Connecting SKF Flowline Monitors to SKF @ptitude Analyst via SKF @ptitude Analyst OPC Client

The SKF Flowline monitor is an oil flow rate monitoring unit used in circulating oil lubrication systems in heavy industry applications. The system has a digital interface for connection to the Windows based SKF Flowline software and to the customer’s DCS system.

These options, however, are separate displays. This requires that the maintenance person start the SKF Flowline software or they need to call the operators to check on the oil flow for the machine. 

The request, therefore, was to integrate display of the oil flow rate with condition monitoring data in SKF @ptitude Analyst software. The maintenance engineers then need only use a single application to view both.  This application note goes into further detail regarding the application requirements and the solution that SKF implemented.