation objects are presented. They enable routing and support secure connections.

Keywords: remote access, firewalls, routing, secure connection support, antivirus protection.

Rudenko S.I., Kovalev A.N.  Embedded COM solutions: the boundless space for innovations and intelligence

COM (computer-On-Module) architecture has been gaining increasing popularity in the embedded computer system market. For over 10 years, the market leaders have been implementing the advanced engineering solutions and ideas, and the current COM generation is continuing this tradition suitably. These platforms enable fast development of competitive systems for various applications fully employing the most recent achievements of processor technologies. The paper overviews the state of the COM market and discusses the performance of advanced Konton's products.

Keywords: computer-on-module, compact size, reliability, standard, computer system, energy efficiency, embedded solutions, customizability.

Koltuntsev A.V., Zolotarev S.V.  On some modern tools for process and building control systems

The paper presents modern state-of-the-art capability of specialized software tools from world's leading vendors offered by FIORD. These include PcVue Solutions toolkit for data acquisition and supervisory control, Dream Report integrated reporting solution, ISaGRAF controller programming system, and doMooV integrated multi-protocol platform for building automation systems. The examples of integrated application of these tools in the projects implemented in Russia are included.

Keywords: data acquisition, supervisory control, report generator, controller programming system, building automation systems.