Have had a couple of requests from customers for condition monitoring systems. They usually drop the idea when they hear the price
Instead of a permanently installed monitoring system, which will be very expensive for the sensors, the cabling and the monitoring hardware, as a cheaper alternative have a set of vibration sensor + monitor that can be installed on a for the purpose prepared measuring point (i.e. a predrilled and threaded hole in the part that has to be monitored). Then have a guy go around monthly and take manual readings.
Combine with thermographic images and you have a reasonably good preventive maintenance regime.
Instead of a permanently installed monitoring system, which will be very expensive for the sensors, the cabling and the monitoring hardware, as a cheaper alternative have a set of vibration sensor + monitor that can be installed on a for the purpose prepared measuring point (i.e. a predrilled and threaded hole in the part that has to be monitored). Then have a guy go around monthly and take manual readings.
Combine with thermographic images and you have a reasonably good preventive maintenance regime.