【2021 Solutions】 Motor Protectors: How Haobo Technology Employs AI to Understand the 'Hearts' of Machines
Motors are a critical power source for various devices in modern times, and are key components of many automated equipment, acting like the heart of machines. Any malfunctions not only shorten the lifespan of the motors themselves but also affect the entire system's operation, potentially causing delays in production due to downtime. Through the use of Smart Vibration Diagnostic and Monitoring Solution (SVDM Solution), Haobo Technology utilizes AI to comprehend motors, becoming an indispensable tech partner in intelligent manufacturing.
The essential industrial motors see an almost 4% annual compound growth rate.
According to statistics, the market size for industrial motors was $32.9 billion in 2017, with an expected compound annual growth rate of 3.63% from 2019 to 2025. Motors have a wide variety of uses, nearly essential in all equipment operations, and represent a technology that is well-developed, with numerous suppliers and a long product lifecycle.
Haobo Technology, established in 2015, started by solving motor noise issues. In recent years, due to the rapidly evolving AI technology, Haobo Technology has continuously innovated and researched, integrating vibration frequency with sound-based audio processing technologies and AI algorithms for noise reduction, along with their self-developed wideband low-noise vibration sensors. They introduced a new generation of industry-leading 'Smart Vibration Diagnostic and Monitoring Solution' (SVDM Solution), overcoming previous challenges in detecting main vibration frequencies and predicting vibration models in complex environments, making it an essential solution for accelerating industrial intelligence.
▲ Haobo Technology's 'Smart Vibration Diagnostic and Monitoring Solution' has been successfully applied in PCB drilling machines, semiconductor equipment, machine tools, and medical equipment.
Haobo Technology's CEO Lu Hongyi states that the Smart Vibration Diagnostic and Monitoring Solution is distinguished not only by its noise reduction capability but also by the AI model's ability to instantly recognize abnormal frequencies in motor vibrations. Since general motor sensors are too large to be mounted on the motors, Haobo Technology has customized thin sensors to be installed on the spindle motors, allowing AI models to be computed in real-time on edge devices, significantly reducing the cost of computational resources, with an overall potential reduction in costs by one-fourth.
Simultaneously, advancements in vibration detection for motor operations have exceeded past technological limits, thus allowing for the immediate detection of the minutest changes and providing early malfunction warnings, helping to extend the lifespan of the motors.
Haobo Technology has established a vibration data AI analysis platform that constantly monitors the health of motors.
Haobo Technology's self-developed AI engine is capable of training database modules from collected operational vibration data of motors and establishing a proprietary database for that equipment, which provides real-time comparisons during operation, monitoring if the production equipment is functioning normally. Upon detecting any abnormalities, the system instantly issues a warning alert, enabling on-site managers to address the issue immediately to prevent large quantities of finished or semi-finished products from defects.
▲ Haobo Technology's vibration data AI analysis platform can detect the most subtle vibrations in motors, thus precisely predicting their health status.
Lu Hongyi mentions that the company independently develops its sensors, hardware, firmware, and AI data analysis platforms, which allows for the detection of the faintest vibrations in motors, thereby accurately predicting their health status. This optimization of product quality and preemptive monitoring of production equipment health aims to enhance productivity.
Haobo's 'Smart Vibration Diagnostic and Monitoring Solution' (SVDM Solution) has successfully been applied in PCB drilling machines, semiconductor equipment, machine tools, and medical devices, with future plans to actively promote across various industries and enter the international market, hoping to become a pioneer in smart vibration diagnostics.
![Haobo Technology CEO Lu Hongyi.](https://aihub.org.tw/images/upload/%E5%9C%96%E4%B8%892.jpg)
「Translated content is generated by ChatGPT and is for reference only. Translation date:2024-05-19」