About Meters
| Platform: | WebMobile |
|---|---|
| Plan Type: | BasicEssentialPremiumEnterprise |
| User Type: | RequesterFull UserAdministrator |
A meter is used to measure and record equipment-usage variables. Any piece of equipment that requires usage-based maintenance will come with a meter or counter to assess hours running, production milestones, temperature, vibration, etc.
Meters are checked by a technician who records the reading in MaintainX. Meters help prevent emergency maintenance issues by allowing you to monitor equipment so you know that it's preforming normally, and when it needs maintenance. Meters are a great tool to help you move more toward condition-based or predictive maintenance.
Meters enable maintenance teams to track meter readings, such as:
- Odometer readings
- Temperature readings
- Pressure readings
- Electric meter readings
You can use meters to maintain assets and equipment based on these utilization triggers. For example, at your facility, there is a forklift that needs to be serviced after every 500 hours of usage. If you record a reading that exceeds this threshold, the system will trigger the appropriate inspection to be performed.
Meter Triggers​
A meter trigger performs an action when a meter reading meets conditions that you specify. For example, you can set meter triggers for a truck engine temperature reading. If a truck engine's temperature is too low, a trigger is executed.
Meters and Workflow Automations​
Use workflow automations to build custom workflows in the MaintainX web application. A workflow automation triggers actions when a meter reading meets conditions that you specify. For more information see, Workflow Automations.
Meters and Anomaly Detection​
Meters work with MaintainX's AI-powered anomaly detection system which uses historical and trend-based data to automatically determine whether a value that a user enters in a procedure or a meter reading is an anomaly that needs closer attention. For more information see, AI-Powered Anomaly Detection.
Types of Meters​
In MaintainX there are the following types of meters:
- A manual meter: This is a meter that's manually checked by a technician who records the reading in MaintainX.
- An Automated meter (available for the web application only): This is an automatic meter where readings are automatically transferred directly from an integrated data source, such as a sensor, to MaintainX at the predetermined level. For more information, contact your MaintainX representative to help you set up an automated meter for the web application.
- An Internet of Things (IoT) meter (available for the mobile application only): This is an automatic meter where readings are automatically transferred directly from the sensor to MaintainX at the predetermined level. This feature is no longer offered and has been replaced by automated meters. Organizations with existing IoT meters can continue to use them.
Using Meters in MaintainX Workflows​
You can use meters in the following ways:
Learn More​
To learn more about meters see the following: