Proactively monitor equipment health and performance with our advanced Condition Monitoring solutions. By delivering real-time insights, our system helps prevent equipment failures, optimize maintenance schedules, and extend asset lifespan.
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Condition monitoring is a critical process in asset performance management that involves the continuous or periodic assessment of machinery and equipment to detect signs of wear, degradation, or potential issues before they lead to equipment failure. By using advanced condition monitoring techniques – such as vibration monitoring, thermal imaging, and oil analysis – organizations can gather real-time data on the health of their assets.
This proactive approach enables maintenance teams to make informed decisions, reduce unplanned downtime, and extend the lifespan of critical equipment. Ultimately, condition monitoring plays a key role in optimizing operational efficiency and ensuring reliability across logistics and industrial operations.
Condition monitoring works by collecting and analyzing data from various sensors installed on critical machinery to assess their real-time operating condition. In a typical condition monitoring system, operating process sensors are strategically placed on rotating equipment—such as motors, pumps, and compressors—to detect changes in performance and identify early signs of mechanical issues.
One of the most widely used methods is vibration analysis, which measures oscillations and patterns to uncover imbalances, misalignments, or bearing failures. The data gathered is then processed through advanced data analysis tools to identify trends and anomalies, allowing maintenance teams to take corrective actions before costly breakdowns occur. This systematic approach helps ensure equipment runs smoothly, safely, and efficiently.
As an award-winning GPS manufacturer, Digital Matter takes pride in seamlessly integrating condition monitoring, ensuring our clients experience the power of real-time condition tracking.
Condition monitoring offers a number of benefits for industrial operations, especially when managing complex systems and large fleets of equipment. By implementing condition monitoring, companies can detect issues early, reduce downtime, and increase the reliability of critical assets. This is particularly valuable when servicing multiple machines across a facility, as it allows maintenance teams to prioritize work based on real-time data rather than guesswork.
It’s especially beneficial for rotating machinery, such as pumps, turbines, and motors. These components are prone to wear and misalignment, which can lead to sudden failures if not addressed quickly. With continuous monitoring in place, teams can track vibration, temperature, and other key parameters to ensure each machine is operating within safe limits.
Other key benefits include:
Whether it’s the robustness of our Oyster Edge battery-powered Indoor/Outdoor GPS asset tracker or the efficiency of our 4G GPS tracker, Digital Matter’s devices are designed to provide real-time location accuracy with unparalleled precision.
Key features of condition monitoring systems include:
Condition monitoring is widely used across a range of industries to enhance operational reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
As a result of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of high-value aircraft parts was forced to leave critical assets unattended for several weeks in an uncontrolled environment. Due to high humidity levels, the critical aircraft parts corroded and were unusable, resulting in a substantial (hundreds of millions of dollars) financial loss for the company and its aviation partners.
To improve visibility in their supply chain, the manufacturer selected Digital Matter’s Oyster Edge battery-powered Indoor/Outdoor GPS asset tracking and Bluetooth Gateway to track and monitor the location and condition of thousands of their critical aircraft assets as they move globally through production, storage, and delivery.
By providing essential visibility of critical high-value assets in transit, the Oyster Edge has allowed the manufacturer to authenticate the location of goods at any time, track speed of movement and arrival times, monitor storage conditions, and streamline the problematic movement of goods. Implementing the Oyster Edge has also created a competitive advantage with sustainability as there is less ‘waste,’ or lost goods due to improper storage.
Located in the harsh mountains of France, Alpes-éco is innovating the world of farming. Disrupting the Ag-tech industry, they have created a new way to monitor and manage livestock, Livestock Guardian Dogs, and natural disaster prevention efforts in the mountainous regions of France and Switzerland using IoT technology.
To combat the extreme conditions of the mountains, Alpes-éco needed reliable GPS tracking devices that could provide accurate data to help monitor the condition of their livestock.
Utilizing the Oyster3, Oyster3 Bluetooth®, and Remora3, they have deployed over 100 devices across the mountainous regions of France and Switzerland. Alpes-éco uses the data collected from these devices to:
The incorporation of Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) technology via the Oyster3 Bluetooth® and Remora3 has notably elevated Alpes-éco’s capabilities in managing livestock. This innovative use of BLE enables precise location tracking, early detection of abnormalities among animals, and optimization of grazing ranges.
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Compact and rugged battery-powered asset tracker with magnetic activation and tamper detection for ultra-low-cost indoor/outdoor visibility.
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Compact and rugged battery-powered GPS tracker with magnetic activation and tamper detection for cost-effective indoor/outdoor asset tracking.
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Barra GPS
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Compact and rugged battery-powered GPS tracker with magnetic activation and tamper detection for cost-effective outdoor asset tracking.
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Battery-powered Bluetooth® radar sensor with millimeter-level precision for level and object detection.
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LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT
Rugged battery-powered GPS tracker for high-precision outdoor asset tracking.
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Oyster3 LoRaWAN®
LoRaWAN®
Rugged battery-powered GPS tracker for high-precision outdoor asset tracking on LoRaWAN networks.
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Oyster Edge
LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT Bluetooth®
Rugged battery-powered GPS tracker and Bluetooth® Gateway for asset tracking and wireless condition monitoring.
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Oyster3 BLE
LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT Bluetooth®
Rugged battery-powered GPS tracker and Bluetooth® Gateway for asset tracking and wireless condition monitoring.
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Oyster3 Global
2G 4G LTE Cat 1bis
Rugged battery-powered GPS tracker with 4G/2G connectivity for global asset visibility.
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Oyster Sigfox (End of Life)
Sigfox
Rugged battery-powered GPS tracker for high-precision outdoor asset tracking on Sigfox networks.
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Manta Fusion
LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT Bluetooth®
Rugged battery-powered GPS tracker and Bluetooth® Gateway with magnetic activation and tamper detection for asset tracking and wireless condition monitoring.
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Remora3
LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT Bluetooth®
Rugged GPS tracker and Bluetooth® Gateway with the longest battery life on the market for asset tracking and wireless condition monitoring.
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Remora3 Global
2G 4G LTE Cat 1bis Bluetooth®
Rugged GPS tracker and Bluetooth® Gateway with 4G/2G connectivity for global asset tracking and wireless condition monitoring.
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Yabby3
LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT
Compact and rugged battery-powered GPS tracker for reliable outdoor asset tracking.
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Yabby3 LoRaWAN®
LoRaWAN®
Compact and rugged battery-powered GPS tracker for outdoor asset tracking on LoRaWAN networks.
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Yabby Edge Cellular
LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT
Compact and rugged battery-powered GPS tracker for indoor/outdoor asset tracking.
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Yabby Edge LoRaWAN®
LoRaWAN®
Compact and rugged battery-powered GPS tracker for indoor/outdoor asset tracking on LoRaWAN networks.
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Bolt2
LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT
OBDII-powered GPS tracker with back-up battery for plug-and-play fleet and vehicle tracking.
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Dart3 BLE
LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT Bluetooth®
Wired GPS tracker and Bluetooth® Gateway with flexible I/O options for vehicle and fleet management and wireless sensor monitoring.
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G70 BLE
LTE-M (Cat-M1) NB-IoT Bluetooth®
Rugged wired GPS tracker and Bluetooth® Gateway with flexible I/O options for fleet, vehicle, and equipment management in harsh environments and wireless sensor monitoring.
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2G 4G LTE Cat 1bis Iridium Satellite Bluetooth®
Rugged wired GPS tracker with Bluetooth® Gateway, extensive I/Os, global 4G/2G connectivity, and optional Iridium Satellite for critical or out-of-coverage deployments.
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G62 LoRaWAN®
LoRaWAN®
Rugged wired GPS tracker with flexible I/O options for fleet, vehicle, and equipment management on LoRaWAN networks.
Condition monitoring is the process of tracking the performance and health of equipment using sensors and data analysis. It helps detect early signs of wear or failure, allowing for timely maintenance and reducing the risk of costly downtime.
Rotating machinery like motors, pumps, compressors, turbines, and engines benefit greatly from condition monitoring. These assets are prone to mechanical issues that can be identified early through techniques like vibration analysis and thermal monitoring.
Traditional maintenance is often time-based or reactive – performed after a failure occurs. Condition monitoring supports predictive maintenance by using real-time data to identify potential issues before they lead to equipment failure, improving efficiency and reducing costs.
Common condition monitoring techniques include vibration analysis, thermal imaging, oil analysis, and ultrasonic testing. These methods help detect specific problems such as misalignment, overheating, contamination, or wear in machinery components.
While there is an initial investment in sensors, software, and setup, condition monitoring often pays for itself by reducing unplanned downtime, minimizing repair costs, and extending equipment life. It’s a cost-effective solution for maintaining high-value assets and optimizing operations.
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