No machine is an island in today’s connected plant and enterprise. At least it shouldn’t be—because the times, they are changing.
Unlike in the past, most machines built today will come with condition monitoring systems built in or added for a modest additional charge. Why? Because, coupled with a data historian, predictive maintenance (PdM) system and Internet-based technology, the status of a machine can be monitored by the machine builder or the end user—anywhere, anytime.