Asset management begins in the field
Asset management is one of the hottest topics in the HPI today. As mentioned in previous columns, it means different things to different people. But for engineers, the primary focus is..
Asset management is one of the hottest topics in
the HPI today. As mentioned in previous columns, it means
different things to different people. But for engineers, the
primary focus is equipment failure prevention. Thus, nearly
all engineering disciplines are involved: maintenance,
process, instrumentation, process control, rotating
equipment, etc.
Why such big interest? As also discussed
before, plant management realizes that a shutdown due to
equipment failure, or even much worse a safety or
environmental violation that causes injury or loss of life,
can wipe out several days (much more if litigation is
invol
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