25 February 2020
Before defining what the “RBI Methodology” is, we must first consider the context and ask ourselves some questions:
The RBI – Risk Based Inspection methodology is a method for assessing equipment criticality.
Criticality-based inspection is an approach designed to optimize the inspection of industrial facilities. The term Criticality-Based Inspection (CBI) is also used. This approach is similar to the FMECA process.
By “optimize”, we mean to understand how best to reduce the risk without unnecessary inspections. Indeed, in addition to the financial cost of inspections, an inspection strategy that is “too detailed” drowns staff in data and masks what is really important. The goal of the RBI methodology is to increase the operating time (reduce downtime) and extend the life of equipment while maintaining an equivalent level of risk or even reducing it.
The RBI method concerns all industries that manage equipment, but more particularly :
Other manufacturers may also be concerned by the RBI method. This will depend on the operator’s willingness to implement it. Some recent texts tend to make the practice compulsory. As a result, there is now a trend towards a generalization of the method.
All equipment, whether under pressure or not, whether containers, piping, steam generators, storage tanks, are concerned.
Equipment that is not subject to pressure equipment regulations can be monitored in the same way. If the operator considers that the equipment may have an economic, ecological or safety impact on his company in the event of a breakdown or incident, he can integrate it into the RBI methodology.
The RBI methodology allows two things:
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Finden Sie an einer Stelle alle Informationen zu Ihrem Schweißbetrieb und verfolgen Sie deren Fortschritt.
Sirfull findet die optimale PQR, die die Parameter der in Ihrem Fall durchzuführenden Schweißung abdeckt, und schreibt aus dieser PQR eine konforme WPS.
Legen Sie die Lage der zu montierenden Schweißnähte und Komponenten Ihrer Ausrüstung auf ihrem Plan aus und exportieren Sie ihn.
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Sirfull finds the optimal PQR covering the parameters of the weld to be performed in your case and writes a compliant WPS based on this PQR.
Locate the welds and components of your equipment to be assembled on its plan and export it.
Don’t miss any validation end date. Requalify every 6 months the WPQR, attach the supporting document and find in one click the requalification weld in the welder’s assembly history.
Retrouvez en un point l’ensemble des informations relatives à vos affaires de soudage et suivez leur avancement.
Sirfull trouve la QMOS optimale couvrant les paramètres de la soudure à réaliser dans votre affaire et rédige un DMOS conforme à partir de cette QMOS.
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Ne manquez aucune date de fin de validé. Requalifiez tous les 6 mois les QS, attachez la pièce justificative et retrouvez en un clic la soudure de requalification dans l’historique d’assemblage du soudeur.
WELDING SOFTWARE COMPARISON | |||||
FEATURES | SIRFULL | Weldnote | Weldeye | TWI | Weld assistant |
WELDING PREPARATION | |||||
PQR Management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Search through qualified PQR and Welder Qualifications approval ranges | ✓ | ✓ | × | ≈ | ≈ |
Automatic Approval Range Calculation | × | ✓ | × | ≈ | × |
Upload your existing PQR documents into the software | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | × | ✓ |
Code Checking between WPS and PQR to ensure compliance (Warning you of any non-conformance) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | × |
Automatic generation of WPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | × | ✓ |
WPS translation into a secondary language | ✓ | ✓ | × | × | ✓ |
WPS template customization by user | ✓ | × | × | × | × |
PQR Management and Qualified welder identification in compliance with identified WPS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Notifications for welder qualifications that are about to expire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | × | ✓ |
Build in technical library of consummables that could be customized | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ≈ | ≈ |
Weld mapping on equipment plan (bubbling function) | ✓ | × | × | × | × |
WELDING MANUFACTURING | |||||
Welding project management | ✓ | ≈ | ✓ | ✓ | × |
Filler and materials certificates management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | × | × |
Full traceability of weld | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | × |
Weld status management (historization) | ✓ | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ |
WPS and Welder performance management (percentage of repairs based on the number of welds completed) | ✓ | ✓ | × | ✓ | × |
Multiple company management | ✓ | ✓ | × | × | × |
User matrix rights | ✓ | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ |
Weld sketch designer in the software | ≈ | ✓ | ✓ | ≈ | ≈ |
WELDING NDTs | |||||
NDTs scheduling | ✓ | × | ≈ | ✓ | × |
NDTs report management | ✓ | × | ✓ | × | × |
Automatic initialization of NDT schedules and specific monitoring dashboards | ≈ | × | × | ✓ | × |
NDT report creation | × | × | × | ✓ | × |
WELDING REPORTING | |||||
Welding data book pdf generator / customizable table of content / annexe document importation | ✓ | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | × |
Manufacuring end report pdf generator / customizable table of content / annexe document importation | ✓ | × | × | ✓ | × |
Welding data book and Manufacuring end report translation into a secondary language | ✓ | ≈ | ≈ | ≈ | × |
Electronic signature | ✓ | × | × | × | × |
Customizable dashboard to follow up on the welding performance indicators such as quality rates, welder performance, non-compliance etc. | ✓ | × | × | × | × |
Weld cost calculation | × | × | × | ✓ | ✓ |
ADDITIONNAL FEATURES | |||||
ERP and/or IT systems integration interface | ✓ | × | ✓ | × | × |
Connection welding source | ✓ | ≈ | ✓ | × | × |
Excel import / export | ✓ | ≈ | ✓ | × | × |
Mass data importation (available with Swift Data additionnal module) | ✓ | × | × | × | × |
User friendly navigation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | × | ≈ |