In steel mills, machines often run for thousands of hours per year. To carry out maintenance timely and efficiently, insight into the number of operating hours is crucial. Yet, recording this data is frequently done manually – a process that is slow, error-prone, and inefficient.
The risks of manual registration:
This leads to an increased risk of failures, unnecessary costs, and safety hazards.
What added value does the IoT Hour Meter offer in the steel production industry?
TheNeuron IoT energy meterautomatically records the operating hours of an installation – without mechanical parts and insensitive to magnetic fields. As soon as a machine starts, the counter begins to monitor. The data is transmitted wirelessly to the Neuron Cloud and can be linked to maintenance software via an API.
Why invest in IoT sensors for hour meters?
Real-world example: automatic recording of operating hours with an IoT hour meter
This graph shows the number of operating hours of an industrial facility per day, measured over a week. Thanks to theNeuron IoT energy meterthe operating hours are automatically recorded and wirelessly transmitted to the cloud – without manual intervention.
The data shows that the installation was fully utilized on Mondays and Wednesdays (8 hours), while less or no production occurred on other days. These insights make it possible to precisely schedule maintenance based on actual usage, rather than fixed intervals.
Result:less downtime, less unnecessary maintenance, and maximum utilization of personnel and resources.
