Overview of solutions
Every Treon solution runs on the same platform, Treon Connect, so you get the same applications and workflow whichever solution you have. This page shows the difference between the Treon Make and Treon Flow solutions.
The two solutions at a glance
| Treon Make | Treon Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor | Treon Industrial Node X (and Treon Industrial Node X Ex for hazardous areas) | Treon Industrial Node C |
| Network | Wirepas mesh | Bluetooth |
| Mounting | Bolt or glue, five methods | Glued on |
| Battery | Replaceable module, multi-year life | Non-replaceable; replace the sensor |
| Data captured | Triaxial vibration, surface temperature, magnetic field, FFT spectra & waveforms | Vibration and temperature KPIs only |
| Analysis | KPIs + spectra + waveforms; ISO limits; AI anomaly detection | KPIs; ISO limits; AI anomaly detection |
| Commissioning | Power on with NFC or the button; joins the mesh by itself | Tap with the mobile app over NFC, which also attaches it to the asset |
| Built for | Critical and complex machines, long repair times, infrequent repair windows | Large numbers of less-critical machines with short repair times |
Both solutions run on the same Treon Connect platform, use the same applications and mobile app, and share the same AI anomaly detection approach.
Which solution do I have?
The quickest tell is the sensor model attached to your machines (see Devices):
Version numbers don't tell you the solution
The Treon Connect platform and mobile-app version numbers are the same for both solutions — they don't indicate whether you have Make or Flow. Identify the solution by the sensor model: Treon Industrial Node X means Treon Make, Treon Industrial Node C means Treon Flow.
What the difference means when you use Treon Connect
The most important practical consequence is which analysis tools have data behind them:
- On a Make machine (Treon Industrial Node X), you get the full picture: KPI trends, plus spectra and waveforms to diagnose what the fault is, plus magnetic field for electric-motor diagnostics.
- On a Flow machine (Treon Industrial Node C), condition monitoring is KPI-based. You get vibration velocity RMS, acceleration RMS and temperature trends and AI anomaly detection on them, but there are no FFT spectra or waveforms to open — the sensor does not capture them. Where this knowledge base talks about spectra and waveforms, it applies to Make / Treon Industrial Node X.
Everything else — assets, groups, events, classifications, reports, users and roles — works the same for both.
Where the machine fits
The two solutions target different machines, which is worth knowing when you decide what to monitor with which:
- Treon Make suits critical to semi-critical, complex or slow-rotating assets where a fault develops over months to years and you need early, detailed diagnosis to plan a repair into a shutdown window — pumps, fans, motors, gears, compressors, including hazardous-area assets with Treon Industrial Node X Ex.
- Treon Flow suits large populations of less-critical machines where repairs are quick and frequent and a simple, clear warning is enough — material-handling conveyors, packaging and bottling lines, ventilation motors and similar.