The mission of Engines PdM is to develop a predictive maintenance diagnostic tool for internal combustion (I.C.) engines based on an intelligent analysis of the engine vibration signature.

The Engines PdM monitoring system is based on the findings of a breakthrough research program that has been in progress for the last several years. The uniqueness of the system rests in its ability to deduce on-line accurate information about the engine's condition, without interfering in its normal operation. The designated analysis procedure can successfully analyze the running condition of four-and two-stroke diesel and spark ignited engines, as has been demonstrated.

Engines PdM’s R&D team has proved that damaged fuel injectors, ignition disorders, compression leakage, unbalanced coupling, loose engine mounting and a variety of other engine malfunctions can be detected at a very high degree of certainty. This valuable data is attained at an early stage before the problem leads to a failure. Engines PdM plans to investigate the more common defects, and to develop a pioneering commercial code program which provides a “Go-NoGo” alarm.

The Engines PdM system monitors the engine’s condition on-line and provides reliable notification about:

• progressing malfunctions
• the sources of these malfunctions
• esimates of the amount of time left before the problem becomes serious