A maintenance system is disclosed for assisting in maintaining an automated carrier system for moving objects to be processed. The maintenance system includes a plurality of automated carriers that are adapted to move on an array of discontinuous standard track sections, each said automated carrier including a carrier body that is no larger in either a length or width direction that a standard track section, and an automated maintenance carrier that is adapted to move on the array of discontinuous track sections, said automated maintenance system including a maintenance body that is larger in at least one of a length or width direction than the standard track section.

A bin exchange system is disclosed that includes a plurality of automated carriers, each of which is adapted to be remotely movable on an array of track sections, at least one input station by which bins may be introduced to the array of track sections, at least one processing station in communication with the array of track sections wherein objects may be moved between bins, and at least one output station by which bins may be removed from the array of track sections.

A maintenance system is disclosed for assisting in maintaining an automated carrier system for moving objects to be processed. The maintenance system includes a plurality of automated carriers that are adapted to move on an array of discontinuous standard track sections, each said automated carrier including a carrier body that is no larger in either a length or width direction that a standard track section, and an automated maintenance carrier that is adapted to move on the array of discontinuous track sections, said automated maintenance system including a maintenance body that is larger in at least one of a length or width direction than the standard track section.

Method for implementing event rules for maintenance relevant events in a plurality of machines, wherein the method utilizes a computer system containing a common central configurator, and wherein the machines are connected to the common central configurator to transfer data, where the method includes defining a maintenance relevant event for a certain class of machines by using the common central configurator, sending the event rule to an edge device of at least one machine of this class, preferably to edge devices of all machines of this class, where the edge device forms part of the computer system, and storing the event rule in the edge device and the common central configurator such that it is possible to implement event rules in a plurality of similar machines without having to implement those event rules on every single machine independently.

A maintenance control program for use in maintaining mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment is provided. The maintenance control program includes a completed survey of the mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment. The completed survey is configured to document the physical characteristics of the mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment and an assessment of a plurality of metrics concerning the mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment. An algorithm is configured to apply values to the assessment of the plurality of metrics. A schedule of code required maintenance tasks is developed for the mechanical and electro-mechanical equipment, wherein an interval of the required maintenance tasks is determined by the algorithm based on the values applied to the assessment of the plurality of metrics.

An apparatus for assisting maintenance work, a method of assisting maintenance work, and a program for assisting maintenance work that assists maintenance work, while reducing the number of onside services by a maintenance operator, are provided. An apparatus for assisting maintenance work includes a first acquirement unit configured to acquire a data set including a combination of device information of a target device and operation information of the target device, or a data set including a combination of the device information of the target device and event information indicating an event for the target device. The apparatus for assisting maintenance work includes a second acquirement unit configured to acquire work content information indicating a content of maintenance work, for the target device, performed through a maintenance operator, the work content information indicating a replaced or repaired part, or a new part after replacement. The apparatus for assisting maintenance work includes a learning unit configured to perform learning based on the data set acquired by the first acquirement unit, the data set being associated with the replaced or repaired part, or the new part after replacement that is indicated by the work content information acquired by the second acquirement unit.

A predictive maintenance system for an irrigation system includes one or more sensors configured to generate a signal indicative of abnormal operation within the irrigation system, the sensors electrically coupled to a drive system, a processor, and a memory. The memory includes instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor cause the predictive maintenance system to receive the generated signal, determine abnormal operation of the drive system based on the generated signal, and predict, by a machine learning model, a maintenance requirement of the drive system based on the determined abnormal operation.

Systems and methods for enabling an augmented reality device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The augmented reality device preferentially presents and records available data streams from the various instruments on the hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids in an augmented reality user interface. The augmented reality user interface preferentially presents such data streams as readings from the various instruments in an easy-to-read, color-coded display, wherein the color coding relates to various in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance ranges related to each of the various instruments.

A service proposal period adjusting device is connected to an air conditioner and a service base location terminal that is installed in a service base location and that provides a service to the air conditioner, the service proposal period adjusting device includes an operation state collecting unit that collects an operation state signal from the air conditioner, a candidate date and time calculating unit that decides a plurality of pieces of candidate date and time based on the operation state signal, a sending unit that sends a cleaning recommendation signal based on the plurality of pieces of candidate date and time to a communication terminal, and a requesting unit that sends request date and time selected by the communication terminal from among the plurality of pieces of candidate date and time to the service base location terminal.

An object processing system is disclosed that includes a plurality of track sections, and a plurality of remotely actuatable carriers for controlled movement along at least portions of the plurality of track sections, each of the actuatable carriers being instructed at any time to move a limited number of track section only.