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SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MONITORING AND SCHEDULING MAINTENANCE ON MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

  • US 20110298629A1
  • Filed: 06/02/2010
  • Published: 12/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of scheduling maintenance on mechanical equipment, the method comprising:

  • monitoring the mechanical equipment with a sensor;

    collecting diagnostic information provided by the sensor with a local controller associated with the mechanical equipment, the diagnostic information relating to an operational characteristic of the mechanical equipment;

    generating an alarm with the local controller in response to the collected diagnostic information;

    transferring the alarm from the local controller to a remote monitoring system;

    assigning an alarm value to the alarm using one of the local controller and the remote monitoring system;

    referencing a maintenance schedule for the mechanical equipment to ascertain a scheduled maintenance timeframe; and

    one of generating a work order and not generating the work order for the mechanical equipment based on the alarm value and the scheduled maintenance timeframe.

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