Purpose
- Understand operational risks associated with obsolete/unmaintained PLC equipment
- Prioritize capital and operational expenditure spend in-lines with quantified risk assessment for medium to long term
- Identify and consolidate spares across the country
Project Scope
- Site audit of all PLC hardware including small package plants
- Spare parts count at each site and review of firmware
- Identification of any hidden stores of parts
- Review of code for maintainability
- Assess if clients’ software, tools, cables and knowledge are available and capable to maintain PLC equipment
Solution Approach
- Facilitate site audits and introduce program review at all sites
- Create a master record of all PLC assets –country wide
- Defined criteria and rank each PLC against the criteria
- Understand impact of failure to unit / process and plant
- Seek OEM migration plans for obsolete equipment
- Risk assessment based upon above criteria for all assets
The Results
- Clearly defined Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for automation equipment
- Better management of spare parts across all sites. (no more hidden inventories)
- Better visibility of all PLC assets including those on packaged equipment across all sites
- Enabled planned maintenance/ replacement of medium / long term PLC replacements
Systems, Tools & Services Expertise
- Automation auditing and consulting
