The Digital Twin is the Key

The AUCOTEC development team placed great emphasis on data mobility; service employees have flexible access to all required plant data wherever they happen to be. Engineering Base also comes with built-in predictive maintenance capabilities to maximize operational reliability.

"Regular maintenance is critical to plant efficiency and durability," emphasizes Thomas Salitz, Global Account Manager at AUCOTEC. “A central database such as Engineering Base allows all relevant plant data to be pooled together and managed efficiently. This makes it possible to avoid plant failures and plan maintenance work optimally.”

The digital twin in Engineering Base is the key to efficient maintenance and optimal operation of process plants. Created during the engineering process and then constantly updated, it maps the exact status of the plant. This is of great importance, as service engineers and maintenance personnel are only able to plan their jobs effectively and minimize downtime – and managers are only able to make the right decisions – with knowledge of the actual plant status. The platform connects seamlessly to SAP PM and other planning management systems to always keep the as-built documentation up to date and make sure it is available to everyone involved.

The digital plant twin is also available on the move. This facilitates navigation within the plant, for example during maintenance work or in an emergency, as well as immediate updating after completion of maintenance.

In the event of a malfunction, engineers must be able to quickly pinpoint the source of the problem without having detailed knowledge of the plant. With the help of the Engineering Base tool Mobile View, engineers can browse and navigate through all plant documents and data models anytime, anywhere and identify defective components using the integrated search engine. Revision data is also available in Engineering Base, ensuring that engineers always view the latest mapping for the plant, even after numerous modifications and extensions. Maintenance engineers can redline or update the existing documentation directly and return their instructions to the engineering department in the form of tasks. This keeps the digital plant twin permanently up to date, traceable and available.