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News Release from: t-mac Technologies | Subject: T-mac
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 16 September 2005
Internet-based machine monitor runs 24/7
T-mac is a versatile system featuring remote Internet monitoring and control of equipment to assist in cost savings and downtime inefficiency.
A significant amount of site managers' time and money is being lost due to poorly performing equipment and plant breakdowns In response, t-mac Technologies has created t-mac, a versatile system featuring remote Internet monitoring and control of equipment to assist in cost savings and downtime inefficiency
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 14 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Through constant 24/7 monitoring t-mac can report and record machine vibration, temperature, ignition on/off and rev counter, freeing up valuable man hours and offering "damage limitation" by identifying and diverting potential hazards at a very early stage.
A key benefit is that there is no longer the need to undertake site visits to monitor critical conditions first-hand or hire employees to manually monitor systems from a centralised location on a 24-hour basis.
The device can be mounted directly onto plant equipment or vehicles concealed within IP65 housing.
t-mac can, for example, be programmed to monitor leaks and flooding conditions helping to avoid costly onsite wastage and damage, sending alerts to the site manager via SMS and/or e-mail should the levels fall out with the predetermined criteria.
t-mac can also be used to monitor machine run-time, allowing plant hire companies to rent machines by the hour, according to usage, or simply to act as an added security feature, raising alerts if the machine is activated out-of-hours assisting in reducing site theft.
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t-mac continually collects plant data and provides up to date trending of speed, temperature and vibration, it can also produce information for review of machines run history.
Via easy to read graphs and tables site managers and plant hire and construction companies can then view valuable management information of equipment or vehicle conditions, associated wastages, energy and asset inefficiencies and costs all through any Internet connection.
Speaking about the system's versatility, t-mac Technologies Managing Director, Alan Wilkinson, said: "Remote machine monitoring brings numerous advantages to the manufacturing and process industries offering 24/7 machine condition monitoring for security, safety, damage limitation and remote site management as well as remote control facilities for remote shutdown".
"With additional GPS modules t-mac can allow managers to determine the physical location of machinery, and also, by employing t-mac to monitor a machine's life cycle its second hand resale value will increase as there will be significant evidence to back up its run history".
"Ultimately through early warning alerts, t-mac can help save site managers thousands of pounds in damaged machines, excessive energy consumption and help avoid costly site downtime".
Alan Davies, Managing Director of Machine Condition Monitoring (MCM), agrees and highlights the benefits of t-mac: "At MCM we are dedicated to providing technologically advanced condition monitoring products and services to our customers which is why we chose to partner up with t-mac Technologies".
"With t-mac we can now offer our customers the added benefit of being able to view historical data on their traditional monitoring system, without the need to replace their existing instrumentation".
"The flexibility of t-mac means it has the added benefit of interfacing with a myriad of various sensors, which in turn cover a very wide range of applications".
"t-mac can be used on existing systems and on new installations which means our clients can monitor every machine from any computer in the world via the Internet, where any increase over predefined alarm level settings are automatically sent to their mobile phone and/or e-mail".
"Likewise this enables MCM to monitor, log and control machinery remotely without physically being on site and also allows us to action machine shut-down or switch-on additional ventilation".
"The significant savings in our travelling costs can then be passed to our client, enabling us to offer a very cost effective condition monitoring programme".
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