LifeSense Hose Monitoring

摘要

SUDDEN HOSE FAILURE has been a major potential problem for fluid power applications since hydraulic hose was first introduced decades ago. Sudden failures can lead to safety issues, environmental concerns and downtime that in extreme cases, such as offshore oil rigs, have been estimated to cost as much as $500,000 a day. But now, using a real-time monitoring system that senses changes in the electrical resistance within a hose, Eaton Corp.'s new LifeSense hose monitoring system provides a way to avoid costly hose assembly failures. "The uniqueness of LifeSense technology is that it truly monitors the condition of the hydraulic hose as opposed to systems that predict hose failure basically using a time-based replacement process," says Doug jahnke, Eaton product marketing manager.