Digitalizing Joint Integrity? Here are essential questions to ask
This blog focuses on the digital transformation of Joint / Flange management, which is necessary for safety and economic reasons.
Over the next ten years, companies that will thrive will be those that deploy Cloud technologies, are paperless, and collaborate across world locations, even if those are offshore in the most extreme conditions.
A virtual team meeting to discuss or plan Joint or Flange management tasks is an essential element in the new global environment. DX provides more than simply access to online meetings. The integration of technology into all business processes is vital, even those considered traditionally manual and labor-intensive.
5 key questions to ask when creating and implementing Joint Integrity Strategy
- Why is Joint Integrity so important?
- Why is the Joint Management Process in need of a transformation?
- What Functions Can I Expect with Digital Joint Integrity?
- What do we need to achieve for our transformation to add real value?
- What do I need to change to meet these goals?
Why is Joint Integrity so important?
A major hazard risk indicator in the petroleum industry is the number of unintended hydrocarbon releases. By reducing the rate of such releases, the risk of a major accident is reduced.
Why is the Joint Management Process in need of a transformation?
As an example, your organization is experiencing difficulties tracking progress because of a manual tag system. The emphasis here is on ‘manual.’ Data is then reported back in complicated spreadsheets that are hard to understand, and easy to make mistakes with. Getting a Joint’s history can be challenging since engineers must sift through physical records and jump between platforms in order to get the information they need. A laborious method such as this requires time, resulting in extended downtime and the accompanying frustration of resolving issues. All that is caused by a lack of data.
What Functions Can I Expect with Digital Joint Integrity
Functions that you can expect with your digitalized joint integrity are:
- Access Control
- Alerts / Escalation
- Audit Trail
- Automated email reporting options
- Bolt tightening
- Completed joint databases
- Data Import/Export
- Drawing overlay & mark-up
- Electronic Signature Capture
- Mobile / Handheld app
- Historical data for each joint
- ITR smart forms
- Joint Assembly Procedure
- Joint disassembly/breakout
- Joint Inspection Procedure
- Leak history and incidents
- Rapid Flange / Joint Entry import
- Repair Tracking
- Scheduled Reporting
- Search Functionality
- Testing. (Hydrostatic, Pneumatic, Nitrogen or Helium)
- Track employee compliance
What do we need to achieve for our transformation to add real value?
You may be looking at:
- Live tracking of joint disassemblies or breakouts
- Faster and more accurate reporting on the joint status
- Accountable assembling, tightening, and testing of bolts
- Complete data on leak histories and incidents
What do I need to change to meet these goals?
The final question involves researching and identifying the technology you’ll need to transform successfully. The ‘middle-of-the-road’ tools may help you attain your initial, quick-term goal. We recommend finding and implementing a more permanent solution, one that can grow and evolve along with your business, and incorporate industry-relevant changes.
As soon as you have created a digital roadmap, it becomes much easier to dig deeper into your processes and create a finalized list of the technology you will ultimately need.
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This blog first appeared on MODS Energy Industry Blog, https://blog.mods.solutions/essential-questions-to-ask-when-digitalizing-joint-integrity
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