2008
Performance
and Alarm
Management
AssetAsset
Performance
and Alarm
Management
2008 2008
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Benefits
Safety
Role of the operator Give operator more time to focus on the process,
creating knowledge workforce
ADVANCED PIPING
DESIGN
Peter Smith
300 pages l Hardcover
Pub date: May 2008
ISBN: 978-1-933762-18-0
Price: $175.00 US*
PROGRESSINVE CAVITY
PUMPS, DOWNHOLE PUMPS
AND MUDMOTORS
Lev Nelik and Jim R. Brennan
243 pages l Paperback
Pub date: May 2005
ISBN: 978-0-976511-31-1
Price: $89.95 US*
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$2 k to $6 k per alarm
$10$20 billion
Over $2 billion
$100 K to $1 million
$80 million
Acceptability
Likely to be over-demanding
Manageable
underutilized, and the operator of the future will play a pivotal role
in operations decision making. This requires information empowerment. Alarm management is a perfect example of this empowerment.
An alarm management system has the potential to transform the role
of the operator. A good alarm management system can free operators from doing tedious or repetitive tasks and give them more time
to focus on the process and make intelligent decisions that affect
productivity and plant performance. A sound alarm management
philosophy also allows users to capture critical events during process
upsets without being overwhelmed with nuisance alarms.
Strategies for alarm management should be based
on EEMUA guidance. The Engineering Equipment and
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Licensor Index
ABB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 150
Emerson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Honeywell. . . . . 129, 130, 132, 134, 137, 138, 141, 146
INOVx Solutions, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Intelligent Optimization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Invensys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131, 136, 137, 145, 148
Matrikon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 140
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DCS
and
other
external
interfaces
DEA
OPC
client
Knowledge
database
Relational
database
DEA
viewer
Operators
DEA
advisor
DEA
report
Engineers
130
Services elements
Services
Alarm management
Alarm management
assessment
Alarm management
architecture
Alarm system
performance
assessment
Alarm philosophy
design
Advanced alarming
requirement
assessment
HMI philosophy
assessment
Knowledge/skills
assessment
HMI philosophy
design
Advanced alarming
design
Advanced chattering
review
Skills development
plan
Alarm management
modernization and
implementation
Alarm management
and optimization
Implement alarm
rationalization
Eliminate
chattering alarms
Implement
HMI modifications
Implement
advanced alarming
Alarm performance
management
Implement
alarm tool
Project
management
Knowledge transfer
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80
OEE performance
70
60
50
40
OEE actual
OEE Target, adjusted
30
20
Oct-05 Nov-05 Dec-05 Jan-06
100
Feb-6
Mar-06 Apr-06
Availability
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
Availability actual
Availability target, adjusted
Oct-05 Nov-05 Dec-05 Jan-06
Feb-6
Mar-06 Apr-06
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Physical as-built
conditions
ERP
Laser scanning
Engineering Instrument
data
documents
Operation
RCM and
FMEA
Engineering and
CAD data
P&ID
EH&S
Virtualization
Point Cloud
database
3D CAD
Inspection/ Maintenance
reliability
Risk-based Reliability
inspection analytics
RCA
RealityLINx
Operator
rounds
Asset strategies
Metrics and
scorecards
Drawings
ERP
Inspection/ Maintenance
reliability
data
data
EH&S
data
Operation
data
Asset virtualization
Description: In an asset-intensive operation, quick and integrated
access to current and accurate asset information including field physical
conditions significantly improves the decision-making cycle of a wide
range of daily operational and maintenance activities. It supports better
informed decisions with faster response times leading to higher levels of
productivity, safety and plant reliability. Asset virtualization consists of
two parts: the ability to walk through a precise 3-D representation of the
physical plant while sitting in your office and the ability to access all asset
information by clicking on the asset. INOVx Solutions delivers virtualization through its RealityLINx software and work practices that:
Capture the existing plant conditions, accurate to within in.,
through laser scanning technology
Assure asset certainty through an intelligizing process that compares the as-built reality with the P&ID and other drawings
Connect the assets to enterprise data systems such as Meridium,
SAP, PI, EDMS, etc.
Enable routine tasks to be launched directly from the virtual plant; for
example, create a maintenance work order by simply clicking on the asset
Document common tasks and procedures with accurate 3-D representations called Knowledge Views. These can replace disjointed and
outdated 2-D isometric drawings
Query multiple enterprise systems displaying the results in the virtual plant; for example, see all assets where the corrosion rate is greater
than 5 mils/year and the operating temperature is greater than 450F
Maintain the as-built conditions with less total effort as changes are
automatically inherited or propagated.
Benefits/economics: Virtualization is pervasive, positively impacting
all aspects of operations and maintenance. Besides the immediate productivity, safety and improved communications benefits, bottom-line value is
derived from increased plant reliability, smarter and more informed decisions,
and quicker reaction times to operational and maintenance situations. Payback is typically less than 1 year and has been as short as a few weeks!
Scalability: Virtualization can be justified and implemented as a point
solution; however, it yields maximum benefits as an enterprise-wide
solution. Imagine being able to have multiple experts walk through the
plant while each is physically at a different remote location. Knowledge
can be shared, ideas exchanged and collaborative decision-making occurs
that yields maximum understanding and benefits.
Interfaces to: SAP, Meridium, OSI PI, Metegrity VISIONS, Conam
PCMS, Intergraph, AVEVA, IBM Maximo and many other enterprise
systems.
Commercial installations: Over 350 asset documentation projects. Over 10 sites in North America and internationally.
Reference: VirtualizationThe Natural Way to Work, a white
paper introducing new technology to the Petroleum Industry, 2007.
Process data
Spreadsheets/
databases
Engineering
CMMS
Financial
Legacy
systems
Handhelds
Calibration management
Description: Most manufacturing facilities have a large number of diverse
instruments, making the implementation of a comprehensive instrument- and
calibration-management program a daunting task without the support of
best-practice work processes and systems. Meridiums Calibration Management
module enables companies to standardize, manage and optimize their instrument calibration strategies across the entire enterprise. Instrument technical
data can be classified and managed in a standard format, and the overall calibration plan and results can be captured and protected, meeting the compliance
requirements of both OSHA 1910 and ISO 9000. Meridium interfaces to
EAM systems, allowing for seamless work-process integration between maintenance, operations, engineering and inspection organizations.
Strategic approach/goals: The biggest benefit of an integrated
technology software solution is that organizations can now react much
more dynamically to changing plant conditions than was previously
possible. Meridium integrated APM initiative provides:
KPIs enabling identification of improvement opportunities
Automated technical analysis to identify and predict failure occurrence and cause
Supports development and continuous improvement of operational,
surveillance, maintenance and design strategies based upon best practices,
operational history and fact-based decision support
Drives strategies back to execution systems to close the loop and
continuously improve asset performance across the enterprise.
Interfaces: Meridium leverages critical asset performance data from
ERP, CMMS, DCS and other systems, including interfaces to SAP, IBM
Maximo, Indus Passport, Inovx and Fluke analyzers, among others.
Scalability: Meridium can be used to improve reliability of a single component at a single plant, but the true value potential lies in implementing an
APM solution across the plant and throughout the enterprise. For global
companies, Meridium can be implemented enterprise wide to allow easy
transfer of information across departments, plants and the entire company.
Economics/benefits: Calibration management, when used in
conjunction with a comprehensive APM program, conservatively yields
benefits of approximately $4 million per year for a typical 100-Mbpd
refinery. Benefit areas include reductions in lost profit opportunity costs,
avoiding abnormal incidents, staff productivity improvements reductions
in the maintenance budget, etc.1
Commercial installations: Meridium has been licensed at over
880 sites in 70 countries, including clients in the refining, chemicals,
power, mining and consumer packaged goods industries.
Reference: 1 Quantifying the ROI of an asset performance management program, Hydrocarbon Processing, May 2007.
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Instr.D.B.
Historian
Historian
DCS
APC
SIS
Condition manager
Description: Invensys InFusion Condition Manager collects, analyzes and contextualizes real-time, near-time and offline diagnostics
from plant equipment and machinery. It drives actions to improve asset
performance management and to manage the appropriate operations,
engineering and maintenance actions. InFusion Condition Manager is
the condition management component for the InFusion Enterprise
Control System (ECS) and other platforms.
Benefits/economics:
Provides early failure detection to increase asset availability, reduce
costs and avoid unnecessary downtime. Unplanned outages represent an
average of 5% in lost production.
Avoids unnecessary maintenance and related failure risk.
Supports continuous improvement through integrated workflow,
ensuring accurate and consistent response to developing conditions.
Provides operations, engineering and maintenance with easy access
to current asset information for better decision-making.
Collects and analyzes data on asset condition to help optimize asset
contribution over its full life cycle.
Integrates with control, safety and maintenance environments.
Leverages the latest Microsoft .NET technology.
Architecture: Collect, Analyze, Act:
CollectData are captured from plant historians, intelligent instruments, basic monitoring solutions and complex model-based condition
sources.
AnalyzeA multivariable expert system provides the context and
knowledge management from single variable to also full active model
support. The rule-based engine also uses client-defined algorithms or
models.
ActA comprehensive workflow engine automates collaboration via
e-mail, pager notifications, etc.
Implementation: Invensys consultants and process experts perform
a structured assessment of the challenges, opportunities and potential
ROI and develop implementation strategy. The patented InFusion
Condition Manager Configuration Tool allows the process engineer to
link and configure the monitoring parameters for equipment and measurement points, and define the analysis and the required actions and
workflow.
Interfaces: InFusion Condition Manager interoperates with Invensys
and third-party applications supported through the InFusion application
environment. Equipment condition and maintenance information is also
displayed on plant control/PLC/SCADA and safety systems through the
operator console. HMI applications, including FoxView and InTouch,
are supported.
Configuration management
Description: Integrity is a configuration management solution logging
and reporting all changes to the real-time infrastructure used to operate and
optimize the plant. Changes are presented automatically and securely via
intuitive Web-based views. Integrity provides up-to-date loop diagrams and
data flow maps operations, maintenance and safety personnel can rely on.
Originally released as DOC3000 for Honeywell TPS, Integrity brings
automated system documentation to every PLC, DCS, database and
real-time application across the plant.
Key features: Integrity enables control engineers and IT professionals to routinely increase work effectiveness by 50200% by providing:
Automated loop sheet generation
Data point cross-referencing
Real-time data mapping
Change tracking.
Economics/benefits: Integrity positively impacts three major aspects
within an operation: production, plant safety and maintenance.
Production. Integrity can help operators improve plant reliability by
separating critical failures from routine maintenance issues, as well as increase
their awareness by providing direct access to critical interdependencies.
Plant safety. Integrity has the ability to increase plant safety by enforcing
best practices with automated documentation and cross-referencing.
Maintenance. Integrity simplifies work processes by ensuring the accuracy of sign-offs and safety checks with a common tool across all systems.
Commercial installations: Integrity has been installed at over
500 sites globally in a variety of industries, including oil and gas, refining,
power, metals and mining, and pulp and paper.
Connectivity: PAS is continually expanding the list of available connections and presently supports the following assets:
Foxboro
ABB IT
OSIsoft PI
Aspen IP.21
GE Fanuc
PHD
Bently
Honeywell FSC
RMPCT
Centum CS
Honeywell TPS
Rockwell PLCs
CS3000
Infi-90
Rockwell SLCs
DeltaV
InfoPlus
SmartPlant
DMC+
Intergraph
TDC3000
Emerson AmS
InTools
Triconex
Emerson RS3
Invensys
Yamatake
Experion
Metso Max
Yokogawa
Licensor: PAS, Inc., with offices in Houston, Texas; St. Louis, Missouri; Amstelveen, The Netherlands; and Dubai, UAE.
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50
Plant performance
assessment
Services elements
40
30
20
10
0
Control performance
assessment
Control performance
utilization assessment/
control KPI
Control philosophy/
strategy assessment
Knowledge/skills
assessment
Instrument management assessment
Valve management
assessment
Control performance
modernization and
implementation
Control performance
modernization and
implementation
Control performance
management
Control performance
architecture
Control strategy
architecture
Control improvement
implementation
Detailed loop
monitoring architecture
Skills development
implementation
Plant performance
KPI architecture
Skills development
plan
Instrument mgmt.
solution architecture
Value diagnostic
Valve management
solution architecture
Plant performance
management
Instrument
diagnostic
Instrument
R&R
Knowledge transfer
1st quartile
facilities
2nd quartile
facilities
3rd quartile
facilities
4th quartile
facilities
Control performance
management services
Description: Invensys Control Performance Management Services
combine advanced diagnostics with expert services to determine control
loop performance and recommend remedial actions for suboptimal
process control loops. These services bridge the gap between control
system performance and key performance indicators (KPIs). The enabler
is the Invensys Control Performance Monitor tool, a set of diagnostics
and utilities that finds, monitors and diagnoses faults that are limiting
control asset performance. Analysis includes information on process
constraints, field actuator problems, loop interaction and model identification for improved tuning.
Benefits/economics: Control Performance Management Services
can improve economic performance through:
Better control: increased production rates, quality variability reduced,
elimination of bottlenecks, reduced energy costs, higher product yields,
reduced product recycle and better operation against constraints.
Lower overhead: smoother start-up, increased run-time, higher
efficiencies, smoother operation, lower maintenance costs and longer
equipment life.
Methodology: A quarterly analysis comprises data gathered by
Invensys specialists from the previous quarters control performance,
driving focused actions to raise plant performance as measured by KPIs.
The results are automatically monitored and provide an explicit measure
of bottom line gain from performance improvements.
The Control Performance Monitor tool and expert periodic analysis,
form the basis for high-value diagnostics and recommendations for
quickly analyzing control loop performance relating to KPIs improvement. Quantitative metrics indicate performance as related to asset availability and utilization. Local specialists work directly with clients to
implement performance improvements.
Scalability: Invensys Control Performance Management Services
solutions are scalable from process units to enterprise-wide. Service
delivery can be scaled from one project to master plan development and
roll-out, and ongoing service agreements.
Interfaces: Invensys Control Performance Management Services can
be applied to any control system that has an OPC interface. The services
diagnose performance of all major control systems and valve manufacturers and sensors, with or without the presence of a digital fieldbus.
Commercial installations: Invensys Control Performance Management Services are used in a range of chemical, petrochemical, oil and
gas, power and other industries globally.
Licensor: Invensys Process Systems with consulting, sales and project
management professionals in offices worldwide.
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Pipe/vessel
heat exchanger
Rotating
machine
Electric
facility
Instrumentation
Heat
Mechanical
exchanger
inspection
inspection
management
management
system
system
Online
monitoring
system
Electric
facility
diagnosis
Instrumentation
monitoring
diagnosis
Corrosion
monitoring
Insulation
Image
document
system
Real-time
DB
Patrol
support
system
(Plant asset
management
subsystems)
Failure occurs in
the process of
safeguard system
Failure is
detected
System internal
diagnostic
time
Time for
corrective
action
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manager
Performance
manager
Matrikon
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Alarm
manager
Control
performance
monitor
Downtime
reporter
Network
security
manager
Operational
insight
Operations
logbook
Mo n
itoring
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, reporting, compli
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and beyond,
Visual MESA
recommendations
continuously
implemented
by the
operators
5,30 %
> 2 MM /year
> 4%
6-3
27-2
20-2
13-2
6-2
30-1
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2-1
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7
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Risk-based Reliability
inspection analytics
RCA
Operator
rounds
Asset strategies
Process data
Engineering
Metrics and
scorecards
Financial
Description: Unplanned downtime results in over $20B of lost revenue each year. One of the most common causes of unplanned downtime
is failure to respond effectively during plant disturbances and process
upsets. Industry studies show that the average operator is being subjected
to considerably more alarms (10X) than he/she can effectively process.
With the proliferation of alarms and reduction in operating personnel, it is no wonder that alarm management is becoming such an important topic in the process industries. Today, some automation suppliers are
providing integrated alarm management tools to minimize nuisance
alarms and improve operator performance through shelving, suppression,
smart alarming, online viewing of corrective actions and key performance
indicators (KPIs).
Inspection management
Description: Visual asset surveillance and inspection are critical elements to assessing asset condition and avoiding equipment failures. In
addition, many inspection programs are mandated by regulatory agencies
that can levy significant fines for noncompliance. Meridiums Inspection
Management module provides the capabilities to drive large- scale inspection programs and ensure statutory compliance. Inspection management
allows asset owners and operators to manage inspection plans, document
the condition of an asset and track inspection recommendations to
closure. As an integrated component of the APM suite, inspection management provides the methodology for program execution as well as key
capabilities to optimize the inspection program through risk assessments
and analytical evaluation of equipment performance and condition.
Scalability:
Alarm suppression by tag or process area with a dedicated display
showing all suppressed alarms
Ability to add operator comments to the historical alarm log
Ability to configure corrective actions and document operational
best practices for online viewing by the operator
Identify and correct nuisance alarms by analyzing a built-in alarm
frequency display
Compare actual performance to KPIs (such as number of alarms
active for > 24 hr)
State-based smart alarming as shown in Table 1
Alarm shelving.
Spreadsheets/
databases
CMMS
Legacy
systems
Handhelds
Reference: 1 Quantifying the ROI of an asset performance management program, Hydrocarbon Processing, May 2007.
Licensor: Meridium, Inc. with offices in Roanoke, Virginia, US; Houston, Texas, US; Dubai, UAE; Walldorf, Germany; and Perth, Australia.
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SIS
Monitor
BPCS
HMI
Historian
logger
I/O
Final control
elements
I/O
Panel
Operator
Alternate
HMI
Interface
Process
Automation and safety systems
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Maintenance
Enterprise asset
management
system
Manufacturing
execution systems
(MES level)
MES
maintenance
operations
Controls
(process
and field level)
Plant
asset
management
Measure
Simulation
aly
ze
Reconciled
daily reports
mp
rove
Consistent
information
An
Plant design
Revamp
What-if analysis
Risk-based Reliability
inspection analytics
RCA
Operator
rounds
Asset strategies
Process data
Spreadsheets/
databases
Engineering
CMMS
Metrics and
scorecards
Financial
Legacy
systems
Handhelds
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inspection analytics
RCA
Operator
rounds
Asset strategies
Process data
Spreadsheets/
databases
Engineering
CMMS
Metrics and
scorecards
Financial
Legacy
systems
Handhelds
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Risk-based Reliability
inspection analytics
RCA
Operator
rounds
Asset strategies
Process data
Spreadsheets/
databases
Engineering
CMMS
Metrics and
scorecards
Financial
Legacy
systems
Handhelds
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Risk-based Reliability
inspection analytics
RCA
Operator
rounds
Asset strategies
Process data
Spreadsheets/
databases
Engineering
CMMS
Metrics and
scorecards
Financial
Legacy
systems
Handhelds
Reliability analytics
Description: Understanding the failure/repair characteristics of plant
equipment or a system of plant assets and their associated costs is a
critical component of any comprehensive asset performance management
(APM) program. Meridiums Reliability Analytics solution provides the
ability to understand the failure/repair characteristics of a single asset or
the reliability characteristics of a complete system of assets. Using near
real-time data allows these analyses to remain evergreen as plant conditions change. Meridium can model a system of assets, a production unit
or a complete facility. Simulations can be performed to understand future
availability and to compare the cost/benefit of different asset configurations, maintenance strategies or equipment reliability characteristics.
Strategic approach/goals: The biggest benefit of an integrated
technology software solution is that organizations can now react much
more dynamically to changing plant conditions than was previously
possible. Meridiums integrated APM initiative provides:
KPIs enabling identification of improvement opportunities
Automated technical analysis to identify and predict failure occurrence and cause
Supports development and continuous improvement of operational,
surveillance, maintenance and design strategies based upon best practices,
operational history and fact-based decision support
Drives strategies back to execution systems to close the loop and
continuously improve asset performance across the enterprise.
Interfaces: Meridium leverages critical asset performance data from
ERP, CMMS, DCS and other systems, including interfaces to SAP, IBM
Maximo, Indus Passport, Inovx and Fluke analyzers, among others.
Scalability: Meridium can be used to improve reliability of a single
component at a single plant, but the true value potential lies in implementing an APM solution across the plant and throughout the enterprise.
For global companies, Meridium can be implemented enterprise wide
to allow easy transfer of information across departments, plants and the
entire company.
Economics/benefits: Reliability analytics, when used in conjunction with a comprehensive APM program, conservatively yields benefits
of approximately $4 million per year for a typical 100-Mbpd refinery.
Benefit areas include reductions in lost profit opportunity costs, avoiding
abnormal incidents, staff productivity improvements, reductions in the
maintenance budget, etc.1
Commercial installations: Meridium has been licensed at over
880 sites in 70 countries, including the refining, chemicals, power,
mining and consumer packaged goods industries.
Reference: 1 Quantifying the ROI of an Asset Performance Management Program, Hydrocarbon Processing, May 2007.
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Risk-based Reliability
inspection analytics
RCA
Operator
rounds
Asset strategies
Process data
Spreadsheets/
databases
Engineering
CMMS
RCM and
FMEA
Metrics and
scorecards
Financial
Legacy
systems
Handhelds
Risk-based Reliability
inspection analytics
RCA
Operator
rounds
Asset strategies
Process data
Spreadsheets/
databases
Engineering
CMMS
Metrics and
scorecards
Financial
Legacy
systems
Handhelds
Risk-based inspection
Root-cause analysis
Reference: 1 Quantifying the ROI of an Asset Performance Management Program, Hydrocarbon Processing, May 2007.
Reference: 1 Quantifying the ROI of an Asset Performance Management Program, Hydrocarbon Processing, May 2007.
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Risk-based Reliability
inspection analytics
RCA
Operator
rounds
Asset strategies
Process data
Spreadsheets/
databases
Engineering
CMMS
Metrics and
scorecards
Financial
Legacy
systems
Handhelds
Thickness monitoring
Description: Understanding the current condition of equipment that
contains or manages process medium is key to minimizing safety and
environmental risk as well as unplanned failures. Meridiums Thickness
Monitoring module provides the capability to manage large-scale corrosion and thickness monitoring programs for stationary equipment such
as piping, vessels, exchangers, tanks and boilers. Key capabilities of the
Thickness Monitoring module include the ability to calculate the minimum thickness required to safely operate the equipment, thickness
measurement data management and corrosion rate analysis, as well as
next-inspection and retirement-date calculations.
Strategic approach/goals: The biggest benefit of an integrated
technology software solution is that organizations can now react much
more dynamically to changing plant conditions than was previously
possible. Meridiums integrated APM initiative provides:
KPIs enabling identification of improvement opportunities
Automated technical analysis to identify and predict failure occurrence and cause
Supports development and continuous improvement of operational,
surveillance, maintenance and design strategies based upon best practices,
operational history and fact-based decision support
Drives strategies back to execution systems to close the loop and
continuously improve asset performance across the enterprise.
Interfaces: Meridium leverages critical asset performance data from
ERP, CMMS, DCS and other systems, including interfaces to SAP, IBM
Maximo, Indus Passport, Inovx and Fluke analyzers, among others.
Scalability: Meridium can be used to improve the reliability of a
single component at a single plant, but the true value potential lies in
implementing an APM solution across the plant and throughout the
enterprise. For global companies, Meridium can be implemented enterprise wide to allow easy transfer of information across departments, plants
and the entire company.
Economics/benefits: Thickness monitoring, when used in conjunction with a comprehensive APM program, conservatively yields benefits
of approximately $4 million per year for a typical 100-Mbpd refinery.
Benefit areas include reductions in lost profit opportunity costs, avoidance of abnormal incidents, staff productivity improvements, reductions
in the maintenance budget, etc.1
Commercial installations: Meridium has been licensed at over
880 sites in 70 countries, including clients in the refining, chemicals,
power, mining and consumer packaged goods industries.
Reference: 1 Quantifying the ROI of an Asset Performance Management Program, Hydrocarbon Processing, May 2007.
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