Grundfos Machine Health (GMH) Revolutionizing Maintenance with AI Technologies – A Global Mobility Company Leverages Grundfos Machine Health and Saves $1.1 Million USD THE SITUATION With a desire to leverage advanced analytics and predictive maintenance capabilities to avert costly downtimes and production costs, a global mobility company activated Grundfos Machine Health (GMH), a state-of-the-art AI technology on twenty-five of their machines to advance their operations redefining efficiency and reliability leading to cost savings. Using Grundfos Machine Health (GMH) within six months the company identified ten significant anomalies across a plant in the United States. Within ten months GMH had detected forty-six faults across the twenty-five monitored machines diagnosing six fault types. According to Chad Thome, Grundfos Global Key Account Manager, “the partnership goals for this company were focused on four key areas: limiting critical downtime in the first stage of production, reducing maintenance costs, reducing asset replacement spend, and preventing downtime due to parts lead times and delays.” Feedback on the program has been highly positive. The Maintenance Coordinator at the global mobility company expressed satisfaction, saying, “These findings were spot on! Love the insights and very accurate software. Immediate value was shown here.” The Maintenance Manager shared enthusiasm as well: “Wonderful stories already, I am excited to see it.” RESULT The global mobility company realized savings due to avoided downtime and related costs exceeding $1.1 million, a substantial return compared to their initial investment of $60,000 for the first year. The program's reliability findings and root cause analysis were instrumental in averting potential machine failures and significant system downtimes. One striking example of savings leading to the $1.1 million was the detection of abnormal asynchronous vibrations in a hoist lift motor. GMH's alert led to a timely intervention, uncovering a substantial debris accumulation that routine checks had missed. The prompt resolution of this issue prevented an estimated $100,000 loss in production stoppage. - Maintenance Coordinator, Global Mobility Company The Corporate Engineer for Digital Manufacturing at the company hailed GMH as a game-changer, stating “this program has the potential to change how we do business.” FUTURE OUTLOOK Impressed by this success, the company intends for GMH to be their corporate standard and is set to expand its application to additional sites and sister companies within the U.S. in 2024. This expansion underscores the program's effectiveness and the company's commitment to sustainable, innovative, AI-driven solutions for maintenance challenges. Continuous input from the customer was vital to the implementation of this product. “The partners are encouraged to share feedback and discuss how their goals and strategies have evolved or been impacted by using GMH, as well as ways in which GMH can further contribute to their success.” – Tracy Beckham, Senior Customer Success Manager
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