Section E3 Ι Dusty keyboard or benefit for maintenance?

Thursday, 14 September 2017, 14:00-14:10h/E3.1

Mining goes digital: a mobile solution for maintenance

Mark Eberlein, Arie-Johann Heiertz, RWE Technology International GmbH, Germany

As a forward-thinking organization RWE utilizes the benefits of digitalization to make the maintenance process of heavy mine equipment more efficient. As part of RWE’s Industry 4.0. developments, “Asset Care” is a new maintenance tool, jointly developed by IBM, Apple and RWE. The application handles maintenance processes for any large scale mechanical equipment by managing information and processes in a database easy and fast. It supports O&M experts to maintain equipment in time before major damages and downtime occur. Data is displayed, carried out and documented on a mobile device immediately. The mobile “Asset Care”-App is directly connected via a middleware to any database system and does not depend on mobile connection, which allows for both on- and offline use cases. In addition, images and videos can be handled and stored in a project related database, by utilizing state of the art communication technologies.

The “Asset Care”-App is equally applicable for any large scale mechanical equipment such as large scale mining equipment, ships, power plants, stockpile or harbor equipment.

Benefits

• Tailored solution according to needs and priorities of your equipment and maintenance
• Reduced maintenance periods through real-time capture of system data
• Reduced equipment outage periods through predictive equipment data and maintenance
• Transparence of KPI’s on costs, performance and safety on equipment level
• Easy and intuitive operation through simplified user interface
• Always have precisely the right tool for the job at hand
• Backup and continuous monitoring of maintenance and repair information
• Real-time updates as well as tracking systems based on GPS
• Integrated solution due to IOS standards and regular upgrades
• Allows for connections to KPI or big data systems