--- title: Predictive Maintenance on Industrial Turbines Explained via Duct Tape description: In the world of IoT all consultancy slides talk about predictive maintenance as being the “Killer Industrial IoT App”. However Dataart took the theory to a very easy to understand demo thanks to some duct tape. Via the use of a simple accelerometer and their open source DeviceHive solution on top of Snappy Ubuntu Core and […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/predictive-maintenance-on-industrial-turbines-explained-via-duck-tape?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Maarten Ectors](https://canonical.com/blog/author/maarten-ectors "More about Maarten Ectors") 8 April 2015 # Predictive Maintenance on Industrial Turbines Explained via Duct Tape [Charms](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/charms) [dataart](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/dataart) [DeviceHive](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/devicehive) [IIoT](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/iiot) [Industrial](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/industrial) [IoT](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/iot) [IoT World](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/iot-world) [predictive maintenance](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/predictive-maintenance) [Ubuntu Core](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/ubuntu-core) --- Share the article In the world of IoT all consultancy slides talk about predictive maintenance as being the “Killer Industrial IoT App”. However [Dataart](http://www.dataart.com/) took the theory to a very easy to understand demo thanks to some duct tape. Via the use of a simple accelerometer and their open source [DeviceHive](http://devicehive.com/) solution on top of [Snappy Ubuntu Core](http://ubuntu.com/things) and [Juju Charms](http://jujucharms.com) anybody can build a predictive maintenance prototype involving industrial IoT, Cloud and Big Data easily. Their video shows how a balanced ventilator with an accelerometer gives a steady vibration pattern. However by attaching a bit of duck tape to one of the blades, there is a substantial increase in vibration that can easily trigger an alarm and as such kick-off a preventive maintenance workflow. Canonical will be a platinum sponsor of IoT World. If you have a great IoT demo, then share it on the [Snappy mailing list](https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/snappy-app-devel) and your solution might make it to one of our demo pods on our booth… ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### So you need to add microcontrollers to your fleet: now what?](https://canonical.com/blog/microcontrollers-ubuntu-core-golioth) Your Ubuntu Core fleet is running beautifully. OTA updates roll out in minutes. Every device is strictly confined, cryptographically attested, and carrying a 10 to 15 year long... [Jonathan Beri](https://canonical.com/blog/author/jmberi) 18 June 2026 [### A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Building a local AI inference appliance in a virtual machine](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-core-26-ai-box) Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 26 release,... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 16 June 2026 [### A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Deploying AI models on Renesas RZ/V series for production](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-core-26-ai-renesas) Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with our releases,... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 4 June 2026 [### A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Cloud-powered edge computing with AWS IoT Greengrass and Azure IoT Edge](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-core-26-cloud-integration) Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 26 release,... [Gabriel Aguiar Noury](https://canonical.com/blog/author/g-aguiar-noury) 20 May 2026