TECHNICAL DIAGNOSTICS IN INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS - THE BASIS OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE

Abstract

The application of technical diagnostic methods, along with the use of modern and computer-supported technical equipment for system monitoring, is the basis of the concept of condition-based maintenance. Based on the monitoring of certain elements of a system or by monitoring the processes that define the state of a system, it is possible to predict the behavior of a system in the future and the emergence of conditions for the occurrence of unwanted failure states, and undertake certain preventive or corrective activities that ensure the optimal operation of a system in changing environmental conditions. The paper provides an example of the application of technical diagnostics within the framework of maintenance in an industrial production system and a discussion of the character of subsequent corrective maintenance activities that are a consequence of the obtained diagnostic results. The results of the application of technical diagnostics in the production industrial system are of great importance both for maintenance personnel (planning of maintenance activities) and for technological personnel (monitoring of process parameters).