Predictive maintenance of heavy equipment in the context of Industry 4.0

西门子加拿大有限公司航空衍生燃气轮机(SCLAGT)是一家领先的航空衍生工业燃气轮机OEM，适用于工业Trent和工业RB211涡轮机，并在加拿大昆士兰州蒙特利尔市进行研究、开发和生产。它的主要目标是推进下一代燃气轮机的燃气轮机技术。试验工作由Fit for Purpose试验设备和试验台设施支持，这些设备和试验台设施正在不断升级到最新的可用技术。拟议的研究项目属于航空衍生燃气轮机生产部的职责范围，该部门不断寻求提高其制造能力，以保持和增加其在涡轮OEM市场的地位。SCLAGT的大多数流程都需要重型设备，如起重平台、起重机、平衡机、烤箱和钻机。为了继续保持其在该市场的领先地位，关键是保持高水平的定制交付，例如通过减少工厂的设备停机时间。拟议的项目旨在通过为其关键重型设备开发先进的预测性维护(PM)工具来支持这一任务。主要目标是利用传感器、数据采集系统、算法和大数据，走向新的工业4.0 PM方法。关于PM的拟议研究结果将转移到SCLAGT。这将有助于确保这家加拿大公司在北美的强大市场地位。由于SCLAGT总部设在蒙特利尔，提高他们的工厂运营效率将确保他们在OEM涡轮机技术方面的工作和市场地位，并可能创造新的就业机会，从而为加拿大带来整体利益。从长远来看，SCLAGT正在评估在蒙特利尔地区建立一座新的现代化工厂，他们将从一开始就将这项研究产生的行业4.0原则纳入其中。

Siemens Canada Limited Aero-Derivative Gas Turbines (SCLAGT) is a leading aero-derivative industrial gasturbine OEM for the Industrial Trent and the Industrial RB211 turbines, and carries out research, developmentand production at its site in Montreal, QC, Canada. Its primary objective is the advancement of gas turbinetechnology for the next generation of gas turbines. The experimental work is supported by fit for purpose testrig equipment and test bed facilities that are continuously being upgraded to the latest available technology.The proposed research project falls within the remit of the Aero-Derivative Gas Turbines Productiondepartment of continuously seeking to advance its manufacturing capabilities to maintain and increase theirposition in the turbine OEM market. Most processes at SCLAGT require heavy equipment such as liftingplatforms, cranes, balancing machines, ovens and drills.To continue their leading position in this market it is key to maintain custom delivery at high level e.g. byreducing the plant's equipment downtime. The proposed project aims to support this mission by developingadvanced Predictive Maintenance (PM) tools for their key heavy equipment. Main objective is to go towards anovel Industry 4.0 approach for PM, making use of sensors, data acquisition systems, algorithms and big data.Results of the proposed study on PM will be transferred to SCLAGT. This will help to secure the strong marketposition of this Canadian company across North America. Since SCLAGT is based in Montreal, increasingtheir plant operation efficiency will secure their jobs and market position in OEM turbine technology and couldlead to the creation of new jobs, thereby providing a benefit to Canada overall. In the long term, SCLAGT isevaluating to build a new modern factory in the Montreal area where they will incorporate the Industry 4.0principles resulting from this study right from the start.