ABSTRACT

The success of a company often depends on the safe, continued production by

its machinery. Here occurs the importance of predictive maintenance. Predictive
maintenance is the process of forecasting the errors in the machinery by inspecting the
condition of the machine condition.

Vibration analysis technique is the most important inspection technique applied

in real life. It is done by checking the machine vibration characteristics like
displacement, acceleration, frequency, and spike-energy. The impedance troubles that
may occur can be traced by analysing the vibration characteristics. This will provide
timely maintenance and prevent huge production loss and sudden shut down. In this
project the condition of drier and granulator at the NPK plant at FACT COCHIN
DIVISION were checked

Keywords: - Predictive Maintenance, Condition Monitoring, Vibration Analysis, NPK

(Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium)