Chemical Technology February 2016

PETROCHEMICALS COVER STORY

fective responses to the break-down of critical assets within your process; • Complete visibility and traceability of your installed base of assets. This extends to updated information and documentation availability throughout your installed base’s life cycle. Deliverables • A comprehensive Installed Base Status Report listing recommended areas of improvement needed to achieve a balanced maintenance plan. These areas include: □ Standardisation within the installed base □ Reactive maintenance preparedness □ Preventative maintenance strategy □ Migration relevance within the installed base based upon dynamic product statuses of the respective assets • Quick and easy online access to all information related to Assets in the installed base using Endress+Hauser’s Web Enabled Asset Management Platform (W@M) Proximity… No matter where you are in southern Africa or whatever the industry, we are always ‘By Your Side. Service is an integral part of our offer’. Our Service Team is strategically located across the country ensuring active local presence to meet all your service needs. For those really isolated sites, such as mines and offshore platforms, our remote services offer provides maximum support for your maintenance teams. For more information contact Glenn Smith, Added Value Services Development Manager, Endress+Hauser (Pty) Ltd, on tel: +27 11 262 8000; email info@za.endress.com or go to http://bit.ly/1TbZvzY

mendations which support the customer in making deci- sions and defining actions to optimise the maintenance strategies for the respective installed base; and • Endress+Hauser management of the customer’s day- today maintenance processes and activities with specific focus on field instrumentation. This service is facilitated by a partnership agreement. Endress+Hauser (in consultation with the process owner) identifies, defines and then reports on areas of mainte- nance focus and potential improvements by means of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This KPI framework positions the partnership to act effectively in addressing the respective maintenance requirements and improvement areas on-site. By com- bining your process competence with Endress+Hauser’s automation know-how, we are able to collaborate as a team. Through a planned and practical approach we can improve your maintenance efficiency, while achieving or maintaining compliance with your safety, quality and environmental requirements. Our experts can propose im- provement actions that are aimed at decreasing process interruptions and minimising your maintenance efforts and associated costs. Benefits • Decreasing the complexity of your installed base through standardisation. This allows for improved personnel ef- ficiencies and optimising/minimising spare part stock holding; • Achieve safety and quality compliance by optimising your maintenance efforts within an effective maintenance schedule; • Minimise downtime by ensuring and preparing for ef-

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