Predictive analytics promises up to 30% reduction in maintenance costs

The APM solutions are said to improve asset health by providing early detection of emerging equipment failure at chemical production facilities. As a result, unplanned downtime can be avoided while plant productivity and performance are increased. Early diagnosis of emerging failures can help reduce maintenance costs at chemical plants by up to 30%, says the company.

To achieve this, GE has replaced traditional historical data analysis with algorithm-based, predictive analytics. This means actual values are continuously compared to a set of previously determined reference values. Indicators of emerging performance issues at critical assets in the production process can be detected before a potential equipment failure would lead to unplanned downtime. Even the smallest anomalies shown by discrepancies in the data are immediately transformed into actionable insights. This allows for the predictive maintenance or replacement of pumps, valves, turbines and other critical assets before an equipment failure can cause outages.

“With GE’s APM solutions, we are opening a new world of maintenance, operational excellence and efficiency for production plants in the chemical and process industries,” said Awraam Zapounidis, sales director Europe, Software & Services, Manufacturing at GE.