Technology Brief | Better Monitoring for Pneumatic Machines

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Technology Brief | Better Monitoring for Pneumatic Machines

Grant Gerke | May 4, 2017

The spring always provides inspiration to expand our knowledge base and Maintenance Technology delivers another deep dive on the importance of equipment monitoring from a pneumatic Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) perspective. Aventics Corp., the former Bosch Rexroth pneumatics business unit, describes some of the objectives end users should consider with machinery in the IIoT world.

Excerpt from Design FAQs around the Internet of Things:

To properly collect data in pneumatic systems, a combination of not only hardware but also electronics and analyzing software is necessary. Increasing the volume of data transfer, however, stresses controls and IT networks. Having local data analysis can help ease the strain on systems. IoT systems must create value-add for the user in the ways of predictive maintenance, energy savings, efficiency earnings, and ease of use.