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Case Studies > Utilization Proposals of Motors in Accordance With Conservation Methods
Utilization Proposals of Motors in Accordance With Conservation Methods
Issue: Equipment downtime occurs or not sure when to replace equipment or if its cost or starting up with new equpiment will be extensive
Challenge:
- Corrective maintenance is not appropriate for parts that have a major impact on equipment or facilities when they fail
- Time-planned maintenance could be difficult if you don't know the replacement cycle of the parts, there will be a lot of waste. Sometimes you have to replace a part even though it is still usable
- Predicting maintenanec requires collecting and analyzing data for monitoring, initial investment in sensors and other equipment and ability to judge the analyzed data
Solution:
- Incorporate alarm functions to identify failures easily
- Determine maintenance info like odometers and tripmeters for planned maintenance
- Predict maintenance with constant monitoring to identify changes in accuracy or vairables like increased load on motor due to grease hardening over time
Do you have any of these concerns on site?
Corrective Maintenance
Equipment downtime has occured!
No action taken to deal with the situation
Preventive Maintenance
| Time-Planned Maintenance | Predictive Maintenance |
Not sure when to replace Isn't it hard to plan ahead? |
Isn't it expensive to introduce equipment? Equipment start-up seems difficult |
About conservation methods
Conservation Method |
Advantages |
Disadvantage | |
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Corrective Maintenance |
Simple and waste-free because it replaces failed parts. |
This is not appropriate for parts that have a major impact on equipment or facilities when they fail. |
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Preventive Maintenance |
Time-Planned Maintenance |
Since parts are replaced according to a plan, you are unlikely to have unexpected problems. |
If you don't know the replacement cycle of the parts, there will be a lot of waste. Sometimes you have to replace a part even though it is still usable. |
Predictive Maintenance |
Can help prevent problems before they occur. The parts to be replaced can be procured according to a plan without waste. |
Since it is necessary to collect and analyze the data necessary for monitoring, initial investment in sensors and other equipment as well as skills to judge the analyzed data are required. |
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Oriental Motor’s extensive product lineup contributes to a variety of equipment maintenance.
Breakdown Maintenance - Products with Low Maintenance
AC Motor+Brake Pack (Alarm function)
[Applications] Running Multiple Conveyors |
Fan with Stall Alarm
DC Axial Flow Fan MD Series A Type
[Applications] When multiple fans are used for air agitation in a vegetable cultivation plant, etc. It is difficult to confirm fan failure by external appearance when the fan stops for an indeterminate cause.By outputting alarms from the fan, the failure location can be identified quickly.
Time-Planned Maintenance - Information Function Contributes to Planned Maintenance!
Odometer and Tripmeter Information to Manage Travel Distance
The time and amount of operation can be determined in advance based on a rule of thumb and the lifetime of the parts shown by the manufacturer, and maintenance can be performed according to a plan.
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Tripmeter Information This is output when the motor's travel distance exceeds the setting value. Odometer Information This is output when the motor's cumulative travel distance exceeds the setting value. |
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[Applicable Series]
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Preventative Maintenance- Identifies Changes and Contributes to Timely Maintenance!
Constant Monitoring to Identify Changes in Status
Constantly monitors the condition of equipment and facilities, and performs maintenance when signs of "failure" are detected.
Case 1: Prevention by warm-up operation and grease-up
Identifies changes in increased load on the motor drive unit due to grease hardening over time. This will help you to prevent sudden equipment stops by taking measures such as warm-up operation and greasing up when the equipment starts.
Case 2: Replacement at the end of product lifetime
When the ball screw drive is used for positioning operation, the sliding resistance changes from the initial high-accuracy state with pressurization to a lower value due to abrasion of the ball screw over time. By identifying the correlation between sliding resistance and positioning accuracy, it is possible to replace parts at the appropriate time.
At Equipment Start-up (Positioning accuracy: high)
State of high sliding resistance with applied pressure
When Used Up to Calculated Lifetime (Positioning accuracy: low)
The ball screw has been subject to abrasion and has low sliding resistance
Products that can constantly monitor the status of the load
Products that Support Maintenance
The following list introduces products and their functions that support maintenance.
Details of Each Series
Product Category |
Series |
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AC Motors |
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Speed Control Motors |
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Brushless Motors |
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αSTEP |
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AZ Built-In Controller Type/ |
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Stepper Motors |
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Cooling Fan |
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Reduces Maintenance Load
The use of long life fans can reduce the number of times maintenance is required.
A long life fan capable of maximum 180,000 hours of continuous duty (approx. 20 years) is available.
The number of fan replacements is reduced, resulting in lower overall costs.
 AC Axial Flow Fan |
 DC Axial Flow Fans |
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