An effective asset management programme when executed well can upgrade performance, improve safety and offer greater value for investments. It can also encourage new ways of thinking and operator business models. A full and accurate knowledge of all infrastructure assets, where they are located and what condition they are in, is now essential to effectively manage a modern rail or metro network.
Year: 2018

As a major element of infrastructure, railroads are critical to supporting sustainable economic growth. Rail networks have led the way in providing reliable, fast and carbon-efficient passenger and freight transport. However, population growth, increased mobility, and accelerated urbanization are significantly increasing rail traffic without substantial extensions of rail infrastructure. Over the past ten years, for instance, EU rail networks have seen a 10% growth in passenger traffic without a comparable increase in track or unit numbers, suggesting that rail managers have to increase the number of runs trains make across a relatively fixed network. For a network whose safety and performance depends on coordinating millions of data streams, a collection of isolated point solutions can inhibit holistic network management. By creating an end-to-end data infrastructure, the OSIsoft PI System connects disparate information sources to achieve integrated, network-wide operational visibility. Intuitive visualization and analysis tools combined with the PI System’s pervasive connectivity gives users the power to focus on targeted initiatives like condition-based maintenance as well as broader initiatives such as managing capacity, energy conservation and system interoperability.
Year: 2018

Every pulp and paper mill faces the same challenge: optimizing production at the lowest possible cost. Decisions, such as rationalizing grade structures and enabling the supply chain to respond to shorter product life cycles, can have a critical impact on the bottom line. It can also mean the difference between efficient operations or shutting their doors. Now, thanks to complex solutions that are overlaid with user-friendly interfaces, even the most novice of users have a wealth of rich operational insights that can drive business change right at their fingertips. From bleaching to recovery processes to optimizing digesters, winders and other mill equipment, operators can make data-driven decisions that ensure that all parts of the production process are running at optimal levels. The key to optimizing production with no additional capital investment is a digital infrastructure that enables self-service access to operational data.
Year: 2018

Today’s building automation systems (BAS) face a cybersecurity challenge: Gather, use, and distribute relevant data while keeping it secure. The good news is that commercial and institutional facility data has never been more plentiful, and it is increasingly seen as valuable. The bad news: BAS data and functionality are more vulnerable than ever to being stolen or misused. But there are ways to have your data and keep it secure too. This eBook explains the cybersecurity risks that facility executives need to be aware of, how those risks have increased in recent years, and how compromised (hacked) data can affect occupants and owners. In the second part, cybersecurity professionals offer insight on how to reduce the risk, and reveal the questions facility executives can ask of their teams and partners to ensure that their systems and data are protected from hackers, saboteurs, and other malicious actors.
Year: 2018

Digital technologies like IoT, cloud services and advanced analytics are disrupting the design and management of transportation assets. Yet, many organizations still struggle to harness transportation data to improve operations of mobile assets. For industrial, municipal and transit organizations, the pressure to ensure safety while maintaining high quality service and reducing costs are forcing managers to consider how to capitalize on digital strategies. One way owner-operators, fleet and asset managers are responding is to focus on more efficient, data-driven maintenance programs. This white paper will look at the forces that are driving demand for more proactive maintenance strategies of transportation assets and infrastructure.
Year: 2016