The commercial UAV industry is rapidly evolving, with UAVs now being utilized for a wide range of industry applications. In the face of this expanding industry, SkyTech sat down with Emmanuel de Maistre, CEO and Co-founder of Redbird. Since its establishment in 2012, Redbird has become an industry leader and pioneer in the acquisition and analysis of aerial data collected by UAVs. Redbird is an information provider, developing innovative solutions to drive productivity and secure operations. It develops technology designed to fit specific industry requirements and offers services within three business units: Geospatial, Agribusiness and Network Supervision. Redbird’s services include quarry monitoring, public works monitoring, oil & gas monitoring, agricultural research and agricultural disease diagnosis, amongst many others
Sustaining infrastructure requires good design, construction and handover, but ultimately, it’s the operating context and the inspection and asset care program that dictate how well an asset will perform over its lifetime and how long it will last. Know what the latest breakthrough in technology for maintenance inspections is? Drones!
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When one thinks of drones, images of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) in military situations typically come to mind. The technology of these unarmed aircraft, such as camera feeds, GPS and vertical landing system equipment, creates opportunities to use them in practical maintenance applications, such as inspections of hard to reach and/or cost prohibitive to reach valuable assets.
Drones are a game changer and hold vast potential for streamlining and reducing the cost of inspection and monitoring tasks associated with reliability and asset performance.
Asset management plans form the cornerstone of an effective asset management system. The recently released ISO55000 series of standards for asset management clearly defines the importance of asset management plans (AMPs) by indicating that they provide the road map for achieving value from physical assets by optimizing cost, risk and performance across the asset’s lifecycle. AMPs define the implementation activities necessary to realize an organization’s asset management objectives, which translate the strategic intent of the company. The relationship and interdependencies of asset management policy, strategy, objectives and planning to achieve those objectives clearly demonstrate how important organizational alignment is to the creation of asset management plans.
Balance in critical equipment isn’t an optional goal for manufacturing facilities. It is a necessary part of keeping production running and preventing unplanned shutdowns. It’s particularly important for facilities with high demand for products, as is the case with the Oman India Fertilizer Company S.A.O.C. (OMIFCO).
The safety pyramid was first proposed by H.W. Heinrich, whose 1931 book, “Industrial Accident Prevention: A Scientific Approach,” stated that 88 percent of accidents are caused by “unsafe acts of persons” and put forth what is often referred to as Heinrich’s accident pyramid.
Large maintenance, repair and overhaul jobs (MRO) can be significantly improved in terms of safety, cost, downtime and quality by applying lean thinking.1 At Luminant, we applied lean thinking to our power plants, mines, construction and rail operations, along with our supply chain.
Vibration analysis is a valuable technique in machinery fault diagnosis. Although lesser time is spent on the acoustic emission technique (AET) in comparison to vibration to make it applicable in industries, many years ago, listening to machine sounds using a screwdriver or a sound scope was the first step a technician took to detect a fault in machinery.
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