ABB and Samotics, a leading provider of electrical signature analysis technology, have entered a strategic long-term partnership to provide enhanced condition monitoring services by delivering greater insight into machine health and energy efficiency.
As a first step, ABB will integrate Samotics’ plug-and-play monitoring solution known as SAM4 into its digital portfolio. The technology is complementary to the ABB Ability Condition Monitoring service for powertrains, a sensor-based solution that analyses the health and performance of rotating equipment.
Samotics’ SAM4 technology, based on electrical signature analysis, will expand ABB’s application of asset health monitoring for motor-driven industrial equipment as it does not rely on mounting sensors in the field. This means SAM4 can be deployed on machines in harsh and submerged environments.
“Our strategy is to build an ecosystem with leading service providers who can contribute to our customers’ overall success,” said ABB Motion Services’ President Adrian Guggisberg. “With Samotics, we share the ambition to co-develop digital services that will offer even greater insight across a wider range of applications to help our customers taking better decisions. The partnership will also create even more value from digital service solutions to grow our annual recurring revenues.”
Samotics CEO Jasper Hoogeweegen added: “Entering into a strategic partnership with ABB will open doors with potential customers around the world and help us scale our business. At the same time, we share a mindset and commitment to help solve reliability and energy efficiency challenges.”
Ultimately, the firms say developing a system that uses both datasets will provide industrial operators with a more detailed view of asset health so that they can make better decisions to optimise maintenance, boost reliability and reduce downtime.
SAM4 is already being implemented across the wastewater and water, steel, and chemical sectors and has established a fast-growing base with thousands of assets monitored. ABB plans to roll out Samotics technology to customers before the end of 2022 as part of its growing service portfolio for rotating equipment.