New generation engine monitoring system with marine certified X2 pro web

 

Dr. E. Horn GmbH & Co. KG, located in Germany is a well-established and reliable partner for the service life of engines and drive systems. They offer condition monitoring for mainly 2-stroke and 4-stroke engines that usually are used on a vessel, on a land-based power supply or for other applications. The company operates in the marine industry, while their main customers are engine manufacturers, shipyards, ship owners and ship operators. Dr. E. Horn GmbH & Co. KG focuses on the needs of their customers and offers customized flexible solutions. 

“Our philosophy of business is to stay in close relation with the end customers”, says David Reutter, Sales manager new markets. 

 

New generation engine monitoring system 

Machinery system life cycle varies from 20 to 25 years on average, but it is crucially important to know the status and performance of the system to optimize its operations and to plan maintenance. Dr. E. Horn GmbH & Co. KG’s new monitoring system includes up to 72 various sensors allowing it to receive data about each engine’s compartment and obtain a full overview of the engine’s system condition. The monitoring system detects failure before the actual damage happens and thereby prevent serious accidents and enable predictive maintenance. It helps to reduce maintenance work to what is needed and even prevent a complete breakdown of an engine that can lead to serious consequences and large financial losses. 

X2 pro web with extended marine certification

Dr. E. Horn GmbH & Co. KG was looking for a technical solution that combines multiple endpoints into one by thus allowing to receive and display information from distance, temperature, water, and oil sensors. 

The Bearing Distance and Monitoring system by Dr. E. Horn GmbH & Co. KG consists of sensors which are connected to a sensor box. The sensor box acts as a data collection and data transfer unit. It reads and tracks the information from sensors and provides the sensor information to a monitoring unit. In its turn, the monitoring unit, usually located in the engine room, compares the sensor data with defined alarm limits of the engine manufacturers. If the limits are critical, the related alarm is raised indicating the problem. 

The X2 pro web with a 10-inch touch screen and built-in HTML5 web client was a perfect choice for the application allowing easy access and web-based visualization of data such as event memory, data log, trend analysis and real-time monitoring from the Bearing Distance and Monitoring system. Moreover, X2 pro web allowed the customer to develop and run their own software, fully independent from proprietary third-party application software. 

Another main criterion required by the customer was the availability of marine approval certificates. Therefore, Dr. E. Horn GmbH & Co. KG decided to go with a branded 10’ inch X2 pro web HMI panels with extended marine approval certificates. X2 pro web certificates conform to rigorous safety and regulatory standards approved by international maritime regulations. It confirms that X2 pro web by Beijer Electronics has passed a series of checks, tests, and trials and is approved for use on vessel’s board. 

The Bearing Distance and Monitoring system with X2 pro web 

The X2 pro web HMI has enabled the customer’s monitoring system operations to step up to a new technological level with its responsive touch screen, interactive interface, and robust system operations. It complements the Bearing Distance and Monitoring system and confirms that Dr. E. Horn GmbH & Co. KG position on the market with the latest technology of monitoring systems. Also, Dr. E. Horn GmbH & Co. KG keep developing their monitoring systems and look towards the opportunity of new features such as performing management of the system directly through the Beijer Electronics HMI panel.
 

Learn more about the products in this solution:

• X2 pro web
• CODESYS control
• iX software



 


 


 

Customer challenges:

Create HTML5 HMI interface
HMI panel with extended marine approval certificates
Combine multiple endpoints into one

Why Beijer Electronics:

Easy access and web-based visualization of data
X2 pro web allowed the customer to develop and run their own software
X2 pro web has extended marine approved certification
Branded device
Beijer Electronics customer support

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