KCF Technologies, Inc. products

Optimized for low power use, the third generation Wireless Vibration Sensor uses easily replaceable batteries and KCF Technologies’ proprietary wireless protocol that transmits the full vibration spectrum over the air on a nearly-continuous basis. The system provides continuous remote monitoring of key performance indicators to track the operating health of equipment. Full spectrum up to minute-by-minute data capture, Industrial grade hardware – Class 1, Div 2 certified, High quality data, Hazardous location rated, Deploys and generates data in minutes, Powered by an over the counter battery, easily replaced in seconds, Full control over sensor system – move & reassign sensors.

DART Wireless is KCF’s communication protocol used for sending data through our mesh network of wireless vibration sensors and Base Station Gateways. Sensors do not need to be paired to a specific Base Station. Instead, they can hop from one Base Station to another—utilizing the strongest signal pathway, ensuring a reliable stream of continuous data without any user input. This makes the system a modular and scalable solution for facilities of all sizes. Enables full spectrum data at a one per minute frequency while maintaining long battery life, Patented communication protocol, Low RF interference, Will NOT interrupt plant Wi-Fi. 

The SMARTdiagnostics IoT HUB is the next generation of full asset solutions designed to handle the most complex asset health monitoring needs. 7 input channels per HUB system. Capable of triggered and simultaneous collections. Compatible with multiple sensor types, including third-party sensors. Take in several channels of vibration data from different key monitoring points on a large asset, along with a trigger input port enabling monitoring at a particular moment in the machine’s operating cycle. With analog or IEPE adapters, the remaining ports can be used to collect data from other sensor types, such as pressure, current, or oil humidity.

Piezo Sensing, part of the SMARTsensing suite of hardware products, expands the already robust capabilities of the KCF Technologies Comprehensive Machine Health Platform. Large, slow rotating equipment, such as paper machines, can often present challenges when monitoring using traditional methods. When equipment moves slower, advanced methods are needed to accurately track and prevent machine failures. Piezo Sensing solves this problem by using advanced enveloping technology – a processing method that isolates and highlights impacts, making accurate detection possible – Piezo Sensing enables you to monitor your most critical equipment, regardless of speed all within one platform. Piezo Sensing’s emphasis on data quality allows earlier identification of faults than other platforms support and enables monitoring for high-speed application that other solutions can’t address.

Pressure Sensing is one of the many capabilities seamlessly integrated into KCF’s Comprehensive Machine Health Monitoring Platform. Gain the ability to see real time pressure data, right alongside vibration and temperature data in one easy-to-use platform. This capability within the product family unlocks the ability to detect and proactively correct problems such as clogged filters, air/gas leaks, improper configuration, among others, all through a single vendor, eliminating costly time-based maintenance protocols. KCF Technologies offers both –Differential– and –Absolute– pressure sensors, each with their own unique use cases.

IEPE accelerometers are commonly used for route-based preventive maintenance and monitoring. The IEPE adapter can monitor a single axis accelerometer/transducer and provide up to 8 kHz measurement bandwidth for early onset detection of potential machine failures.

UE Systems UltraTrak 850s joins the KCF Technologies family of products. The World’s Smartest Permanently Mounted Ultrasound Sensor has joined KCF’s Comprehensive Machine Health Platform. Gain the power to see real time ultrasonic, temperature, and vibration data in one easy to-use platform. This addition to the product family grants platform users the ability to detect problems in the applications vibration isn’t quite sensitive enough to detect, to identify asset faults at the earliest stages—all through a single vendor

The SMARTdiagnostics IoT HUB is the next generation of full asset solutions designed to handle the most complex asset health monitoring needs. 7 input channels per HUB system. Capable of triggered and simultaneous collections. Compatible with multiple sensor types, including third-party sensors. Take in several channels of vibration data from different key monitoring points on a large asset, along with a trigger input port enabling monitoring at a particular moment in the machine’s operating cycle. With analog or IEPE adapters, the remaining ports can be used to collect data from other sensor types, such as pressure, current, or oil humidity.

Enhance your vibration monitoring capabilities for variable speed assets in your plant using two new tachometer sensor options – –inductive– and –optical–.Variable speed assets, such as paper machines and conveyors, can be challenging to monitor due to constantly changing conditions. Trending running speed data in real-time with vibration data gives a clearer picture into the health of your assets. By using tachometers alongside wireless vibration sensors, clear connections between running speed and vibration can be made, giving operators the power to know the optimal conditions for throughput and machine health and allowing structural resonances to be addressed.

Oil humidity is one of the many monitoring capabilities seamlessly integrated into KCF’s Comprehensive Machine Health Monitoring Platform. Oil humidity is a measure of how much water is dissolved in a sample of oil. Humidity in oil can cause lubrication loss and corrosion of machine parts, so continuous oil humidity monitoring is critical in diagnosing and preventing a potential failure. Correlating rises and falls in humidity with the timing of process changes can help identify root causes of water ingress, which could occur not only from the breaching of an oil system by liquid water, but from humid air entering through a vent or a breather. In addition to monitoring oil humidity, the IFM LDF-100 measures oil temperature, that could signal late-stage wear in gears.