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ONV CONDITIONMONITORING

MONITORING
SYSTEM SAVES
COSTS
Unplanned paper machine shutdowns and
quality fluctuations can cost a papermaker a lot
of money. This is why mechanical faults have to
be identified during production in good time and
their condition monitored, so they can be dealt
with promptly. The OnV ConditionMonitoring
system can prevent unplanned shutdowns and
detect quality variations immediately, and thus
save costs.

01 The switch cabinet is part of the OnV ConditionMonitoring


system and contains computers, data recording electronics,
voltage supply and the interfaces with the sensor system.

Bearing damage on rolls, gearing, drives and other units, as paper manufacturing process from stock preparation to
well as wear
01 and material fatigue on other mechanical finishing. OnV ConditionMonitoring is a professional data
components in the production line, can often result in logging system with a comprehensive software tool that
a production outage and poor paper quality. This is where compiles analyses and diagnoses for production optimization,
OnV ConditionMonitoring, with its customized range of sensors troubleshooting and maintenance planning. It therefore supplies
adapted to machine type and customer requirements, comes all important information needed to make the appropriate
into play. The sensors provide processed data from the entire decisions relating to all aspects of paper production.

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Numerous benefits. Thanks to the OnV ConditionMonitoring These factors can quickly impair the production process and
system, there are fewer unplanned shutdowns and therefore paper quality itself. In the event of any anomalies such as
enhanced higher machine availability. Maintenance shutdowns vibrations or pulsations in the process, the causes are identified
can be better planned and preventive maintenance initiated. in good time by means of synchronous time averaging (STA).
This avoids more extensive damage on rolls, their covers and
clothing, to bearings or also on the drive train, and as a result Rapid, periodic fluctuations in basis weight or moisture are also
prevents high repair costs. Quality fluctuations can also be evaluated online and automatically assigned to originators such
identified directly online during the production process, as the screen separator and headbox pumps in the approach
assigned to a cause and rectified as quickly as possible. flow system. Measured data thus provide feedback during
production and indicate what is causing the malfunctions. This
Optimal condition monitoring. The purpose of machine means that there can be a quick response to quality variations,
monitoring, which is one module of the OnV ConditionMonitoring and action can be taken in good time to prevent a greater loss
system, is to detect bearing damage at an early stage. This is of profit due to quality deficiencies.
done by installing sensors at a wide range of sections on the
paper machine, stock preparation and other machine and Integrated user interface. The user interface of the OnV
auxiliary units in the paper mill. These sensors record the ConditionMonitoring system is web-based. This allows the
oscillation signals of the respective bearing. The signals are data to be represented simultaneously at different locations,
then filtered, digitized and stored in a database. The data on without having to install additional operator stations. The
bearing type and the velocity and/or bearing rpm of the modular structure of the measuring equipment and sensors
machine part can be used to calculate the bearing fault allows additional measuring points to be incorporated into the
frequencies. These are compared automatically with the system retrospectively at low cost. More than 2,000 sensors
measured signal. If a signal changes, it triggers a corresponding can be connected to a single condition monitoring system,
alarm. The trends and frequency ranges produced are used to depending on the customers monitoring requirements.
provide definitive information on the type of bearing damage,
imbalance, alignment errors and the current damage In addition, a user-defined diagram display can be installed that
propagation. is fully tailored to customer specifications. This provides a quick
overview using an alarm log book and summary pages showing
The second module of the Voith OnV ConditionMonitoring group alarms. The system offers further advantages such as
system technology monitoring complements the bearing automatic alarms and comprehensive documentation as well
monitoring process by providing the papermaker with machine as a representation of the damage trend.
status data that are useful for optimum production.
Moreover, as a result of additional communication interfaces
Due to the high production speeds and quality demands in with drives, lubrication system and extra sensors for measuring
paper manufacturing, the technology used has to meet stringent temperature, pressure and flow, a comprehensive monitoring
requirements. There are a large number of parameters and wide- system is provided. This means that over the years a wide
ranging influences impinging on the machine components used range of information is collected, allowing fast and accurate
in key processes such as the headbox, press, coater or calender. error diagnosis.

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If required, customers can opt for a service feature consisting 02 The bearings of a paper machine,
of a comprehensive report with diagnoses and recommenda- installed on rolls, pumps, drives and
other rotating machine parts are
tions. Remote maintenance can also be provided. monitored by the OnV Condition-
Monitoring system.
Monitoring systems in use. When building its PM 4 in 2004,
the Leipa Georg Leinfelder GmbH paper mill in Germany also 03 Bearing monitoring of the OnV
opted for a vibration monitoring system. The 78 sensors in the ConditionMonitoring system provides
vibration data of the entire paper
technology module and the 401 sensors included in machine manufacturing process.
monitoring are used all over the machine from the stock
preparation unit to the rewinder station. The system is much 04 The figure shows how damage to
appreciated by maintenance and production staff, as it is a bearing on a Flexitherm roll could
be detected in good time using
simple and user-friendly. According to Michael Gebauer, plant the cumulative trend of oscillation
engineer for technical diagnostics at Leipa: Initially we had our acceleration and a frequency
doubts as to whether the system would actually be beneficial. spectrum of the measuring point.

But Voith gave us such good support from the very outset that
our concerns quickly vanished. The system is simply
indispensable for identifying bearing damage or roll barring
early on and therefore saving costs.

And Leipa still trusts in OnV ConditionMonitoring, as shown by


its 2007 order for the monitoring of special vacuum pumps.
This involved installing another 17 measuring points for bearing
monitoring.

The Indonesian customer Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) has also
shown confidence in the monitoring system. Large paper
machines such as Dagang PM 3 (1,200 sensors) and Hainan
PM 2 (more than 1,500 measuring points) have already been Contact
fitted with the Voith system. The measuring system was also
Markus Hochmller
installed at the OMC 2 coater in Dagang which was equipped
markus.hochmueller@voith.com
with 230 sensors and a stock preparation unit with around
170 sensors. The next big project, the Guangxi BM 1, will be
installed in 2012 and will use 1,800 sensors. //

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