ORLANDO, Fla., April 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- At
IBM's IoT Exchange, IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a
collaboration with Sund & Bælt — which owns and operates some
of the largest infrastructure in the world — to assist in IBM's
development of an AI-powered IoT solution designed to help prolong
the lifespan of aging bridges, tunnels, highways, and railways. The
new industry solution, IBM Maximo for Civil Infrastructure, further
extends the IBM Maximo portfolio while providing deep industry
and task-specific functionality to help organizations manage,
monitor and administer their infrastructure assets.
Deteriorating infrastructure is a global challenge.
Organizations struggle with aging facilities, the difficulty of
physical inspections and high cost of continued maintenance.
According to the American Road & Transportation Builders
Association 2019 Bridge Report, in the
United States, 47,052 bridges are
considered "structurally deficient." Today's announcement
leverages Sund & Bælt's operational expertise with IBM's Maximo
Enterprise Asset Management and Asset Performance Management (APM)
solutions, to help extend the lifespan of infrastructure and reduce
overall maintenance costs.
Maximo for Civil Infrastructure consolidates various sources of
data including maintenance and design details, near real-time IoT
data generated from sensors placed on structures, wearables from
workers, stationary cameras and drones, and weather data from The
Weather Company, to help clients identify and measure the impact of
damage such as cracks, rust and corrosion, as well as displacement
vibrations and stress. By implementing predictive and prescriptive
maintenance strategies using IBM Maximo APM coupled with AI visual
recognition tools developed by IBM Research, organizations can
endeavor to model, map and monitor each structure. This can help
them perform rapid assessment to prioritize maintenance decisions
that target critical repairs, and address compliance issues in
order to help them meet regulatory obligations.
"Bridges, tunnels, and roads provide access to family, job
opportunities, education and more, but much of this infrastructure
is aging. With Maximo for Civil Infrastructure, IBM is applying IoT
and AI technology to help organizations improve the way these
structures are monitored and managed," said Kareem Yusuf, Ph.D., General Manager, IBM Watson
IoT. "Sund & Bælt's industry expertise coupled with IBM's
30-year investment in Maximo capabilities for the management of
physical assets and IBM's Maximo Asset Performance Management
portfolio, can be leveraged to help organizations with their
maintenance and operation of aging infrastructure worldwide."
Sund & Bælt utilizes AI to maintain some of the world's
largest bridges
Sund & Bælt owns and operates some of the largest
infrastructure in the world, such as the Storebælt Link and the
16km Øresund Link between Denmark
and Sweden. Currently preparing
construction for the world's longest immersed tunnel, the 18 km
Femern Belt Fixed Link between Denmark and Germany, Sund & Bælt is working to
also make this Europe's smartest
tunnel. The Maximo for Civil Infrastructure solution is designed to
help organizations more efficiently operate and maintain this
crucial public infrastructure.
"As our infrastructure facilities are aging and traffic
increases, it is crucial for us to take in new methods for keeping
the structures safe and operational at all times while avoiding
rising costs," said Mikkel
Hemmingsen, CEO at Sund & Bælt. "Collaborations with
world leading tech-partners such as IBM can help us secure the
future operation of our link, and at the same time we are pleased
that the know-how from our operation can benefit organizations in
the industry around the globe through this new IoT solution."
About IBM IoT Exchange:
At IBM IoT Exchange, IBM will
outline new offerings, client engagements, partnerships, technology
breakthroughs and developer tools that underscore how IBM and
partners are driving greater operational efficiency and
effectiveness by applying the power of IoT data and artificial
intelligence. For more information about IoT Exchange visit:
https://www.ibm.com/internet-of-things/news-views/conference/ and
follow the conference on Twitter at #watsoniot and #iotexchange.
For more information on IBM Watson IoT, please visit
www.ibm.com/iot.
Media Contact:
Lowell
Eschen
IBM Media Relations
+1-303-913-2569
Lowell.Eschen@ibm.com
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