Nine users manage assets
This online article, “How real users benefitted from effective asset management (AM)," demonstrates how nine end-users put AM principles into practice, and improved performance over the lifecycles of their processes and facilities. Thes users include DuPont, Lonza, Synthomer, Petrobras, Appleton, Eli Lilly, We Energy, Cheron and TPC Group.
Pipeline corrosion basics
This 65-minute webinar, “Pipeline corrosion and integrity management” by Stephen Ciaraldi, covers corrosion basics, hazard and risk assessment, asset registry, incident causes, hazard barriers, inspection strategies, chemical treatments, surveying and testing, cathodic reactions and other topics.
Data for digital twins
This eight-page whitepaper, “Embracing digital twin technology for engineering assets” by Steve Parvin of Aveva, covers the benefits of digital twins for industrial teams, and shows how engineering data provides the structure to create digital twins and provide 3D visualization.
Integrity and AI
These two 45-minute webinars, “Asset integrity management (AIM) implementation” and “Leverage AI to improve uptime and reduce costs in process automation,” are presented by TÜV Rheinland and Metegrity. The first video covers the pros and cons of implementing AIM in onshore and offshore facilities. The second video shows how to develop a digital transformation roadmap, and combine it with a reliability centered maintenance (RCM) program.
EPA slides on AM topics
This 39-slide deck, “Fundamentals of asset management (AM)—Step 7, optimize operations and maintenance (O&M) investment,” covers key performance indicators (KPI) from an AM perspective, compares CMMS and enterprise asset management software (EAMS), and seven questions about reliability-centered maintenance, and using failure modes to determine maintenance strategies.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Intro to ISO 55000
This 65-minute video, “Asset management: an introduction” by David Albrice, covers the definitions, reasons and procedures for performing AM and integrating the ISO 55000 international AM standard. management of assets. It also presents information on AM software, processes, and financial and risk analysis.
EAM for solar projects
This online article, “Enterprise asset management (EAM) seamless integration,” shows how SOLV, a California-based operations and maintenance provider, used a searchable, traceable EAM platform to streamline its utility-scale solar power projects.
State-based control
This online article, “Consider state-based control,” reports that users often overlook automation systems as a way to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and recommends using different states/phases of process applications and associated software faceplates to adjust and optimize operations.
ERP + MES = LEAN
This online article, “Industry 4.0: harnessing the power of ERP and MES integration” by Yuval Lavi, VP at Magic Software, covers six ways integrating enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and manufacturing execution system (MES) software can make production leaner.
