Case Study: a wind farm improves turbine reliability with ACOEM’s Shock Finder and MCT

a wind farm cuts gearbox replacement costs by €150k with ACOEM

A wind farm in France faced recurring and costly maintenance issues with the low-speed shafts in its turbine gearboxes. Bearing defects often went unnoticed, leading to expensive gearbox replacements and prolonged downtime. To address this challenge, the customer implemented condition monitoring solutions from vendor ACOEM.

ACOEM implemented an integrated solution using its MV-x system, which combined the Shock Finder™ algorithm and MCT™ methodology. This system provided real-time monitoring and detected early bearing faults, allowing for timely maintenance. The results were significant cost savings, reducing a gearbox replacement cost from €250k to €100k and cutting downtime from 10 weeks to just 3 weeks. This solution from ACOEM prevented catastrophic failures and improved the customer's operational efficiency.