Industrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 31 and talking to Michael Desabris with IBM about "The ever expanding world of Asset Management and the supporting technology".  Here are some of the key takeaways from our conversation:











Industrial security solutions with Palo Alto Networks. 0:00

Scott MacKenzie interviews Mike Desabris of IBM on industrial innovation and security solutions.


Asset management and reliability in industry. 2:35

Mike highlights the shift in focus from reactive to proactive maintenance, with technology playing a key role in driving this change.
Mike and Scott MacKenzie discuss the potential for asset management to become a sustainable and strategic initiative for organizations, with the help of predictive technologies and culture change.


Maintenance optimization and technology advancements. 5:48

Efficiency and effectiveness in maintenance are different, aim for elimination rather than efficiency.
Scott MacKenzie: Asset maintenance tech has rapidly advanced in short time, with predictive analytics and IoT data enabling more efficient and cost-effective maintenance.
Mike: Advanced analytics can predict when maintenance is needed, allowing for more proactive and efficient management, leading to increased uptime and throughput.


Using AI to streamline reliability maintenance. 10:19

Mike discusses IBM Maximo's reliability strategies, including an RCM tool and FMEA library, which can accelerate asset studies by 75% and improve maintenance practices.
Mike explains how applying foundational models and FMEA can rapidly build out a library, reducing the time it takes to do reliability centered maintenance from weeks to hours.
Mike highlights the potential for rapid adoption and implementation of this approach, with the ability to scale from one station to 900 simultaneously.


Asset management and maintenance technology. 14:30

Scott MacKenzie and an unnamed speaker discuss the importance of considering operating context when applying predictive maintenance (PM) to industrial equipment.
The speaker explains that the PM system is a cloud service library that supports reusability and scalability across different companies.
Michael Desabris shares insights on the importance of SMRP and its potential for growth.
Scott MacKenzie highlights the benefits of connecting with Mike on LinkedIn and staying engaged with SMRP.













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