Vacuum Interrupters Inc. is proud to introduce its new MAC-TS4 vacuum interrupter tester, the only test set capable of conducting predictive testing on vacuum interrupters in the field, during the 2014 PowerTest Conference, the premier electrical maintenance and safety event.
Anticipates Its Ability to Employ B/IM Will Deliver the Same Benefits That Are Enabling Other Utilities to Accelerate Project Design By Up to 30 Percent
Reliability service companies, such as Acuren Group in New Brunswick, Canada (formerly Bretech Engineering), are adopting reliability information management systems as a way to lower repair costs, increase equipment reliability, measure performance and enhance customer satisfaction.
Asset Panda has just launched a new audit feature to help with the creation and maintenance of accurate asset inventories to prepare for the ISO 55000 asset management standard.
Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. (LCE) today announced that it will offer three workshops on the International Standard for Asset Management (ISO 55000). The workshops will be offered through LCE’s training entity, the Life Cycle Institute. The ISO 55000 workshops will educate leaders and the workforce on how to align business objectives with a risk-based asset management strategy and implementation plan to maximize value to the organization. The workshops will enable executives and managers to lead asset management activities through hands-on ISO 55000 planning activities specific to each organization.
The development of PAS55, a British standard for supporting asset management, has had a very positive influence on various maintenance organizations. It’s a good document, one which has been slowly evolving into ISO55000, scheduled for issue in early 2014. According to Terrence O’Hanlon, CEO of Reliabilityweb.com and Uptime magazine, and a member of the ISO standards committee for asset management, ISO55000 is a management systems standard for asset management.
ARC Advisory Group research indicates that avoiding unplanned downtime is the greatest challenge facing manufacturers today. Asset performance management (APM) leverages the power embedded in various operations and maintenance applications to improve asset availability and utilization within the operational constraints of the organization. This approach enables decision-makers to view information in a context that facilitates performance improvement and increases asset reliability. Leveraging the rich information in these solutions can improve the effectiveness of each.
As a member of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO PC251 that drafted the soon-to-be published standard titled ISO55001 Management Systems for Asset Management, Uptime Magazine’s Publisher Terrence O’Hanlon worked with a group that included thought leaders Scott Morris, Terry Wireman and Ramesh Gulati. This special group has agreed to provide early guidance for those who seek to optimize value delivery from more effective asset management.
Asset management has been a rapidly growing discipline in a variety of industries around the world for a long time now. In 2004, BSI PAS55 was published in the UK defining requirements for an optimal asset management system. It was followed in 2008 by a revised version of PAS55 drawing on input from more industries and reflecting a greater international input. Work has been progressing for the past three years on formal international standards for asset management in the form of the ISO55000 suite of standards to succeed PAS55. The ISO55000 series is due for publication in early 2014.
i-Trans, the innovative research and development centre for sustainable transport and logistics has chosen the Eurotunnel terminal in France to demonstrate three major new innovations, supported by 14 companies, at the “Innovation Day” on Thursday 28 November. Eurotunnel, which operates the most heavily used railway infrastructure in the world, with up to 400 trains per day, is delighted to be the showcase for the French railway industry and will present the Track Train System Availability (TTSA) project.
There are specific information system requirements listed in the FDIS version of the ISO55001 requirements document. For example, in section 7.5.e, the document requires traceability between
Southern Company is a large power utility focused on generating and selling electricity in the southeastern United States. In 2012, Southern Company provided over 40,000 megawatts of power generation to 4.4 million customers and had operational revenue of $16.54 billion.
ISA Automation Week: Technology and Solutions Event 2013 wrapped up today in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, after three days of comprehensive technical sessions, keynote addresses, networking events, standards meetings, and training courses.