Understanding Asset Integrity Management and its Importance
Asset Integrity Management, also represented by the acronym AIM, is the ability of an industrial asset to perform its function precisely and efficiently, optimizing its useful life and bringing more safety to the people who interact with these assets. Asset management is necessary from the design stage to the end of an asset's useful life. All stages of the process must be taken into account so that there is efficient management without major risks to the environment, people and the industrial installation of which they are a part. In this blog, we will show the challenges that the industry [...]
All you need to know about Digital Twins to prepare for 2023
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 3 Levels of the Digital Twin Technology – 2023
The Industry 4.0 is a revolutionary movement that has provided increasingly interconnecting components to the industrial sector through the use of technology. Among the several tools that emerged from this movement, one has been calling the attention due to its revolutionary outcome: The Digital Twin. This technology is being used in industry to raise productivity by planning and optimizing the process of collecting and analyzing data through a continuous flow of information between a real asset and a digital replica. However, this technology can work in many different ways, and it is necessary to understand its specificities to achieve [...]
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 [...]
Benefits of Digital Twin in the process industry
A process industry is one that, from different raw materials, combines and transforms materials into new products. To carry out this process, thermal or chemical transformations usually occur, resulting in a final product that cannot be separated into its initial ingredients. For the finished product to be of high quality, the production process must be meticulously controlled step by step. Because of all the complexity in these industries, it is common to implement technologies that help control the operation, such as Digital Twin for exemple. In this article you will learn about the main problems that happen in the [...]
Digital Twin for Renewable Grid Optimization
The world is moving toward a renewable energy production model. This transition is part of a series of measures adopted in order to break energy dependence on polluting sources. The concerns generated from the effects of global warming have made clean energy a source of supply option in many countries around the world. However, there is still a large gap in the operation and management of these sources on a large scale. In this article, we will highlight the key challenges of energy transition and how Digital Twin technology can bridge this gap and enable large-scale [...]
