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Our FCC and CE certification process

Posted on December 5, 2018 (December 5, 2018) by John Scott

We’ve been busy over the last few weeks undergoing testing of the FitMachine for the FCC and CE certification process. For those not familiar with these certifications the FCC, or Federal Communications Commission, is an independent government agency in the United States which regulates wireless communications in the country, as well as other forms of […]

Bringing Maintenance Into the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Posted on November 28, 2018 (December 4, 2018) by David Barzilay

MOVUS was founded by CEO Brad Parsons in January 2015, initially starting out of The University of Queensland’s iLab, a supporter of technologically cutting-edge entrepreneurial start-up businesses. MOVUS’ flagship product, the FitMachine, provides an end-to-end equipment monitoring solution for industrial machinery using the latest machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies. Potential for Machine Monitoring According […]

Australian Manufacturing: Time to Invest is Now

Posted on November 27, 2018 (December 4, 2018) by Brad Parsons

Scenario According to the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), our national Manufacturing industry has been expanding consistently with 25 months of uninterrupted growth (1), the longest run since 2005. On the other hand, it is no secret the sector is under pressure to transform. Traditional production methods and business models are being disrupted as digital […]

The Shift from Preventive to Condition-Based Maintenance

Posted on November 16, 2018 (November 20, 2018) by John Gardner

The current shift from Preventive to Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) deserves some reflection. Until recently, CBM required the implementation of costly monitoring equipment and skilled technical analysts to be effective, limiting its application. The development of low cost machine condition sensors coupled with artificial intelligence is disrupting the industry and re-writing the rules of maintenance regimes. […]

FitMachine Product Update, October 2018

Posted on October 9, 2018 (October 30, 2018) by Brian Lowe

Technology continues to be a key component of MOVUS’ market leadership and our investment remains strong. The latest release of our FitMachine technology stack has several exciting new developments, with more on the way. In brief, Customer self-install now makes installation and onboarding of MOVUS FitMachines safe and easy The latest release of our API […]

5 Advantages of Condition-Based Monitoring

Posted on August 29, 2018 (October 26, 2018) by Kingsley Palmer

Many maintenance staff in process industries have stressful jobs. They must constantly seek to balance the opposing requirements of maximising production and machinery up-time, whilst simultaneously minimising unplanned downtime with its associated loss of production, generally within a fixed maintenance budget. Traditionally this has involved, as a minimum, a scheduled maintenance plan for all machines […]

Continuous Monitoring of Assets in Dirty, Difficult, or Dangerous Locations

Posted on August 27, 2018 (October 26, 2018) by Mark Parker

Last week I shared a LinkedIn update showing the MOVUS FitMachine gateway installed at a customer site in Melbourne. The Pilot Project was actually for an ALS Global customer. A comment was left on the post by a LinkedIn member asking about the use case for deploying FitMachine. Braham Breytenbach from ALS replied to the […]

Harnessing Industrial IoT to Reduce Workplace Risk

Posted on July 29, 2018 (October 26, 2018) by Mark Parker

Avoiding unplanned downtime and equipment failure are two pretty obvious benefits that companies realise from deploying Industrial IoT solutions like MOVUS FitMachine. A lesser known, but equally important benefit is the impact IIoT can have on workplace safety. A recent article published by Blackline Safety highlighted a number of risks faced by workers in manufacturing. […]

Transform Business Processes With Digital Insights

Posted on July 10, 2018 (October 26, 2018) by Mark Parker

Big data is kind of a big deal for many companies around the world. But does having access to lots of data help a business make better decisions or improve operations or develop a competitive advantage? One thing I stress to prospects and partners is that having more data doesn’t necessarily help organisations improve or […]

Top 3 IOT Business Benefits

Posted on May 18, 2018 (October 26, 2018) by Brad Parsons

Every day there are new predictions about how the internet of things (IOT) will connect 20 Billion, 30 Billion or 50 Billion devices to the internet. I thought I’d weigh into the commentary, to give a view on the business benefits, which seem to be missing under a wash of monstrous numbers. The IOT sphere covers […]