hydro power plants

Monitor the health of bearings and gearboxes of critical plants successfully. Mechmine offers a secure and powerful solution.

Hydro power plants: our offering for plants below 10MW

	Stable operations: thanks to 24/7 continuous condition monitoring and health prediction
	Maximum component lifetime: exploit the remaining useful life of components thanks to artificial intelligence (AI) and reduce waste
	Simple and safe operation: thanks to the intuitive and user-friendly interface
	Integration into your system: present analysis result in your control system, e.g. show trends in Remec's Sambesi
	Highest level of data protection: autonomous and passive AI-system, independent of your IT or control software

Costs - benefits: amortization of the Mechmine solution in 7 to 22 months

A 1500 kVA hydro power station in Switzerland had a defective shaft (rupture) due to a bearing issue. The total repair costs amounted to CHF 700'000 whilst the insurance covered CH 400'000. The production loss lastet 60 days, or around CHF 135'00 subject to market prices. Thus the total costs amounted to CHF 435'000.

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Mechmine technology

Mechmine increases your system availability by changing from condition monitoring to predictive maintenance. Determine the time of maintenance and repair yourself. Successfully monitoring bearings, gears and turbines in your assets. Mechmine offers a secure retrofit turnkey solution - access from anywhere, anytime and comprehensible to everybody.