Top 10: Asset Management & Maintenance
12 Sep 2011
Parker Filtration, part of Parker Hannifin claims to have released the industry’s first condition monitoring app as a free download from the iTunes appstore. The ConMon app is said to feature two unique programs – ISO Code Generator and Frequency Analysis – to enable users to measure the degree of filtration required for their systems, and the frequency at which fluids should be tested, via their iPhone, iPad or iTouch. (More on Process Engineering)
Technip Umbilical Systems (DUCO Ltd) has selected wireless strain measurement technology, from Mantracourt, for the testing of critical offshore systems. DUCO umbilicals form the link between a subsea production arrangement and a remote facility providing control, power, and communications and chemical services. Using the wireless technology, DUCO will perform steel tube fatigue tests and remotely monitor strain throughout. This testing is essential as umbilical structures can undergo dynamic stresses throughout service life.
Wood Group Kenny has been appointed by BP to provide engineering design and project management services for the subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) infrastructure for BPs Quad 204 redevelopment project West of Shetland. Wood Group Kenny is responsible for the design of $1.2bn worth of subsea, pipeline and riser infrastructure for the project. The dedicated engineering team is already 50 strong and will expand to 75 in the near future.
Vattenfall AB has signed a global deal with Achilles to provide a single supplier pre-qualification system for all its business units and geographies. Achilles will provide a view of the supply base of over 15,000 suppliers, across all Vattenfall’s business units including hydro, nuclear, distribution, services, heat etc, and for the following regions in which they operate Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, Finland, and the UK. Achilles has provided pre-qualification services to Vattenfall since 2002 on an individual country basis to address regional requirements.
Shell UK Ltd has extended a gas turbine maintenance contract held by Aberdeen-based Rolls Wood Group (RWG) to 2015. The five-year extension includes maintenance, repair and overhaul of 27 Rolls-Royce Avon and RB211 gas turbines operating on seven offshore platforms in the UK North Sea. It retains the same work scope as the original 1999 agreement for maintaining gas turbine drivers for electrical power generation and gas compressor sets. Over the life of the contract, reliability of the gas turbines has increased with time between overhauls being extended. RWG also provides overhaul services to other Shell companies, including Shell Sarawak, Shell Malampaya, and Shell Brunei.
SMF Delivery Team, a Babcock and Balfour Beatty JV, has been awarded a contract by Sellafield Ltd for the early contractor engagement phase of the silos maintenance facility (SMF) at the Sellafield site in west Cumbria, UK. The SMF is to support the operations and maintenance of machinery which will be used to retrieve hazardous wastes from various facilities at Sellafield. The scheme has a total value of around £150m. (More on Process Engineeering)
BASF has started an ’operational excellence’ programme with Reliable Manufacturing, a Warrington, UK-based change-management consultancy - to help increase asset utilisation and capacity at its Antwerp plant. (More on Process Engineering)
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