MechChem Africa September-October 2024

⎪ Maintenance and asset management ⎪

Left: The Asset Register can be set up per region to give a global asset owner oversight of all operations in any given area. Right: On Key’s Asset Tree provides a comprehensive view of all asset-related information per asset type, which can be rolled down to newly-acquired similar assets.

• Improved structure and control of all maintenance related information and processes. “The breadth of applications and features delivered on a single platform is what differ entiates On Key from competitors. Its open architecture is geared for integration with industrial software, business systems and sensors, making it an ideal fit for most system landscapes,” says Gibson. Asset management service providers and large asset owners across sectors use On Key’s comprehensive feature set to man age the complexities in their businesses to deliver different services, across different asset types, different sites and clients, under different conditions, and at different service levels and priorities. Key capabilities include: • Dedicated mobile application and flex ible user profiles that provide simple and configurable role-based user interface capabilities. Multi time zone and multi-currency support. Workflows can be configured toau tomatically action insights generated from analytics.Software is available for on-premises deployment. Data management that keeps data updated over an asset’s entire life cycle. User friendly and responsive user interface. • • • Integration connectors with leading enterprise software. Capabilities to consume IIoT technology and drive condition-based maintenance. Also, though, while On Key remains the system of record for all asset management related information and primary asset man agement processes, its superior integration platform enables seamless integration with most ERP and other business systems in sup port of streamlined and optimised business processes. As a seasoned angel and later-stage inves tor in niche tech, Gibson used his investment • • • Multi language. • • DIY report development.

tions that include monitoring and maintenance. On Key Connect is a complete integrated monitoring solution that connects as sets, gathers data and automates work management processes using a com bination of technologies such as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and EAM systems. On Key has evolved over a period of more than 30 years. It incorporates insights from seasoned asset and maintenance manage ment practitioners and industrial engineers who have worked closely with the software development team to ensure that the system addresses the primary requirements of an asset management system. Smarter business decisions rely on cred ible, real-time information. On Key supports this requirement through built-in features, keeping appropriate business processes and triggers in mind to ensure data is captured in full, timeously and accurately without duplica tion. This approach makes On Key the system of record for all physical asset information across an entire installed base. Since it can also integrate with other enter prise systems, teams from different divisions can perform the work they need to on their preferred systems, knowing that the informa tion they use is accurate and up to date. The advantages? Accurate, real-time data, enables asset managers to: • Increase asset availability and perfor mance, and improve product or process quality. Increase efficiency of maintenance teams and increase asset longevity. Reduce spending on parts, inventory and insurance premiums. Create structures and data management in support of asset management strate gies such as ISO 55001. Support quantifiable and transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives. Consolidation of all maintenance related information and processes into a single centralised platform. • • • • • •

On Key’s mobile application simplifies and speeds up work management – artisans only see tasks that are relevant to them. criteria to guide his decision to join Pragma. “The business owns its intellectual property and appeals to a defined niche, and my experi ence has shown that clients buy business out comes, not software. On Key delivers against this mandate and, when combined with the deep subject matter expertise within the busi ness, Pragma has a compelling local and global offering. It is also a particularly agile business with a great client-centric culture,” he says. Going forward, he plans to improve the ra tio of people-focused versus platform-based revenue. “While our people will always be a key driver of our success, we are looking for innovative ways to grow revenue using our in-house developed platform.” Co-founder and outgoing CEO Adriaan Scheeres, who led the Pragma Group for 34 years, will remain a shareholder and member of the board. He believes that Scott Gibson is the ideal person to lead the business into its next growth phase. www.pragmaworld.net

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