PuK - Process Technology & Components 2024

Components
Plant documentation
When envisaging Plant Documentation
4.0 probably the first aspect to
be considered is the advantages for
maintenance. Here, of course, it is extremely
useful to know the current
state of the plant and be able to easily
document the changes. To do this,
maintenance crews can simply enter
the change on a tablet with a stylus
(Fig. 3), and it is saved together with
the information about who made the
change, when, and explanation if necessary.
Workflows built into the system
then ensure that the original
documentation is reviewed regularly
and thus stays clear and up-to-date.
In addition to maintenance, many
other areas benefit from digital documentation
(Fig. 4). These include
e. g., troubleshooting, large-scale revisions,
project-related documentation,
loop checks and the management
of assets, the integration of
package units, and know-how transfer.
And when it comes to audits, it
certainly pays off to have up-to-date,
legally compliant documentation at
hand at all times.
Fig. 2: LiveDOK makes distributed documentation of large-scale plants digitally available
to engineers and plant operators: all relevant documents and drawings are presented in a
structured way on one unified, intuitive user interface – regardless of their format and medium.
Plant data can be administered, searched and corrected in real time – from planning
to operation, anytime, anywhere. (Copyright: Rösberg)
Troubleshooting, large-scale
revisions and loop checks
When something goes wrong, every
minute counts. In a situation of
Various use cases benefit from
Plant Documentation 4.0
Fig. 4: Very diverse use cases benefit from the use of LiveDOK. (Graphic Rösberg)
Fig. 3: Redlining: Changes can be very simply noted, for example by a handwritten notice on
a tablet. (Photo: Rösberg)
this kind valuable time is lost if the
current documentation status of
the plant first has to be assembled
– in the worst case, inability to react
fast enough may result in damage
or danger to people and the environment.
In large-scale revisions,
too, time is usually tight. Numerous
employees need to be coordinated
and very many changes made to
the documentation simultaneously.
This makes it all the more important
to ensure that everyone involved in
the process has access to the current
documentation at all times. Similarly,
loop checks also involve the coordination
of large numbers of employees
and the structured execution of
various tasks.
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