A Look back at the Fall 2010 Workshop
Sixth BayOpX® Workshop Helps increase Plant
Efficiency
Asset
life cycle management (ALCM) was the subject of the sixth BayOpX®
workshop. Over 50 participants with an industry and business background attended
the fall workshop on November 30th, 2010, at the Kardinal Schulte Haus in
Bergisch Gladbach. Bayer Technology Services again addressed an issue that is
of central interest to customers: According to a U.S. study, due to mechanical
failure and process errors the process industry loses over USD 30 billion per
year worldwide.
Interested participants in the BayOpX® fall 2010 workshop attended a variety of technical presentations at the Kardinal Schulte Haus in Bergisch Gladbach.
The participants attended a variety of technical presentations on the subjects of plant availability and reliability. Dr. Michael Renner, Head of Materials Technology, demonstrated the diverse savings potentials of existing plants based on specific examples. “It makes sense […] to analyze the maintenance requirements for the reliable operation flow of an existing plant as part of a life cycle and cost study,” explained Dr. Renner. Guest speaker Gordon Seifert of Bayer MaterialScience strictly presented the customer viewpoint in his lecture on the concrete benefits of innovative maintenance concepts.
Dr. Michael Renner, Head of Materials Technology
Dr. Hans-Joachim Leimkühler, BayOpX® program manager, also spoke with an eye to the future. “Holistic asset life cycle management becomes a sustainable investment in the future, if […] the results are systematically and continuously applied in operations.” The workshop convinced the participants not only with practical demonstrations of ALCM tools, but also with interesting Q&A sessions and discussions with the Bayer Technology Services experts.
Numerous questions show that the BayOpX® approach continues to target customer needs. The series of events originated in 2007. Thanks to the positive feedback the workshops have received, they are now held several times a year in Germany and, recently, the first events have also taken place in the United States and China.