Bridging the Gap Between Engineering & Maintenance with Accruent's Asset Information Management Platform

“Process manufacturers must be able to break down information silos within their organisation to bring quality products safely and efficiently into the market and deliver consistent results,” said Willem-Jan Scholten, SVP-International, Accruent. “Accruent is taking our flagship products in computerised maintenance management and engineering information management and adding cross-product functionality to help process manufacturers connect their operations, maintenance and engineering stakeholders throughout the asset lifecycle.“

According to Market Watch, 47% of organisations believe disconnected data is impacting their organisation’s ability to innovate, develop new products and services, and get them to market quickly. In fact, organisations in the US and the UK are losing a total of $140 billion each year due to disconnected data, according to a study by Market Watch. 

As an Asset Information Management platform built specifically for manufacturers, Accruent's engineering document management (EDM) solution integrates with Accruent’s Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), uniting historically disparate engineering and maintenance teams to streamline their internal business processes, increase productivity and efficiency, and contribute to overall profitability.

With Accruent’s mobile app, users can find and view all documents related to an asset quickly and easily and provide direct feedback on documents while on-site. The application ensures 24/7 access to engineering drawings and supports advanced search options using property values to help users find mission-critical documents quickly and efficiently. The mobile app also supports multiple languages such as English, German, and Brazilian Portuguese to leverage the diversity and global presence of an organisation’s workforce.

Integrations between Accruent’s CMMS and capital planning tools help capital planners better leverage existing data to create short- and long-term capital plans and make data-driven decisions that drive meaningful change. The analytics capability allows managers and planners to identify workflow bottlenecks by analysing past performance, so that organisations can accurately forecast the typical duration of tasks and workloads.

Over 1,200 of the world’s leading process manufacturers have chosen to partner with Accruent across our various product lines:

• Engineering document management (EDM): Establishes a centralised, secure, scalable, highly accessible repository for all engineering documentation to help owner-operators run their manufacturing plant efficiently, safely, sustainably, and profitably
• CMMS: Provides visibility and control over work orders, assets, facilities, and contractors
• IoT monitoring: Collects data and integrates workflows for nearly any asset class, from elevators, HVAC and lighting, to fuel pumps, compactors, refrigerators, and chillers
• Survey, audit and capital planning: Enables manufacturers to know the current state of their facilities and assets and to monitor and budget for product consistency across their plants

Accruent is integrating solutions to optimise the management of an organisation’s assets and extend asset longevity throughout the asset lifecycle. These product integrations are available immediately worldwide.