Support of aging assets

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Top concerns for the marine sectorSupport of aging vessels

Stuart Melling, manager for marine and crane service, ABB Ltd

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Support of aging vesselsObsolescence management

Life cycle management plan is critical to support assets as ship’s electrical plant ages

Not managing assets can be costly in operational downtime

Electrical and automation plant and systems can not last forever

Need to raise awareness of obsolescence management


Support of aging vesselsObsolescence management

ABB devised series of life cycle services: protects operation of critical electrical plant and systems extends life of vessel by many years properly maintained systems keep ahead of latest software

and hardware updates stay competitive in marketplace

System may end up different from original purchase – but transition seamless, painless and comparatively low cost


Support of aging vesselsLife cycle appraisal

Carried out by local ABB marine service centre Often at no cost Life cycle map identifies life cycle status of all electrical

plant Certain products (transformers) have no life cycle map -

simply replaced Other electrical plant (variable-speed drives, automation

and switchgear) mapped throughout their entire life cycle


Support of aging vesselsLife cycle appraisal

Equipment list means mapping of assets can be carried out by ABB without vessel visit

Assessment of asset life cycle takes half-a-day Results in customer knowing:

exact status of all equipment any problems with spares forward plan maintenance investments improved long term planning of capital and operational

expenditure


Support of aging vesselsLife cycle management model

Four-phases comprising: Active Classic Limited Obsolete

Model helps companies: recognise phase of their electrical and automation

equipment determine what level of support is needed on existing

installations



Covers entire scope of supply of ABB products and systems including:

ABB’s Extended Automation System 800xA distributed control system

low and medium voltage drives machines and generators AVRs switchgear



“Active” and “Classic” phases have complete life cycle services available:

product selection and dimensioning installation and commissioning preventive and corrective maintenance remote monitoring and intelligent diagnostics technical support upgrade and retrofit replacement and recycling training and learning



Products in “Classic” phase not actively promoted by sales team

Still have comprehensive support “Limited” phase equipment is no longer available for

purchase services offered are limited spare parts, maintenance and repair services are available as

long as materials can be obtained



“Obsolete” phase equipment is not available ABB cannot guarantee availability of services for technical

reasons or within reasonable cost Many customers do not even realise equipment is in obsolete

phase Extremely costly for applications like drilling vessels If failure occurs then maintenance may be reactive Risk that when part fails, a replacement part may not be

available Cost to operator can be huge, particularly if complete

replacement of a long lead time item is required



Important that companies realise there is a sound alternative

One that will not only save money but will reduce stress and panic of a key system failing

By proactively helping customers manage electrical assets, failures and vessel downtime avoided

Migration to current technology can be phased to suit vessel dockings and customer budgets


Support of aging vesselsBespoke automation and control systems

Global Vessel Information and Control organisation, aimed at helping merchant and offshore vessels operate more efficiently and safely

Develop automation solutions specifically for marine applications, based on ABB’s field-proven process automation technologies including:

marine advisory and fleet management reporting solutions integrated automation vessel management and control systems marine instrumentation and sensors


Support of aging vesselsBespoke automation and control systems

Benefits include improved: vessel operations and performance energy efficiency on-board equipment reliability and availability operational safety

Demand for upgraded vessel information and control systems has increased

Ship operators must be ready to meet new environmental regulations

Lower on-board energy use and fuel consumption ABB’s automation and control technologies provide visibility

and control needed to achieve these goals and improve operating costs

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