
An example of e-maintenance at work  | 
          
(1) From a central SKF Diagnostics Center , a data collection route is sent electronically to the laptop computer of a technician in a remote location.  | 
          
(2) The information is downloaded to a Microlog portable data collector.  | 
          
(3) Once collected, machine vibration or process data is  | 
          
(4) Uploaded into the remote PC and then  | 
          
(5) Sent electronically back to the SKF Diagnostics Center where it is displayed, analyzed and stored in SKF Machine Analyst software.  | 
          
(6) Using the @ptitude system, an SKF analyst generates report or work order requests which are sent to the customer along with the supportive data. This information is also posted to a web server for future reference by the customer. The SKF Diagnostics Center provides the data repository.  | 
          
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