The smaller condition
monitoring system that gives
you more lexibility.
SKF Multilog On-line System IMx-8
SKF Multilog On-line Plan machine maintenance to
System IMx-8 suit you with the multilog IMx-8
• Compact, booksized SKF Multilog IMx-8 provides a well as laptops for easy conigu- you with the SKF Cloud for stor-
monitoring unit complete system for early fault ration and monitoring. Machine ing and sharing data, enabling
• Weight: 450 g (0.99 lbs) detection. Improve the reliability, intelligence from IMx-8 data will SKF Remote Diagnostic Services
• Dimension: 104 × 173 × 40 mm availability and performance of help you avoid unplanned down- for expert reporting and recom-
(4.1 × 6.8 × 1.6 in) your rotating equipment with time and schedule maintenance mendations. The IMx-8 is DIN rail
automatic advice for correcting proactively, prolonging machine mounted, and can be housed in
existing or impending conditions. availability and minimising an IP65 cabinet to provide
This compact device offers 8 ana- maintenance and repair costs. additional protection in demand-
logue and 2 digital channels, with IMx-8 integrates easily with ing industrial environments.
connectivity to mobile devices as other IMx units and can connect
Key Features
• 8 dynamic or DC inputs and • Adaptive alarm levels • Bluetooth coniguration and
2 digital or speed inputs • Data buffering in non- data access in stand-alone
• Simultaneous measure- volatile memory when mode via iOS and Android
ments of all channels, true communication is down device app
synchronous measurements • Stand-alone mode or • SAT (Site acceptance test),
programmable up to 8 compatible with SKF @pti- and reports via iOS and
analogue channels tude Monitoring Suite Android device app
• PoE (power over ethernet), • Crash detection capability • DNV GL / ABS / Lloyds
24 – 48 V DC (machine tools) Marine type approval
• 4GB internal memory - (pending approval)
• Improved Modbus capability
capable of storing a year’s (TCP/IP & RS 485) • DNV GL Renewables Certii-
worth of machine data and cations (pending approval)
numerous event captures
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Only pay for the communications. It continuously
measures and stores machine data for
Tap into unmatched
monitoring you need later analysis, with real time alarm indi- condition monitoring
cation. The IMx-8 is big on performance
If you can spot equipment issues before with more functionality than larger
expertise
they become problems, everything runs units, featuring 4 GB of internal mem-
With SKF Multilog IMx-8 you can get
more smoothly. With 8 analogue and 2 ory capable of storing a year’s worth of
direct access to world-class software,
digital channels collecting data from up machine data and event storage. Real analytics and support. Through
to 10 sensors and increased Modbus time machine data can be displayed via
cloud-enabled services you can diag-
capabilities, SKF Multilog IMx-8 gathers an operator’s mobile device. For
nose faults and visualise data, as well as
the essential data that tells you exactly operations with lexible monitoring connecting directly with SKF experts,
how your machines are performing. requirements, it’s a cost effective
providing you with the support that
What’s more, you can get direct access solution for obtaining high-value
helps you make sure your equipment
to world-class software, analytics and machine intelligence. performs at its best, all of the time.
support through SKF @ptitude or SKF
Enlight. Delivering the essential knowl-
edge you need to avoid downtime and
increase system availability. Fit monitoring where Conidence built-in
it didn’t it before Over the years SKF’s IMx solutions have
earned a reputation for dependable
Conigure and Space is less of a barrier with SKF
Multilog IMx-8. At 104 × 173 × 40 mm performance. Our customers can be
monitor from your (4.1 × 6.8 × 1.6 in), it’s the same size as conident in a level of monitoring that
a paperback book, so it its easily into not only meets their needs but also
iOS and Android smaller spaces, opening opportunities matches the toughest industry
device to save cost and make installation easy standards.
by utilising existing instrumentation
The compact SKF Multilog IMx-8 unit cabinets. The unit features power over
can be conigured via Bluetooth and Ethernet capability, which can further
monitored with mobile devices, and can simplify and reduce installation time
use existing machine template conigu- and cost.
rations stored in the SKF Cloud. With
easy wireless connectivity, ield teams
no longer need to carry laptops to
complete setup or carry out monitoring. Integrate and expand
USB, Ethernet, Modbus TCP/IP & RS
485 communication options in
as you need
conjunction with crash detection capa- Whether you need to monitor a single
bility makes it ideal for machine tool machine or an entire plant, SKF Multilog
monitoring applications. IMx-8 is the solution that scales to it.
It’s compact and cost-effective enough
for a single installation, yet also
integrates easily with other IMx prod-
Use as a stand-alone ucts or systems to provide a complete
device picture of your machine health. IMx-8 is
available as a DIN-rail mounted unit or
In stand-alone mode, the compact SKF housed in an IP65 cabinet, and has all
Multilog IMx-8 can be used without the the relevant certiicates for the wind and
need for connection to a central marine industries.
software system or external data
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System coniguration
Machine data and
controller interface
• Work lows
• User views
• Dashboard
• Data visualisation
SKF @ptitude/ SKF Muitilog online
SKF Enlight system IMx-8 IMx-8 Manager app
• Setup and coniguration
• Machine monitoring
• Stand alone mode
SKF Remote
Diagnostic Services On-line systems
• Data storage
• Data sharing
• Connection to SKF
services
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