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  • Critical assets require critical attention

    We help you eliminate downtime and ensure your equipment stays running reliably, giving your facility greater output and your maintenance teams time to focus on what matters most.

    MORE THAN HALF A MILLION SENSORS

    installed around the world

    CERTIFIED AROUND
    THE WORLD

    Trusted by customers on 5 continents

    Trusted by hundreds of the

    WORLD'S LARGEST COMPANIES

    Average

    Roi in LESS THAN
    4 MONTHS

    Dashboards and communications

    available in 13 LANGUAGES

    CASE STUDY /CEMENT

    ENHANCING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND EXPERTISE

    A leading cement manufacturer's journey to optimized maintenance with Waites' monitoring technology

    Massive operational benefits were achieved by utilizing Waites full-spectrum vibration and temperature sensors combined with deep machine learning and live human analysis. Continual, day-to-day collaboration between Waites analysts and on-site maintenance personnel results in huge reductions in unplanned downtime and overall maintenance costs.

    we care
    about your ASSETS' HEALTH

    So many models for

    so many assets

    Waites provides continuous monitoring across all your equipment and works with your team to keep your equipment up and running, preventing costly failures.

    Motors

    Motors

    Motors keep your operation running and Waites specializes in preventing motors from failing and performing optimally. Our sensors continuously monitor subcomponents to determine the precise health and condition of your electric and hydraulic motors.

    Issue detected

    • Early bearing faults

      (inner race, outer race, physical damage, impacting)

    • Early lubrication issues

      (including overlubrication)

    • Eccentric rotor
    • Cracked or broken rotor bars
    • Eccentric stator
    • Loose connection
    • Loose rotor bars
    • Loose stator windings
    • Mounting issues
    • Rotor bow
    Gearboxes

    Gearboxes

    Gearboxes are essential for transmitting power and motion in various mechanical systems. Waites focuses on detecting early signs of wear and misalignment, helping you avoid unexpected failures and maintain smooth operation.

    Issue detected

    • Gear Mesh Problem
    • Misaligned Gears
    • Overloaded Gears
    • Cracked / Damaged Gear Teeth
    • Gear Backlash
    • Worn Gear Teeth
    • Eccentric Gears
    • Possible Wrong Speed Ratio
    • Gearbox Noise
    • Attached Oil Pump Vane Problem
    • Attached Oil Pump Gear Problem
    Pumps

    Pumps

    Pumps are crucial for maintaining fluid flow and system pressure in industrial processes. With Waites' advanced monitoring solutions, you can continuously track pump conditions, detect potential issues early, and ensure optimal performance, extending the life of these essential assets.

    Issue detected

    • Pump Internal Misalignment
    • Pump Rotor Rub
    • Cocked Pump Bearing
    • Eccentric Pump Rotor
    • Cavitation
    • Flow Noise
    • Imbalance
    • Turbulence
    • Pump vane, screw, blade, or piston wear or damage
    • Pump gear wear
    Fans/Blowers

    Fans/Blowers

    Fans and blowers are crucial for ventilation and cooling in industrial environments. Waites' sensors continuously monitor fan components to detect potential issues before they escalate, ensuring optimal airflow and system reliability.

    Issue detected

    • Fan Internal Misalignment
    • Fan Wheel Wobble
    • Fan Rotor Rub
    • Cocked Fan Bearing
    • Eccentric Fan Rotor
    • Flow Noise
    • Turbulence
    • Imbalance
    • Improper Operation / Damper Settings
    • Blade Wear / Damage
    • Lobe/Screw Wear and Timing Gear Wear
    Conveyors

    Conveyors

    Conveyance equipment systems are the backbone of material handling operations. As the undisputed world leader in conveyance monitoring, Waites provides real-time insights into the health of your conveyance equipment, preventing disruptions and keeping your operations running smoothly.

    Issue detected

    • Motor and gearbox issues
    • Roller issues
    • Loose / Damaged Belt
    • Belt tracking issues
    • Belt lacing issues
    • Belt Slippage / Wrong Speed Ratio
    • Eccentric / Unbalanced Pulley / Sheave
    • Worn / Damaged Teeth
    • Loose Sheave / Sprocket
    • Loose Chain
    • Loose Idler Roller / Sprocket
    • Rub / screw wear / belt rub
    HVAC

    HVAC

    HVAC/RTUs systems are key to maintaining a comfortable and safe environment. Waites' technology monitors HVAC components to detect inefficiencies and faults, ensuring consistent climate control and energy efficiency.

    Issue detected

    • Motor issues
    • Fan/Blower issues
    • Belt tensioning
    • Filter accumulation
    • High/Low refrigeration pressure
    • Airflow

    Motors

    Motors

    Motors

    Motors keep your operation running and Waites specializes in preventing motors from failing and performing optimally. Our sensors continuously monitor subcomponents to determine the precise health and condition of your electric and hydraulic motors.

    Issue detected

    • Early bearing faults

      (inner race, outer race, physical damage, impacting)

    • Early lubrication issues

      (including overlubrication)

    • Eccentric rotor
    • Cracked or broken rotor bars
    • Eccentric stator
    • Loose connection
    • Loose rotor bars
    • Loose stator windings
    • Mounting issues
    • Rotor bow

    Gearboxes

    Gearboxes

    Gearboxes

    Gearboxes are essential for transmitting power and motion in various mechanical systems. Waites focuses on detecting early signs of wear and misalignment, helping you avoid unexpected failures and maintain smooth operation.

    Issue detected

    • Gear Mesh Problem
    • Misaligned Gears
    • Overloaded Gears
    • Cracked / Damaged Gear Teeth
    • Gear Backlash
    • Worn Gear Teeth
    • Eccentric Gears
    • Possible Wrong Speed Ratio
    • Gearbox Noise
    • Attached Oil Pump Vane Problem
    • Attached Oil Pump Gear Problem

    Pumps

    Pumps

    Pumps

    Pumps are crucial for maintaining fluid flow and system pressure in industrial processes. With Waites' advanced monitoring solutions, you can continuously track pump conditions, detect potential issues early, and ensure optimal performance, extending the life of these essential assets.

    Issue detected

    • Pump Internal Misalignment
    • Pump Rotor Rub
    • Cocked Pump Bearing
    • Eccentric Pump Rotor
    • Cavitation
    • Flow Noise
    • Imbalance
    • Turbulence
    • Pump vane, screw, blade, or piston wear or damage
    • Pump gear wear

    Fans/Blowers

    Fans/Blowers

    Fans/Blowers

    Fans and blowers are crucial for ventilation and cooling in industrial environments. Waites' sensors continuously monitor fan components to detect potential issues before they escalate, ensuring optimal airflow and system reliability.

    Issue detected

    • Fan Internal Misalignment
    • Fan Wheel Wobble
    • Fan Rotor Rub
    • Cocked Fan Bearing
    • Eccentric Fan Rotor
    • Flow Noise
    • Turbulence
    • Imbalance
    • Improper Operation / Damper Settings
    • Blade Wear / Damage
    • Lobe/Screw Wear and Timing Gear Wear

    Conveyors

    Conveyors

    Conveyors

    Conveyance equipment systems are the backbone of material handling operations. As the undisputed world leader in conveyance monitoring, Waites provides real-time insights into the health of your conveyance equipment, preventing disruptions and keeping your operations running smoothly.

    Issue detected

    • Motor and gearbox issues
    • Roller issues
    • Loose / Damaged Belt
    • Belt tracking issues
    • Belt lacing issues
    • Belt Slippage / Wrong Speed Ratio
    • Eccentric / Unbalanced Pulley / Sheave
    • Worn / Damaged Teeth
    • Loose Sheave / Sprocket
    • Loose Chain
    • Loose Idler Roller / Sprocket
    • Rub / screw wear / belt rub

    HVAC/RTUs

    HVAC

    HVAC

    HVAC/RTUs systems are key to maintaining a comfortable and safe environment. Waites' technology monitors HVAC components to detect inefficiencies and faults, ensuring consistent climate control and energy efficiency.

    Issue detected

    • Motor issues
    • Fan/Blower issues
    • Belt tensioning
    • Filter accumulation
    • High/Low refrigeration pressure
    • Airflow

    We love custom, tricky,
    and troublesome assets, too!

    Our proven process

    Utilizing near-continuous vibration and temperature data from our best-in-class industrial-grade wireless sensors, processed by advanced machine learning algorithms, our process ensures seamless collaboration between our global team of vibration analysts and your on-site team. This approach maximizes the reliability and efficiency of your operations.

    Step 1

    Collect

    A Waites sensor, connected to a piece of equipment, continuously gathers full-spectrum vibration, temperature, and more than a dozen other metrics. This data is securely relayed to the cloud via cellular data connection requiring no interaction with your onsite IT systems.
    Collect
    collected DATA metrics
    collected DATA metricsFull-spectrum data
    Cellular connectionNo integration with onsite IT system

    Step 2

    Analyze

    Full-spectrum vibration and temperature data is analyzed by Waites' massive machine learning algorithms modeled on over 8 trillion readings collected over more than 10 years. These models are updated with more than 10+ billion new readings each day collected from more than half a million Waites sensors installed around the world. Findings from the machine learning system are passed to our worldwide team of vibration analysts who create action items for your onsite maintenance personnel delivered through the Waites dashboard and mobile app.
    Analyze
    Analyze
    collected each daycollected BY
    PROCESSED BYAI + our analysts team

    Step 3

    Collaborate and Repair

    Your onsite maintenance team receives a detailed Waites action item and performs the prescribed maintenance. If your team has any questions, problems, or needs clarification, they can communicate with a certified Waites analyst in real time to collaborate and resolve the issue.
    Collaborate and Repair
    Collaborate and Repair
    MAINTENANCE PROCESSDetailed Waites action item + prescribed maintenance
    IN CASE OF ANY QUESTIONSReal-time support

    THE FUTURE OF PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE.
    OUR MODELS ARE CONTINUALLY UPDATED WITH

    over 10 billion
    new readings per day

    CHANGING THE WAY MAINTENANCE IS DONE

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    Condition Monitoring System & Services

    01 / Unmatched features and reliability

    Waites sensors are housed in a reliable 316 stainless steel case that mounts securely to your equipment and monitors full-spectrum vibration and temperature with a line of sight radio range of roughly 3,000 feet. With ultra-high frequency response and the latest ImpactVUE® technology, Waites can detect the earliest bearing and lubrication issues.

    02 / Worldwide coverage

    Waites is certified around the world and offers communications in 13 languages. Our service and installation teams are available worldwide to support your system's implementation.

    03 / Backed by a worldwide team of experts

    Our international team of certified vibration analysts and reliability engineers analyze the incoming data and analyze your equipment 24/7 using big data, vast machine learning algorithms, and real-time human intelligence. Our analysts collaborate with your onsite maintenance team to fundamentally change the way you do maintenance forever. Once you see maintenance done this way, you will never go back.

    04 / Return on Investment

    A Waites system saves you money. Our average customer receives a complete return on their investment in under 4 months. Some customers see a complete ROI in as little as 3 weeks! The benefits go beyond reduced downtime and include increased asset life, reduced maintenance costs, reduced energy usage, reduced spare part costs, and increased facility capacity.

    Ready to protect
    your facility's assets?

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    get started today

    Waites makes getting started easy. No matter where you are in your maintenance journey, we can help you create a plan to move toward predictive maintenance and complete reliability for your assets and operation.

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    Our expert team is standing by to help craft a personalized solution that will eliminate your downtime, empower your maintenance teams, extend asset life, increase facility capacity, and change the way you do maintenance forever.

    If you have any questions,
    we`re here to help!