Plant Maintenance

In the State of the Nation Address this year, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the government’s commitment to invest R940 billion in infrastructure over the next three years. This signals a decisive step towards economic growth, but the success of this investment hinges on effective maintenance and asset management. This is the view of enterprise asset management specialist Pragma, and the company notes that South Africa already has proven solutions in this field.

The Siemens Industrial Copilot is a generative AI-based assistant enabling customers to leverage generative AI across the value chain – from design and planning to engineering, operations, and services. For example, the Industrial Copilot empowers engineering teams to generate code for programmable logic controllers using their native language, speeding-up SCL code generation by an estimated 60% as well as minimising errors and reducing the need for specialised knowledge. This in turn reduces development time and boosts quality and productivity over the long term.

Dekra Industrial and its adult-based education and occupational skills training division, the Institute of Learning (IOL) are committed to providing holistic testing, inspection and training services across different industry sectors.

Design and repair are fundamental aspects of any industry, often closely intertwined. Whether adapting existing systems or maintaining essential equipment, these processes play an essential role in ensuring efficiency and longevity.

Maintenance costs, often grudge expenses for businesses or industrial operations, can be kept to a minimum by ensuring that maintenance crews are properly trained in key aspects of the condition monitoring process.