Decision support in maintenance activity by using modern techniques for equipment condition monitoring

As the complexity of the equipment and embedded technologies grow, the decision to take action for keeping the normal operation condition is increasingly challenging. The development of methods and instruments meant to improve availability, reliability and maintainability of equipment involves research on the of the related subassemblies and components in various conditions of operation. To maximize technical system performance, to ensure the operational safety and to decrease functioning costs, the authors of this paper propose the implementation of some monitoring techniques, using technical indicators specific to the system (markers for maintenance) and an innovative process based on the electricity footprint method for monitoring the operational behavior of the critical items in a kinematic chain. The analysis of the monitoring techniques presented in this paper leads to an effective act for keeping the normal operation condition of a technical system