Applying Mechanical Integrity and Inspections to Asset Performance Management


Do you have the right data to get the key insights to act upon? Do you have access to all the data for a particular asset? And is that data current? In today's digital revolution, cloud computing, improved analytics are driving big data and productivity in the energy and manufacturing sectors.

- International Society of Automation,

Applying Mechanical Integrity and Inspections to Asset Performance Management

Abstract

In process manufacturing, established operating procedures describe tasks to perform, data to record, operating conditions to maintain, samples to collect, and safety precautions to take. But do you have the right data to get the key insights to act upon? Do you have access to all the data for a particular asset? And is that data current? In today's digital revolution, cloud computing, improved analytics, and increased mobility are driving big data and productivity in the energy and manufacturing sectors. While more capable device/sensor technology and enhanced processes have improved the reliability and accuracy of data, organizations still struggle with how to leverage that data operationally and strategically—to better manage reliability strategy and operational risk. What is needed is increased connectivity and convergence of plant automation and business systems.

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