Abstract: A method for optimizing the availability of a technical object, comprises the steps of providing a serviceable technical object; defining a service plan; defining a setpoint availability; maintaining the serviceable technical object according to the service plan; determining the actual availability of the serviceable technical object; and automatically adjusting the service plan according to a difference between the setpoint availability and the actual availability.

Abstract: A measuring transducer having a sensor (2) transforming a measured parameter, recorded by the sensor, into an electrical sensor signal (3), a signal processing unit (6), adapted to convert the sensor signal into a measurement signal (7) and to generate an error message signal (11), and a data interface (8) transmitting the measured signal and the error report signal. In order to enable error events external to the measuring transducer (1) to be recorded in a simple manner, the measuring transducer includes a control input (15) other than the data interface (8). This control input is adapted to transmit an error report signal (11) that is generated.

Abstract: A measuring transducer having a sensor (2) transforming a measured parameter, recorded by the sensor, into an electrical sensor signal (3), a signal processing unit (6), adapted to convert the sensor signal into a measurement signal (7) and to generate an error message signal (11), and a data interface (8) transmitting the measured signal and the error report signal. In order to enable error events external to the measuring transducer (1) to be recorded in a simple manner, the measuring transducer includes a control input (15) other than the data interface (8). This control input is adapted to transmit an error report signal (11) that is generated.