Food & Beverage

Because the Artesis system is simple to install and requires little user intervention in operation, it combines low start-up costs with the significant benefits of predictive maintenance. Since it doesn’t require any sensor installation on the equipment itself, Artesis eMCM is a particularly good solution for isolated production areas under special environmental conditions.

Service Details

Typical applications where you can monitor either electrical, mechanical and water pumping conditions:

Depending on the food or beverage being produced, the process may be different from on product to another. However, the machines involved are usually the same in any food and beverage production line.

Monitor conveying systems used to move the materials and products along the line and make sure they never stop as the product could be lost. Monitor the motor-driven mixers and centrifuges used in the ingredients blending stage. A faulty equipment in this stage may result in a bad blend that would not meet the standards, thus resulting in product loss.

Monitor the motors and gearboxes driving the extruders in the production line. Depending on the product, extruders may be the heart of the process.

Monitor the feeders that supply ingredients, blenderss and any other material or product needed for the production process. A faulty feeder may be the cause for stopping an entire production line. As you can see almost any motor-driven equipment can be monitor with Artesis technology to ensure proper operation.

In any production line there is a need for service equipment. This is particularly more relevant in the food and beverage industry due to sanitation and quality standards. Water, fresh air and compressed air are among the most common services that need to be supplied to a food and beverage production line.

Monitor feed water pumps to ensure the water needed for the process is properly supplied.
Monitor cleaning water pumps to ensure all the cleaning activities are properly performed.
Monitor air compressors to ensure all pneumatic devices run properly and detect any load fluctuation due to possible air loss.
Monitor fresh air supply fans and extraction fans to ensure the ventilation of the facilities meets the standards required. Monitor motor-driven equipment used in heating and cooling system, whether they are used for the process or to control the environment.

Again, Artesis technology allows to monitor critical equipment to detect any mechanical or electrical problem timely.

Other Applications

For specific processes there may be specific applications. Cookers and ovens may need air supply and extraction fans that should be monitored to ensure proper operation. Artesis monitoring units allow to monitor such fans in addition to any other specific motor-driven equipment consider critical for the process.

CASE STUDIES

Sugar Plant Unbalance and Cavitation Problems

A case study from a sugar plant is presented here. Fifty MCMs are employed to monitor and provide early warning signals at this facility.

One of the equipment in the red category had an increasing trend for unbalance fault and resulting in MCM to giving an alarm. That tells us that the equipment needed maintenance within three months. The maintenance team checks the equipment, verifies the fault, and remedies the unbalance problem. MCM stops giving the alarm after the maintenance and fault parameter drops to a healthy level.

The second case is for a deep well pump in the same company and demonstrates detection of cavitation fault.

MCM starts giving a fault indication due to the rapid increase at a frequency band associated with cavitation. The maintenance team dismantles the pump and checks for cavitation. The photos of the equipment shows the damage of cavitation which can be observed as small pits on pump blade, hence confirming the diagnosis. After the maintenance, MCM stops giving the alarm.