CONDITION MONITORING & MACHINE VIBRATION SERVICES
Condition monitoring tracks machinery while it is running so developing faults can be identified before they cause an outage. Drake Controls provides condition-monitoring systems and field services to help operators:
- Extend equipment life
- Increase production
- Reduce maintenance costs
- Improve reliability and operating efficiency
- Shorten planned outages and reduce the risk of unplanned outages
Drake engineers are experts in engine and turbine controls because we understand your equipment. Our qualified and experienced field engineers are available to solve complex problems, conduct site surveys and propose solutions that are optimum for your application.
Our extensive experience is enhanced by our shared knowledge base with Woodward who has been providing prime mover controls to OEMs and end users since 1870.
We utilize Woodward purpose built hardware platforms designed specifically to control engines and turbines. This allows Drake to focus on your application and not on how to make general purpose PLC or DCS systems suitable for engine or turbine control. The result is a better control solution with a predictable project outcome.
Our certified technicians, vibration analysts, and mechanical engineers can assist you with:
Build Panels and Cabinets – With online vibration-monitoring and protection systems, including Bently Nevada and Allen Bradley
Configure Software and HMIs – For vibration monitoring and data historian applications, including:
- Rockwell Automation’s Emonitor Software
- Bently Nevada’s System 1 Software
- FactoryTalk View HMI
I&E Services During Turnarounds – Includes providing Instrumentation and Electrical Services, such as:
- Removal and re-installation of proximity probes, RTDs, and speed probes
- Perform proximity probe linearity verification
- Confirm proper functionality of temperature elements
- Verify the condition-monitoring system is within the manufacturer’s specifications
- Confirm proper trip conditions as requested
- Provide complete asset documentation to support warranty claims and system reconfiguration
On-Site Field Services – Including, but not limited to:
- Mechanical Design and Installation
- Probe Bracket Design
- Machine Layout Drawings
- Electrical Design and Installation
- System Interconnect Drawings
- Rack Layout Drawings
- Probe Installation / Set Gap
- Proximitor Installation
- Field Wiring Termination
To learn more information about our Field Services, click here.
To request an onsite technician, click here.
To arrange training for your team, view available classes or email fieldservice@drakecontrols.com.