Many customers find this turnkey approach to be the easiest and most effective way to get their assets online, on time, and on budget. Scanning intervals depend on system configuration and number of connected points. Bently Nevada recommends configuring the system to permit updated data from each point a minimum of once every 10 minutes. Assets don't always die - sometimes they're killed Think about it. While your operators may have relevant process conditions at their fingertips, they typically lack the information that tells them how process conditions are affecting the mechanical condition of the assets that make the process run.
Pumps are a prime example.
Cavitation, dry running, and other operating conditions can cause the pump to fail prematurely. With online monitoring, your operators can see both the mechanical condition of the asset and relevant process conditions such as flows and pressures. An alarm from the asset management system could trigger the operator to change process conditions, preventing the asset from continued operation that would damage it. During the last decade, industry's focus has shifted. In the 1990s, improved process control systems were implemented in most plants.