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Application descriptions

Condition Monitoring with AC500 PLC

Controller integrated or stand-alone condition As many as 16 vibration sensors + 2 encoder
monitoring counters can be connected.
The AC500 condition monitoring module FM502
is a natural part of the AC500 platform and The recorded condition monitoring data can be
ABB Ability Automation Builder, and can be used stored in the CPU flash disk before communica-
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in different condition monitoring concepts, tion or directly analyzed. Higher level indicators
stand-alone or control integrated. can be calculated and communicated to a local or
remote HMI or database system.
Due to the easy programming in PLC languages,
it is usable for a variety of use cases and is espe- Predictive performance for your process or
cially suitable for plant, line and machine builders machines
as easy extension of their offering. • Easy and cost saving integration of condition
monitoring into the AC500 platform.
If controller integrated • Early detection of mechanical damages.
• it enables at very reasonable cost • Fast protection from spontaneous failures.
• the best prediction horizon as it can measure • Even complex C-code analytics can be used
online, when best measurement quality is given locally for meaningful own performance
without scheduling production interruptions indicators.
• while continuously protecting the application in • Leads to optimized planning of maintenance
real time e.g. with the same or other sensor(s). instead of fixed, scheduled service and
• Further inputs can be used as fast data logger spontaneous repair.
e.g. precisely documenting process quality. • No additional system or fixed software for
diagnostics and visualization needed.
Therefore it is not only able to continually check • Easy storage of the data, locally (4GB) or in
the mechanical components but also gives fast remote servers and databases.
protection for spontaneous and large failures • Ideally suited also for retrofit of older equip-
even while measuring. The condition monitoring ment, as it can make use of mechanical reserves
mode creates a database internally or externally of still valuable equipment.
for predictive maintenance. Automatic and user
assisted responses can be enabled to prevent
costly consequences including total failures.

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