Your Plant is Talking, are you Listening?
Just like you visit the doctor, your industrial equipment needs a system to monitor its health. Last week, I visited a doctor for a throat infection. The doctor checked my body temperature, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation level. Then he asked me to open my mouth to see the severity of the infection in my throat. The doctor also asked me few questions to get more contexts about the infection: When did you consume any cold drinks or ice cream last week? Did you notice this infection after consuming them? Do you smoke? Also, the doctor looked through my medical history on his iPad. Finally, he was able to prescribe the right medicine to help me heal quickly. After I left his clinic, I could not help but think about the analogy between how the doctor diagnosed my throat infection and how service engineers in an industrial environment analyse the health of industrial equipment and evaluate their performance. After all, I am an engineer to the core! Here, my ques...