Managing offshore assets with new a digital partnership

• AIS’s Mimic Condition Monitoring software (Mimic) which captures, connects and combines vessel data to provide actionable insights into the health and performance of machinery.  

Tony Lackey explains the rationale behind the partnership:

‘We began to discover that an increasing number of marine and oil and gas companies were investing in Maximo, R2S and Mimic but the technologies were being used (by operators and engineering staff) in isolation. By working together, we can help customers synchronise the kit to maximise potential.' 

The partnership will mean asset operators in the marine and oil and gas sectors can view machinery performance and condition data overlayed on 3D imagery of the actual equipment in the engine room and machinery spaces. When this is connected to Maximo enterprise asset management, it gives asset operators the added benefit of a holistic maintenance overview while helping them on their digitalisation journey. 

For example, Maximo is designed to help manage machinery maintenance, and therefore prevent breakdown. But engineering staff ashore cannot see the equipment or where it might be sitting on the rig or ship. However, through R2S, engineers can navigate through an immersive real-world replica of the ship or rig and explore a specific piece of kit in situ. They might, for instance, see an oil tank close by, which would make hot work unsafe. This enables teams to plan their work in advance rather than wasting time with repeated visits.