As electric motors continue to advance and drive the industry, so does their central mechanical component, the rolling bearing. These bearings take on much of the stress that occurs within the electric motor, therefore bearing diagnostics provide an important indicator of the overall condition and reliability of a motor.
Schaeffler, automotive and industrial supplier, has been working with OEM customers, such as Siemens, on joint offerings to increase the availability of machinery and equipment.
“This partnership between Schaeffler and Siemens is based on a solid foundation of product knowledge and specific expertise," said Dr. Stefan Spindler, CEO Industrial of Schaeffler AG. "Both companies are playing an instrumental role in driving digitalization forward in the industry while keeping their entire focus on customer value.”
The collaboration between the two companies combines Sidrive IQ, the digital platform for drive systems and solutions from Siemens, with Schaeffler’s decades of experience and expertise in designing, manufacturing, and servicing bearings. Sidrive IQ integrates a number of functionalities into one seamless solution and augments drive systems with AI-based analytics and digital content. This enables the customer to make better decisions when it comes to operation, maintenance, and maintenance measures for drive systems.
The integration of Schaeffler’s analysis service for automated bearing diagnostics in Sidrive IQ makes it possible to determine the bearing condition with greater certainty and precision. Thus, reducing maintenance effort and cost as well as prevent any unplanned downtime.
“This cooperation and automated exchange of algorithm-based diagnostic data is one of the first of its kind in the industrial IoT," said Hermann Kleinod, CEO of Siemens Large Drives Applications. "It’s a great example of a new dimension of cooperation among established technology companies.”
