Critical heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning applications for healthcare estates require an added level of ongoing optimisation to safeguard patient wellbeing, says Armstrong Fluid Technology.
To enable hospitals to maintain comfort conditions, the company has developed Pump Manager, part of the Armstrong Active Performance Management Suite, to operate with its comprehensive range of Design Envelope pumps. This is a cloud-based application which leverages ‘the embedded intelligence and connectivity’ available through Armstrong Design Envelope pumps to offer healthcare estates managers continuous optimisation for maximum efficiency. The company explained: “Online trending and analysis across multiple parameters on single pumps, or on an aggregated basis for multiple pumps, assists in identifying performance degradation, and allows a predictive, proactive approach to users. These real-time insights and alerts report issues such as excessive vibration, a broken coupling, or deadhead, should they occur, or conditions such as impeller imbalance, bearing failure, seal failures, and shaft misalignment, that would impact on pump operation if undetected. Potential problems are identified long before they become an issue for patients, ensuring that pumps maintain commission status levels of operation throughout their lifetime. Hospitals worldwide are installing Armstrong pumps to ensure comfortable conditions, and make significant energy savings.” This month’s front cover shows the Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, which relies on Armstrong chilled water and condenser water pumps, controlled by an Integrated Plant Controller (IPC)11550, to keep the building cool.
The full Methodist Dallas Medical Center case study can found at www.armstrongfluidtechnology.com
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