Online condition monitoring network for critical equipment at Holcim´s STE. genevieve plant

This paper describes a network architecture for remote monitoring and fault detection of critical rotating equipment. Holcim´s Sphinx Monitoring System (SMS) is intended for equipment protection and early prediction of machine defects. SMS is based on a server-client model, where the server maintains a database of equipment configurations and evaluates each target with a unique set of rules that monitor the equipment´s function and its integrated components´ failure modes. Adaptive software algorithms monitor process and operational changes to tune the analysis criteria for evaluating vibration signals and detecting common machine faults. Network structure, software algorithms and other aspects of the system are further discussed and evaluated against samples of collected data, generated analysis results and physical inspections´ outcomes.