How the OPTIME Ecosystem works

The Ecosystem consists of many elements including user interfaces, cloud and analytics, existing customer ecosystems, other Schaeffler measuring devices, condition monitoring, mesh network, smart lubrication and more.

The latest updates include vibration/temperature sensors for all “balance of plant” assets; a Smart Lubricator which reports status of single-point lubricators—full, empty, days left, clogged, excessive temperature; a cellular gateway for unimpeded connectivity to the Schaeffler Cloud; a Cloud application for implementing Schaeffler-proprietary diagnostic algorithms on the mountains of collected data—thereby converting data into actionable information; a web dashboard and smart phone application to help manage the asset health and maintenance planning activities.

In addition, the ProLink multi-channel monitoring solution, designed for more critical assets, can also be sent to the same Cloud so the end user can manage all their asset health information in one place.