AssetWatch Adds Electrical Monitoring to Catch Hidden Motor Faults Before They Cause Downtime

DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AssetWatch, Inc. today announced the launch of AssetWatch Electrical Monitoring, a continuous motor current monitoring solution that helps industrial maintenance teams see emerging risks in AC motor-driven assets before they escalate into downtime.

Unlike many mechanical faults, which vibration sensors are well suited to detect, electrical and load-related issues can develop with little or no early vibration signature, leaving maintenance teams with an incomplete picture of motor health. AssetWatch Electrical Monitoring addresses this gap directly.

The solution continuously monitors RMS current across all three phases of AC motors, helping identify overload conditions, power transmission issues such as slipping belts or failing couplings, and current unbalance that shorten motor life. Where periodic spot checks see a motor only during a technician's visit, continuous monitoring never looks away, catching problems as they develop, not at the next scheduled check. Beyond catching faults, it also provides runtime and duty cycle visibility, giving reliability teams a behavioral baseline that reveals which assets are running hardest and which carry the most operational risk.

"When teams can see electrical and vibration data side by side, the conversation changes. Instead of asking whether something is wrong, they can pinpoint whether it's electrical, mechanical, or process-related and get to the right fix the first time. That kind of clarity is what turns monitoring data into faster, more confident maintenance decisions."

— Jaidev Krishnan, VP of Condition Monitoring Engineering, AssetWatch

Electrical Monitoring joins AssetWatch's existing suite of continuous vibration monitoring, temperature monitoring, and oil analysis. These four monitoring technologies give maintenance teams a wide early warning window: vibration catches mechanical degradation, current detects electrical and load-based faults, temperature confirms thermal consequences, and oil analysis provides detailed internal wear data between sampling intervals. All findings are unified in the AssetWatch platform, where AI and dedicated Condition Monitoring Engineers (CMEs) work together to deliver intelligence manufacturers can trust. CME experts understand how each plant operates, know its assets, and work as an extension of the customer's maintenance and reliability team.

The wireless sensor installs in the electrical panel, not on the motor itself, enabling rapid deployment and around-the-clock monitoring of hard-to-access equipment where vibration sensors are difficult to place. No capital expenditure is required.

"We developed this the same way we build everything at AssetWatch: fast to deploy, easy to interpret, and backed by expert CMEs who help our customers act on what they find. Electrical monitoring shouldn't require months of implementation or a specialized engineering degree to use."

— Patrick Carmitchel, VP of Product Management, AssetWatch

AssetWatch Electrical Monitoring is available now. For more information or to request a demo, visit http://www.assetwatch.com/solutions/electrical. To see the new solution in action, join the exclusive launch webinar, "First Look: AssetWatch Electrical Monitoring, a launch-exclusive product overview, live demo, and open Q&A," on November 17. Registration is now open at start.assetwatch.com/electrical-webinar.

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SOURCE AssetWatch