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ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In this fifth episode of our Asset Integrity Management (AIM) series, Mr. Dominic Alton, engages in a discussion to further explore the topic of AIM with Dr. Robert Kauer, an AIM, Reliability Optimisation, and Process Safety Expert in the Division Industry Service, TÜV SÜD. Over the course of this episode, Dr. Kauer, shares insights on the various facets of industrial AIM and their interconnected nature in ensuring the holistic health and performance of industrial assets.
PODCAST OVERVIEW
- 02min 06sec – Projects and experience shaping Dr. Kauer’s approach to industrial AIM
- 03min 58sec – Interconnectedness between Fracture Mechanics, Risk-Based Inspection, and Asset Integrity Management in operating industrial plants
- 05min 57sec – Standards and their impacts in improving industrial safety and asset management practices globally
- 07min 12sec – How digitalisation and AI revolutionise Industrial AIM and Process Safety Management practices
- 08min 29sec – Holistic approach to AIM practices with RBI and FFS software
- 09min 35sec – What motivates Dr. Kauer in his engineering activities
- 10min 27sec – Tips for engineers and plant operators entering the industry
QUOTES
- “Fortunately, I came to realize very early in my career that to assure the overall mechanical integrity of industrial plants, a holistic approach is required. Of course, it is necessary that you understand and you are able to deal with all these sophisticated deep diving technologies but if we talk about Asset Integrity Management then we need to understand that we might also have to deal with hundreds of equipment and several thousand kms of piping. For this, we definitely need more pragmatic tools to establish and maintain the big overview on what’s going on overall and also for instance to enable forecasts into the future on a high level.
- “Our involvement in these committees isn’t just about revising and harmonizing existing standards but anticipating forthcoming industry needs, for instance when it now comes to significant changes – like the increasing use of Hydrogen or Methanol in view of a more sustainable future.”
- “Realising that there is still a lot of homework to do to enable new technologies in our industry, digitalization and AI offer unprecedented opportunities for predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, and data-driven decision-making. This can be an electronically driven Integrity Operating Window to monitor Critical Process Parameters or what we call Asset Health Monitoring to also scan the degradation of an equipment. This means assessing real time data to detect any anomalies so that we immediately can react in a proper way.”
RELATED LINKS
• Our Asset Integrity Management Services
