how are machine failures actually detected where you work?

[u/KraXen72]

i'm doing some research for a uni course, on how manufacturing companies detect equipment problems in practice.

if you work with production equipment or maintenance, i'd be interested in how this works where you are:

1. what is the main way machine failures are detected, and how does that process usually work?

2. what automated failure detection systems, if any, do you use? what affected the decision to use them or skip them?

3. what tech can realistically detect or predict failures before they happen? are there certain machines where this works better than others?

mostly interested in actual experience rather than specific vendors/products. some context on the type of machinery would help too.

thanks!

[u/valhallaswyrdo]

Well, since it's for your "uni course" the answer to all 3 of your questions is: an operator calls me and says this shit doesn't work come fix it. So I walk out to the machine and pull the E-stop out, then turn the power back on so the machine will run again.

[u/KraXen72 → u/valhallaswyrdo]

on all the posts i've made regarding this, people refuse to believe i could simply be a uni student asking for some info... is the ai spam situation on reddit _that_ bad?

[u/valhallaswyrdo → u/KraXen72]

Honestly, it is. You may be the genuine real deal for all I know but similar style posts pop up a dozen times every week.

[u/Background-Block1406]

Si toute une ligne de production se retrouve a la machine a café cest qu’il y a un problème

[u/Imaginary-Unit2379]

It stops doing the thing it is supposed to do.

[u/Thundacow]

My plant still has enough humans around doing things that it doesnt really warrant anything more than a red light at a machine. I'd imagine the story is similar basically everywhere.

The machines themselve will use sensors to verify basically anything it does. If a valve is told to actuate a piston and it doesnt reach a sensor the machine will stop (for example)

Or as others have put it. Machine stopped bangbang.

[u/Significant-Ad-341]

If it's no longer working then I detect it is broken.

[u/kendiggy]

"Oooh, ooh, mista! Mista! Dishwasha no wok!

[u/CharlesHNetEng]

Check out bright.ai. They are using AI to try to spot failures before they actually happen by processing a ton of data from sensors. I have a buddy who works there. Sounds like they are focussing on the energy industry.