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Unique Challenges of
Asset Service - Enabling
Mobile Workers in Asset
Intensive Industries
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Determining Circuit
Breaker Health Using a
Circuit Breaker Vibration
Analysis Approach
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8% Operational Efficiency
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MAINTENANCE AND
RELIABILITY
PLANT ENGINEERING
AND SERVICES
Condition monitoring
protects Londons
Thames Barrier
The Humble
Stethoscope
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Maintenance and
Reliability - NEWS
A Multi-state Preventive
Maintenance Policy Using
Semi-Markov Processes
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BALANCING USING
YOUR MOBILE
PHONE
Ray Beebe
raybeebemcm@gmail.com
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When times are tough, and budgets are tight, you need to
get the most out of your equipment and your people.
When engaging external assistance, you need to have the
condence that your consultants:
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LogbooksOnline
Web-based logbooks are the way of the future
and OMCS International is leading the way,
offering users a configurable system which can
be used for any form of operation power, water,
pipelines, transport, oil and gas, mining etc...
Imagine the capability to design
your own logbooks... for every
part of your business... without the
costly overhead of professional
developers to keep it up to date as
your requirements change!
Using LogbooksOnline
is like using a whiteboard.
Users can create their
own fields, data types,
calculations, trigger points
and trigger functions!
Get a grip on your
production performance
with the LogbooksOnline
web based solution...
For more LogbooksOnline information visit:
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Log Book
Entries
Plant
Readings
Downtime
Input Records
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Supervisor
Instructions
Methods of balancing
This table outlines the several methods available.
Situation
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Rotor out of
machine
Method
Balancing
machine
Equipment needed
Balancing machine usually done by an
external service
Comments
Refer ISO 1940/1-1986(E)
for criteria
Rotor in machine Timed oscillation Rotor must be in anti("field", "in situ") Trial & error
friction bearings
Off-speed
On-speed
Sometimes cost-effective.
See above
Single plane
(sometimes
called static
balancing)
Vibration measurement,
no phase angle
Two planes
(sometimes
called dynamic
balancing)
Multiple planes
(but in field on a
rotor often only
two are
accessible)
Some vibration data collector/analyser devices can have capability for field
balancing, using a phase angle reference. I think that the earlier method where a
vector diagram is drawn has the advantage of visualising the process, step by step.
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Risk Mitigation
Through Strategic
Maintenance and
Reliability
A practical case study showing the
benefits of applying a structured
approach to maintenance and
reliability techniques
Gary Tyne
1 Introduction
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2. Case Study
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RCM
LEGACY
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HISTORY
OPTIMISED
STANDARDISED
WORK PACKAGES
SAP OR MAXIMO
PUMP
MOTOR
LIBRARY
GEARBOX
North America
UPLOAD
Latin America
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INSTRUCTIONS
PLAN
Europe
Asia
EUROPE
SOUTH AFRICA
Africa
Australia
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Table 1
ID
Busbars Dirty
Failure Mode
Prox Misaligned
Broken Switches
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$10,000,000
$12,000,000
Once the current maintenance plans were implemented the next step was to
assign the consequences of failure using the corporate risk matrix. The severity
levels within the table were calibrated to the companies risk matrix. See Table 1.
With the current practice AWB model complete the business was now in
a position to simulate using the Monte Carlo Simulator built within AWB to
determine the impact of the maintenance tasks on the lifecycle costs and
risk levels. The simulation results provided rapid analysis, and allowed for
further optimisation of maintenance plans to take place. Where maintenance
was not effective in either preventing or predicting a failure mode then Root
Cause Analysis was performed to determine what effective solutions could be
implemented to prevent reoccurrence.
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Cost Per
Occurrence
Safety
Severity
Operational
Severity
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S&H2
730
S&H3
8760
S&H4
87600
S&H5
876000
ENV1
2500
24
ENV2
25000
730
ENV3
250000
8760
ENV4
2500000
87600
ENV5
5000000
876000
LEG1
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LEG2
730
LEG3
8760
LEG4
87600
LEG5
876000
QS1
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QS2
730
QS3
8760
QS4
87600
QS5
876000
STK1
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STK2
730
STK3
8760
STK4
87600
STK5
876000
DT1
19000
Cost Per
Hour
Brushes Worn
Hangers Damaged
Description
S&H1
Prill Build Up
Bench Chain Worn
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Figure 3
$600,000
$500,000
Failure Mode
Cost
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$0
RCMCost Current
RCMCost Optimised
Spares
$361,520
$404,287
$354,028
$353,121
Resource
$214,507
$236,551
$241,344
$238,344
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.2
1.4
1.6
Figure 4
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.2
1.4
1.6
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Failure Mode
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1.8
Figure 5
With the model details validated, it was then important to recognise the comparison
between the alternative strategies on offer to the business. In this case, run to failure,
current practice, optimised and optimised with redesign strategies were compared. See
Figure 5.
Once optimisation was finalised a maintenance budget prediction was developed to
determine spares and resource requirements. Using AWB, the budget prediction could be
interrogated at many levels including system, sub-system, individual asset and individual
failure mode level. See Figure 6.
We were now in a position to determine what impact the optimised maintenance strategy
was having on the stripping machine overall availability. This would indicate single points of
failure and bottlenecks within the machine and identify further opportunity for improvement.
See Figure 7
Cost
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
Run to Fail
Current
Optimised
Opt Redesign
$22,056,284
$3,289,972
$2,334,326
$759,258
Resource
$45,107
$241,344
$238,661
$238,344
Spares
$320,654
$354,028
$353,121
$353,121
Effects
Figure 7
Figure 6
99.00
$700,000.00
97.00
Predicted
Availability: 91.6%
95.00
$500,000.00
$400,000.00
Spares
Labour
$300,000.00
Outage due
to Planned
Maintenance: 4.8%
93.00
91.00
89.00
$200,000.00
87.00
$100,000.00
85.00
Outage due to
Unplanned
Maintenance: 3.6%
1
10
Year
$0.00
10
Availability %
$600,000.00
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Table 2
Description
Frequency
Monorail
$1,107,070
Side Shifter
Flag damage
$493,765
Problem
Cost/year
Cost of Solution
Payback Days
$1,107,070
$34,800
11.50
11.47
$493,765
$2,880
2.17
Flag Damage
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Equipment
Table 3
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FMECA Summary
Number of Tasks
Use As Is
3. Conclusion
929
Deleted
Extend Interval
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New Tasks
471
Reduce Interval
Run to Failure
344
(Ref 2 - Apollo Root Cause Analysis Method is a universal problem solving methodology by Apollonian Publications LCC.)
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Typical Residence
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The savings and benefits have been far reaching, Hungerford said. Weve
reduced costs and downtime while improving the user experience.
Aggressive PM Processes
Big Plans
Chemung has begun tracking the lifecycle costs for every item and piece of
equipment in every facility, including roofs, painting, flooring, furniture, site
and grounds work, gardens, fencing, etc. Hungerford hopes to have most of
these documented in his CMMS within the next several years.
We started small but are adding assets every few months. More
importantly, PMs from the CMMS have been completely ingrained in our
teams work habits.
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The Unique
Challenges of
Asset Service
Enabling mobile workers in
asset intensive industries
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Figure 1
Figure 2
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Figure 3
Figure 4
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Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 5 Asset life cycles characteristic of
field services vs asset services
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Figure 8
Figure 9
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Worker Productivity
(Cost Efficiency)
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Asset Productivity
(Uptime/Service Life)
SLA Compliance
Regulatory
Compliance
Public Safety
Worker Safety
Social & Environmental
Stewarship
Emergency
Response
Note: Both B2B and B2C considered in relative weightings.
Figure 10
Asset Productivity
( Mines & Equipment)
Production
Data Accuracy
Reduced Costs Associated with Under & Over reporting of Ore Production
Worker Safety
Compliance
Worker Productivity
(Varies By Ore Type)
Figure 11
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Conclusion
Asset intensive industries have been
underserved for decades with solutions and
mobile technologies designed for field service
organizations. The following recent trends are
forcing these industries to take a fresh look and
seek mobile solutions that address their unique
pressures and priorities:
Reduced revenues and sources of capital due to
the global economic crisis
Aging workforces and employee turnover
increasing the need for knowledge-based
solutions in the field
Aging infrastructure and increasing demand
forcing enterprises to move from reactive to
preventive maintenance
Environmental trends promoting a need for field
optimization and best practices to reduce carbon
footprints
New green segments in energy-related
industries demanding new work forces, new
skill sets, etc.
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Apt Group
(of Companies)
The 2013 Listing of Condition Monitoring (CM) Products and Services was compiled by
Len Bradshaw (May 2013). The data given is as received from the respondents.
info@aptgroup.com.au
Web Page: www.aptgroup.com.au
Alstom MSc
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SPM Instrument
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Bearing monitoring
as youve never seen it!
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Immediate evaluation in
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OFF-LINE SYSTEMS:
VIBXPERT II:
A high performance, fully featured 1 or 2 channel FFT data collector
and signal analyzer for the monitoring & diagnosis of machine
condition. Now available with a multiplexing options allowing
collection of up to 54 channels with the press of one button. Full
VGA colour screen for immediate analysis. Optional features include
Balancing and Orbits.
VIBSCANNER:
Expandable mid-range data collector for vibration data, temperature,
speed and process parameters. Add-on modules available for Full
Spectrum, Time Waveform, Balancing & Laser Alignment.
VIBCODE:
The breakthrough vibration transducer with automatic measurement
point identification for all systems, guaranteeing accuracy,
repeatability and measurement integrity.
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FLUKE
Australia
sales@fluke.com.au
www.fluke.com.au
VIBGUARD
NEW 20 channel synchronous on line system. Never miss
a second of data. This system uses the new Vibguard Viwer
software and is perfect for monitoring of complex machines. It is
constantly collection data on up to 20 channels
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FLIR
Systems
Australia
info@flir.com.au
www.flir.com/thg
FLIR Systems is the world leader in infrared
cameras, having the widest range and offering the
highest standard of any supplier for predictive and
preventative maintenance.
Thermal image
with MSX
Thermal image
without MSX
NE
FLIR Systems Pty Ltd. 10 Business Park Drive, Notting Hill, Victoria 3168, Australia
Tel AU: 1300 729 987 NZ: 0800 785 492 Email: info@flir.com.au www.flir.com
Disclaimer: Images for illustrative purposes only. Specifications subject to change without notice.
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mvsaust@ozemail.com.au
www.machineryvibrationspecialists.com.au
MVS Aust P/L is a specialist company
supplying products, support services and
technical training for the maintenance and
repair of rotating machinery.
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Support Instruments.
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MaintiMizer CMMS/EAM Solutions
info@nvms.com.au
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Your Tool Bag?
one-stop Australian
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www.pwc.com.au/assetpartnership
PWC
Asset Partnership
Simple, effective
condition
monitoring
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SIUI
Vitech Reliability is now the national distributor
for SIUI Co Ltd. SIUI specialises in the R &
D, manufacture & distribution of ultrasonic
testing equipment, probes and accessories.
Vitech is now distributing SIUIs NDT products,
including their CTS-4020E Flaw Detector,
SUPOR Phased Array Flaw Detector, CTS703 Portable TOFD Flaw Detector, CTS-808
Beran Instruments
Manufacturers of online and portable turbine
diagnostic and monitoring solutions.
767 - 32-ch portable multi-channel diagnostic
and motoring system
766 - 32-ch on-line multi-channel diagnostic
and motoring system
Endevco
World leaders in extreme vibration and pressure
sensing technologies.
Extreme temperature industrial accelerometers
Precision pressure transducers
Test & measurement accelerometers
PDMA
Electric motor and generator testing systems / asset
management.
MCE Offline motor testing
Emax Online motor testing
MCEmax Combined tester
Baseline Series
Vibration tools and termination products.
BLS-UVLA vibration listening amplifier for data
collectors or stand alone stethoscope use.
BLS-TB series accelerometer termination boxes
Assorted accelerometer mounting hardware.
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8% Operational Efficiency
Improvement
at Griffins
The Analysis:
The Requirement:
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Acknowledgements
The author wishes to acknowledge the contributions
from SKF and Griffins teams without which such
a positive outcome on such a challenging project
would not have been possible.
In particular:
Adrian Coleman, Group Engineering Manager,
Griffins Foods Ltd., for his vision and courage of
conviction in embarking on this journey.
Steven Hall, Reliability Engineer, SKF Asset
Management Services, for his passion and
dedication in making it happen
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Len Bradshaw is
available to present
these seminars
anywhere in the
World
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Public Courses In Australia
Adelaide
Darwin
Gladstone
Maintenance
Seminars
Planned Maintenance
The Why, What, How & Who Of
Maintenance
Maintenance Management
Moving towards better asset
performance, better maintenance,
better reliability
& asset management.
13 - 14 May 2013
16 - 17 May 2013
20 - 21 May 2013
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Maintenance Management
1 Day Seminar
Seminar
3 Maintenance Strategies
For The Future
Setting Strategies: From Policy Statements,
Audits, Benchmarking, Gap Analysis and
Objectives through to Maintenance
Performance Measures.
Examples of Maintenance Objectives and
Performance Measures.
4 Analytical Methods
In Maintenance
Maintenance Plan Development and
Optimisation Software.
Example of how to collect, use, and
understand maintenance data.
Using downtime data to minimise impact of
downtime.
Using failure data to optimise maintenance
activities using techniques such as Weibull
analysis.
Fine tuning PM activities.Can we use
MTBF? Timelines, Histograms, Pareto
Analysis, Simulation.
5 Asset Management
Asset Management & ISO 55000. How much
do I really need to know about Asset
Management
Plant Design considerations that improve
reliability, availability and maintainability.
Introduction to life cycle costing of assets.
Plant replacement strategies;software tools.
Better maintenance specifications of
machines.
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Figure 2
Life cycle costs (LCC), also referred to as total cost of ownership (TOC),
represent the aggregated costs from asset concept, design/development,
building/manufacturing, operations, maintenance and disposal. Operations
(O) and maintenance (M), major contributors to total cost of ownership, are
fixed during design, before assets are even put into use or operation (See
Figure 2).
In application, this means that the design of our assets determines a variety
of asset-related costs including the number of operators necessary to
operate the asset, what our energy/utility costs will be, asset failure rates
based on selected components, etc.
As asset owners/operators/maintainers, we like to take it for granted that
our assets will perform as needed. However, the reality is that we generally
have to make improvements/modifications to make them work efficiently
and effectively. And, the necessary actions (reliability and maintenance) to
assure their availability represent significant, unnecessary costs.
From a balance sheet and safety perspective, it would cost our organizations
much less if reliability, maintainability and safety were designed into
our assets, and users were properly trained on them prior to their
commissioning.
We need to become involved much earlier in the design process and insist
on building reliability, maintainability, safety and sustainability into our assets.
While it may increase acquisition costs, these increases will be more than
offset by the significant reductions in the total cost of ownership.
The reliability of an organizations equipment assets (including
maintainability and safety) can make or break an organizations ability to
produce the products or services necessary for their survival a precept
Hyundai seems to be successfully taking to heart, and the bank.
About the author:
Ramesh Gulati is the Asset Management and Reliability Planning Manager
with Aerospace Testing Alliance at the Arnold Engineering Development
Center (AEDC), Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee.
First published in October 2012 issue of the meridium APM Adviser
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Why FLIR?
One of the reasons why Willems opted
for thermal imaging cameras from FLIR
systems is the ergonomic design. If you
use a piece of equipment as often as we
use the FLIR thermal imaging cameras
ergonomics and ease of use are crucial.
All FLIR thermal imaging cameras are
relatively compact, lightweight and easy
to use.
Another important factor is the optics.
The interchangeable optics of the
FLIR T-Series are very important
to us, because it is very difficult to
do everything with just one lens.
Sometimes theres not enough room to
take a step back to capture a piece of
machinery in one image, so you need
to change to a 90 wide angle lens. And
in other cases you cannot get too close
due to safety hazards, for instance, and
you need to switch to a 7 telephoto
lens. Being able to make these switches
in lens gives the operator much more
flexibility.
The importance of training
The fact that thermal imaging technology
is visible and intuitive also makes it very
easy to learn for new employees. That
can also be quite deceptive, however,
according to Willems. The thermal
imaging cameras from FLIR are so
easy to use that you might think that it
is just a matter of pointing the camera
and pressing the right button. It is very
important, however that you know what
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to be replaced. Thermal imaging cameras are the only practical tool available for
refractory inspections.
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UK
The Challenge
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The Humble
Stethoscope
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BPSE, UGL Limited Continue Track Record for
Railway Success
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NEW book on Facilities Management Managing Maintenance for Buildings & Facilities
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corrective maintenance,
dynamic balancing
can be added to the
instrument as an optional
module.
Stefan Lindberg,
Managing Director
of SPM Instrument,
comments on the
introduction of the new
instrument: Leonova
Emerald is a data
collector engineered for
performance. The full
range of sophisticated
measuring tech-niques with supporting diagnostic and
troubleshooting capabilities makes it the perfect frontline
tool for industrial maintenance.
For technical details, please visit:
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Always In Touch
Adapting mobile devices to
industrial applications
Mobile devices like the Apple iPad are being used efficiently in industrial settings.
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Assessing needs
Figure 1
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IT infrastructure
Industrial IT systems usually contain a lot of legacy
software as they have been developed over several
decades, and it might be difficult to integrate mobile
devices to the existing process systems. For
example, the mobile solutions introduced by the
customers might not be specifically designed for
mobile devices but rather copied from a desktop
environment.
Industrial processes also require extremely secure
IT systems, which external persons are not able to
access. Companies are concerned about utilizing
mobile devices as they could introduce more
complexity and risks into their IT systems. The
IT department might value system security more
than providing mobile solutions that could improve
efficiency. Understanding this tradeoff is crucial
when designing mobile solutions for industrial
automation.
Environment
The multitude of different industrial environments
also affects mobile device use. Some have
impurities such as dust or dirt which can affect
the touch abilities. Other environments might
have large temperature variations affecting the
battery function and possibly making the mobile
device work slower with longer response times.
Others might have humidity. Light conditions can
also differ, thus impacting the color scheme and
lighting in the device to achieve the best contrast.
Safety equipment
Industrial environments require personnel to
wear protective gear. The type of gear can vary
based on the safety level of the process, but in
general, safety boots, vests, helmets, gloves, ear
protection and safety glasses are commonly used.
Often protective gear is mandatory in certain
areas; for example, when moving in tunnels inside
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Application development
The rapid development of Web and mobile
applications is very different from the traditional
release cycle normally used for industrial
systems. Mobile applications have adopted a
release cycle of weeks and months, adding new
functionality and features as they are updated.
The mobile app Angry Birds, for example, has
constantly been adding more levels and new
characters into the gameplay since it was
released in late 2009. Similarly the Facebook
application for iOS has also constantly been
adding functionality over time instead of
releasing a version that does every requested
feature from day one.
Such a method for software development
(ie, adding functionality in small but frequent
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Three of ABBs customers have introduced a mobile solution that utilizes the remote desktop capability of System 800xA: Boliden in Gllivare, Tarkett
in Ronneby and Alcro Beckers in Nykvarn. The Boliden mine was using an Android app on a smartphone and Tarkett and Alcro Beckers had tablet
computers. All of the mobile solutions used the remote desktop to access System 800xA in a similar way as for PC clients. Therefore, the mobile solutions
in use were not specifically designed for mobile devices with smaller screens and touch user interfaces but were directly transferred from the PC solutions
without significant rework. The customers commented the benefits of their mobile solutions as follows:
Through the mobile client we can access all the systems:
we can control processes, produce electrical drawings and
functional descriptions, and access the maintenance system.
It is very valuable to be able to be at the process site and
troubleshoot without the help from the control room. Earlier
without the phone we had to work in pairs: the other one was
in the control room and checking the screens and the other
one was at the site.
Mikael Burck, Electrical Department Manager at Boliden Aitik
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He continued, Reinforcing the emerging market leadership
of OpenPlant is its selection by Siemens Industry Automation,
officially announced earlier this week, to augment its offerings
in the process industries for information mobility across
CAPEX and OPEX. Ive enjoyed observing the enthusiasm of
Siemens and Bentley colleagues, and of our joint users and
prospects, as weve demonstrated this week at Hannover
Messe in the Siemens exhibit our OpenPlant working
smarter, together with the Comos engineering software
solution from Siemens to deliver this breakthrough.
OpenPlant Provides Information Mobility with Data Integrity
OpenPlant V8i (SELECTseries 5) provides enhanced
information mobility across project team disciplines and the
infrastructure lifecycle through its use of not only iRING/ISO
15926, but also i-models containers for open infrastructure
information exchange. In addition to using i-models to share
information among the broad range of Bentley applications,
Bentley provides tools to create i-models from third-party
systems, such as SmartPlant, PDS, PDMS, and Revit, for
integrated review with OpenPlant. This information mobility
is secured by Bentleys ProjectWise system of collaboration
servers and services underlying OpenPlant ModelServer.
The OpenPlant V8i (SELECTseries 5) Offerings
The SELECTseries 5 releases of OpenPlant V8i include the
following product offerings:
OpenPlant Modeler V8i, providing:
- the ability to work stand alone or synchronised with the
rest of the team in a distributed environment;
- 2D/3D comparison tools with OpenPlant PowerPID V8i,
enabling data to be shared between the P&ID and the
model, speeding the design process and facilitating
consistency checking across tags;
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Thermal imaging cameras are finding their way into more and more
industries. As the world leader in thermal imaging cameras, FLIR
Systems wants to serve every market that can benefit from the
technology of thermal imaging by developing thermal imaging cameras
specifically tailored to suit the end use. Firefighters benefit enormously
from thermal imaging cameras. Not only do thermal imaging cameras
produce a crisp image in total darkness, they also have the ability to
see through smoke, assisting firefighters to find people in smoke-filled
rooms, as well as helping them navigate their own way in through
smoky environments. They help save the lives of both firefighters and
those caught in a fire. Thanks to the ability of thermal imaging cameras
to measure temperatures, firefighters can ascertain whether a fire is
burning behind a wall or door. Being armed with this knowledge helps
them to avoid dangerous backdrafts.
These cameras
also allow the user
to find hotspots in
extinguished fires.
Imperceptible to the
naked eye, hotspots
need attention in order
to prevent a fire from
reigniting. Thermal
imaging cameras are
an instrumental tool in
ascertaining whether
a structure is safe to
re-enter once a fire
has been extinguished. Thermal imaging cameras can also be used
for other forms of search and rescue missions in which firefighters and
emergency services are often involved. FLIR K-Series FLIR markets
more thermal imaging cameras than any other manufacturer. Thanks to
economies of scale FLIR Systems can market the FLIR K-Series at an
extremely inexpensive price meaning that every firefighting truck can
afford to have one.
Easy to use, even with gloves on An intuitive and simple user interface
allows firefighters to focus on the job at hand. The FLIR K-Series is
controlled by just three large buttons on top of the unit, making it ideal
for a firefighters gloved hand. More about FLIR Systems and our
products can be found at www.flir.com
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