Escalator Condition Monitoring System
SmartStep®
Escalator Health Analysis
Usage Monitoring
Battery Powered
Wireless System
Cloud Connected
Transmission Dynamics® introduces SmartStep® – a sophisticated in-service data logging system crafted to oversee escalator operation in real-time. This system not only captures and reports potential issues but also assists operators by providing critical insights into escalator health.
SmartStep® is installed on a standard escalator step. This allows operating parameters of the entire escalator to be acquired, allowing for faults such as drive chain imbalance and track misalignment to be diagnosed directly from the data.
Escalator Issues can be serious
SmartStep®: Revolutionising Escalator Condition Monitoring and Safety.
Clients using our system include:
Features of SmartStep®
Comprehensive Monitoring
Keep track of escalator's entire operation parameters, including stress levels, step misalignment, smoothness of operation, track issues, and many other crucial aspects.
Advanced Tech Integration
Equipped with strain gauges, tri-axial accelerometers, and a 3-axis gyroscope, ensuring data precision.
Dual Modes of Operation
Opt between a routine predictive maintenance mode and an alarm mode for instantaneous updates based on your needs.
Wireless Connectivity
Enables uninterrupted communication between the SmartStep® and internet-enabled receiver.
Benefits of using SmartStep® Escalator Condition Monitoring
Reassurance
Consistent behaviour mapping confirms no need for concern.
Predictive Maintenance
Makes maintenance proactive rather than reactive by identifying issues like drive chain imbalance, uneven chain wear, and other abnormalities.
Operational Insights
Collects additional data related to passenger behaviour, aiding in predictive loading and escalator health analysis.
Efficiency in Maintenance
Provides key data for validating the effectiveness of maintenance work.
Automated Instant Alerts
Immediate notifications via email or SMS during rapid escalator deterioration alerts, impacts, and outages to ensure rapid response.
Tube Lines, "The Smart Step has been a crucial tool in our escalator monitoring for years, helping us pin-point and swiftly address numerous issues."
Behind the Scenes
Baseline Deviations
This enables rapid identification of irregularities, streamlining the troubleshooting process and minimising downtime.
Threshold Alerts
Employing an intricate alert system, we proactively identify deviations from established thresholds.
Spectral Analysis
This sophisticated technique uncovers nuanced patterns that can hold crucial information about system behaviour and anomalies.
Data Trending
This perspective offers invaluable insights into long-term behaviour patterns and potential trajectories.
Fleet Analysis
This comprehensive view empowers strategic decision-making by providing insights into fleet-wide performance, trends, and optimisation opportunities.
Usage Monitoring
This scrutiny allows us to identify wear and usage-related trends, facilitating predictive maintenance strategies.
Transmission Dynamics understands the uniqueness of each escalator, and hence the SmartStep® is tailored to develop a distinct “fingerprint” for individual escalators, capturing even the gradual changes in their operations.
Accurately positioned strain gauges detect structural loading.
The system’s Rainflow Counting algorithms enable the evaluation of useful remaining life.
Advanced algorithms enable automatic detection and reporting of problematic locations.
The SmartStep® system enables evaluation of passenger throughput.
SmartStep® automatically detects and reports changes in operational conditions.
Escalator Health Analysis Data Outputs and User Interface
SMS & E-Mail Alerts
Offers automated SMS and e-mail alerts for rapid escalator deterioration alerts.
Escalator Health Analysis
The system provides comprehensive escalator health analysis, including stress levels, step alignment, smoothness of operation, and track issues.
Condition at a Glance
With a quick glance at the intuitive user interface, users can assess the escalator's condition and identify any potential issues.
SmartStep® simplifies complex analytics with its intuitive graphical user interface (GUI). Users receive actionable insights at a glance, thanks to a traffic light colour system: green for optimal operation, amber for caution, and red for required action. Automated SMS and email alerts ensure timely updates, making advanced data management both efficient and user-friendly.
Click on the image above to view our video on SmartStep® and how it plays a key role in passenger transportation systems.
Deployed across critical transport systems in the UK, the SmartStep® has proven its worth by significantly reducing escalator downtimes and refining maintenance processes.
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