SpotSee’s OpsWatch impact and vibration monitoring device was deployed at a frac sand transload facility in Texas
SpotSee’s OpsWatch impact and vibration monitoring device was deployed at a frac sand transload facility in Texas
4 PagesAt a frac sand facility, sand moves from rail cars up a conveyor system into a storage silo. Keeping the facility running is a top priority. The OpsWatch is a device that monitors low level impact and vibration of equipment while in operation. It records these values and reports changes in the impact / vibration signature in real time. These changes can be used as early warning signs that part of the system being monitored is beginning to experience unexpected stresses and these stresses can eventually trigger system failure. Unplanned downtime in any operation results in additional operating costs ranging anywhere from overtime wages, costs of express shipping new parts to losing customers because of unmet delivery schedules. To begin the experiment, transload facility set up the
