Keeping the Power and Water Turned On
Power and water are two of the most basic needs for every industry, city or local community. Production and delivery of these utilities on a cost effective and consistent basis requires constant maintenance of utility assets such as power turbines, substations or a city’s municipal water infrastructure. A utility company may have hundreds of thousands of assets spread out over massive areas. To avoid unplanned downtime or emergency overtime, it is important that utility companies know where their assets are, the asset’s age, condition, maintenance history and expected useful life remaining.
EAM-CMMS Systems Helps Stop the Energy Drains
To organize the needed asset detail many utilities make use of EAM-CMMS software. EAM-CMMS software creates a complete database of all assets. As inspections or maintenance is performed the information is fed back to the EAM-CMMS software to produce the necessary management reports needed for scheduling repair or replacement. This is especially important for utility assets in remote locations to avoid long downtimes, or public disasters.
Common Utilities Assets
Utilities asset and maintenance managers can set up inspections, preventive maintenance, and maintenance schedules for assets and activities such as:
- Power Lines
- Turbines
- Heat Transfer Components
- Water Filtration
- Waste Product Removal
- Grid Monitoring Equipment
- Fleet Maintenance
- Piping
- Gas Lines
- Water Main Breaks
- Corrosion Inspections
- Leak Detection
- Substations
- Pumps
- Transformers
- Gas Storage Areas