Digitizing Condition-Based Maintenance Programs
GE Digital APM Health, part of the Asset Performance Management (APM) software suite, offers a comprehensive solution for digitizing and managing condition-based maintenance programs. By unifying, standardizing, and measuring these programs, APM Health ensures optimized asset performance and increased operational efficiency. Users can access real-time asset health and condition status, gain visibility into asset performance, receive early warnings of potential failures, and monitor operator rounds at scale. The integration with Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems allows for seamless work recommendations and deployment of asset health management best practices.
Benefits of APM Health
The implementation of APM Health yields various outcomes that enhance asset management and maintenance practices. Users benefit from a unified view of asset performance by integrating data from operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) systems, alarms, and events. By detecting and diagnosing asset-related issues, unplanned downtime is prevented, and asset utilization is optimized. The system provides increased visibility into asset conditions through user-specific dashboards, enabling better decision-making around condition-based maintenance. Moreover, APM Health leads to higher workforce productivity, reduced EH&S incidents through Operator Rounds, improved safety instrumentation availability, and streamlined work order prioritization and planning.
Key Features and Functionality
APM Health offers several key features essential for effective asset performance management. The Health Manager provides near-real-time visibility of asset health conditions on desktops, derived from field-collected data. Rounds Pro facilitates the creation, scaling, and measurement of operator routes through a low-code design approach, supporting both online and offline modes. Health Indicators deliver descriptive analytics for monitored assets, generating alerts based on predefined performance definitions. eLogs serve as a digital ledger for route data storage, enabling historical trend analysis and compliance monitoring. Calibration Management validates the accuracy of measurement tools, while Policy Designer allows for rule and policy creation to trigger alerts.
Accelerating Workflows and Processes
APM Health includes Accelerators that expedite the steps required to obtain a holistic view of asset health. These accelerators offer asset-health specific workflows that help identify and eliminate failures, monitor health, and track daily actions. Pre-configured dashboards provide operational views of daily O&M plans and data quality, facilitating quick responses and decision-making. Process Accelerators, such as Health and Maintenance Process (SHaRP Policy) and timeseries analytics, ensure efficient asset management and maintenance processes. By leveraging these accelerators, users can enhance their operational excellence and drive positive business outcomes.