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By Vasyl Panasiuk, Senior Engineer Problem 1: Housekeeping In today’s warehouse management, the only thing that matters is the presence of a material, not its location. However, disorder, heaping, dirt, dust, lack of light and labeling can all lead to a lot of time spent searching for and issuing materials. SOLUTION: Сleaning: The warehouse must be well-groomed […]

By Vitalii Yeliashevskyi, Senior Engineer “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ━ Confucius Messy warehouses are a common problem in asset-intensive industries, often resulting in overwhelming stock value.  For client-to-client businesses, it is common to strive to reduce the value of the stock. Further, every client wants to make the stock […]

COVID-19 has impacted every aspect of life; Keel Offshore Services is no exception. As of March 2020, some of our offshore projects have been put on hold or canceled due to the 2020 oil market crisis and travel restrictions all over the world. In this uncertain environment, Keel has managed to reorganize offshore engineering resources […]

Oftentimes, barrier management programs are developed at the end of the commissioning and early in the operation stage. Its implementation into the maintenance system is a standard activity for every complex asset which works in the energy sector, especially in the upstream and downstream oil, gas and petrochemical industry. When it comes to implementation, it […]

By Vitalii Yeliashevskyi, Senior Engineer A common mistake in the implementation of maintenance systems for asset-intensive industries is it being treated as a pure IT project. Oftentimes, only a few or no technical people with domain knowledge of the asset maintenance processes and hands-on experience are involved. As a result, the usage of the maintenance […]

Windpower Big Data usage enabled through SAP solutions.  It has already been 5 years since we have started working with wind turbines. So far, over 10 000 wind turbine generators (WTGs) have been assigned specific RDS-PP structures with our help. What we have noticed is that around 60-90% of components are repetitive in similar turbine […]

KICKer is being actively used in our projects, therefore, we’ve been constantly working on expanding its functionality. Here are the latest key updates that help us significantly speed up the classification process:  Use with all Classification Systems KICKer can now be used to classify items using different classification systems. We expanded its standards base by […]

Keel has reached a milestone of implementing the RDS-PP T32 standard for more than 10 000 wind turbine generators with a total capacity of over 30 GW.  What does this mean? Simply put, this supply is enough to provide energy to over 4 million households. What’s in it for the businesses? The enterprises benefit from […]

By Vitalii Yeliashevskyi, Senior Engineer Many companies operating on a global scale or those wanting to move their offshore units between countries, are confounded by a variety of regional regulations and standards which have significantly increased over the recent years. This is especially a matter of concern for petroleum companies since the industry standards as […]

RDS-PP is the preferred system for wind energy, but a lot of wind turbine operators aren’t using it yet. As wind is a relatively new source of energy, wind turbine assets are often mapped according to older standards designed for more traditional energy sources.  However, the wind energy market is expanding. According to the WWEA, […]