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Brief Description Base-SI - Maintenance and Plant Operation -

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Base-SI Description

Base-SI - Maintenance and Plant Operation Statistically, about 40 % of the cost of a plants operation account for maintenance and repair. For many plant managers, this is the motive for tracking and controlling their assets and all processes related to maintenance with the help of computers. Software designed for this purpose is commonly labeled as CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System). However, these systems may differ significantly in functionality. The Plant Management System SI not only comprises a comprehensive set of CMMSmodules. Instead, SIs full scope goes far beyond a standard CMMS. The SI-system includes a large number of tightly integrated applications that taken together provide a major contribution to the improvement of:

the workflow that has to reflect the plants organization properly, the controlling of the maintenance processes, the conformance to standard procedures, official regulations and laws,

to name only a few. The introduction of such a highly integrated system cant be achieved from one day to the other. On one hand the daily work of the maintenance personnel runs in parallel. On the other hand, some fundamental information must be put together such that other modules can base on them. Therefore, a stepwise introduction to the computerized maintenance management is often preferable to an introduction of a CMMS in one giant leap. For stepwise introduction, certain SI-modules have been bundled to form the package Base-SI. These modules are:

Recurrent Measures, Electronic Log Book (Shift Log), Maintenance Measures incl. the related Workflow and Document Management.

The following figure presents these applications together with the required fundamental modules.

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General Manager Dr. Kern KWx/L

Shift Operation Mr. Masch KWx/S

Control Systems Mr. Leit KWx/L

Boiler & Turbine Mr. Masch KWx/M

Electrical Dept. Mrs.. Etech KWx/E

FGD Dr. Rea KWx/C

Personal data

Shift leader Shift 1 KWx/S1

Controls Maint. Mr. Leithammel KWx/LI

Boiler&Turb. Maint. Mr. Baumann KWx/MI

Electrical Maint. Mrs. Current KWx/EI

Scheduled Maintenance (Recurrent Measures)


XYZ

Shiftlog

Planned Maintenance (Measures)

Assignments CT
-ME01 001

Shift leader Shift 2 KWx/S2

Grtner, Theo Fleischer, Benno Herzog, Trine Haller, Hanno

Boiler Maintenance Mr. Boiler KWx/K

ABC

PI
9 LAC10 AP001 -M01 M

TOW WA
TOW: Type of Work Free selection per work area (WA)
Measure

Shift leader Shift 3 KWx/S3

Herberger, Sepp Schlauberger Maier, Sepp Fleischberger, Anne

Maintenance
selects selects selects selects Shift leader Shift 4 KWx/S4

Deadlines
Mrz 06 M 6 D 7 M 1 8 D 2 9 F 3 S 4 S 5 3 4 5 6 7 M D April 06 M D F S 1 8 S 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 31 Mai 06 M 1 8 D 2 9 M 3 D 4 F 5 S 6 S 7 5 6 7 M D 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Juni 06 M D 1 8 F 2 9 S 3 S 4

Information
measure is necessary

Author

Component Type Index


Shift leader Day Shift KWx/SD

Autor

create measure

10 11 12 13 14

10 11

KPA02 001

Responsible for Budget Executing person Responsible for Maintenance

Responsible for Budget Executing person Responsible for Maintenance Responsible for Operations Responsible for Technology Responsible for Work Planning Responsible for Technical Planning Coordination with

Executing Person for TOW Responsible for TOW TOW-Controlling Person TOW-Feedback

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Distribution list Department Structure General Manager

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30

measure was created

Register of Component Use KPA02 001 00000001

Responsible for Budget

Verantwortlicher

acknowledge measure

Responsible for Operations

Author
measure acknowledged

Plant Index

Technical Data

Responsible for Technology Responsible for Work Planning Responsible for Technical Planning Coordination with

Book keeper

9 LAC10 AP001 KP01

Foreman

SI -Infobox

Executing Person

Ausfhrender

Execute measure

Curriculum Vitae of Components


Datum Einsatz

Measure was executed

Information for

Information for

Roles
Maintenance Schedules Documents
Datum Einsatz

Measure

Material Operating hrs. Budget Planning

Payment Warranties Work Planning

1239

347 3567

Permit to Work

Controlling

Need more?

Need more?

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SIs fundamental and indispensable modules are those that handle the master data. These include:

the Plant Index (which, for example, could utilize the KKS-key), the Registry of all Components, i.e. the complete equipment inventory, the Component Curriculum Vitae and the Plant History, the Component Type Register, referring to Technical Data and Standard Maintenance Plans and

the Address Book along with the Staff Appointment Scheme, showing supervisors, employees and deputies. Two essential concepts of the SI-system are shown in the figure as well:

The concept of Roles and Role Assignments which is used to support a standardized information flow and assignment of tasks in a flexible manner. In the SI dialogs, a user merely specifies a plant index, a component type or type of work. By applying the role assignments that have been configured in the master data, SI automatically deduces responsible and work performing personnel from the given information. Role assignments do not only reflect responsibility assignments in a plant, but also internal standard procedures and individual information paths. The central information dispatch mechanisms provided by the SI-Info box Each individual SI-user exactly receives those pieces of information and those tasks that are destined to him or her, respectively.

Utilization of the role and communication concepts significantly contributes to the fact that the daily work can be executed fast and in a clearly structured way. By granting individual access privileges to SI users the SI administrator makes sure that unintended or unauthorized data access is prevented and individual SI-modules (e.g. Shift Log) are only available to a desired group of users.

The Introduction of an SI-System


In most cases, plant managers who plan to introduce a CMMS have considered the following questions in the forefront:

What do I want to achieve by using a CMMS system? What are my specific demands of the future data processing system? In detail: which functionalities should the new system provide?

During the introduction phase of a CMMS it is important to pursuit ones most prominent objectives and to always keep an eye on the cost-benefit-ratio. Whatever the priorities of an upcoming SI-user may be: positive effects do always arise during the introduction of an SIsystem as they directly result from assembling the data base needed for the execution of the SI-applications. Examples of objectives:

If the primary objective of a future CMMS user is merely the creation of a well structured technical plant documentation he already completes this task with the comprehensive collection of the plant and component structure and all related technical data and documents. If, however, the objective is not to miss repetitive inspections and maintenance tasks and to record the uninterrupted evidence of all performed inspections and tasks, the creation of

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It is important for the customer that a new SI-system will not be delivered as an empty shell. Instead, it will already contain a large amount of master data providing easy first steps within short time. New customers will become independent from SI-consultants after only a few introductory training sessions and will be able to handle the further buildup of the system with own personnel in a cost effective fashion and adapted to his own needs. SI contains its own privilege administration for the individual applications. Aside from the normal users there is also a special SI-administrator who administers userspecific privileges and should also have a deeper understanding of the SI-system concepts and applications. If desired, this function as well as the supervision of the systems hardware, operating and database system can also be provided by STEAG through remote access.

2.1

Step by Step
We strongly recommend the stepwise introduction of an SI-system, whereas first SIapplications can already be launched immediately after the buildup of the master data.

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SI-Introduction, Phase 1: Collection of Base Data At the beginning of the SI-introduction, it is necessary

to collect the personal data of the future SIusers and their organization in the Staff Appointment Scheme (organigram) to record the Technical Components in a hierarchical structure (can be achieved by simple data import mechanisms).

Phase 1b: If the objective of the SI-introduction is a well structured technical documentation of the plant, the Component Type Index along with related Technical Data as well as the Register of Component Use should be set up or imported (CSV file format) in addition to the plant index and the organigram. Phase 1 is finished now. If desired, the technical plant documentation can be completed by assigning documents to component types or plant indexes (see phase 4).

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2.1.1

SI-Introduction, Phase 2: First Applications Basing on Responsibilities


Basing on the master supplied in phase 1, the plant internal standard procedures concerning responsibility assignments for budget and work execution can be mapped to the SI-system. The SI-concept of assignments takes into account that in most plants it is known well in advance who has to perform which tasks of the daily work. There is no point in rethinking who to inform of a generic incident over and over again. Examples: Assignments of Responsibilities

The responsibility for this complete plant section bears the job holder machine technology, Mr. Meier. Only if the subsection water treatment is affected, Ms. Schulz is responsible. The general rule is: if there is an electro-technical failure, the (job holder) E-Workshop is responsible. Exceptions are the special actuators of type XY for which Mr. Knorr is responsible.

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In general, the execution of all lubrication tasks is assigned to the mechanical workshop. Unless the task has to be performed on a machine in the warehouse in which case Mr. Maiwald is responsible for lubrication, as he is responsible for the whole warehouse. However, Mr. Maiwald doesnt touch the large Ansaldo-machines. This in turn is done by the mechanical workshop.

Instead of having to retrieve responsibility assignments from a persons memory over and over again, It is much more efficient to store these plant internal rules in the database and to apply them automatically, e.g. in relation to a specific components damage or maintenance task. Once it is stored in the database, this wheelwork of assignments can now drive first applications like the Electronic Shift Log or the Maintenance Measures.

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By investigating these assignments, the SI-system finds the responsible and work performing persons e.g. in case of a damage report and informs them automatically!! If larger individual maintenance measures need to be supervised (module Measures) where different persons have to contribute their activities (like ap4proving or authorizing) individual workflows can be defined that also access the stored rules, thus controlling the information mechanism of the SI -Info box. Each SI-user has his own SI-Info box in which he receives all information addressed to him. The information is structured and sorted by topics and comprises a list of all tasks he has to perform. The SI -Info box is superior to a normal e-mail application with respect to work assistance because on one hand the SI-system deduces the receiver of information and tasks automatically from to the prepared rules. On the other hand, the SI-Info box hand provides access to the task dialogs just by double-clicking. You cant be faster!

Measure

measure is necessary

Author

create measure

measure was created

Responsible Person

acknowledge measure

measure acknowledged

2.1.2

SI-Introduction, Phase 3: Maintenance Plan


For the periodic reminder on planned maintenance measures, there is enough master data is present in the SI-system: the plant index, the address book and the rules of work responsibilities all contribute to the Recurrent Measures. Once set up in the SI system, a recurrent measure will ring up the staff responsible for execution of the specified type of work in due time.
Executing person Execute measure

Measure was executed

Measure

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PI Plant Index 9 LAC10 AP001 KP01

Register of Component Use

CTI Component Type Index

KPA02 001 00000001

KPA02 001

TOW: Type of Work

Referencing
PI-Maintenance Schedule StandardMaintenance Schedules for CTI

3. Feedback

1. Request

2. Execute

If there are many components of the same type and the user desires to plan the maintenance tasks in more detail, the Component Type Register should be built up prior to setting up recurrent measures. For a given type of component you can not only add technical data but also create standard maintenance plans. When you set up a recurrent measure, the SIsystem allows you to automatically refer to those standard plans for component types. By assigning components to mounting locations new entries are recorded in the Register of Component Use, the technical inventory of the plant.

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2.1.3

SI-Introduction, Phase 4: Document Management

It is about time to focus on the documentation of the plant and the components which may still be spread out. The SI-system supports the storage and management of documents and their relations to components, mounting locations, shift entries, maintenance measures etc. by utilizing a document key.

log

In the SI-system, each document is uniquely identified by a DOKUKey to which a data sheet with characteristic data can be assigned. The document can be linked to maintenance objects and is stored on a document server, to which the SIworkstations have access rights to.

In the ideal case the DOKU-key already tells the most prominent information, whether it is

an operating manual or a schematic pipe drawing for an object in the plant index, a CAD-cross view of a specific component type or

the text of regulations stemming from an authority or a scanned document of the plants permission for erection.

With the associated viewer applications or the full-blown applications (e.g. CAD or office applications), documents can be visualized or modified. The SI-system controls the access to documents depending on a users permissions and keeps track of document versions after modifications.

Utilization of Key Systems


Many plants already use key systems to identify their plant sections and/or components. Beyond this, in the SI-system several other naming domains are coded with the help of key systems. These include the following:

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Key AVZ

Meaning Plant Index

Length 22

Example 9 LAC10AP001 (KKS-Key for a pump in the feed water supply)


1

Use Naming of technical assets, aggregates, components/equipment (technological view)

BMA

Component Types

KPA02001 (Rotary pump of a specific type from a specific manufacturer)

Coding of components or equipment (component oriented view)

ADA

Type of Work

WWS (Recurrent measure: lubrication)

Recurrent Maintenance Measures

DOHI

Documentatio n Key for Plant Index History / Component Curriculum Vitae

331 (Change of component)

Coding of events that are related to a component or plant section.

DOKU

Document Key

24

XK30/ 9 LAC10AP001 /001

Unique name of a document, e.g. a CADdrawing. The key tells the related part a KKS here.

SMS

Damage Characteristics Key

AEL (A=Noise, E=Galling/lubricated L=Damage or Malfunction due to lubrication)

Gets assigned to a damage report: Expression of the damage Damage symptoms Cause of the damage

With regard to the key systems, new SI users do not have to start with an empty data base. Instead, SI gets delivered along with a large number of preconfigured keys (orgware).

1 Instead of a KKS-key the plant index can also use any other (hierarchical) key system or arbitrary textual identifications.

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Technical Structure of the SI-System


In principle, the SI-system consists of two components: the SI-server, utilizing the Oracle data base, and the SI-client, which is a Windows application. The network communication between client and server is based on the TCP/IP network protocol. Thus, the SI-system neatly fits into existing networks in a flexible manner. Several details of the technology can be adapted to the special needs and desires of the customer. SI server computers recommended by STEAG are carefully chosen to provide for high but still affordable data security and performance. Beyond technology recommendations STEAG provides consultancy, delivers and operates complete systems ranging from server hardware to data base systems including backup and network components. Office & Co: Word, Excel If the simple client-server architecture isnt sufficient in a LAN E-Mail, Windows because e.g. ... Installation the administration has to cover a large number of application servers or

the internet must be bridged between SI-clients and the SI-server,

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STEAGs System Services department offers an application server concept, providing a scalable solution which is not only suitable for the operation of an SI-system.

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To Conclude With a decision in favour of the SI-system you choose a plant management system that has accumulated 15 years of experience. The concepts in the SI-system are designed to achieve optimal work time efficiency by supporting the rapid execution of daily tasks of maintenance and plant management personnel. The entrance into computerized maintenance management with Base-SI is extremely efficient because of the included orgware. For the future extension of your Base-SI system a large number of integrated SI applications is available. In the past and also in future SI-system enhancements are continuously led by the demands of customers inside and outside the STEAG group. By choosing the SI-system you choose a plant management system with future! Contact: STEAG Energy Services GmbH Rttenscheider Strae 1 3 45128 Essen, Germany Dr. Martin Stephan E-Mail: martin.stephan@steag.com Tel.: +49-201-801-4109 www.steag-systemtechnologies.com

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