TPi July 2017

One insurer, the Swedish P&I Club, for example, has hard data that 60 per cent of critical machinery failures are caused by avoidable human interference, and it is an appraisal that our experience wholeheartedly echoes. In any industry, by taking a proactive approach to monitoring the health of vital equipment and machinery, operators can achieve better control of the risks whilst also maximising an asset’s return on investment. Along with shipping, condition monitoring has a long history in the power generation and aviation sectors, providing asset health information about a wide range of infrastructure. The first applications of condition monitoring mostly focused on the human detection of irregularities, often after they occur. As traditional manual inspection increasingly gives way to intelligent and automated analysis, the accuracy and detail available to engineers has correspondingly increased. With a continuous stream of data to analyse, changes to operational processes and maintenance scheduling are leading to transformative operational and efficiency gains. Exceeding customer expectations is the key to success for every profession, across every industry. Of course everyone is looking for an edge, or advantage, in business – it is where opportunity resides. When engineers can face these day- to-day challenges with greater confidence in their ability to resolve them and focus on their deliverables, the details start to take care of themselves. Empowered engineers with all the equipment, expertise and knowledge to get the job done first time, every time? That is market-leading behaviour that translates directly into savings that positively impact the bottom line.

Larry Rumbol

Parker Kittiwake – UK kittiwakeinfo@parker.com www.kittiwake.com

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