FNT Advanced Services Ltd

Machinery ConditionMonitoring

1FNT Advanced Services Company Profile.

Company ProfileFNT Advanced Services Ltd is a Maintenance Consulting Company based in Athens, Greece, established to provide

worldwide preventive maintenance services for Industry and Maritime Shipping Companies. Its scope is to manage and support

state-of-art maintenance strategies (Proactive maintenance -PdM, Condition Based Maintenance – CBM) through bespoke

solutions for its customers.

Using tools such as Vibration Analysis, Infrared Thermography, Acoustic Emission Analysis, Motor Current Evaluation,

and Lube Oil Metal Particle Analysis experienced and certified engineers carry out Condition Monitoring activities on-site during

machinery operation, or remotely based on online data collecting systems or data collected by customers with their own means.

Services provided by FNT Advanced Services Ltd include but are not limited to:

Machinery Condition Monitoring services (CM)

Troubleshooting and diagnosis of persistent problems

End of Warranty period surveys in order to detect critical components failures and establish claims

Pre dry-docking surveys for all rotating equipment, high pressure piping, electrical power distribution panels and voltage

transformers, in order to contribute to a reduction in time spent in dry dock

Remote data analysis and condition reporting of data collected by client

Our honorable customers list comprises:

2014-2015 activities in numbers

2A Brief Introduction toCondition Based Maintenance inShipping

Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance Corrective Maintenance

Scheduled, continuous or

on requestScheduled Deferred Immediate

Condition Based Maintenance

(CBM)

Planned Maintenance

(PMS)

Maintenance costs Unexpected failures Repair and overhaultime

Spare part inventory Work orders

The rewards of CBM CBM vs. PMS

PMS CBMDNV Nov 17, 2010, Rotterdam

shipping industry facts and CBM

Unskilled labor + time-based inspections have contributed to:

• maintenance induced failures • unnecessary work• extreme workload and• unnecessary investments in redundancy.

CBM is a preventive strategy based on routine measurements and analysis.Evaluation of the analysis results determines maintenance & repair actions

requirement. Vibration analysis, IR thermography, Acoustic Emission analysis and Oil analysis are the most commonly used methods for CBM.

Early warning of problems.

A reduction in spare part consumption.

Class approval as an alternative to opening up machines for inspections.

The work is planned & crew has stable working hours.

Reduce the number of work orders, because unnecessary inspections & over-maintenance is avoided.

statistics of machinery failures

• 89% of failures are random and not machinery age related. Traditional Planned Maintenance strategy based on operating hours of machinery is not an option when reliability matters.

stages of failure

The earlier the failure detection, the lower the cost to repair and the impact to production.

CBM Detects Problems Early

Vibration Analysis as Condition Monitoring Technique

The most prevalent method for condition monitoring: It verifies at real time machine operation within acceptable limits It reacts immediately to machine condition changes It identifies the cause of problem allowing time for corrective action-before failure.

Other Condition Monitoring Techniques

IR ThermographyA non-destructive inspection technique which uses thewarmth radiation of objects in order to identify malfunctions.

Acoustic Emission (Ultrasound)A non-destruction technique used for early identification of wear and tear on rotating machinery parts, for steam traps malfunction and for high pressure pipeline leakages.

Oil Analysis Wear particles analysis and contamination analysis of oil provides valuable information about machinery condition and early signals of failure.

which Condition Monitoring technique is suitable?

assets VA IR AE OA

Pumps & motors

Fans & blowers

F.O and Lube Oil Separators

Compressors

Gearboxes

Turbo

Power generators

Steam traps

High pressure pipe

Electric switchboard

VA: vibration analysis AE: acoustic emissionIR: infrared thermography OA: oil analysis

Bearing wear & lubrication

Unbalance & Misalignment

Bend shaft

Looseness

Belt problems

Resonances

Transmission Gears issues (tooth wear, backlash, misalignment, eccentricity)

Flow related problems (cavitations, turbulence)

Motor stator, rotor & winding issues

which failures can be diagnosed with vibration analysis?

Scheduled periodic FNT visits onboard ship worldwide, vibration data collection, analysis and Machinery Condition Report.

Troubleshooting and diagnosis.

End of Warranty period surveys.

Pre Shutdown/ Pre dry-docking surveys

Remote data analysis and condition reporting of data collected by client.

Vibration Analysis and Infrared Thermography training.

Vibration data collectors Leasing solutions

tailor made services for ships

FNT keys for successful CM

Simplicity

Flexibility

Availability

Consistency

Simplicity

FNT Advanced Services Ltd

7 L. Porfyra Str.Athens 1141GreeceTel: +30 2130023692Fax: +30 2102282803E-mail: info@fnt.grWeb: www.fnt.gr

FNT is a brand independent Condition Monitoring Service Provider using a combination of an extensive range of maintenance techniques to optimize customer's benefits.

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