Asset Integrity Management Challenges
Asset integrity management is a set of techniques applied through industrial plants with the purpose of developing, implementing, and continuously improving the integrity of industrial assets in order to maintain productivity, reduce downtime, prevent accidents and generate greater safety for field operators. For an asset integrity management program to be effectively developed, coordinated efforts from different areas are required, involving leadership, management, engineers, operators, and personnel involved in maintenance and inspection journeys. Above all, good integrity management requires good business management to succeed. Integrity Management panorama Integrity management has been present in industries for years [...]
The impact of good integrity management within Electrical grids
It is in the operation and maintenance phase of a process where managers encounter some of the most pertinent challenges related to asset integrity management. As with any industrial process, the electrical industry also requires well-designed plans to reduce risks to operators, reduce downtime, and improve operational efficiency. In this article, we will address some of the challenges in maintenance and inspection routines commonly faced by the electrical industry, and demonstrate how efficient maintenance plans can be crucial in optimizing energy efficiency in this industry. How maintenance is done In more traditional practices, maintenance crews are sent [...]
How to implement Asset Integrity Systems
Asset integrity management is a program that has been present in the most diverse industrial segments for some time now. The application of an AIM program is essential for the proper functioning of the operation, in addition to reducing risks to operators and providing the business profitability in the long term. In order for asset integrity systems to be implemented and managed, joint efforts between many areas of the company are necessary for their execution to be efficient. Both the company and the plant must provide the necessary resources for the implementation to be carried out [...]
How data contextualization has been assisting asset management
Asset management brings together some good practices that should be used by organizations in order to optimize their processes and control in order to achieve a desirable result and performance, ensuring the safety of operators and integration between different industrial disciplines. From the revolutionary concepts of industry 4.0 and the application of technology in the midst of production processes, asset management has been driven by technologies capable of extracting, processing, and storing gigantic amounts of data. A common industry can easily surpass the number of 500,000 assets, which must be monitored in order to guarantee the [...]
Why industries must change their energy source
To reduce the environmental impact of our industries, switching energy sources is necessary. In recent years, this agenda has gained considerable prominence along with the demand for ESG (Environmental - Social - Governance) operations. The goal is to zero carbon emissions in the industrial sector by the year 2050 through the application of technology and especially the change of energy sources to renewable sources with a lower environmental impact. The issue of decarbonization comes to the fore amid a period where technology and digital transformation have dramatically changed the way industries operate. The digitization movement allows these industries to [...]
The challenges for the future of Oil and Gas sector
Undoubtedly, the impacts generated by the covid-19 pandemic on American oil and gas production will be witnessed for a few more years. Despite the sector's recent slight recovery, the problem appears to be far from over. To understand a little more about what made this drop in production so impactful, you can access this content where we detail more about it. Click and read! There are many variables behind the drop in US oil consumption and production. Basically, there is a cost behind all production, which can be more or less expensive depending on how the [...]
That’s why Oil and Gas production dropped
It was in the year of 2020 that the oil and gas industries suffered a major crisis in their production due to the covid-19 pandemic. Although the problem becomes more evident with the pandemic, it goes back much further. Why is the oil industry at the mercy of its production? The problem is a little more complex than one thinks when we analyze oil extraction around the world. Basically, there are 2 most common types of production, they are: Onshore and Offshore. Onshore operations are less risky and require a lower investment cost due to their easier [...]
The recovery in American Oil and Gas production
With the covid-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020, the oil and gas industries suffered impacts on their production and are now looking for its recovery. The pandemic changed our routine, our lives, and forced us to quickly adapt to a new work model. The need for social isolation was also one of the measures taken to safeguard the health of people around the world. As the disease spread across the world, economic structures began to encounter new behaviors. For the American oil and gas sector, this change was responsible for one of the biggest drops in oil consumption in [...]
Mining and Digital Transformation – A Sustainable Combination
Through digital transformation, mining industries have the possibility of overcoming obstacles through the use of technologies in their operation. Industries today face an extensive path for digitization. The rise of digital transformation has become an inherent necessity in industrial processes, and it is no different in the mining sector. Understand the 5 steps to a successful digital transformation strategy There are many advantages that digital transformation has provided to industrial processes and operations, including: Alignment with decarbonization needs Greater control over resource use and field team management Greater safety for operators These are the 03 main challenges that [...]
IoT Solutions for More Control and Security in Industrial Operations
Technologies driven by Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation have been helping many industries to adapt to a new model of operation based on digitization, which is establishing itself in the market. Among these new technologies, IoT (Internet of Things) is one that has been attracting attention due to its various applications. The importance of this technology for the industry and its functionalities applied to operations and processes are already well known by a large part of the sector. Many companies tend to adapt to this new scenario so that they can better enjoy the benefits generated by the application of [...]
