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First online assessment tool for critical drivetrain couplings

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Emerson鶹ýӳs Power Transmission Solutions has introduced the industry鶹ýӳs first tool for tracking the location, life history and latest revision drawings and installation instructions for all critical drivetrain couplings owned by customers, whether installed or in spares inventory.

The web-based tool was developed by Emerson鶹ýӳs Kop-Flex business unit, known as the asset management program (AMP) for couplings.  The tool accurately identifies couplings, graphically displays the location in a specific drive, identifies parts/couplings at the site that are interchangeable, makes assembly drawings and gives a detailed service history and action to be taken during service intervals.

Parimal Deshpande, Senior Industry Specialist for Kop-Flex, commented: 鶹ýӳPlant engineers plan shutdown maintenance with tight timeframes, yet they struggle to identify coulplings by make, model, serial number, stock code, manufacturer鶹ýӳs part number, .etc.

鶹ýӳAdding to this disorganization are emergencies. Engineers may take parts from new or old couplings and use them in repairs. This is not only bad practice because of balancing issues, but it makes its almost impossible to track where these parts went, a nd what鶹ýӳs been stripped from old or new couplings. In a couple of years, they have no idea what鶹ýӳs happening. Moreover, it鶹ýӳs very difficult to track the service history of couplings. Customers told us there鶹ýӳs no commercially available software designed with a friendly , useful system to organize the needed information the way they鶹ýӳd like to access it. Coupling AMP address this void鶹ýӳ.

Coupling AMP has been designed to categorise, display and log information in the same way that plant engineers already visualize it: 鶹ýӳEngineers sometimes identify couplings by serial number, assembly drawing number or their own stock code鶹ýӳ, explained Joe Corcoran, Manager, Global Services and Training for Kop-Flex. 鶹ýӳFor them, we have a search function. More commonly, rotating equipment engineers know the exact location of a coupling be heart, and for these cases there is an 鶹ýӳEquipment Overview鶹ýӳ which is the first stage after login鶹ýӳ.

Custom AMP鶹ýӳs custom graphics display specific drive configurations for rotating equipment. By clicking on a coupling, AMP opens a 鶹ýӳcoupling card鶹ýӳ with all the related information. The system also maintains records on customer training, troubleshooting analyses, service reports in a history associated with a specific serial number. The information is available 24/7 via the internet.


Adapted from a press release by .

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