SKF Insight Bearing Condition Monitoring

SKF introduces SKF Insight, a condition monitoring system specially developed for integration into new SKF bearings. 

• Enables SKF bearings to communicate their operating conditions continuously
• All intelligence integrated inside the bearing, including self-power, sensors, cables and data acquisition electronics
• Makes condition monitoring more widely applicable, especially in applications where it was previously impractical or impossible
• Provides greater control over life cycle of machinery, leading to lower total costs while increasing reliability and machinery uptime
• Monitors conditions that can cause bearing damage, allowing users to take remedial action to avoid increased damage in the bearing and prevent escalation
• Monitoring load directly on bearing enables measurement of load actually experienced by the bearing to determine direct effect of any changes in operating conditions that could have an adverse effect 
• Features include miniaturization and packaging of sensor technologies to measure critical parameters such as RPM, temperature, velocity, vibration, load, lubrication, and others
• Can generate own power for operation
• Intelligent wireless technology packaged inside bearing enables communication within environments where traditional Wi-Fi cannot operate
• Can form a “mesh network” to send information relevant to condition for analysis