Periodic Expert Assessment

Features

Customers can benefit from periodic expert assessment and improve their process, performance availability and production capacity. Always-on connectivity is recommended but not necessary. Based on customer agreed/requested analyses, collected plant and equipment data are screened, analyzed and assessed by Outotec experts and assessment reports are formulated for an agreed period. Deviations in-plant process and alarms history is analyzed, equipment run-time analysis during the assessment period is prepared and finally, an action log is published with improvement suggestions.

Reporting of expert assessment service is done as a pdf report. Based on the expert analysis and assessment, performance; operational efficiency; productivity and product quality is expected to be continuously improved. Outotec's local customer support person arranges a review meeting of each report to agree on the next steps on process or equipment improvement. Expert assessment is repeated periodically on a regular basis, for example monthly. Targets are to find and remove process bottlenecks, to improve maintenance and operation practices, to increase awareness of how to use the equipment optimally and to push up availability and reliability.

As a result, Periodic Expert Assessment helps troubleshoot specific issues, maximize efficiency and minimize downtime in advance of problems occurring. 

Outotec experts provide periodic assessments on the condition and performance of specific processes and equipment to troubleshoot issues.

• Benchmark process data against design specifications
• Analysis of process and equipment performance and behavior
• Suggested improvements to operation and maintenance activities
• Recommendations regarding feed material
• Periodic Assessment by Outotec process experts helps to enhance the knowledge level of various on-site personnel