Power generators get new route to asset management and development

The deal enables IFS to offer integrated solutions for asset lifecycle management in plant engineering for both new plants and revamps – initially in power generation. A combined offering from the pair will support design, construction, project control, maintenance, procurement and finance, says IFS. Users will be able to control and manage all design and engineering phases, documents and technical data, to improve project control and efficiency. What’s more, asset owners, contractors, manufacturers and service providers will all be able to exchange information between Ides DPR and the IFS asset management application. “Our joint offering … consists of pre-packaged solutions based on industry standards and know-how, enabling power generation companies to achieve operational excellence in the area of project and asset lifecycle management,” explains Thomas Petersson, head of products and marketing at IFS. Conny Gunnarsson, technical department, OKG Nuclear Power Plant, agrees: “To integrate IFS and the Ides system we have increased the precision on our technical plant documentation and on data for all plant equipment. In the Ides system we have detailed information for all equipment and plant objects, which is necessary in the design process in modernization and redesign projects. “In IFS Applications we add the additional information necessary for safe operation, preventive and corrective maintenance as well as procurement of equipment and spare parts. With the integration we are able to use the unique data export from engineering and design to the plant maintenance system, which shortens lead times from commissioning to full operation,” he says.