Predictive maintenance software & data acquisition system – AIM

Prevent downtime and avoid flaring precious product with our AIM analyzer performance evaluation and predictive maintenance software. AIM centralizes equipment control and uses intelligent algorithms to predict both common and uncommon analyzer and sample system issues before they occur. It provides the information you need ahead of time to keep your analytical instruments in optimal condition and your operations running smoothly. Developed for industries like natural gas, renewable gas, and petrochemicals, AIM supports all analyzer brands and helps you make real-time decisions in the field or remotely. Maximize efficiency, reduce costs, and safeguard your resources with AIM.

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What is AIM?

AIM is easy-to-use predictive maintenance software for operators, reliability engineers, and maintenance managers, developed by the engineers of Analytical Solutions and Products.

Like AMADAS, AIM collects data from your analytical instruments, and centralizes control over your equipment.

AIM is developed to be a future proof high-tech direction for maintenance control, though still being a low-cost solution in comparison to other systems.

AIM yields high gains in efficiency, predictive maintenance savings and increased availability.

Predictive

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AIM is an essential predictive maintenance tool for your reliability engineers.

Control

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AIM can control and validate your analytical equipment from a single location, regardless of make and model.

Overview

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AIM will bring you complete overview, with KPI’s, clear dashboards, live tiles, and in-depth reports.

Easy

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AIM comes pre-configured for your analytical equipment and is easy to implement within your own IT-environment.

Easy

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AIM is built to scale, it can virtually support any number of devices. From a maintenance workshop to a complete production plant.

With AIM on your mobile device, you can make well informed decisions at the office, in the field, in a hazardous area, or even from your comfy chair at home.
With AIM on your mobile device, you can make well informed decisions at the office, in the field, in a hazardous area, or even from your comfy chair at home.

Are your analytical instruments giving you reliable, accurate and repeatable results?

You need to know the level of performance of your analyzer systems; are they giving you reliable, accurate and repeatable results? If not, operation of your analyzer systems could be compromised!

That is why ASaP has developed the Analysis Information Module (AIM). AIM is the only predictive maintenance software with support for all brands of process analyzers used in the oil and gas and (petro)chemical industries.

AIM will bring you complete analyzer data overview, with clear dashboards, live tiles, and in-depth reports. Easily track your workflows, analytical instruments, their measurements, their associated equipment, schedules, and documentation.

  • AIM monitors your analyzers performance.
  • AIM can predict the exact moment to replace your maintenance sensitive parts.
  • AIM can validate your analytical equipment from a single location.
  • AIM comes pre-configured for your analytical equipment.
  • AIM supports virtually any number of devices.
Intuitive user interface experience with AIM - our predictive maintenance software and analyzer data acquisition system.
Intuitive user interface experience with AIM – our predictive maintenance software and analyzer data acquisition system.

How can the AIM predictive maintenance software algorithms help you and your maintenance team?

With key predictive maintenance algorithms and analyzer data acquisition system, AIM is able to provide operators, reliability engineers, and maintenance managers with detailed information and analyses on their analyzer systems so they can monitor and improve process control.

Through monitoring the performance of your analytical equipment, AIM can predict the exact moment to replace your maintenance sensitive parts. You will spot potential problems from miles away. By replacing parts on performance basis, rather than on time-based Intervals, you will make the most of your maintenance budget and see return on your investment.

The AIM predictive maintenance algorithms are designed to determine the condition of analytical equipment in order to estimate when maintenance should be planned and performed. This way promises cost savings over time-based preventive maintenance, because maintenance is performed only when necessary. It is regarded as condition-based maintenance carried out as suggested by estimations of the degradation state of analytical equipment, such as gas analyzers.

Together with your maintenance team you will make better informed decisions and improve your maintenance performance.

Field engineer using AIM control charts
Field engineer using AIM control charts

Which KPI’s can AIM predictive maintenance software make visible for you?

AIM monitors analyzer performance and provides a clear visualization of the data on Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) like:

  • Performance: accuracy and repeatability
  • Maintenance: corrective and preventive
  • Availability: actual and historical data
  • Validation: (manual/automatic) with statistical evaluation of results
  • Calibration: info on gases and consumption
  • Monitoring of equipment; ranging from simple transmitters to complex analyzers (GC’s)

What reports can I expect with AIM predictive maintenance software?

AIM features a fully integrated report generator to automate generation of common reports like alarm, state machine, I-chart, and QAL3 reports. You will be able to make the best decision with your analyzer data acquisition system ready to show to anyone.

With the AIM reports, you will be able to make the best decision with your team.

How is the AIM-architecture designed?

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AIM architecture

AIM is built on modern technology that allows de-central deployment. And with scalability in mind, AIM is designed so it can virtually support any number of devices. From a maintenance workshop to a complete production plant. It uses standard protocols to allow easy integration. AIM is developed with its own protocol stack and allows integration with common industry protocols such as Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, Analog and Discrete Signals and OPC.

AIM comes pre-configured for your analytical equipment and is easy to implement within your own IT-environment.

No infrastructure available and still want to implement a predictive maintenance software and data acquisition system? AIM is an independent stand-alone system, which can be integrated at any time!

What are the applications for predictive maintenance software?

AIM is designed for oil and gas and (petro)chemical industries. But since AIM’s design is based on common industry protocols and works with any analytical device regardless of brand or model, AIM’s applications for AIM are endless. These applications are just a few amongst many. Because of AIM growing number of users these applications will be updated regularly.

Does AIM comply to the international standards?

Yes. AIM complies to international standards. Amongst others the STM D-6299 standard. The ASTM D-6299 norm is a standard practice for applying statistical quality assurance and control charting techniques to evaluate analytical measurement system performance. AIM predictive maintenance software covers information for the design and operation of a program to monitor and control ongoing stability and precision and bias performance of selected analytical measurement systems using a collection of generally accepted statistical quality control (SQC) procedures and tools.

Which other features can you expect in AIM?

  • Scheduler, Schedule tasks (such as validations) from a single platform
  • Document Store – Documents (drawings, manuals, certificates etc.)  can be stored for each device, have everything at hand from a single location!
  • Cylinder management, management of certificates, composition, expiry dates for all validation materials.
  • User management
  • Time synchronization
  • Discovery of AIM devices and service
  • Gas detection
  • Sample systems
  • LNG phase diagram

Are you missing a feature that has not been listed? Please contact our specialist to see what we can do for you.

Does the predictive maintenance software AIM support your LNG samplers and vaporizers?

Yes. We have integrated full LNG sampler and vaporizer functionality within AIM predictive maintenance software. Operators can control the LNG sampler with one interface and have an overview of all information such as LNG vaporizer, LNG sampler, and gas analyzer performance. AIM has been developed in-house by the ASaP engineering team and can be implemented with any brand or type of LNG sampler, LNG vaporizer, and gas analyzer available in any system, new or retrofit!

ASaP field service engineer controlling an LNG Sampler system with AIM on his service tablet.

AIM news and projects

Process analyzer validation ASTM D3764 and D6299 step-by-step

This is a step-by-step guide for process analyzer validation according to ASTM D3764 and D6299 standards and is pivotal for ensuring operational efficiency and compliance. However, the intricacies within these standards, coupled with the variance in actual maintenance activities, often lead to ambiguity and inefficiency. This white paper written by Dirk Horst and Martin van Burgh endeavors to provide a pragmatic approach to process analyzer validation, focusing on transparency, control, and reproducibility.

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Gastech 2024: On-Line Analysis and Renewable Gas Solutions

As Gastech 2024 approaches, Analytical Solutions and Products (ASaP) is poised to showcase its forefront innovations in analytical technology. Held at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston from September 17-20, 2024, this premier global event will feature ASaP’s latest advancements in on-line analysis and renewable gas solutions, including bio-LNG, bio-CO2, and green and blue LH2. We invite all attendees of Gastech 2024 to visit our booth at booth C390.

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Achema 2024: On-Line Analysis and Renewable Gas Solutions

As Achema 2024 approaches, Analytical Solutions and Products (ASaP) is poised to showcase its forefront innovations in analytical technology. Held at the Frankfurt Exhibition Grounds from June 10-14, 2024, this premier global event will feature ASaP’s latest advancements in on-line analysis and renewable gas solutions, including bio-LNG, bio-CO2, and green and blue LH2. We invite all attendees of Achema 2024 to visit our booth in hall 12.0 at stand A61.

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Automatic LNG Sampling Systems for Venture Global

ASaP recently celebrated an achievement with a successful FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) for two of our Automatic LNG Sampling Systems, each equipped with three Phazer Probe-Vaporizers 1.1’s. This FAT was smoothly conducted, leaving no notable issues unaddressed, a reflection of expert planning and expertise of all involved parties. The FAT saw participants from ASaP, Emerson, KBR, and the end-user Venture Global. Their collaborative effort was important in ensuring the assessment and validation of our LNG Samplers, highlighting the importance of synergy in achieving excellence in our field.

Automatic LNG Sampling Systems participants from ASaP, Emerson, KBR, and the end-user Venture Global

Analyzer Technology Conference

We like to meet you during the Analyzer Technology Conference. Presentation title: Automatic validation of process analyzer systems can be full of surprises for end-users & students by: Hans-Peter Visser, Tuesday April 18th 4:00 – 4:30 pm Paper title: Practical Guide for Validation of Process Analyzer Systems According to the International standards. Paper authors: Dirk …

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Hans-Peter Visser and Bo Krajefska

Sulfur Recovery Tail Gas Analyzer, The Ametek Model 888

The Ametek Model 888 Sulfur Recovery Tail Gas Analyzer, the successor of the 880 NSL uses field-proven and highly reliable UV technology to accurately monitor the H2S and SO2 concentrations in sulfur recovery tail gas. This compact, rugged analyzer mounts directly on the process pipe, eliminating the complexity and safety issues of fiber optic coupled photometers.

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Contact Our predictive maintenance software specialist today

For personalized assistance and further predictive maintenance software inquiries, please contact our specialist at ASaP. We are here to help and provide the support you need.

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Improve your maintenance team and AIM for your success

Join the leading process industry maintenance professionals. Start learning about AIM in this short introduction video.
Join the leading process industry maintenance professionals. Start learning about AIM in this short introduction video.

predictive maintenance software practical solutions

With predictive maintenance software ASaP offers practical total solutions. The well-established and complementary ASaP analytical package of services and products is an important contribution to the right solutions for your analytical needs. Moreover, the team spirit and the cooperation with specific partners give us the opportunity to design, build, locally install and commission tailor made sample probes, analyzer systems and shelters for you. All these products and systems can be built according to the latest industry guidelines and certifications.

ASaP is the reputable provider of analytical solutions; We can provide you with a full-service package for including engineering, manufacturing, software development, offshore service, gas analyzers, system integration, and cutting-edge bio-LNG or LNG Custody Transfer Systems (CTMS), LNG Probe-Vaporizers, advanced LNG Sampling Systems, and precise natural gas analysis systems. You are kindly invited to consult our team about predictive maintenance software or any analytical challenge!