The next evolution of the Perceptiv ecosystem is reported to offer customers a unified platform to meet the growing reliability needs that industrial manufacturers face today. (Photo: Business Wire)
The next generation of Regal Rexnord’s condition monitoring system offers manufacturers a unified platform with recommendations on how to extend equipment life and reduce unplanned downtime.
MILWAUKEE—Regal Rexnord Corporation recently introduced the next generation Perceptiv Intelligent Reliability and Maintenance Solution for condition monitoring and predictive maintenance in industrial manufacturing, the company said in a release.
Regal Rexnord is a global company that engineers and manufactures controllers, drives, precision motors, actuators, electric motors, air moving subsystems, and power transmission components.
This next evolution of the Perceptiv ecosystem is reported to offer customers a unified platform to meet the growing reliability needs that industrial manufacturers face today. Customers’ individual outcomes are supported with full end-to-end solutions, including reliability consultation; solution design; full systems (hardware, software, and platform); installation; monitoring; and reporting, the company said.
According to Regal Rexnord, Perceptiv intelligence uses in-field sensors and gateways to monitor machine health. The collected data can be sent to a customer’s on-premises system through leading industrial protocols or to the Perceptiv Web Platform for online viewing. Through the web platform, Regal Rexnord’s reliability engineers can analyze the data to provide customers with recommendations on how to extend equipment life and reduce unplanned downtime.
The company said the new web platform will serve as the foundation for future AI (artificial intelligence) and ML (machine learning) innovations that will leverage Regal Rexnord’s 125 years of engineering data and expertise.
The next generation Perceptiv Intelligent Reliability and Maintenance Solution is designed to build on and evolve multiple legacy Regal Rexnord condition monitoring systems. The aim is to provide a single, unified architecture platform built with the latest world-class technologies from partners such as Microsoft Azure.
As part of the update, Perceptiv Solutions will launch a new Universal Gateway and corresponding wireless vibration and temperature sensor. The Universal Gateway will provide wired and wireless connection to many current and future sensor types. A broad array of compatible sensors is said to allow for cost-optimized implementations to meet customers’ equipment needs. Multiple modes of operation provide data insights into customers’ preferred systems to provide visibility where they need it, according to the release.
Having a single Perceptiv ecosystem offers a scalable foundation that customers can use to build and expand on to address their maintenance and reliability needs, the company said.
“Launching our next-generation Perceptiv platform marks a pivotal moment for Regal Rexnord and our industry,” said Regal Rexnord Vice President of Digital Solutions and Perceptiv Robert Federer, in the release. “Unifying predictive maintenance capabilities across intelligent industrial powertrains within one platform and integrating data in unique ways that allow our customers to optimize plant-level KPIs efficiently and sustainably, are points of differentiation Regal Rexnord is uniquely positioned to deliver.
“Our purpose is to create a better tomorrow with sustainable solutions that power, transmit, and control motion, and our new Perceptiv platform enables us to accelerate this goal with continued innovations and releases ahead.”
According to Regal Rexnord, the use of predictive maintenance can deliver significant value to customers, including reducing expected failures, increasing machine life, and increasing energy efficiency. On average, Perceptiv can save customers $250,000 annually, the company said.
Unlike other platforms with one-size-fits-all approaches, Perceptiv Intelligent Reliability Solutions is said to offer “multiple cohesive solutions that can be tailored to any maintenance strategy and augment on-site reliability team capabilities.” In contrast to closed platforms, Perceptiv can integrate into existing PLC (programmable logic controller) networks and third-party cloud platforms, the company said. The updated Perceptiv ecosystem reportedly will support existing and future connected solutions, allowing for lower costs, quicker deployments, and robust support, according to the release.
Regal Rexnord said its electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. Its portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmit motion to power industrial applications. The company’s automation offering—comprising controllers, drives, precision motors, and actuators—controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision tools used in surgical applications.
Regal Rexnord’s end markets are reported to include factory automation, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, general industrial, residential and commercial buildings, food and beverage, and construction, among others.