Software suppliers Viewport and Ultimo have joined forces to help organisations in process industries optimise asset performance.
Through the partnership, the companies will help organisations get more out of their assets via a dynamic view of the data and documentation on their assets, analysed, structured and connected.
The partnership brings together the cloud-based enterprise asset management platform Ultimo with Netherlands-based Radial Software’s Viewport, an AI-powered software solution that provides a single point of access to documents no matter what format they are in. Viewport uses innovative ways of searching, indexing, cross-referencing and viewing information from different content and document management systems, ERP systems, data silos and real-time data.
The link-up will help customers get the most from their asset data, the companies say, by presenting everything in a single, consolidated interface and eliminating time wasted searching for information. “By making use of the latest AI technologies, Viewport helps to structure all documents and link them to the Ultimo Enterprise Asset Management software. This gives users direct insight and control over all crucial documents and helps make the right choices for the organisation,” they say.
The partnership “will support maintenance staff in locating relevant as-built documentation quickly and easily”, the companies add. The built-in AI-powered capabilities of Viewport.ai will automatically link tag numbers to the right functional location or equipment in Ultimo. A simple click will open the file in the Ultimo environment and highlight the tag, saving hours of searching in network shares, document management systems, or other information repositories.
The system will also help in the area of regulatory compliance. “Where do you start when you have hundreds of thousands of documents stored across different systems? How do you know which drawings and P&IDs belong to the assets you maintain?” said Patrick Beekman, Ultimo partner solution manager (pictured right, with Viewport sales and marketing vice president Peter Brink). “In the context of compliance, it is essential that you store your documents in a structured manner with the correct assets. That is precisely the reason why Viewport and Ultimo Software Solutions have joined forces.”
“This partnership is an opportunity for us to help organisations using Ultimo improve cooperation between maintenance, engineering, operations and SEQ departments,” added Brink.