Monitoring guide

Vibration and condition scores

The saved reference describes how the machine ran during setup. PamTech manages reference capture and review. Recent running vibration is compared with the saved notification limits.

A score of 100% means vibration is within those limits. It is a comparison, not a probability of failure or a remaining-life percentage. When a machine stops, a last-running score is shown with its date rather than treated as a new reading.

Running hours

Running time is estimated from consecutive sensor readings and the saved reference. Stopped time is counted separately. Gaps and uncertain readings appear as Time Not Counted; periods without monitoring appear as Not Monitored.

These periods do not add to running hours or count as stopped time. Fleet totals are asset-hours: two machines each running for one hour contribute two hours to the fleet total.

Notifications and maintenance

Vibration notifications highlight repeated changes beyond the saved limits. Speed, workload, starts and stops can also change readings, so an alert is a prompt to review the machine and its operating context. It does not diagnose a fault or predict when a failure will occur.

A scheduled maintenance task can be based on a date or estimated running hours. One reminder is issued when due in each service cycle. A Manager records completion after the work is done, starting the next interval and keeping the service history.

Sensor readings and chart times

Vibration velocity is shown in mm/s RMS. Sensor temperature is the temperature measured by the sensor; it is not automatically the bearing temperature. Room temperature, workload and warm-up can affect it.

Charts labelled received readings use the time the system received the data. That time can differ from when a sensor took a measurement. The portal shows freshness and leaves gaps visible so missing readings are not mistaken for continuous monitoring.

Reading your report

Each report identifies its site, machines and selected period. The summary describes status at the end of that period; the history shows changes during it. A recovered score does not remove an earlier event from the report.

Latest, lowest and highest values can refer to different times. Coverage describes how much eligible time has usable readings. Report calculations retain seconds, while displayed durations are rounded down to whole minutes.

Reports help your team decide what to inspect next. Inspection, servicing and safe operation still follow your site procedures. Monitoring is not a safety protection system or a guarantee that every fault will be detected.

Test, pilot and sample data

Test installation identifies readings from a development setup. The readings are measured, but apply to that setup and do not establish industrial machine condition. Monitored pilot identifies measurements for the named pilot installation and its agreed monitoring scope.

Sample data is generated to demonstrate the portal. It is separate from customer measurements and should not guide maintenance decisions. The report’s data type remains recorded with its calculation and source information.