Data-Driven Prognostics of Industrial Pumps: Condition Assessment and Time to Change Estimation Using Ensemble Methods
Volume 13, Issue 1, July 2026, Pages 47-62
https://doi.org/10.22116/jiems.2026.556663.1623
ehsan heydari, Seyyed Mojtaba Tabatabaei
Abstract Abstract
Unplanned pump failures inflict high operational costs, rendering traditional maintenance strategies inefficient. While Machine Learning (ML) has advanced fault diagnosis, a critical gap remains in simultaneously classifying operational states and predicting the "Time Remaining until a State Change" (TRSC) using real-world, imbalanced data. This study addresses this necessity by developing an integrated predictive maintenance framework for industrial centrifugal pumps. Leveraging a four-year vibration dataset (2020–2024), we employ Random Forest (RF), XGBoost, and Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP), utilizing SMOTE and jittering augmentation to mitigate data scarcity and imbalance. The study makes two primary contributions: (1) accurate classification of four operational states (Normal to Failure), and (2) precise regression of TRSC to optimize spare parts logistics. Results indicate that ensemble models (RF/XGBoost) achieve classification accuracies exceeding 92% and TRSC prediction with an RMSE below 25 days, significantly outperforming MLP. Furthermore, SHAP analysis reveals that horizontal and axial vibrations are the dominant precursors to failure. These findings offer a robust, interpretable tool for shifting towards condition-based maintenance, ensuring reliability and cost efficiency.