SKF Axios User manual

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Table of contents
1Product description ....................................................................... 6
1.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................6
1.2 SKF Axios devices..........................................................................................6
1.3 SKF Axios Software........................................................................................7
1.4 Benefits ...........................................................................................................8
1.5 How it works....................................................................................................9
2Getting started..............................................................................10
2.1 Account activation.........................................................................................10
2.2 Download the mobile app .............................................................................10
2.3 Accessing a project.......................................................................................10
2.4 Creating a Site ..............................................................................................11
2.5 Navigation through Sites...............................................................................12
2.6 Managing users ............................................................................................13
2.6.1 User roles......................................................................................................13
2.6.2 Creating a user .............................................................................................15
3Setting up and managing Ethernet Gateways ...........................16
3.1 Understanding the Ethernet Gateway ..........................................................16
3.2 Reading the lights on an Ethernet Gateway.................................................16
3.3 Important network considerations.................................................................17
3.4 Placing and installing an Ethernet Gateway.................................................17
3.5 Commissioning an Ethernet Gateway ..........................................................20
3.6 Troubleshooting Ethernet Gateway detection ..............................................22
3.7 Troubleshooting Bluetooth pairing................................................................23
3.8 Resetting the Ethernet Gateway to factory settings.....................................24
3.9 Viewing the list of Gateways.........................................................................24
3.10 Deleting an Ethernet Gateway......................................................................25
4Setting up and managing Wi-Fi Gateways.................................27
4.1 Understanding the Wi-Fi Gateway................................................................27
4.2 Reading the lights on a Wi-Fi Gateway ........................................................28
4.3 Important network considerations.................................................................28
4.4 Placing and installing a Wi-Fi Gateway ........................................................28
4.5 Commissioning a Wi-Fi Gateway .................................................................32
4.6 Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Gateway detection ...................................................34
4.7 Resetting the Wi-Fi Gateway to factory settings ..........................................35
4.8 Viewing the list of Gateways.........................................................................35
4.9 Deleting a Wi-Fi Gateway.............................................................................36

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5Managing Assets and Sensors ................................................... 37
5.1 Managing assets...........................................................................................37
5.1.1 Viewing the list of Assets..............................................................................38
5.1.2 Changing an Asset name .............................................................................39
5.1.3 Deleting an Asset..........................................................................................40
6Managing Sensors and Sensor positions..................................42
6.1 Positioning a sensor .....................................................................................42
6.2 Mounting a sensor to an asset .....................................................................45
6.3 Pairing a sensor to an asset .........................................................................46
6.4 Changing a sensor position name................................................................49
6.5 Deleting a sensor..........................................................................................49
6.6 Deleting a sensor position ............................................................................50
6.7 Viewing sensor details ..................................................................................50
7Understanding measurements and machine abnormalities .... 51
7.1 Understanding sensor measurements .........................................................51
7.2 Understanding asset status ..........................................................................52
7.2.1 The Assets list...............................................................................................52
7.2.2 Asset and position status..............................................................................52
7.2.3 Notifications ..................................................................................................53
7.3 Acknowledging a machine abnormality ........................................................53
7.4 Resolving an abnormality .............................................................................54
7.4.1 Failure modes (types) ...................................................................................54
7.4.2 Failure causes...............................................................................................54
7.4.3 Action taken ..................................................................................................55
7.5 Reporting an issue in the mobile or web app ...............................................56
7.6 Taking a one-time measurement..................................................................57
8Troubleshooting...........................................................................58
8.1 Troubleshooting issues with SKF Axios Sensors.........................................58
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8.1.2 If your sensor is offline..................................................................................58
8.1.3 If your sensor falls off....................................................................................59
8.2 Troubleshooting issues with SKF Axios gateways.......................................59
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8.2.2 If your gateway goes offline..........................................................................60
Appendix A Issue resolution feedback that modifies the ML Model
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Appendix B Issue resolution ............................................................65

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Example checklist .....................................................................................................66
Appendix C Guidelines to help you name your Assets and
Positions....................................................................................... 67
Guidelines for naming Assets..................................................................................67
Guidelines for naming a Position ............................................................................67
Appendix D Gateway considerations............................................... 70
Parameters that affect gateways .............................................................................70
Distance between the gateway and sensors..........................................................70
Number of sensors per Gateway .............................................................................70
Other factors to consider..........................................................................................70
Gateway preparation .................................................................................................71
Appendix E Scaling up at your facility............................................. 72
Where should SKF Axios be installed.....................................................................72
How to determine he components where SKF Axios should be installed..........72
Example of SKF Axios installed on a belt conveyor .............................................72
Considerations for building an Asset list where SKF Axios is installed ............73
Appendix F Sensor safety and compliance.....................................75
Appendix G Wi-Fi Gateway Safety and compliance .......................78
Appendix H Ethernet Gateway safety and compliance .................. 81

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Introduction
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1.1 Introduction
SKF Axios is a machine-learning based end-to-end anomaly detection condition
monitoring system that detects potential machine anomalies.
SKF Axios is used to implement a predictive maintenance program and reduce
lost productivity from unplanned machine downtime. It includes purpose-built
sensors to capture vibration and temperature data, as well as gateways to
automatically transfer data to the AWS Cloud. It also comes with an application in
two versions. The mobile application handles system setup, hardware
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The web application provides all the same functions as the mobile app, except
hardware commissioning. Reliability and maintenance teams can quickly deploy
SKF Axios to track the machine health of industrial equipment, such as bearings,
motors, gearboxes, and pumps, without any development work or specialized
training.
1.2 SKF Axios devices
SKF Axios includes two types of devices:
"Sensor - for collecting data from your equipment
"Gateway - for sending that data to the Cloud.
Sensors are mounted directly on the machines (or assets) to monitor.
Figure 1 SKF Axios sensor
Each sensor collects data from a location on the asset and sends it to the AWS
Cloud using a gateway located nearby and powered by 100-240 VAC (Wi-Fi
Gateway) or Power over Ethernet (Ethernet Gateway). You can add more
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Figure 2 SKF Axios Gateways
1.3 SKF Axios Software
SKF Axios mobile and web-based applications are used to access your
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Once the sensors and gateways are installed, the mobile app is used to
commission them and start the data collection. Technicians can use both apps to
trend data, receive notifications and enter feedback to improve the accuracy of
future alerts.
Status icons are displayed next to each asset to enable you to see its condition,
at a glance.
Figure 3 Status icons

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Benefits
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Figure 4 SKF Axios Software 3App and Web example
As SKF Axios collects more data, it improves its machine learning (ML) model and
learns to make more accurate estimates of potential machine abnormalities.
1.4 Benefits
SKF Axios provides the following key benefits:
"Works out of the box SKF Axios sensors and gateways are pre-
configured to work with SKF Axios software. Reliability and maintenance
teams can install these devices easily and quickly using the app and start
monitoring equipment in just a few hours. It's simple to set up and requires no
development work, knowledge of Machine Learning, or integration.
"Immediate notifications in the SKF Axios app: SKF Axios sends users
notifications in the app when it detects abnormal machine patterns.
Technicians can view, track, and provide feedback on these abnormal
machine states in the SKF Axios app.
"ISO- and ML-based analytics SKF Axios automatically detects abnormal
machine operating states. To do this, SKF Axios analyzes vibration and
temperature signals and compares them to International Standards
Organization (ISO 20816) standard thresholds and ML-enabled models.
"Support for adding ML feedback in the app SKF Axios offers simple
workflows for technicians to enter feedback on the accuracy of the alerts in
the app. SKF Axios learns from that feedback and continually improves over
time.

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1.5 How it works
Figure 5 SKF Axios workflow
1. An SKF Axios sensor captures temperature and vibration data from the
equipment (the asset) and transmits it to the gateway.
2. An SKF Axios gateway transmits the data to the AWS Cloud using the
facility's internet connection.
3. The SKF Axios ML-based service in the AWS Cloud analyses the sensor
data.
a. SKF Axios looks for abnormalities in the data that could indicate
developing faults.
b. When SKF Axios detects abnormal machine behaviour, it notifies
reliability and maintenance teams through the SKF Axios app so they can
take appropriate action.
c. Technicians investigate based on the alerts and resolve the developing
issues. They enter feedback on the accuracy of the alerts, and report the
failure mode, cause, and action taken in the app. SKF Axios learns from
this feedback and continually improves.
4. The web and mobile apps display temperature and vibration data in charts
that are easy to understand and can be used while investigating an issue.

GETTING STARTED
Account activation
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2.1 Account activation
To access the SKF Axios software, you will first receive an invitation email from
[e-mail], that you must accept within 7 days. Click on
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Figure 6 Invitation mail - example
2.2 Download the mobile app
For Android, get the mobile app from the Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=aws.monitron.app
For iOS, get the mobile app from the App Store at:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amazon-monitron/id1563396065.
2.3 Accessing a project
SKF will create a project for you in the software, under which you can add sites,
assets, gateways, and sensors. Once your project is created, you will receive a
project invitation from SKF. Click on the project link to access the project using