Our fan bearings keep failing without warning. Is there a way to know ahead of time?
Yes. Put wireless vibration sensors on the fan bearing housings to measure vibration and temperature at regular intervals. DHMSCare compares each fan with its own baseline, so a growing change shows up as an early warning. DHMSCare alerts are accurate in 90%+ of cases, and Mina, the industrial AI agent, explains each fault in plain words with steps to inspect and fix.
Why fan bearings seem to fail without warning
Fan bearings usually fail from lubrication problems, imbalance from dirt building up on the impeller, misalignment or looseness. Each of these changes the vibration before the bearing seizes.
The warning is there, but nobody sees it between inspections. A walk-by check can easily miss a change that builds up between visits.
Fans in dusty or hot air streams are especially prone to dirt build-up and imbalance, so they are a good place to start monitoring.
How DHMSCare spots the change
Put a DHMSCare sensor on each fan bearing housing. It measures vibration and temperature at regular intervals, and DHMSCare compares each fan with its own baseline, not a generic limit.
An alert goes up to critical only when the change keeps growing or a second sign confirms it. DHMSCare alerts are accurate in 90%+ of cases.
What your team gets
Mina, the DHMSCare industrial AI agent, names the likely fault and lists what to inspect and fix. At a coal-fired power plant, DHMSCare warned of misalignment on a secondary air fan eight days before it became severe.
Early warning like this turns a breakdown into a planned repair. The same plant later reported a 65% drop in unplanned shutdowns.
Questions buyers also ask
Do we need to stop the fan to fit a sensor?
No. The sensor bonds to the bearing housing with industrial adhesive and pairs with a tap of a phone while the fan runs.
Will the sensors cope with dusty or wet fan rooms?
DHMSCare sensors are IP69-rated against dust and high-pressure water and work in −40 to 80 °C ambient.
How many sensors does one fan need?
Plans start from one sensor per machine, plus more where a fan has more measuring points, such as the motor and the fan bearings on a large unit.