45% of machine failures can be attributed to poor oil condition monitoring1
Smarter maintenance for optimised performance
VitalyX, powered by Shell Remote Sense and Bently Nevada is a lubricant condition monitoring service to keep your equipment healthy, your costs down and your fleets on the move with real-time visibility of your equipment oil life.
Introducing VitalyX
VitalyX, powered by Shell Remote Sense and Bently Nevada is an IoT and advanced analytics-based lubricant condition monitoring service that helps you identify and prevent equipment failures before they occur.
With actionable insights at your fingertips, take proactive decisions to protect and extend equipment life, increase efficiency and optimise maintenance. Moving to a condition-based maintenance schedule will save the time and money by preventing equipment breakdowns and vessel downtime.
Delivered in conjunction with Shell LubeAnalyst, Vitalyx monitors oil parameters in engines, gears and hydraulics to give a constantly updated picture of lubricant condition to immediately identify contaminants and accurately predict oil life.
Intelligent monitoring
Track real-time oil and equipment condition
From time consuming manual checking and catastrophic failures to remote and real time monitoring powered by Shell Remote Sense and Bently Nevada.
| Oil conditioning monitoring | Manual monitoring | Shell Lube Analyst | VitalyX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timings | 3-10 weeks | 1-2 weeks | Continuous |
| Sampling | Manual sampling | Scheduled sampling | Smart sampling |
| Testing | Laboratory testing | Laboratory testing 7 labs globally | Cloud-based, AI-powered analysis |
| Reporting | Paper report | Digital reporting | Instant recommendation |
The benefits
Improve your productivity and profitability with VitalyX
With better lubrication monitoring and management leading to healthier machines and performance, Vitalyx delivers a host of benefits:
- Protects and extends equipment life
- Prevent unplanned downtime
- Increase operational efficiency
- Optimise equipment health
- Lower maintenance costs
Access a complete picture of your lubricant condition 24/7
- Water Ingress
- Viscosity
- Total Acid Number
- Total Base Number
- Fuel Dilution
- Oxidation
- Nitration
- Coolant Contamination
- Soot
React faster with actionable insights and recommendations
- Contamination alerts
- Remaining oil life
- Fine control of oil quality
- Extend oil drain intervals
- Consumption savings
How VitalyX works
Make your data work harder
VitalyX is like a 24/7 health check for your marine equipment – your oil is constantly assessed and you receive an instant diagnosis and clear recommendations to prevent things going wrong or getting worse
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Detail 1
Sensor
Gathering raw data on oil and equipment.
Easy to install and integrate into existing systems, sensors provide real-time information that we use to deliver a clear picture of how your lubricants and machinery is performing.
Detail 2
Shell Insight
30+ years of lubricant analysis expertise
Shell has accumulated a vast library of lubricant data based on hundreds of products delivered across thousands of applications. This constantly updated source of expertise is leveraged to generate our insights on oil condition and equipment health.
Detail 3
Shell Remote Sense Cloud
Analysis powered by AI and machine learning
The Shell Remote Sense Cloud uses the latest AI and machine learning technology to analyse sensor data. This includes asset benchmarking to calibrate our models, behaviour tracking to detect anomalies and oil property modelling to predict outcomes.
Detail 4
Actionable insights and recommendations
Insight on oil condition, contamination, remaining oil life
Insights and recommendations are generated through Shell Remote Sense advanced analytics. These clear recommendations are delivered to the operations and maintenance team through a user-friendly interface.
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