The Digital Plant Takes the Next Level: Less Paperpushing, More Engineering

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Rösberg Engineering Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH für Automation

Every component built into a plant is designated as a “plant asset”. For each asset, the complete documentation can be stored. Especially for parts that are subject to wear, such as sensors, valves, drives etc., the documentation software has great advantages for asset management, since a query suffices to ascertain which component is built into which part of the plant. If there are problems with specific components, or a manufacturer withdraws a certain part, the plant operator has an instant overview, and is in a better position to plan alternative strategies.

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Thanks to the App

Flexible Documenting On-Site

Plant documentation is made even easier by the “Livedok Mobile App” for mobile devices. Using this app, users can be sure that no information gets lost, because items can be directly entered on mobile end devices. Since no WLAN is available on-site inside most plants, data can be entered offline and added to the documentation as soon as access to the company network becomes available again. This functions
very smoothly, thanks to a well-thought-out conflict management solution. In many cases it also makes sense to use the camera of the mobile device, as Brendelberger well knows: “Our employees can photograph what they see in a plant directly, and add the photo to the plant documentation. In this way important facts that require investigation can be documented without many words”.

Keeping an Overview

When a new plant is built or extensive changes are made to existing sites, often many different trades are involved. In previous projects, a separate file containing the necessary contracts and paper documentation was drawn up for each trade. At the end of the week, these documents were returned to the project manager with remarks on the current status and any problems that had occurred when carrying out the work. It was virtually impossible to keep an overview in this situation.

Today, the documentation tool is used for this area, too. Interaction between the individual trades also functions more effectively, because any redlining entries by a worker engaged on the project are immediately visible to everyone concerned.

* * The author is Head of Plant Solutions at Rösberg Engineering

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The Digital Plant Takes the Next Level: Less Paperpushing, More Engineering

Keeping an Overview