In the marine industry it is critical that downtime is controlled, as uncontrolled or unplanned downtime is timely and costly and can drastically increase overall operating expenses. While some unplanned downtime is unavoidable it can be greatly reduced and prevented by predicting and analysing the future trend of the vessel.

Many companies in the Marine Industry are now using a more proactive approach to unplanned downtime by using a technique that predicts trends of the ships equipment and analysis of the ships machinery to warn them of a potential engine failure. This is called Predictive Maintenance.

There are many companies providing this service however our customer, Finning/Cat, are a company that are very proactive in their use of this technology. Their experts compare real-time data, historical records & predictive insights through asset health monitoring to detect subtle changes in equipment behaviour, providing proactive maintenance and repair recommendations. Potential failures can therefore be detected before they turn into costly and timely unplanned repairs.

This innovative technology enables reduced fuel consumption, lower emissions, improved productivity and most importantly reduce operating costs.