LONDON, UK, (The Year in Infrastructure 2015 Conference), Nov 3, 2015 –  With businesses squeezing more and more out of their aging assets, today’s asset managers have to be able to prioritize and direct their limited resources towards things that really matter. This latest release of AssetWise APM (v7.4) helps asset managers comply with API 580 risk based inspection guidelines and provides enhanced capabilities for integrity management and process safety. With this release:

Mitigate the risks of an aging workforce by capturing knowledge and training new recruits using interactive asset diagrams – easily created in AssetWise APM.

• Safety and risk-based inspection capabilities of AssetWise APM have been assessed and are now certified API 580 compliant.
• The product development process was assessed compliant to SIL 1 requirements for IEC 61508 P3.
• New key performance indicators and sidebar dashboard helps to track inspection compliance.
• Interactive asset diagrams link to relevant design, specification, inspection, and compliance information from the asset record.
• Measurement devices can be linked to predictive technology devices.
• AssetWise APM has been re-certified to latest release of SAP EAM on SAP PI 7.1.

Conduct HAZOP studies to identify and evaluate problems that might represent risks to people, assets, the environment/property or the efficiency of the operation.

AssetWise APM supports an industrial-strength process to develop, implement, and manage risk-based reliability-centered strategies for physical assets, resulting in optimized performance over the asset’s operating life.

Mark Rohanna, global program, manager for, maintenance and reliability at Archer Daniels Midland explained, “Bentley’s AssetWise Asset Performance Management (APM) software provides us with a sophisticated tool to assist in managing our plant assets. Specifically, it provides a platform to better understand our risk exposure, determine the inspection planning requirements,and enable execution of those plans to mitigate risk. The by-product of the application, practices, and processes we’ve put in place are driving the right work at the right time; thus, optimizing plant costs, inspection downtime, and supporting our corporate mantra for safe, reliable operations at our facilities.”

About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley users leverage information mobility across disciplines and throughout the infrastructure lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects and assets. Bentley solutions encompass MicroStation applications for information modeling, ProjectWise collaboration services to deliver integrated projects, and AssetWise operations services to achieve intelligent infrastructure – complemented by worldwide professional services and comprehensive managed services.

Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,000 colleagues in over 50 countries, more than $600 million in annual revenues, and since 2008 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.

More information about Bentley is available at www.bentley.com and in Bentley’s annual report.

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