Understanding Asset Integrity Management and its Importance
Asset Integrity Management (AIM) refers to the discipline that aims to ensure industrial assets perform their functions accurately and efficiently throughout their lifecycle, all while maintaining safety and sustainability. In this context, a robust and effective asset integrity management program spans every stage, from asset design to decommissioning, aiming to mitigate risks to the environment, people on the field, and the industrial installation of which they are a part. This blog explores the major challenges of Asset Integrity Management and how the Oil and Gas industry is facing the digitalization of this important discipline. Signs of unoptimized asset [...]
The 4 Levels of the Digital Twin Technology
A disruptive technological concept has emerged, promising to reshape industries and redefine how we interact with the physical world. This concept is known as the Digital Twin. A Digital Twin is a virtual replica of a physical object or system, created by integrating real-time data and advanced analytics. It is a digital mirror, reflecting the real-world entity's properties, behaviors, and performance. By presenting the capability of generating simulations and analyses of complex systems the digital twin has enabled organizations to gain profound insights, optimize processes, and make more informed decisions. This technology has been used in industrial contexts to raise [...]
La importancia de la gestión de integridad de activos para la industria
La gestión de integridad de activos, Asset Integrity Management (AIM) en inglés, representa la capacidad de un activo industrial en desempeñar su función con precisión y eficacia, con tiempo de vida óptimo y seguridad adecuada. La gestión de activos es necesaria desde la fase de diseño hasta el final de su vida útil. Hay que tener en cuenta todas las etapas del proceso para que haya una gestión eficaz para predecir posibles riesgos para el medio ambiente, las personas involucradas y la instalación industrial que forman parte. En este post, exploraremos los principales desafíos de la gestión de la [...]
Los 3 niveles de la tecnología Digital Twin – 2023
La Industria 4.0 es una onda revolucionaria de la expansión científica que ofrece instrumentos cada vez más interconectados al sector industrial mediante el uso de la tecnología. Entre los diversos instrumentos surgidos de este movimiento, uno ha llamado la atención por su revolucionario resultado: El Digital Twin. Esta tecnología es utilizada en la industria para aumentar la productividad mediante la planificación y optimización del proceso de recopilación y análisis de datos a través de un flujo continuo de información entre un activo real y una réplica digital. Esta herramienta puede funcionar de una serie de maneras, y, sin embargo, [...]
Unlocking the Potential: Exploring the Fascinating World of Digital Twin Technology
Digital twin is a technology that has gained great prominence over the past few years for generating amazing results. The technology emerges in the midst of a movement known as digital transformation, which has revolutionized the way companies relate to their customers, operate, and develop their products and services. What is a Digital Twin? Despite the big boom behind the digital twin the term was conceived in 2002 by Michael Grieves and has since been applied for different purposes. But how could we define a digital twin? Well, the technology consists of a digital [...]
Benefits of Digital Twin in the Steel Industry
The application of new technologies in the most diverse industries has shown very positive results when it comes to greater control of the operation and improvement in results. In the case of steel industries, this scenario is intensified. Located in harsh environments and operated in critical situations, the digitization of processes and improved data collection and analysis has allowed these industries to reduce unplanned downtime, improve worker safety, and cut operational costs. As the main protagonist of this digital transformation, there is the Digital Twin. Here is a more detailed explanation of how Vidya's application of this technology can [...]
The active role of AI in industries’ future
Artificial intelligence has transformed the world through its application for different purposes around the globe. The recurrent use and interest in this technique have led to several developments that rapidly transformed the industrial operating environment through advances in computational techniques. Since 2020 we can notice an accelerated movement of digitalization driven by digital transformation and concepts previously presented in industry 4.0. The technologies developed in these periods and their fast emergence have provided enough visibility for broad application in complex tasks among production processes and industrial operations. The trend is that, in the coming years, the application [...]
Perspectives for renewable energy sector
For at least 150 years, human activity has been the primary responsible for emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The imminent threat of climate change has been pushing the need for energy transition by the industrial sector. Since the Kyoto protocol, industries have been developing roadmaps for a more sustainable operation with greater control over carbon emissions balanced with asset performance. Later, the Paris Agreement defined the need to contain global temperature by 2 degrees Celsius annually. And, in 2021, the COP26 (The United Nations Conference on Climate Change) reiterated the need for effective actions with [...]
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 [...]
The Digital Twin revolution in the oil and gas industry
In April 2010, a large-scale accident occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. After failures in the structural and safety components of the Deepwater Horizon Drilling Rig, the offshore platform exploded, causing a major oil spill. Being considered one of the biggest environmental disasters ever caused, it highlighted the importance of implementing asset integrity management programs on oil and gas platforms, seeking to ensure greater safety in operations. As digital transformation has advanced, several technologies have emerged as tools that can dramatically reduce the risks of such accidents. In particular, the Digital Twin technology. In this article, the main challenges [...]
