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.
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 two types of meters:
- A manual meter: This is a meter that's manually checked by a technician who records the reading in MaintainX.
- An Internet of Things (IoT) meter: This is an automatic meter where readings are automatically transferred directly from the sensor to MaintainX at the predetermined level.
Using Meters in MaintainX Workflows​
You can use meters in the following ways:
Learn More​
To learn more about meters see the following: