Nikkelverket is known for being forward-looking and for adopting new technology for both safety, sustainability, and competitiveness. From being the first plant in Norway to install computerized process control in 1966 to being one of the finalists in the award of Norway's smartest industrial company in 2021 (like Intelecy!), they show a constant focus on improving efficiency to increase productivity.
This week Nikkelverket will start to explore how to use AI in condition monitoring to improve and optimize maintenance.
The value of condition monitoring and predictive maintenance lies in being able to plan and perform maintenance only when needed. This can reduce the hours of work involved in maintenance, reduce unplanned downtime and, reduce damage to equipment as well as consumption of spare parts.
Maintenance engineer Trond Wilson at Glencore has worked at Nikkelverket for decades and is among those who know the processes and assets best. He is one of the people responsible for this project:
In October 2021, Glencore Nikkelverket sent out a request for a partner for the project Maintenance Technology Machine Learning (AI), and at the beginning of 2022, it became known that Intelecy had won the contract in partnership with MainTech, the leading maintenance experts in Norway. Based on previous dialogue and intention to collaborate, both MainTech and Intelecy saw this request as an opportunity to show how our strengths can be combined for value creation to the customer.