Maintworld - Building International Connections in Industrial Maintenance
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14.3.2025
Jaakko Tennilä
Editor-in-Chief, Maintworld Magazine (until the end of 2024)
The Edvard Grieg platform in the North Sea now has a drone with its own docking station.
Maintenance is finally gaining its rightful place in the strategic field of industry. It is no longer just a cost item that eats up the budget and causes sighs in the financial statements – when managed correctly, maintenance produces a clear competitive advantage and strengthens the company’s performance.
Since its founding in 1989, the Belgian Maintenance Association (BEMAS) has played a leading role in advancing maintenance, reliability, and asset management across Belgium.
Asia accounted for 74% of new deployments in 2024, compared with 16% in Europe and 9% in the Americas.
A comprehensive analysis led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden shows that biomass is crucial for achieving Europe's climate goals.
New AI-based functions will provide predictive maintenance for bridges, culverts, retaining walls and sea walls around the world.
In recent years, advances in connectivity, big data and digitalization have often promised to bring significant benefits to industry. Now, with the Valmet Industrial Internet, data is being used to deliver a better kind of maintenance service, as well as performance optimization services.
