Most large plants have $100's of millions in investments. They were all built with an objective to provide earnings superior to risk-free government bonds. While there are many factors which influence profitability, maximizing output potential is often the single greatest opportunity, especially for low-margin, commodity-type businesses. A typical measure of success of asset deployment is Return on Assets (ROA).
With the help of change management consultants, Reliable Manufacturing, the Chevron refinery in Pembroke continues to improve the efficiency and reliability of its operations to reach world class standards.
The Smart Maintenance Technology (SMT) solutions market for Power T&D is arguably in its formative stages as power grid operators come to appreciate the benefits of asset management technology and improved maintenance practices for grid reliability. According to a new ARC Advisory Group study, the market is poised for strong growth in coming years as a number of factors converge to drive adoption of SMT solutions, including increased demand for electricity, the proliferation of the Smart Grid, and the aging of both the power infrastructure and utility workforce.
Lloyd’s Register has certified EDF Energy Networks against the BSI Publicly Available Specification 55 (PAS 55-1) in a rigorous process of assessment which benchmarks best practice in asset management.
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The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today that its 56th International Instrumentation Symposium (IIS) will be held 10-14 May 2010 at the Rochester Marriott Airport Hotel in Rochester, New York, USA. Registration for the event is open, with online pre-registration extending through 3 May 2010.
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Get more timely access to current asset health and better visibility to overall plant, site or fleet asset health. If you require hard data to back up your reports to regulatory agencies, asset health indexing can provide that assurance and proof for compliance. Learn how a fact based balance between ongoing maintenance, capital replacement and risk mitigation can be achieved using automated asset health indexing.
A recovery in the U.S. domestic manufacturing sector is under way that is stronger than the recovery in the general economy, largely due to industry taking the brunt of the decline in the downturn, according to the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI U.S. Industrial Outlook: Industrial Recovery Gaining More Solid Footing (ER-696), a quarterly report that analyzes 27 major industries.
Lloyd’s Register has certified EDF Energy Networks against the BSI Publicly Available Specification 55 (PAS 55-1) in a rigorous process of assessment which benchmarks best practice in asset management.
Kaohsiung Industries, an international manufacturing company, has recently made substantial inroads into US and European markets, shaking the confidence of investors in competing US and European manufacturers. Around the globe, manufacturers like Kaohsiung are capitalizing on lower trade barriers, a growing global economy, and substantial growth in the Asia-Pacific economies, challenging other manufacturers' long-standing position in their traditional markets.
Beta International, a large manufacturing conglomerate, is under intense pressure from domestic competitors with newer technologies, from foreign competitors with cheaper products, and from within- there's so much politicking that much of the work that's done by many individuals is related to positioning for survival in a streamlined organization. They have just named a new CEO, Bob Neurath, who is determined to get the company back on track and reestablish itself as the leader in its markets, especially its chemicals sector.
Kaohsiung Industries, an international manufacturing company, has recently made substantial inroads into US and European markets, shaking the confidence of investors in competing US and European manufacturers. Around the globe, manufacturers like Kaohsiung are capitalizing on lower trade barriers, a growing global economy, and substantial growth in the Asia-Pacific economies, challenging other manufacturers' long-standing position in their traditional markets.
Beta International, a large manufacturing conglomerate, is under intense pressure from domestic competitors with newer technologies, from foreign competitors with cheaper products, and from within- there's so much politicking that much of the work that's done by many individuals is related to positioning for survival in a streamlined organization. They have just named a new CEO, Bob Neurath, who is determined to get the company back on track and reestablish itself as the leader in its markets, especially its chemicals sector.
In most manufacturing plants, the failure of process equipment typically yields frantic calls to the maintenance department to conduct reactive maintenance to bring the equipment back online.
Navajo Generating Station, NGS, was built in the early 1970's. NGS's primary purpose was to provide power for the Central Arizona Project, CAP. The CAP carries Colorado River water to the metropolitan areas of Phoenix and Tucson. The United States Bureau of Reclamation, Salt River Project (SRP), Los Angeles Division of Water and Power, Arizona Public Service, Nevada Power and Tucson Electric Power are the owners. The Salt River Project is the managing owner.
If we perform corrective work too soon, we use resources unnecessarily. We also risk destabilizing a stable system that can result in an unplanned equipment failure.
From an asset management perspective, it is necessary to understand the root cause of plant failure in order establish effective condition monitoring and asset management strategies. AIG andand 4.
With the current economic recession, most companies are not running their assets at full capacity. This is highlighted by the US government report on industrial utilization. It says: 'In July
Once a production line is installed and commissioned and the optimum maintenance program instituted, the stage is set for attaining maximum reliability possible at anytime in the life cycle of ...