E.ON's plants ran 4000+ hours per year, now see fewer than 1000+ hours of profitable operation. E.ON needed a fast, reliable and low-cost cycle plants.

American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) was in the process of building a new distribution center. The AEO facility management team decided to look at alternate options for lighting layout that could provide energy and maintenance savings. AEO would need a full-time maintenance employee just to replace burned-out fluorescent tubes.

A leading oil & gas company and one of GE’s most trusted and innovative partners had no way of integrating independent equipment issue detection capabilities. The company was losing money as a result of unplanned downtime due to maintenance scheduling issues and outdated software systems. They believed that a well-designed combination of IT assets would generate stronger insight than they had, affording them the ability to monitor offshore equipment from an onshore facility using real-time insight and predictive analytics.

As TransCanada's GE turbines were nearing end of life at their Ravenswood and Alberta locations, they required cleaner, more viable solutions to meet the growing power demands of their constituency, with the Ravenswood location serving over 20% of New York City.

Reducing production lossesIn 2013, the company identified a need in the maintenance and operation of its acid nitric plant to reduce production losses and improve annual production. Vale noticed there was a gap in nitric acid production from 2011 to 2012 and discovered that three pieces of equipment were responsible for the main losses, including two weak acid condensers and a compressor discharge air cooler. The condenser’s losses were due to thickness loss, lack of availability of the spare condenser, and shell cracking.With a production loss above 14,000 tons in 15 months, Vale aimed to reduce annual loss by 10,000 tons by August 2015. 

Gerdau was looking to reduce their annual maintenance spend while also improving productivity, thus targeting margin improvements within their manufacturing operations.