Data and alarms

In today’s ever-increasing reliance on digital information, the management of asset performance data becomes more onerous as data volumes increase with added complexity and data types.

Every new asset purchased has a higher level of condition monitoring functionality than before, which is great, but without effective management of the condition monitoring data created, the additional functionality (and therefore benefit) is wasted and can increase problems down the line.

Environment and alarms

To add to this scenario, in recent years, assets are now subject to more volatile and extreme environments that can lead to assets activating (or tripping) more frequently, thereby generating more alarm-related data than when operating in more benign environments.

Effects on performance

It is not surprising then that for Control Rooms set-up and operational from just a few years ago, managing Alarms can easily become overwhelmed by too much data in todays’ working environment. This leads to not only inefficient performance but can increase the potential for major failures occurring and put too much burden on the Control Room Operators.

Could training help you?

To increase your knowledge on this subject and to become more informed, we would recommend taking part in some specific ASM training. Wilde has for many years had a close working relationship with EEMUA (The Engineering Equipment and Material Users Association) and provide Alarms System Management Training that aligns with EEMUA’s 191 – the globally accepted and leading guide to good practice for all aspects of alarm systems.