Inpod by Faraday Predictive
A permanent condition monitoring system with no new sensors on your machines
Inpod delivers switchroom condition monitoring for your motors, pumps, fans and compressors, watching them around the clock so you see faults developing long before they stop production.
From £3,250
Winner, ABB Startup Challenge 2026, Motion High Power division
Continuous condition monitoring without touching the machine
Inpod is a permanent condition monitoring system that mounts on a DIN rail inside your motor control panel. It reads the voltage and current already supplying each motor, then uses Faraday Predictive’s patented MBVI analytics to detect mechanical, electrical and process faults as they develop.
Nothing is fitted to the machine itself. This non-invasive monitoring means no access problems, no shutdown to install, and sealed or submerged assets can be monitored as easily as any other.
How Inpod works
Inpod measures the three-phase supply to your motor around the clock and picks up early-stage faults across the motor, drivetrain, driven equipment and connected process.
It also calculates how much energy each developing fault is wasting. That gives your team the evidence to prioritise work, justify interventions and fix problems before they cause disruption.
This continuous condition monitoring is what makes genuine condition based maintenance possible: you act on what the machine is actually telling you, not on a fixed schedule.
Read more about how CBM fits into a wider reliability strategy.
Case studies
Proven on pumps other techniques can’t reach
More Inpod case studies
Inpod doesn’t stop at pumps. It has flagged a power station fan fault 18 months before alarm, and tracks wear across a fleet of 100 gas compressors.
What Inpod detects
Motor-related faults
- Bearing wear and degradation
- Stator electrical faults
- Rotor bar defects and eccentricity
- Electrical unbalance and phase issues
Mechanical and drivetrain faults
- Misalignment
- Mechanical imbalance
- Bearing problems
- Transmission looseness or rubbing
- Foundation looseness
- Any other spectrum peak beyond the normal expected values
Driven asset and process issues
- Pump cavitation
- Blockages and restrictions
- Flow, load, and process instability
- Valve and impeller-related anomalies
Power quality and electrical phenomena
- Electrical odd and even harmonics
- Voltage and current unbalance
- Voltage THD
- Current THD
- Active power, reactive power and power factor
If more detailed machine specific information is available, such as individual bearing type codes, the number of vanes on a pump, or the ratios of transmission systems, then the system will automatically identify any problems associated with these, and report on them specifically.
But if you don’t have this information, the unit will still function well using generic fault parameters instead.
Non-invasive monitoring, simple installation
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Designed for fast deployment with minimal disruption, delivering insights in as little as 30 minutes.
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DIN-rail mounted inside the motor starter cabinet, or in a nearby enclosure where space is limited.
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Current transformers fitted around motor supply cables or connected to existing protection CT secondaries.
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Local processing performed at the device, with Ethernet communication for scalable deployment.
Remote condition monitoring from any device
- Condition dashboards across all monitored assets
- Traffic-light health forecasts for now, one month and three months ahead
- Trend, waveform and frequency analysis
- Automated fault detection and alerts
The dashboard runs in a browser on desktop, tablet or phone over your existing network, giving your engineers remote condition monitoring whether they’re on site, in the office or off site. No software to install.
Smarter decisions. Lower risk. Better energy performance.
Continuous condition monitoring of your critical rotating machinery means fewer unplanned stoppages, less unnecessary maintenance, and a clear view of where energy is being lost.
Get a complete quote
Tell us a little about the motors you want to monitor: voltage, current, whether they’re line or inverter driven, and any existing motor protection.
We’ll come back with a full price covering hardware, software and services.
How to get started
Step 1: Book a free 10-minute demo. Talk through your challenges, see how a permanent condition monitoring system would work on your equipment, and receive your quote.
Step 2: Simple installation. Fitted by your own electrical team or your preferred contractor.
Step 3: Training and onboarding. We train your team so you get the most from the system from day one.
Insights from day one
Start receiving actionable insights on the day of installation, spot inefficiencies early and plan maintenance around real asset condition.
Non-invasive installation | Minimal shutdown | Actionable reports | Rapid impact
To talk it through, call us on 0333 772 0748.
Frequently Asked Questions
Inpod is a permanent condition monitoring system that mounts on a DIN rail inside your motor control panel. It reads the voltage and current already supplying each motor and uses Faraday Predictive’s patented MBVI analytics to detect mechanical, electrical and process faults in motors, pumps, fans and compressors, around the clock.
Not with Inpod. Most condition monitoring systems fit vibration or temperature sensors to each machine, but Inpod takes its measurements in the switchroom. Current transformers fit around the motor supply cables or connect to existing protection CT secondaries, so nothing is fitted to the machine itself.
Inpod starts from £3,250. For a full quote covering hardware, software and services, tell us about the motors you want to monitor: their voltage and current, whether they are line or inverter driven, and any existing motor protection.
Inpod detects motor faults such as bearing wear, stator faults, rotor bar defects and eccentricity; drivetrain faults such as misalignment, imbalance and looseness; and process issues such as pump cavitation, blockages and impeller problems. It also reports power quality, including harmonics, voltage and current unbalance, THD and power factor.
Inpod is installed by your own electrical team or your preferred contractor. The unit mounts on a DIN rail in the motor starter cabinet, or a nearby enclosure, and current transformers fit around the supply cables. Power over Ethernet simplifies wiring, and insights can be available in as little as 30 minutes.
Online condition monitoring measures equipment continuously and alerts you as faults develop. Periodic condition monitoring uses portable equipment to take measurements at set intervals.
Faraday Predictive offers both: Inpod for continuous, permanent monitoring of critical machines, and the P100 for portable, on-the-spot health checks.
Condition-based maintenance (CBM) means acting on the measured condition of a machine rather than on a fixed, time-based schedule. Inpod makes CBM practical by monitoring each machine around the clock, flagging faults early and forecasting condition one and three months ahead, so maintenance is planned only when it is needed.
Yes. Inpod’s dashboard runs in a web browser on a desktop, tablet or phone over your existing network, with no software to install. It shows traffic-light health forecasts for now, one month and three months ahead, plus trend, waveform and frequency analysis and automated fault alerts.
Yes. Because Inpod measures from the motor starter panel, sealed, submerged and hard-to-reach assets are monitored as easily as any other. At one water utility, Inpod predicted the failure of a borehole pump deep underground, and it failed within a couple of days of the predicted date.
Inpod can detect developing faults months before failure. At one power station it flagged a fan bearing fault 18 months before the existing alarm system did. Early warning lets you plan repairs into scheduled downtime instead of reacting to a breakdown.
Vibration monitoring relies on sensors mounted on each machine and mainly detects mechanical faults. Inpod analyses the motor’s electrical supply from the switchroom, detecting mechanical, electrical and process faults with nothing fitted to the machine. On one LNG tanker, Inpod found pump corrosion that handheld vibration monitoring had missed.
No. Inpod works well using generic fault parameters. If you can provide details such as bearing type codes, the number of vanes on a pump or transmission ratios, it will automatically identify and report faults specific to those components.
Yes. Our on-site installation survey assesses your equipment and switchroom and gives you a tailored quotation. The fee is reimbursable against your Inpod kit if you order within 30 days.