Digitalization and MRO at ASME Turbo Expo 2018

Inputs, outputs. Factors, responses. Correlations awaiting discovery. Whether applied to design, operation, or restoration such data can yield intelligence to reduce costs and increase performance in every phase of a products lifecycle. The advent of data analytics and the concepts of digital thread and digital twin are giving Operators and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) providers capabilities that once resided only with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The digital revolution has arrived in the MRO world and now Digital and MRO are coming to ASME Turbo Expo 2018. The Digital impact begins at the OEM where analytical experiments assess the impact of geometry and boundary conditions on part life/performance. Performance characteristics taken from operational data are integrated with physical characteristics taken from the MRO environment to model and predict new part performance in existing turbomachinery and applied to the design and development of new turbomachinery. The MRO environment also provides a wealth of data.