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Who is predicon?
PreDiCon is a family company
with the intent of supplying online, predictive maintenance
(PdM) solutions and PdM engineering services to industry.
Overall, the company can be
characterized as a high quality
engineering company which
specializes in providing PdM solutions and the means to ensure
that those solutions are actually
carried out.
For many years companies and corporations
with a maintenance department have been
supplied with off-line PdM systems from
hardware manufacturers and software
houses, coupled with some basic training.
The condition of industry today is such that
only a very few companies have managed
to develop an effective PdM system, the vast
majority of installed systems (over 90% according to sources) have atrophied to such
a low level of activity that to all perception,
there is no practical operation of predictive
maintenance. The premier drawbacks of an

off-line system are:

Firstly that there is no inherent
value in the system because the
system is only as effective as the
last time the technician gathered
data and carried out analysis.
Secondly, the data is only gathered (nominally) monthly. Many
failures develop much more
quickly and are thus missed.
The companies using these systems are often hard pressed to
supply the required manpower for continued operation of the system.
PreDiCon is the only company to offer a
proven auditable PdM system which is tailored to the customers requirements and is
structured to continually provide the plant
management with proof that quantifiable
cost savings are being made. No other company is providing a structure that is self
monitoring and accountable for profitable
operation of a predictive maintenance system.

Research & development

In response to demonstrated needs of our
market, new services are being developed
to include systems reengineering, audits of
existing systems, and systems effectiveness
evaluation. These new services are especially useful to senior management who can
now quantify the success, or otherwise, of
their existing PdM systems.
New products are under continual development and we will soon be launching low
cost vibration monitoring systems, advanced

asset management software with multiple

modules including vibration analysis and
performance monitoring.
To enhance our R&D effort PreDiCon is developing an integrated predictive and performance analysis software package enabling plant management to make informed,
profitable decisions. The Angel product is
patented as are all new developments.

Inside
Company History

Market Environment

Vision & Technologies

Mission Statement

Services

Publications

Guardian Angel

Financial Independence

Special points of interest:

Installer of PdM systems
for General Motors in
North America.
Developed Guardian
Angel to provide 24/7
monitoring & analysis
cover.
Broad coverage of ALL
applicable PdM technologies.

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COMPANY HISTORY
The company started operating in the USA in 1992. Since
that time the company has moved its head office to England
and the company has developed rapidly.
Our customer list includes:
USA

GM Lordstown Fab, OH
GM Lordstown Assembly, OH
GM Lansing Plants 1 & 3, MI
GM Indianapolis Metal Fab, IN
BHP Copper, Tucson AZ
Air Enterprises, Akron OH
FMC Wayne ISA, MI
FMC Walton Hills, OH
Iron Dynamics, Butler IN
Magna Stamping, Knoxville,
TN
Mexico

GM Silao Mexico
United Kingdom

GM Vauxhall

FMC LandRover

Perkins Engines
Interbrew UK, Manchester & Samlesbury
WERU
Horizon Food Group
Shell Transport & Trading
BPB Theme Parks
Pilkingtons Glass Group
Victoria Hospitals Group

Cyprus

Unicom Shipping

The UK office was opened in 1997 and since

then the company has gone from strength to
strength. After graduating from college Liam
and Kieran joined the company as field engineers. We now have an efficient sales team
and software development team.

Winners of the System of the Year Award at Lordstown Fabrication

Plant. Another system installed by PreDiCon .

PreDiCon has formed an alliance with RMGProcit to develop integrated software packages for performance and predictive analyses.

market environment
The predictive maintenance market is in a unique situation at present. Over
2,500 off-line vibration analysis systems have been deployed in the last 5 years.

Over 2,500 off-line vibration

analysis systems have been
deployed in the last 5 years

Approximately 25% of the users of these systems would purchase an on-line vibration monitoring system for their critical equipment but are dissuaded by the
very high purchase cost of existing systems. Fewer than 1% of existing users actually purchase on-line monitoring systems for this reason. The Guardian Angel
system provides on-line monitoring at a cost which is less than the existing offline system when one considers the cost of manpower and missed equipment
failures.

Vision

technologies

B y
2003 PreDiCon will be a highly visible
company known as the best on-line
monitoring system and PdM service
provider in the PdM industry. We will
also have developed several PdM
products and marketed these products and related services to the industry, becoming the leader in PdM aftersales support and service. Sales will
exceed $6,000,000 and PreDiCon will
actively be promoting lower cost PdM
to the newer and larger customer
base of smaller industrial plants.

P reD iCon offers services in infrared thermal imaging, ultrasonic leak detection and vibration analysis. Stocked
equipment includes FLIR PM575 thermal imaging
cameras, Commtest VB1000 vibration analyzers and
PDC designed and built ultrasonic analyzers. PreDiCon also offers tribological sampling of used and
new lubricating and hydraulic oils.

PreDiCon maintain up to date equipment inventories including the state of the art FLIR PM575.

On Line vibration analysis products include Guardian

and Angel as complementary components of a 24/7
vibration and process monitoring package. The
Guardian component carries out the monitoring
function and Angel transfers data to PreDiCon for
routine analysis and reporting.

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Mission statement
In order to achieve our Vision, PreDiCon commits to the
following
PreDiCon ' s Mission is to provide innovative, practical and
top-quality services and products that improve the way
people do predictive maintenance. We believe our first
responsibility is to the clients who use our products and
services. Our strong financial position will enable us to
develop new markets and introduce predictive maintenance into plants which have previously considered PdM
as being too capital intensive to be profitable. In carrying
out our day-to-day business we strive to:
1.

Treat our employees with respect.

2.

Follow the philosophy that our customers are the

reason why the company exists.

be known as a company that cares. Our customers, vendors, and employees see PreDiCon as offering integrity,
care, feelings, knowledge, results, and a better way of carrying out the business of predictive maintenance.

Through a long-term commitment to this mission, we will

SERVICES
The services offered by PreDiCon are all directly related to
improving the cost efficiency of the customer through the
use of Predictive Maintenance.

go, then he can set up a survey contract with us for a limited

time and let the results help him in the decision making process.

Audit of existing PdM system.

Many existing systems do not live up to their original promise. Our engineers carry out audits of existing PdM systems,
suggesting areas for improvement and at the same time offering the services and products of PreDiCon
to implement the improvements.

Infrared Thermography.
Using our FLIR PM575 thermal imager as well as visual digital
cameras, PreDiCon offers a first rate survey service. Reports
are delivered via email the day after the site visit.

PdM feasibility studies

i.e. Will it work for my plant? Because of the
inherently technical nature of predictive maintenance, customers new to the market have
little or no idea which technologies and techniques will be suitable to their plant. Our engineers carry out a study to determine which (if
any) types of predictive maintenance will be
suitable to the plant in question.

The owners of PreDiCon have

made a decision to avoid
outside investment in the
company thereby maintaining
total independence

Database installation & Set Up

Predictive Maintenance is an engineering discipline in its
own right. It is not realistic to expect tradesmen to have
enough experience and knowledge to set up a new system
after a few weeks training. Our engineers can set up the
system and give the customer on-the-job training at the
same time.
Regular PdM surveys & reports.
If the customer is not sure if a PdM system is the right way to

Vibration Analysis.
Our engineers travel to the customers site
and take vibration analysis readings using
portable vibration analysis equipment. Reports are delivered via email the day after the
visit.
Air Leak Surveys.
Using our own designed and built ultrasonic
analyzers, PreDiCon offers energy saving by
virtue of elimination of compresses air and
gas leaks.

Guardian Angel.
See panel on page 4.
All survey reports are stored in a database using a PreDiCon
designed system for quick data recall and long term analysis
Training.
PreDiCon offers a full range of on site and classroom training
courses aimed at all levels of users of predictive maintenance.

publications

PreDiCon publications include The Press Monitoring Handbook, A Beginners Guide to Vibration Analysis, Industrial Thermography in an Automotive Environment as well as several papers and industrial magazine articles.

The owners of PreDiCon have made a decision to avoid out-

PREDICON ENGINEERING
PDC Engineering
23-25 Windermere Road
Blackpool FY4 2BX
United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)1253 400541

Fax: +44 (0)1253 400552
Email: info@predicon.net

Managing Director:
Ron Frend

ron.frend@predicon.net

Carol D Frend

carol.dawn@predicon.net

Liam P Frend
Kieran J Frend
Brian T Wholey

liam.frend@predicon.net
kieran.frend@predicon.net
brian.wholey@predicon.net

Alex McCracken
Mark Carter

alex.mccrack@predicon.net
mark.carter@predicon.net

Paul Simpson
Ian Cunliffe

paul.simpson@predicon.net
ian.cunliffe@predicon.net

Financial Director:
On Site Services:

Software:
Sales:

Were on the web:

www.predicon.net

Office Personnel

Gillian K Kay
Samantha Brown

Condition
Monitoring
Engineers

gkay.kay@predicon.net
sam.brown@predicon.net

Financial independence

Guardian angel
The value of any monitoring system is not in the equipment it is in the data. The data from a portable data
collection system starts to lose value immediately after
it is collected because it is already out of date.
To ensure full value from a portable monitoring system
the engineer must be absolutely certain that all of the
failure mechanism durations on the monitored machines are shorter than the data collection interval. If
the data is old or if the analysis is
wrong then there is no value in the
monitoring system. If the data is new
and the analysis is accurate you have
full value continually
At set intervals, the Angel portion of
the system transmits all data to our
offices via the Internet so that our
engineers can examine the data in
Guardian. The allocated engineer for
your system then examines the log file
for alarm events and carries out a full
analysis of the data which has gone into alarm.
If any corrective action is required the PreDiCon
engineer calls his contact in your organisation either
by phone, e-mail or fax depending on your preference.

Every week you receive a summary of the condition of

all of your monitored equipment.
The data under analysis is always current and you can
be sure that trained and experienced engineers carry
out the analysis. Your system will give you full value
for all of its operational life.
We recommend that the server at the plant be linked
to a permanent broadband connections with a fixed IP
address (network integrity
is
maintained by a firewall on the server
PC). This is so that our engineers can
access the data at any time and see
live data at the very high connection
speeds currently available.
By opting for Guardian Angel the customer will make savings not only on
his equipment but also by optimizing
manpower and training requirements.
Guardian Angel starts at only $10 per
day per monitored node with discounts available for larger systems.
Data is information
Information is power to control your destiny