Hi gents!
A common issue across the board. Operators have so much they need to know, the process often takes priority (as it should), though machinery faults cause the biggest headaches, especially if export or delivery machines!
Control systems are complex, difficult to teach and are a world of hurt for the inexperienced technician. Not knowing how to read code, logic or understand the control / systems drawings causes more issues for Operators. We have dealt with the same issues at Rotation Solutions, and see systems and processes as the best method for training and competency.
To give you an example, we had our experienced control engineers interrogate machine logic, note down the faults, what exactly all the causes could be, steps to take to rectify and then built an in-house software specific to the alarms and shutdowns the turbo machinery we support often generate. We have removed the need to know complex logic equations, read code or interpret ladder, and provided a simple structure and text that any of our technicians can read and interpret, allowing them to efficiently and consistently find the root cause and return the machine to operating condition with least possible downtime.
This software is available on all our field tablets for all our technicians. We also provide this service to the customers we support, tailored specific to their machines so their operators in the control room can look up the alarm or shutdown in the app, and know exactly what to do!
Send us an email and we can discuss further. It’s technology we want to share with the world!
Steve
Rotating Equipment Engineer - Rotation Solutions Pty. Ltd.
E: Support@rotationsolutions.com.au
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