GE Signs Digital Contract with Military Sealift Command to Improve Mission Readiness
February 05 2018 - 02:00PM
Business Wire
As an extension of a current service contract, General Electric
(GE) is chosen by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC)
for GE’s Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) pilot program
onboard two T-AKE replenishment dry cargo ammunition vessels –
William McLean (T-AKE 12) and Medgar Evers (T-AKE13) - to improve
performance and mission readiness. The MSC is the leading provider
of ocean transportation for the U.S. Navy and the Department of
Defense - operating approximately 120 ships daily around the
globe.
The first phase of the pilot program will see GE deliver the
Motor Fleet APM solution that will enable high-speed data sampling
to analyze the electrical signature of the critical marine
equipment and provide predictive analytics. To do this, GE will
build a digital twin, a virtual replica built on the data collected
from marine equipment, such as variable frequency drives,
propulsion motors, diesel engines and generators.
Powered by Predix, GE’s application development platform for the
Industrial Internet, Predix APM will compare the real-time asset
performance against its digital twin’s data profile, spotting data
variance – often a sign of performance degradation that leads to
potential failure – and inform operators to solve the problem
before it occurs, increasing asset reliability and availability,
and reducing maintenance needs and its associated operational
expenditures.
“The pride we derive in serving our armed forces to advance the
cause of freedom is held throughout our team,” said John Mansfield,
chief digital officer for GE Aviation’s Digital Solutions.
“Building on the strong partnership we have with the Military
Sealift Command will allow us to continue to share both our physics
and digital based capabilities, improving their asset availability,
efficiency and operations. We’re taking the field data for each
vessel and modeling the overall health of their systems so they can
make informed decisions to significantly increase their mission
readiness.”
All remote monitoring and diagnostics will be performed in GE’s
Power Conversion’s Houston Remote Monitoring & Diagnostic
center in collaboration with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Command (SPARWAR) where they will determine asset health and take
immediate actions to avoid asset failure.
“Digitalization is an imperative strategy for navies to stay
competitive in today’s ever-changing world. With deep marine
engineering domain expertise and digital know-how in equal measure,
we are proud to work with MSC to bring real and tangible outcome to
drive vessel performance and enable them to be always
mission-ready,” said Azeez Mohammed, president & CEO, GE’s
Power Conversion.
This win was a collaborative effort for GE’s Marine Solutions
expertise between GE Power, GE Aviation, GE Global Research, and GE
Digital, and represents the best of what each GE business can
deliver.
About GE’s Marine Solutions
GE’s Marine Solutions is dedicated to power and propulsion
systems for customers in the workboat, merchant, offshore and naval
industries. Smart engineering coupled with software analytics, we
provide customers with data-driven efficiency. Connecting the
physical and digital world, GE helps power, propel, position and
predict the marine industry for operational excellence.
About GE Aviation
GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company
(NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of commercial and military
jet engines, and avionics, digital solutions and electrical power
systems for aircraft. GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company,
transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions
that are connected, responsive and predictive. With people,
services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for
customers by speaking the language of industry. Learn more at
geaviation.com/digital, twitter @GEAviation
About GE Power
GE Power is a world leader in power generation with deep domain
expertise to help Customers deliver electricity from a wide
spectrum of fuel sources. We are transforming the electricity
industry with the digital power plant, the world’s largest and most
efficient gas turbine, full balance of plant, upgrade and service
solutions as well as our data-leveraging software. Our innovative
technologies and digital offerings help make power more affordable,
reliable, accessible and sustainable. For more information, visit
www.gepower.com. Follow GE Power on Twitter @GE_Power and
on LinkedIn at GE Power.
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