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DIESEL

CoCoS Maintenance
The new all-in-one maintenance system
Documenta tation control Documentation and control of ainten tenance work gaining maintenance work is gaining importance daily more importance in the daily operation eration of diesel engines. It is not ma achieving just a matter of achieving a high formance perform reliability and performance for cost-effectiv operation cost-effective operation of enthroughout gines throughout their lifetime, but ensuring but it is also one of ensuring adequate operating adequate operating safety and environmen vironment, protection of the environment, according legisla egislation according to legislation set in national intern ternaplace by national and international including tional bodies, including the classification societies IMO. sification societies and the IMO. It was in light of this that MAN B&W Diesel originally created the CoCoS software suite for Computer Controlled Surveillance of diesel engines. Since then, much effort has been put into improving and expanding the use of the software, especially with regard to the management of diesel engine maintenance. It was always the intention to make it an open system that can handle all technical equipment, not just diesel engines.
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MAN B&W Diesel are now pleased to announce the next generation of the CoCoS software. This will be released with the new name, CoCoS Maintenance. CoCoS Maintenance has been designed to fully integrate three of the modules of the previous CoCoS system. The new software encompasses the following applications: Maintenance Planning System Spare Part Catalogue Stock Handling Purchasing General Description The power centre of CoCoS Maintenance is the Gantt view (Fig. 1), which is used for planning maintenance work. It is capable of handling both ad hoc inspection and overhaul work, together with regular preventive maintenance work. Regular or time-based maintenance jobs are calculated using special algorithms. They are displayed on individual time-lines that are grouped to form a Gantt chart. This, easy to understand, chart provides ample forewarning about the different types of work, including start dates and current status at all times. You can zoom in or out of the

Gantt time-line simply by dragging the scroll bar at the top of the chart. The jobs are colour coded to indicate their current state, which progresses through Requested, Scheduled, Released and Closed phases from the start to completion of a job (see Fig. 2). In addition, the Gantt chart indicates the availability of the spare parts required to complete the respective jobs, allowing you to see at a glance whether further spare parts need to be ordered. As indicated, in the centre picture, you can carry out scheduling simply by clicking on the particular job on the Gantt time-line. When the operator clicks on a job, a calendar opens, indicating an appropriate due date. A start date is set when all necessary parameters have been taken into account and all necessary resources are likely to be available. A similar procedure can be followed for releasing the job when all resources are at hand or for rescheduling it, if merited. Releasing a job automatically generates a work order that details: the name of the job, where it is to be carried out, its start and end dates, as well as all necessary resources. These can also be seen by selecting the appropriate file cards directly below the Gantt, as can details on the necessary tools and manpower. To find details about individual

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Fig. 2: The CoCoS job life-cycle

Features and Benefits

An entirely new, easy to use system for single and multiple users It provides a web-like environment with scrollable application areas that facilitate on-site, mouse-click activation of utilities Comprehensive graphics interface for easy interpretation of engine and maintenance data. Easy scheduling, follow-up and reporting on maintenance work Application areas focus on key parameters such as number of proposed, scheduled and released jobs, spare parts and purchase orders. They are an important help in decision-making Extensive database included with data for your particular MAN B&W Diesel engine plant. It offers expert assistance whenever required, including Maintenance Instructions and Spare Parts Catalogues Supplements CoCoS-EDS, MAN B&W Diesels Engine Diagnostics System for ensuring optimum performance from your engine plant, year after year In the near future, both off-line and on-line web support from MAN B&W Diesel concerning maintenance instructions, service letters, spare part catalogues, spare part ordering, program software, engine hardware and technical support.
Fig. 3: A typical Spare Part Catalogue view in CoCoS Maintenance

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spare parts or instructions on how to carry out individual maintenance jobs, simply click on the appropriate file card and heading for the entity. Similarly, video instructions on how to perform the work can be obtained in the same way. Spare Part Catalogue As mentioned above, CoCoS Maintenance contains extensive data about the particular engine plant for which it has been purchased to administer. This includes catalogues showing all spare parts that are available for your engines (See Fig. 3). Parts are listed hierarchically, according to assembly and subassemblies in the engine. These are depicted in the form of exploded diagrams that show their precise location, including the method of assembly/disassembly. Stock Handling and Purchasing Facilities for requisition and stock administration are included which allow easy preparation and followup on orders, as well as automatic generation of ordering proposals. In addition, stock movements are recorded and a trace log provided for keeping up-to-date details about the current location and history of key components, including those components that must be periodically overhauled and/or refurbished for later use.

Job follow-up and reporting Besides generation of job orders, spare part requisitions, etc., CoCoS Maintenance makes ample provision for displaying and printing reports. These can be used to provide facts and figures about spare parts, stock requirements and stock movements, etc. Work in progress or that has been completed, including man hour and spare part consumption, etc., are also included in this comprehensive set of reports/prints. In addition, reports can be generated at any time throughout the lifetime of a job, thus enabling you to follow-up on jobs as soon as they begin and enables staff to closely follow the progress of jobs that occur over long time frames. Also, these reports are useful for documenting experience about individual jobs that will help you in planning and carrying out future maintenance work. Finally, reports can be generated about the operational and maintenance history of specific components (or jobs) as needed to comply with classification societies. CoCoS Database An exclusive feature of CoCoS Maintenance, which is unique compared to similar application software, is that it is supplied with extensive data about your particular diesel engine plant.

The benefits of this application are realised from the very first moment of using this program expert help and advice being available right from the start. For example, it displays work schedules, spare part catalogues, ordering information, maintenance instructions, videos, etc. that keep you informed of exactly when, where and how to carry out inspections and overhauls on your engine plant. The huge time taken and expense incurred in collecting and inputting such data is, therefore, saved by taking MAN B&W Diesels own dedicated, engine plant specific, data. Use with CoCoS-EDS CoCoS Maintenance can be used alone or with CoCoS-EDS. The CoCoS-EDS program is designed specifically for diesel engine surveillance, performance evaluation and fault diagnosis on single and multiple engine plants. Together, CoCoS-EDS and CoCoS Maintenance serve as an ideal partner and diesel engine monitoring system that offers you expert assistance in keeping your engine plant in peak operating condition at all times.

Fig. 1: The maintenance and learning Gantt in CoCoS Maintenance

Fig. 4: The Requisition view in CoCoS Maintenance

Fig. 5: Maintenance Instruction