By Emily Newton, Editor-in-Chief,革命。
当今使用流体动力设备的专业人员有许多目标,无疑提高了流体功率效率。决策者在物联网中追求各种途径。许多物联网流体功率组件也连接到云,从而可以立即使用兼容设备从任何地方访问数据。
Here are three ways IoT helps users increase efficiency in fluid power equipment.
联合市场研究报告表明全球流体传感器市场will reach $25.4 billion到2030年。如果发生这种情况,它将代表从2022年到2030年的7.45%复合年增长率。分析师确认水和废水扇区代表了研究最快的生长段。他们指出,原因之一是操作水电厂的人们通常依靠流体传感器进行连续监测。
一篇研究论文展示了如何提高流体功率效率的路径从水电厂监测开始focusing on enhanced safety. The author pointed out that the problems with traditional dam-monitoring solutions include low efficiency and slow operating speeds. The writer also pointed out that the large-scale nature of the facilities and the way equipment is often scattered around hydropower plants also create challenges that restrict the success of conventional safety monitoring methods.
但是,作者解释了物联网如何通过以方便的方式提供全面信息来帮助植物安全经理更有效地工作。当液压设备的安全监控更有效时,决策者会看到总体成本收益。
The author also described a case study where a facility used 15 smart sensors to collect data. The IoT fluid power components spanned buried and above-ground data-collection devices. The results from that real-world evaluation showed that you could improve fluid power efficiency with targeted and updated safety data.
The operators could detect problems faster, verify the plant’s overall safety level, and receive real-time warnings of urgent situations. This increased information helps avoid engineering accidents and ensures that the hydropower plant operates productively and safely.
改善流体动力系统如何工作的另一种实用方法是使用检测异常条件的智能传感器。
物联网连接可以帮助用户了解其当前维护程序的位置和为什么缺陷。设备更多可能会遇到复合失败人们无法正确维护它。一个问题通常会导致另一个问题。这种情况可能会变得非常昂贵,并限制了公司的生产力。
要诊断问题并找到其根源而没有智能传感器的优势是耗时的,但是物联网可以显示问题的确切位置及其影响的机器的部分。这项技术也变得越来越实惠,这意味着人们可以在预算范围内监视更多的组件或设备。一些公司在内置物联网上出售流体功率组件,因此您不必在事后添加传感器,从而使从最小的延迟开始从中受益更容易。
One notable advantage is catching impending failures before they happen. Such insights prevent costly equipment outages and lengthy downtime associated with finding a technician and the necessary parts on short notice.
也可以购买用于液压流体的插头调查设备。这些产品中的一些可以防止受污染的液体进入机器,从而阻止了停机的主要原因之一。
Moreover, IoT sensors can help decision-makers recognize when replacing an aging machine may be more cost-effective than continuing to fix frequent break downs. Committing to a maintenance schedule driven by IoT data boosts fluid power efficiency by ensuring upkeep only happens when necessary and never too late.
国家流体力协会的总裁兼首席执行官埃里克·兰克(Eric Lanke)解释说:“虽然物联网显然在市场上引起了戏剧性的侵害,但杰出的担忧仍然是需求for machines to deliver increased availability and uptime, increased productivity and performance, and lower capital and operating costs.” He noted that while the IoT can support things like autonomous operation, people should not overlook the importance of focusing on those essential needs.
Lanke讨论了众多客户驱动程序,这是流体动力设备提供商想要给目标受众的好处或属性。其中许多,例如减轻体重,更好的性能和降低的运营成本,直接与提高效率有关。
物联网一直是游戏规则改变者,因为它使制造商和设备运营商意识到影响运营效率的变化。统计数据表明transportation and logistics industry comprises 26%车辆跟踪市场。公司领导者可以监督汽油里程,车辆闲置时间以及与特定卡车或驾驶员相关的按时交付的百分比。
IoT solutions in the fluid power industry can monitor pumps and valves, keeping an eye on performance and other meaningful metrics. One product offers设备的应用特定分析,允许操作员将机器保持高峰效率和可靠。
公司可以投资有线或无线物联网系统,并创建一个跨越数千个资产的传感器网络。然后,他们可以激活趋势跟踪功能,这些功能可立即通知。警报并不一定意味着设备很快就会失效;相反,他们提醒您检查资产是否需要注意。
Many pieces of human-driven industrial equipment work with fluid power. Therefore, it’s useful to track trends indicating potential mishandling that could interfere with efficiency. Issues like overrunning or using the equipment in ways not intended by the manufacturer could shorten a machine’s life-span and make it operate less efficiently. Many assets used in agriculture feature fluid power components. Data indicates an eight-hour day of downtime可能花费农民$ 2,400during a planting season.
Human error or carelessness are not the only factors that limit efficiency, but they’re often prominent causes. IoT sensors can document ongoing patterns of misuse, providing the data to justify coaching, training, or other corrective actions.
在物联网技术已广泛使用之前,流体功率得到了重大进步,这些进步在各个行业都带来了理想的成果。物联网流体功率组件可帮助用户利用这些改进。
These three areas outlined above are just the start of what’s possible. Additional use cases will become more apparent and widespread as more people explore the best ways to apply IoT sensors and networks to fluid power applications.
艾米丽·牛顿(Emily Newton)是《革命性》(Revolee)的总编辑,这是一本在线杂志,涵盖了推进工业领域的技术。有关更多信息,请访问https://revolutionized.com/。