The Location
Bondgate, Pontefract
Product Type
Soft Drinks
Brands Packaged Include:
- Old Jamaica Ginger Beer
- Del Monte
- Ocean Spray
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The Problem.
Protection of a critical asset: Filler & Can Seamer
- New filler’s warranty period expiring
- Responsibility now lies with in-house maintenance team
- Desired a higher level of protection for this new, critical and expensive asset
The Solution.
Fixed Vibration Sensors & Process Control Data
- Monitor all main failure modes of the rotating components - 14 sensors in total
- Process control data integrated to establish vibration baseline for normal operations
- Alerts triggered when vibration exceeds normal levels
- Created an online ‘Asset Dashboard’ to display all the monitoring data in one place
The Data.
Impact of lubrication blockage clearly seen in the data
Alerts automatically triggered when vibration began to rise
Rapid response avoided filler bearing failure
The Benefits.
Catastrophic Failure Avoided
Within weeks, the system detected abnormal vibration levels on two main ring bearing sensors
Alerts triggered within minutes
Line shut down and investigation revealed:
- Main ring bearing was being starved of lubrication
- Cause was a blocked grease line
- Irreparable damage to a critical component
- £40,000 for replacement parts
- £60,000 of labour cost
- Days of lost production worth £000’s
