SmartIR for Distribution & Warehouse Facilities

Why SmartIR?

SmartIR provides holistic coverage of critical mechanical and electrical assets in distribution facilities and warehouses, including conveyance systems, bearings, gearboxes, motors, critical power assets, and more.

Optimize predictive maintenance and reliability for critical assets, leveraging SmartIR’s AI-powered software to determine asset failure timelines and causes

Avoid operational downtime and stagnant worker wages by identifying asset issues early and making repairs during scheduled downtime

Maximize asset lifespan and limit repair and replacement costs by identifying failing or underperforming assets at the earliest stages

Limit safety incidents caused by facility fires, burns caused by overheating assets, and injuries caused by critical failures

Thermal Technology in Distribution Facilities

Thermal imaging technology has emerged as a game-changer in the world of distribution facilities and warehouses. By harnessing the power of infrared imaging sensing, in conjunction with leading software such as SmartIR, users are able to visualize and detect temperature anomalies throughout their facilities, providing invaluable insights for efficient operations and enhanced safety measures. Where monitoring the condition of goods and equipment is critical, thermal imaging platform SmartIR proves to be a versatile technology, identifying hotspots in electrical systems, predicting equipment malfunctions, prolonging equipment lifespan, and preventing costly downtime. Thermal imaging technology also enables the swift identification of temperature-sensitive products, ensuring their proper storage and handling. By integrating this innovative technology into daily operations, distribution and warehouse facilities are able to improve asset management through condition monitoring, and, ultimately, elevate operational productivity and performance.

Conveyor Belts

SmartIR identifies temperature abnormalities in conveyor belts, indicating potential issues such as friction, blockages, or overheating. SmartIR establishes a baseline thermal profile for a properly functioning conveyor system and compares real-time temperature readings to this reference. Any deviations help identify problems such as misaligned or damaged rollers, belt slippage, material spillage, over tightened belts, fire risks, or other imminent maintenance needs. By identifying these problems early, users can prevent equipment failures, fires, or other hazards.

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Motors

SmartIR helps optimize motor performance and enhancing safety in distribution facilities. SmartIR leverages a continuous stream of temperature datapoints from thermal cameras to continuously monitor and analyze motor performance and condition. SmartIR leverages its proprietary algorithms to identify temperature anomalies and sequential temperature changes, comparing the temperature readings against normal operating temperatures. In doing so, SmartIR streamlines the predictive maintenance and performance optimization of motors in conveyance systems, pumps and compressors, packaging machinery, and more.

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Critical Power

SmartIR enhances critical power management in distribution facilities by detecting temperature anomalies and hotspots in critical electrical equipment and systems. These temperature data points are processed by SmartIR's AI-powered algorithm to identify upcoming maintenance concerns at the earliest possible stage, thereby minimizing unexpected failures and potential safety hazards. Leveraging deep analytics, SmartIR enables precise, predictive maintenance strategies for electrical assets, thereby extending asset lifespan and reducing repair costs. With SmartIR, facilities are able to maintain reliable power supply, minimize disruptions, and reduce operational costs.

Using SmartIR in Distribution Facilities

Conveyor Belts

Discuss your facilities' critical assets and systems with an ICI expert to determine the applications most appropriate for continuous monitoring. Discuss current challenges, KPIs, and current maintenance processes.

Gearboxes

Motors

In distribution centers and warehouses, handheld thermal cameras have been used by maintenance professionals for facility and asset inspections for decades. However, calendar-based inspections with handheld infrared cameras often miss failing systems or components and lack historical comparison data needed to identify assets that are wearing out and are prone to upcoming failure. This is especially true with complex assets in warehouses and distribution centers such as conveyor belts, motors, bearings, gearboxes, and certain electrical components. For assets that support critical operations and whose downtime is costly, continuous condition monitoring with SmartIR is the optimal solution.