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SEEPEX
A leader in digitalization
for the pump industry
Monitoring in several dimensions. While the Pump
Monitor works locally with Bluetooth or control room con-
nections as described and is aimed at users who do not
want to allow data transfer to external systems, there are
also more interactive variants available.
The first helpful add-on is the Mobile Notification Service.
The Pump Monitor is integrated into the mobile phone
network via a SIM card and provides information about
warnings or alarms that have occurred by means of push cess optimization and more complex analyses drawn up
messages via SMS or email. The pump reports deviations
from the previously defined specifications not only within
the on-site systems, but also to the user’s mobile device. by Seepex. Seepex’s many years of experience will guide
The user can receive warning messages at any time re- these analyses.”
gardless of location. This convenient service reduces the
standard inspection tours on site, saves a large amount From offline to online: Digital solutions for every cus-
of time and, above all, provides greater safeguards during tomer. Seepex is already riding a wave of success in 120
critical production processes. The operation of decentral- countries with its progressive cavity pumps. This is set to
ized pumping stations is not only made easier by such a continue with the innovations from the new Digital Solu-
notification service, but also reduces personnel costs. tions product group.
In addition to Seepex Pump Monitor and Connected Ser-
Seepex Connected Services: all cloud data within vices, Digital Solutions have now included service and
reach. Users who utilize Seepex Connected Services are maintenance apps. With the freely available apps Seepex
provided with even greater flexibility. Various options such VR and Seepex Service Point, pump experts provide direct
as remote monitoring or advanced analytics are available to support for pump maintenance in the field.
customers. Seepex’s cloud service collects the pump data Seepex VR, for example, simplifies maintenance through
from the field and makes it available everywhere. All values virtual reality and offers step-by-step instructions and 3-D
supplied by the Pump Monitor can be retrieved online by animations. Additionally, the maintenance history and re-
the user at any time and from any location. At a glance, spective condition of the pump are documented in a log-
the operating data and status information of all pumps are book. Seepex Service Point makes commission-specific
accessible at different operating locations – irrespective of operating manuals available online and simplifies service
where you are currently located. inquiries with multimedia file attachments and spare parts
Remote monitoring contains a clearly laid-out dashboard inquiries from the field. For this purpose, the QR code on
that visualizes all pump values in graphical form. The dis- the type plate of the pump can be scanned and various
plays can be customized, PDF reports generated and fur- help functions are immediately available through the virtual
ther alarms set. A notification function via SMS or email is Service Point. “When apps are being developed, the focus
also available. Advanced analytics offers a selection of fur- is always on how we can simplify the interaction between
ther analysis options: for example, the user can combine the ourselves and our customers and how we can best sup-
collected data from their calculations in a supported graph- port our customers in terms of service and maintenance,”
ics editor and compare them with the performance maps of Hansen describes the approach to the service apps.
the pump. This enables predictive maintenance and wear “The great flexibility of Seepex’s Digital Solutions is that we
predictions through early warnings. Pump operation can be offer individual solutions that take into account the different
optimized based on application-specific analysis and de- levels of digitalization of our customers. Customers who
fined, meaningful KPIs for quality assurance. Various inter- would like to work online and appreciate the added value
faces, such as OPC UA, are also supported in order to link of the data analysis algorithms from Seepex are as impor-
Connected Services to other customer systems. tant to us as customers who prefer to work offline and per-
“In the future, we will continue to expand the cloud-based haps only with the Service Point app. Neither of these two
services and add various new functions. Users will be able worlds is wrong,” clarifies Christian Hansen.
to customize options according to their needs,” explains
Hansen. “We will also offer our customers advice on pro- Market leader for progressive cavity pumps. Digital
Solutions represent another milestone in the history of
Seepex’s innovative technological products. In over 40
years the company has developed into a market leader
in the field of progressive cavity pump, macerators and
control systems. Its customers include applications in the
environmental industry, food, cosmetics, chemical and
pharmaceutical industries in Germany and worldwide.
In the future, the new digital products and services will
actively support companies from all these industries in
reducing downtime and sustainably lowering their oper-
ating costs.
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