Obsolescence
Are you reacting to issues and battling expensive upgrades?
With proactive obsolescence management you can track the status of your assets, and schedule upgrades to minimise downtime and reduce costs.
Asset Guardian
Our OT Obsolescence Management Solution lets you switch from reactive to proactive, to maintain the integrity of your operations in a more manageable and cost-effective way.Robustly covering all process and operational hardware and software, inventory data and back-ups to industry standards, our platform will predict failure rates and prioritise upgrades, to minimise the risk of failure and downtime.
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Centralised data storage
Easily accesses hardware and software information.
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Timely approvals
Alerts and redirects overdue approvals to maintain deadlines
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Expiry monitoring
Tracks expiry dates for equipment and software service contracts.
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Predictive tools
Interfaces with third-party tools for failure rate prediction and custom reports.
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Version control
Ensures correct versions of software are used for enhanced safety and production.
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Integration
Seamlessly integrates with Enterprise Management Systems such as SAP/Maximo.
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Automated alerts
Sends reminders for reviews and corrective actions.
How it works
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1. Risk prioritisation
Identifies and prioritises high-risk components for proactive replacement.
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2. Integration and data storage
Integrates with existing systems and stores data centrally for easy access and analysis.
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3. Monitoring and prediction
Monitors equipment and software expiration dates, interfaces with third-party tools for predictive failure rates.
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4. Version control and linking
Ensures correct software versions and links obsolescence management with change management processes.
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5. Automated reminders
Sends automatic reminders for reviews and corrective actions.
Case study
“Good obsolescence management has benefits for functional safety, cyber security, plant availability and, of course, profitability.”
Real time, interactive data configured to your own dashboards
Create and configure multiple dashboards with various reports, including trends, bar graphs, pie or donut charts and tabular custom reports. Interactive features show real values on hover and allow user-defined configurations.
The bottom line
Continued integrity
Protects the ongoing integrity of control operations and production processes.
Effective obsolescence management
Supports companies facing operational challenges that can trigger the need to upgrade.
Cost savings
Proactive obsolescence management reduces operational costs.
International standard IEC 62402
Adheres to international standard IEC 62402 detailing the effective obsolescence management processes for all phases of an electronic product's life cycle.