Customer Experiences

Customer case studies are real life cases reporting advantages of Online Condition Monitoring and Machine Protection.

14 06, 2025

Cost‐Saving Through early Recognition of Abnormal Wear Conditions

2025-09-25T17:30:46+02:00

Cost‐Saving Through early Recognition of Abnormal Wear Conditions Introduction Residual abrasive contaminants in new process units can cause rapid wear of rider bands in reciprocating compressors. Those abnormal wear conditions can be detected at an early stage by continuously monitoring the proximity measures with the help of a PROGNOST®‐NT monitoring [...]

Cost‐Saving Through early Recognition of Abnormal Wear Conditions2025-09-25T17:30:46+02:00
7 05, 2025

Risk Management: Fine-tune Monitoring of Critical Compressors

2025-09-25T17:32:28+02:00

Risk Management: Fine-tune Monitoring of Critical Compressors In this case study, a new monitoring system was installed on a critical service hyper compressor for a Middle East (ME) ethylene complex. This unit supported two 400 Mton polyethylene (PE) units; down­time for the compressor was extremely ex­pensive to the operating company. [...]

Risk Management: Fine-tune Monitoring of Critical Compressors2025-09-25T17:32:28+02:00
16 04, 2025

Abrupt Failures Demand Automatic Shutdown

2025-09-25T15:35:35+02:00

Abrupt Failures Demand Automatic Shutdown When push comes to shove, trust the system Modern, online diagnostic and monitoring systems are great things to have for safe and reliable ma­chinery operation. Condition-based maintenance, increase of uptime, efficient repairs and short mean time to repair {MTTR) with maximum [...]

Abrupt Failures Demand Automatic Shutdown2025-09-25T15:35:35+02:00
12 03, 2025

Early Failure Detection and Shutdown of a Compressor Due to Crosshead Fracture

2025-10-01T09:59:22+02:00

Early Failure Detection and Shutdown of a Compressor Due to Crosshead Fracture Timely Shutdown Ensured with Modern Monitoring and Machine Protction Systems A PROGNOST Systems customer in Germany operates four, four-cylin­der reciprocating compressors at a natural gas production fa­cility in Northern Germany. This case study describes the de­tection of critical [...]

Early Failure Detection and Shutdown of a Compressor Due to Crosshead Fracture2025-10-01T09:59:22+02:00
18 02, 2025

SIL and functional safety in rotating equipment

2025-09-25T15:13:27+02:00

Whitepaper: SIL and functional safety in rotating equipment Safety integrity level and functional safety in rotating equipment SIL (safety integrity level) is a very important safety indicator that has been extensively discussed, described and often misunderstood within the industry over the past years. The purpose of this article is to [...]

SIL and functional safety in rotating equipment2025-09-25T15:13:27+02:00
13 01, 2025

Enhancing Reliability of a Hydraulically-Driven Hyper Compressor

2025-09-26T10:35:14+02:00

Enhancing Reliability of a Hydraulically-Driven Hyper Compressor By Mirko Graf from Innospec Leuna GmbH Client Overview Innospec Leuna GmbH, part of the global specialty chemicals company Innospec Inc., operates a plant in Leuna, Germany, producing EVA-based products such as FLEXAREN® and VISCOWAX®. The plant includes a hydraulically-driven Hyper Compressor commissioned [...]

Enhancing Reliability of a Hydraulically-Driven Hyper Compressor2025-09-26T10:35:14+02:00
16 12, 2024

Proximity measurement to detect a fractured piston rod

2025-09-26T10:39:34+02:00

Proximity measurement to detect a fractured piston rod Successful avoidance of major consequential damages using proximity measurements to detect a partially fractured piston rod By Uwe Ladwig One day, the online monitoring system at the Yara Brunsbüttel (Germany) urea plant site avoided compressor damage by detecting a cracked piston rod [...]

Proximity measurement to detect a fractured piston rod2025-09-26T10:39:34+02:00
10 11, 2024

H2 compressors at refinery show abnormal wear conditions

2025-09-25T17:54:31+02:00

H2 compressors at refinery show abnormal wear conditions Residual abrasive contaminants in new process units can cause rapid wear of rider bands in reciprocating compressors. Those abnormal wear conditions can be detected at an early stage by continuously monitoring the proximity measures with the help of a PROGNOST®‐NT monitoring system. [...]

H2 compressors at refinery show abnormal wear conditions2025-09-25T17:54:31+02:00
12 10, 2024

Detection of Bearing Failure in an Extruder Gearbox

2025-09-30T16:57:57+02:00

Detection of Bearing Failure in an Extruder Gearbox Introduction Following a prolonged history of gearbox failures, the customer decided to replace the existing spot measurement system with a more reliable online monitoring solution. The customers´ decision-making process was supported with open communication between the operator, the PROGNOST Systems team and [...]

Detection of Bearing Failure in an Extruder Gearbox2025-09-30T16:57:57+02:00
18 09, 2024

Impact Versus Impact – Comparison of Different Filter Modes for Vibration Measurement

2025-09-26T12:06:23+02:00

Impact Versus Impact - Comparison of Different Filter Modes for Vibration Measurement Watch the case study on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SHe9j08Fprw?si=sYBMldNDd_23rlJa Root cause analysis, impact detection and verification for reciprocating machinery such as piston and hyper compressors are always challenging. When talking about condition monitoring of reciprocating machines, vibration signals are an [...]

Impact Versus Impact – Comparison of Different Filter Modes for Vibration Measurement2025-09-26T12:06:23+02:00
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