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IGE 2009. Future Trends in the Gas Engineering Opportunities for IGE in 2 nd Decade of the 21 st Century. Aim. Historical View Outline Some Opportunities to increase membership. Focus on one trend, mobile computing and its impact on asset management
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IGE 2009 Future Trends in the Gas Engineering Opportunities for IGE in 2nd Decade of the 21st Century
Aim • Historical View • Outline Some Opportunities to increase membership. • Focus on one trend, mobile computing and its impact on asset management • Is Asset Management something IGE can use to increase its relevance?
An all Australian company, Focusing on Engineering, Operational and Asset Management solutions. Major clients are Defence and a growing interest in Mining and Manufacture Relegen employs a team of qualified, specialised & experienced engineers backed up highly skilled software developers In addition to our own internal resources Relegen also partners with a number of other unrelated engineering companies, large and small, in particular fields.
Mortlake in the Coal Gas Period Large Engineering Plant Engineers obviously required Position of Chief Engineer clearly a senior position Large budgets directed at maintenance and operations
Gas Network Today Today as then the complex engineering is concentrated at the production plant But IGE draws most of its membership from network operations or customer delivery
Then and Now After Natural Gas IGE membership came from the delivery group Engineers are less likely to be decision makers Before Natural Gas IGE membership came from the plant and the delivery group Engineers were among the decision makers
What can IGE do? Attract Engineers from Production Plants? Require shifting focus Their needs may be already satisfied by IE Aust New branches to be set up in Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth Attract more Decision Makers from delivery end May require a name change as in UK Need to offer reasons for decision makers to join Need to lift our focus but not shift it. Has less impact on current members
Attracting More Decision Makers Name Change Emotive UK used IGEM (Institute of Gas Engineers and Managers) Could follow UK Could be subtle – Institute of Gas Engineers into Institute of Gas Engineering Not the most important issue but new membership will want recognition.
Attracting More Decision Makers Articles and Newsletters Aimed at the people we need to attract Newsletter distributed to potential members Mobile Computing and its impact on operational costs Gas Emergency – Do we have the right skills and training? Occupational Health and Safety – Is safety a skill in its own right or should we up skill people with the tools to be safe. Flexibility – the key to low cost operations across a network. IGE – a neutral meeting place of ideas IGE – Your partner in matching technology to the Industry High Rise and Gas – will this issue bite? Flexibility – Preparing for Climate change either Hot or Cold.
Use of Our Existing Web Site Down loadable Software Tools that can be provided on line. Gas Load Calculations Downloadable Training Packs in Powerpoint or via U Tube. Asset Management Tools Maintenance Procedures Maintenance Costings Condition Based Maintenance Links to other sites that IGE endorse as applicable to Gas Industry.
Asset Management • Consider a few examples of how proven technology can change the way asset management is done. • Job Hazard Analysis • Training Records and Competency Control • Plant Recording
Job Risk Analysis General designed and printed by Safety Team Can become Tick and Flick sheets Provision of Feedback to the field crews and monitoring paper based system is costly, time consuming and therefore not timely to the operator and often not done. IN SHORT – THEY BECOME AN ANNOYANCE NOT AN AID • You could walk up to the equipment • Scan a barcode or id disc • Be presented with a JHA or OHS card on the screen that is • tailor made to the machine or task • Up to date • Timed to allow all tasks to be done (Not just tick and flick) • Could have info from last job, safety warnings etc • The data could be transmitted to the office in a ready to analyse format as it is done. • PDA could be loaded with work instructions etc. • Feedback on common problems, risks etc can be downloaded back to the field crews. • JHAs or OHS data is easily filed and retained so if ever needed they can be found.
Training and Competency Skill to Job Matching Often done by Seat of Pants Training Records and Competency Records in separate records Competency Sign off can require considerable additional work Often difficult to prove that the work experience has been gained A portable device coupled with the right database can: Ensure Person is eligible to do the job Captures the type and the frequency of the work done Can be configured to alert if person has not completed a particular task in some time Can alert when trainees have completed the task sufficiently often to be consider for competency All embedded within the work flow system
TM136 - Record of Events TM110 - Machinery Log GTRB Start/Stop Log SAC Start/Stop Log TE144 - Switchboard Log AA166 - Equipment Log Lube Oil Register Alarm Backup Override Register Supplementary Rough Engine Room Register Bell Logger Report Data Logger Report Liquid State Report Fuel State Report (F76 & F44) Lube Oil State Report Daily Fresh Water Report Engineering Rounds data collection Preset Rounds routes Identified by Barcodes PDAs used for data collection Data loaded to a central server Reports Graphing of Readings Replacement of Bell and Data Logger Replacement of paper logs and reports. RAN experience with plant records
Baseline Check • ROUNDS • Watch keeper collects data using Pocket PC • Assets identified by barcode
Baseline Check • ROUNDS • Collected data: • Centrally structured • Constrained by preset requirements • Entered via user friendly on-screen input devices • 7-day attribute history on Pocket PC • Automatically uploaded to Check Server on docking
Baseline Check • EVENTS • Any activity that records a change of asset status • Includes: • Start/Stop of assets • Operating configuration • Open/Close of watertight access points • Serviceability of assets • Off-line for maintenance • Under repair • Electronic link of URDEFs to ship’s messaging system (SITREP)
Unique architecture of the BaseLine Product And • Skilled Knowledgeable People who understood what was needed because • They know Navy. What made this idea work in navy was
Our industry has matured from a high growth phase to more steady and targeted growth. • The existing asset must be maintained but with smaller % of funds • Software systems in use today often reflect the growth phase and retail and accounting aspects and mobile solutions tend to be extensions of those systems or stand alone data collection for example meter reading. • Relegen asserts that Asset Management is better if the asset is at the centre of process and Baseline software does that but also links with existing systems. • This approach has been deployed in the RAN, Army, Mining and Manufacturing to varying degrees
IGE should seek to understand this approach. • Conduct one of the board meetings at Relegen and see the complete system from the experts • Download the free version of the basic system and develop an understanding of the approach • Then consider if IGE and its members can benefit from developing an asset management expertise for GAS
Summary • TO ATTRACT DECISION MAKERS • Target them with our knowledge and experience • Produce things they may want and need • Interest them with concepts and ideas • Become a link between Gas and Smart Technology
