MechChem Africa February 2017

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February 2017 • MechChem Africa ¦ 17
⎪ Plant maintenance, lubrication and filtration ⎪
As an innovative manufacturer of
valves, measurement and control
systems, GEMÜ’s integrated RFID
chipped valves are not only used for
continuous electronic traceability but also for
direct maintenance support.
The system, referred to asGEMÜCONEXO,
comprises valves with an integrated RFID chip
in the body, diaphragm and actuator, an elec-
tronic reading device; the CONEXO pen; and
IT infrastructure comprising a CONEXO app
formobile end devices and theCONEXOportal
server as a central database – ideally installed
at the operator’s premises.
This interaction allows the maintenance
technician in the field to call up current infor-
mation about the status of the valve at any
time, information such as the valve descrip-
tion, instructions, test reports or maintenance
information.
Noonline connection is required for this; the
data is saved on a mobile end device.
Since the information can be read out at the
valve itself, the IQ process (installation qualifi-
cation) is sped up as the required documents
and test reports can be called up and compared
quickly and easily.
The CONEXO system also offers major
advantages for maintenance processes during
operation. The maintenance documentation is
processed electronically by the CONEXO app.
The maintenance technician is guided through
the maintenance processes, can record the
evaluation of wearing parts electronically and
verify this via photo documentation.
Thisallowsthedatatoberecordedelectroni-
cally in an organised manner and also allows
for further electronic processing in a simple
manner, whether for the customer’s SCADA
environment or in the customer’s ERP system.
TheCONEXOportal can be used to analyse the
history of operating media sites, even cross-
plant. This enables the maintenance intervals
to be optimally adapted too.
CONEXO is designed as an open system
which means that many other plant compo-
nents can bemanaged in the system in addition
to GEMÜ valves. The sales launch of GEMÜ
CONEXO took place in August last year.
Over the course of more than 50 years, this
globally focused, independent family owned
enterprise has established itself in important
It’s a fact that requirements for documentation and optimisation of maintenance processes are
bringing about a more intensive focus on individual components within a plant. GEMÜ,
one of the world’s leading manufacturers of valves, measurement and control systems,
has recognised this and equipped its valves with integrated RFID chips.
GEMÜ’S equipped valves with integrated RFID
chips used for continuous electronic traceability
and also for direct maintenance support.
Continuous electronic traceability
thanks to valves with RFID
industrial sectors thanks to its innovative
products and customised solutions for
process media control. GEMÜ is the world
market leader for sterile valve applications
in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology
industries. q