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FEATURE provides a first-level indication of the motor’s condition. Red means critical; the findings need to be verified immediately and corrective action taken. Yellow indicates the motor is fine for the moment, but will need maintenance during the next scheduled downtime. Green indicates all is well, no action required. The smart sensor can even send alerts to smartphones if problems are detected. Maintenance engineers can use a desktop PC to quickly and easily access the motor’s trend data held on a secure ABB portal for further insight into the motor’s heath and operational profile. Predictive technology boosts productivity This pioneering technology is a first for industrial motors. Never before has so much accurate data been made continuously available so easily from operating motors. The impact on business will be profound with unplanned downtime reduced by up to 70%, motor lifetime extended by up to 30% and the energy efficiency improved by up to 10%. Identifying potential problems before they occur significantly reduces costs and increases productivity. Condition monitoring helps to prevent unplanned downtime and the associated costs of lost production. It also enables more accurate maintenance during scheduled downtime, and spare parts inventory can be tailored according to motor performance data and needs. The advanced services provided by the smart sensor enable a very short payback time of less than a year. Motor condition monitoring is not a new concept. Taking the concept to become predictive by utilizing the IoTSP can bring any motor into the next realm of service. ABB’s smart sensor makes motor condition monitoring very economical, especially where hundreds of motors are installed. Analyzing energy consumption Besides monitoring a motor’s health, the ABB smart sensor enables the analysis of energy consumption patterns. This helps identify poorly dimensioned motors so that plant engineers can select the correct motor for the actual load. The analysis also helps users optimize processes to reduce energy use. ABB’s low voltage motor sensor provides new possibilities to implement the IoTSP today, opening up opportunities to increase productivity, extend motor lifetime, cut maintenance cost and save energy. What are the main benefits? The main benefits are: – increased motor uptime – longer motor lifetime –improved motor performance and productivity The ABB solution enables permanently installed condition monitoring to be applied to almost all LV motors, so plants can bring their entire LV motor fleet into the scope of predictive maintenance. Proper maintenance planning will result in higher reliability and a longer lifetime. It will also be possible to analyze energy consumption patterns to create more efficient loading profiles and so reduce the plant’s energy consumption. www.abb.com Why is 5G so important for the future? 5G stands for Fifth Generation -the name of the next standard in mobile communication More and more devices will communicate directly with each other over the internet in the coming years. The trend is toward the Internet of Things (IoT). Experts estimate that up to 50 billion devices will be connected over the web in 2020 – most of them mobile. 5G lays the foundation for coping with the growing volume of data and enables emerging applications such as networked production (Industry 4.0) may 2018 Global MDA Journal 33