NEW JOHN CRANE TECHNOLOGY IS SET TO CREATE A REMOTE REVOLUTION

Phil Black - PII Editor 28/08/2008

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John Crane has launched what is believed to be the first purpose-built wireless technology of its type to remotely measure the pressure, temperature and level of the barrier fluid in a system.

The new 3in1 Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) is easier, faster and far less expensive to install than traditional hardwired alternatives and offers a rugged and reliable flow of real-time information on seals and their support systems. This can significantly improve plant reliability and environmental compliance by allowing maintenance procedures to be tailored to the individual plant. Seal failures can be better understood, decisions can be made more rapidly and operating costs can be cut.

By monitoring the pressure, temperature and level in the barrier fluid vessel John Cranes 3in1 VMS detects early indications of potential seal damage. It is robust and cost-effective, and ideally suited to seals systems in hazardous or remote locations, as data is transmitted back to a central gateway for analysis by specialist software.

It can be installed at less than 20% of the typical cost of an equivalent cabled system and requires very little maintenance. It allows up to 75 vessels to be monitored on a site located up to 300 metres away from the gateway receiver.

An alarm system warns of any problems, enabling operators to pinpoint the seal system in question, identify the problem and compare this to the record of that systems previous performance stored in the 3in1 VMS. The system can be fitted to John Crane standard seal system types 100, 200 & 300 and versions to suit other manufacturers seal systems are also available.

It can also be expanded to include other elements of a wider condition based maintenance system.

For more information contact John Crane EAA, Trafford Park, Manchester

Tel: (+44) (0)161 886 5993 Fax: (+44) (0)161 872 1654

E-mail: louise.palmer@johncrane.co.uk Web: www.johncrane.com