Enterprise Asset Management for Metal Processors

TabWare is a proven asset management system for metals processors where success depends on asset performance.

Worldwide crude steel production rose almost 10 percent in July 2010 compared to the same month the year before. Crude steel production in the US also increased, rising about 33 percent over the same period according to the World Steel Association. While the industry has made significant year-over-year gains, worldwide and US production rates have yet to return to levels seen in 2008 before the impact of the global economic crisis.

Primary metals manufacturing has significant cost exposure to volatile electricity prices. Steel production and aluminum production are highly energy-intensive processes. TabWare is a comprehensive Enterprise Asset Management software (EAM CMMS) solution designed to maximize asset performance and control costs.

With an aging infrastructure, metals processors must use aggressive asset performance management to maintain equipment availability for production and cost control. Even with reduced production needs equipment must be available to meet customer demand. TabWare for metals helps manufacturers effectively manage their maintenance, spare parts inventory and purchasing operations to maximize asset performance and control costs.

With TabWare, you can:

• Manage all your assets from a single platform
• Integrate with your process control systems to drive preventive and corrective tasks
• Manage your work backlog
• Drag and drop work orders to create schedules and move work between schedules
• Easily handle Preventive Maintenance (PM) programs and monitor compliance
• Allocate and reserve parts and material to work orders
• Manage contractor costs and payment authorizations with vendor invoice processing
• Track any type of event such as accidents, emissions, and spills and manage follow up activities
• Track equipment history and manage warranties
• Streamline procurement and support centralized and distributed purchasing with integrated purchase order tracking software
• Control costs through enforced approval limits, work flow and negotiated pricing agreements prior to commitment and expenditure

Whether you produce iron, steel, aluminum, or special metals, TabWare for metals can help you control costs and maximize asset performance.