Since implementing Augury and 24/7 machine monitoring, we have drastically reduced unplanned downtime and also found some gaps in our maintenance strategy.
Augury vibration analysts are the subject matter experts – not Colgate. We have very few people who could understand what a waveform means. It’s like looking at an EKG for your heart.
I could look at a YouTube video and try to figure something out, but I don’t know what that means. They are the experts, and they’re building domain expertise across different assets and different industries, not just Colgate. That’s really powerful.
Bluetooth sensors require a person with a smartphone to collect the data, and wired sensors come with a high price tag.
But the wireless sensor solution we’re now using automates that data collection and analysis—monitoring vibration, magnetic flux (energy use) and surface temperature. When issues arise, reliability professionals remotely alert and collaborate with our plant teams as needed.
The Augury team’s expertise and flexibility helped speed our adoption and is strengthening our understanding of machine data all the time.
We do our jobs better–and we sleep better.
