Like all new product releases, IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) 9.0 promises enhancements to existing features, intriguing new additions, and adjustments to support methods that may affect current users. As of writing, MAS 9.0 is slated for release in June 2024. However, the specifics discussed here are subject to change pending IBM’s final release. For accurate information, consult the official product documentation upon release.
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Are You Making the Most of S/4HANA Asset Management?
Apr 23, 2024 | Preventive Maintenance, Resource Library, SAP S / 4HANA, Technical / Equipment, TRM Blog
Take an overview look at the new developments of SAP S/4HANNA Asset Management including: Phased Maintenance, Simplified Emergency Maintenance, Checklist Processes and Standard Resource Scheduling among others.
Predictive Run to Failure – It Is What You Think!
Apr 15, 2024 | Preventive Maintenance, Resource Library, Technical / Equipment, TRM Blog
Effective understanding of the health of your equipment and prediction of what its future looks like is based on detecting anomalies sooner and being able to make real time decisions based on those anomalies.
Right Sizing Red Hat OpenShift Environment for MAS
Apr 15, 2024 | Maximo Configuration, Resource Library, Technical / Equipment, TRM Blog
By evaluating the type of system you are constructing and selecting the MAS components that your are implementing you will be able to accurately size your environment which now runs as containerized applications under Red Hat OpenShift.
TRM Joins Aspen Technology’s Partner Program to Support Customers’ Asset Performance Management and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Initiatives
Apr 15, 2024 | News, Press, Preventive Maintenance, TRM Blog
TRM joins with Aspen Mtell to empower organizations to enhance asset performance through industrial artificial intelligence and machine learning along with other monitoring technologies.
Watson Studio Essentials: Data Preparation Strategies & AutoAI Advancements
Mar 25, 2024 | Maximo Cloud and Security, Maximo Configuration, Resource Library, TRM Blog
This article describes the first few steps a person will take when using existing data sets and preparing them for use in AI/ML forecasting and anomaly detection. It introduces the reader to IBM Watson Studio by way of a problem statement and sample equipment data.
Defining Production Downtime
Mar 11, 2024 | Leadership in Maintenance Articles, Preventive Maintenance, Root Cause, Work Management / Planning and Scheduling
In manufacturing the term “production downtime” is often met with a sense of urgency and concern. It represents periods when production halts, directly impacting a company’s operational efficiency and profitability.
Industrial Maintenance
Mar 11, 2024 | Materials Management Articles, Preventive Maintenance, TRM Blog
Industrial maintenance is a comprehensive process crucial to the reliable operation of various industrial plants, mines, and mills. It extends beyond simple repairs, involving a systematic approach to condition monitoring, fixed time maintenance, and corrective maintenance approaches for industrial equipment.
Maintenance Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
Feb 26, 2024 | Leadership in Maintenance Articles, Resource Library, TRM Blog
Tor Idhammar
President & CEO, IDCON, Inc. Reliability and Maintenance Consultant
IDCON is an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
Measuring things that get done correctly and the results of this effort is an essential part of successful management, and is in your company’s best interests.
Add This Important Tool to your Predictive Maintenance Approach: Aspen Mtell
Jan 31, 2024 | Preventive Maintenance, Resource Library, TRM Blog
A key element of any approach to asset performance management (APM) are the tools to make use of the vast amounts of operational data coming from actual equipment sensors. Aspen Mtell is one of those tools that uses machine learning algorithms to analyze the data and generate credible alerts to impending failures.
TRM High Security Cloud and its Relation to NERC CIP and NIST CSF
Jan 24, 2024 | Maximo Cloud and Security, Resource Library, TRM Blog
It is important to understand what some of the cybersecurity standards and requirements are and how they may impact your adoption of cloud environments for your software solutions.
What Is and How to Use Anomaly Detection
Jan 9, 2024 | Leadership in Maintenance Articles, Resource Library, TRM Blog
Anomaly detection (AD) is the art of discovering data points in a data set that deviate from what is considered normal or expected. Let’s try an example. Look at the chart below and ask a couple of questions: What appears to be the normal, or expected value for each day of the 16-day process? What appears to be the significant excursion(s) from that normal?