Condition Based Maintenance: Technological Solutions for Effective Implementation

Jude Iyinbor, a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, and Tihomir Kezic, an Operational Excellence Director, both experts from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore. They shared actionable insights at the O & G Digital Twin Conference 2022, focusing on Condition Based Maintenance and technological solutions for effective implementation. In this blog, we’ll uncover their strategies to ensure the reliability of critical machines and assets in the marine and offshore industry.

In the past, Jude Iyinbor and Tihomir Kezic, experts in the world of maintenance and technology, shared a unique perspective on Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM). To them, CBM was akin to having a superhero for your machines. These superheroes were special sensors that diligently watched over the machines, ensuring they remained in top-notch condition. However, using CBM could be a bit tricky back then because there was so much data from these sensors—it felt like searching for a needle in a haystack. Fortunately, they believed that cool technology, like super-smart computers and cloud storage, played a pivotal role in making sense of all that data. These technological heroes acted like detectives, uncovering patterns and even predicting when a machine might become unwell. This partnership between CBM and technology allowed them to fix things before they broke, ultimately saving valuable time and money.