With Digital SIKO and Tekomar XPERT, ABB Turbocharging has extended its digital product offerings. Tekomar XPERT is smart software that’s already successfully identifying and quantifying fuel oil saving potential on more than 1,200 vessels. An upgraded version is now available, providing an improved overview of the performance of entire fleets.
The end of 2017 saw ABB Turbo Systems Ltd acquire Tekomar, a Winterthur, Switzerland, based company founded in 2010. An important part of the acquisition was Tekomar XPERT, smart software that helps operators to run their plants in a way that optimizes fuel oil consumption without compromising engine reliability.
Heading the Tekomar team at ABB Turbocharging that developed XPERT is Beat Güttinger. “XPERT,” says Güttinger, “is a simple and easy to use software that identifies potential fuel oil savings of typically up to 3 tons a day without any costly investment.” Equally important is the fact that it can be used with any marine two-stroke main and auxiliary engine, irrespective of manufacturer, type, age or size. The benefits of the small investment in XPERT are already widely acknowledged. In the six years since the software was launched, more than 1,200 vessels have been equipped with XPERT, saving fuel costs for ship operators, all day and everyday.
Cristian Corotto and Beat Güttinger on new digital offerings
Thanks to the team’s open ear for customer feedback, further development of XPERT has been ongoing. The latest upgrade, now available, improves the monitoring of overall fleet performance. Güttinger: “The upgrade version targets fleet and technical managers. It is the tailored response to their need to have crosscheck options. That immediately identifies low performers and allows fuel savings to be effectively realized.”
ABB’s new ABB Ability™ Digital SIKO (German Sicherheitskonzept, or Safety Concept) is a digitally enhanced version of its tried and proven SIKO solution that combines real operating data with the physical assessment of a rotor’s parts to provide operators with equipment-specific exchange interval recommendations. Digital SIKO, first available for two-stroke applications, follows an exposure-based approach which takes into account the real operating environment to which the rotor is exposed, offering operators a unique level of reliability and lifecycle cost management.
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Tekomar XPERT – benefits at a glance
- Instant advice on how to reduce fuel oil consumption
- Consequential reduction of environmental footprint
- No additional work for crew
- Dashboard view of entire fleet
- For any make or type of ship/diesel engine