Browsing Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science (TN-IMBM) by Author "El-Thalji, Idriss"
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A maturity analysis of Høglund AS‘ use of predictive maintenance in their cloud service system: A case study
Holmås, Oscar (Master thesis, 2021)As the fourth industrial revolution is gaining traction in most industries, with digitization, predictive maintenance (PdM), artificial intelligence, and cyber-physical systems it is important for most of the companies ... -
A model to assess and customize computerized maintenance management systems complies with industry 4.0 vision and requirements: A case study in food processing plant.
Ashraf, Waqas (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)The transformation from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0 is rapidly increasing in several industrial sectors where the automated production systems have become more as a cyber-physical and advanced production system. Internet ... -
A model to develop and implement a predictive maintenance programme complying with Industry 4.0 vision: A case study in Skretting AS
Steinsland, Kristian Førland (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Industry 4.0 is among related terms a buzzword in today’s industry. It is clear that several technologies aim to enable operators to obtain better control of their production operations, avoid non/added value events e.g. ... -
A Study on the Development and Implementation of a Retrofit Predictive Maintenance System Onboard a Container Vessel
Ubostad, Magnus Geheb (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)As industry 4.0 have gained momentum, a maintenance approach first introduced in the 1960’s has been reborn into the age of connectivity. Previously constrained from showing its true potential by limitations in technology, ... -
A work process model for PdM evaluation in study phase: A case study
Gonzalez Nava, Hermilo (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)To a large degree, the fluctuation in oil prices has forced Oil & Gas (O&G) companies to invest in technologies that can aid lower costs and mitigate risk. This financial stability depends on a big extent on the performance ... -
Assessing the Technical Specifications of Predictive Maintenance: A Case Study of Centrifugal Compressor
Nordal, Helge; El-Thalji, Idriss (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)Dependability analyses in the design phase are common in IEC 60300 standards to assess the reliability, risk, maintainability, and maintenance supportability of specific physical assets. Reliability and risk assessment ... -
Assessment of inherent workload analysis process for digitalisation and effect of further CBM implementation.
Erstad, Magnus (Master thesis, 2022)The unstable geopolitical situation in Europe has caused a high demand for energy resources and significant fluctuations in the price of these. This has affected the backbone of the Norwegian economy, its oil and gas ... -
Characterization of acoustic emission signals under 3-point bending test
Nguyen, Bao; Lemu, Hirpa G.; Gabrielsen, Ole; El-Thalji, Idriss (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper summarizes a master’s thesis project which explored whether the characteristics of Acoustic Emission Testing (AET) signals can be used to detect yielding in steel samples undergoing a three-point bending test. ... -
Computer Vision in Wind Turbine Blade Inspections: An Analysis of Resolution Impact on Detection and Classification of Leading-Edge Erosion
Özkan, Can (Master thesis, 2023)Wind turbines, as critical components of the renewable energy industry, present unique maintenance challenges, particularly in remote or challenging locations such as offshore wind farms. These are amplified in the inspection ... -
Concept study of a Digital Twin of a Precision Agricultural Robot
Correa Castro, Juan Carlos (Master thesis, 2022)When designing a digital twin, different properties are needed to be implemented so that the physical twin can be able to interact with the environment and fulfil the tasks that the physical asset was developed for. The ... -
Context analysis of Offshore Fish Farming
El-Thalji, Idriss (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11)The in-land and nearshore fish farming is facing capacity limitation and onshore push-out regulations. Huge technological innovations are rapidly evolving toward developing competitive Offshore fish farming. These technological ... -
Cost predictive model to support decision making regarding equipment replacement, using system analysis and system dynamics: A case study in Hydro Aluminium Karmøy.
Jakobsen, Ida Marie (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Hydro is a fully integrated aluminium company with employees in countries worldwide. Maintaining equipment that is being used in the production of aluminium is an important and complex task. There are many critical operations ... -
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Transition From Traditional On-Site Training to Interactive VR-training
Heltne, Marius (Master thesis, 2023)Virtual Reality (VR) is increasing in popularity as a training tool. The recent development of head-mounted displays (HMDs) that have become affordable and more companies starting to use VR, have made VR a popular research ... -
Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Transtion to Cloud Services
Alani, Abdulrahman (Master thesis, 2023)This master’s thesis delves into the comprehensive assessment of transitioning from on- premises infrastructure to cloud services, focusing on the impact on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). With the rapidly evolving ... -
Cost-effective model for self-assessment of maintenance management: An update to the “Maintenance Baseline Study” early developed by Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
Suleymanov, Magomed (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)The self-assessment method is used to improve the maintenance management system and its related operations. It has the advantage over the maintenance auditing method, as it is a self-driven improvement method, less required ... -
Design of yearly maintenance campaign used in the unmanned installations of a FPSO vessel: Workflow and Unmanning Study
Lee, Shin Tien (Master thesis, 2021)The fluctuation of oil price, as well as the introduction of Industry 4.0 has driven the Oil and Gas (O&G) industry to venture into the unmanned installations concept aiming to reduce human involvement on the offshore ... -
Digital collection and evaluation of expert opinion in virtual environment
Beiky, Amir (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Using expert judgment as a source of information in engineering field is essential especially when there is few or no empirical or historical data available. Elicitation is a process to obtain expert information and use ... -
General model for RCA in Manufacturing Industry. Case study from Kverneland Group
Goa, Vegard (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IKM/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)There were two main goals of this thesis. The first was to conduct a Root Cause Analysis of a unit called A275 in the facilities of Kverneland Group Klepp. This unit had problems with excessive downtime. Based on that ... -
Internal clearance behaviour in healthy and faulty bearings
El-Thalji, Idriss; Khattab, Yasmine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Internal clearance is a critical parameter in bearing design and operation because it affects the bearing's performance. It can be considered as a special type of the looseness fault. Several studies indicate that rolling ... -
Lifetime Benefit Analysis of Intelligent Maintenance: Simulation Modeling Approach and Industrial Case Study
Nordal, Helge; El-Thalji, Idriss (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04)The introduction of Industry 4.0 is expected to revolutionize current maintenance practices by reaching new levels of predictive (detection, diagnosis, and prognosis processes) and prescriptive maintenance analytics. In ...