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Announcing NEXUS 6.9!
Why choose NEXUS?
Choose NEXUS for unparalleled asset management; our platform offers:
- Real-time insights
- Predictive capabilities
- Optimised maintenance processes with:
- Comprehensive data management:
- Anomaly tracking
- Live KPI management
- Automated workflows
- Seamless data transfer to and from site
Ensuring efficiency, reliability, and compliance. Transform your operations with NEXUS.
Our offering
Data management
All your data available in one space
Consistency across all pipelines
Risk management
Real time, Evergreen RBI and IOW’s
Confidently predict asset remaining life
Inspection
Optimised inspections plans
Automatically generate inspection plans / digital work packs
Anomaly management
Manage anomaly assessment and track actions
Smart action trackers inform personnel of priority actions
Compliance tracking
Live KPI management of all IM activities
Tracking of overall IM performance and compliance reporting
External connectors
Published and supported REST API
Subsea inspection
An on-line eventing software application optimised for use in the off-shore environment
Mobile inspection
A tablet application optimised for inspection data collection using an iPad, Android or Windows tablet
Video acquisition
NEXUS’ digital video recorder software application that works seamlessly with IC-Inspection
Integration opportunities
Our advanced solution seamlessly interfaces with various systems. This integration enhances operational efficiency and streamlines workflows, making it an invaluable tool for any industry sector.
Data Lakes
Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
Geo-spatial Information Systems (GIS)
Dashboards
Historians
Doc Control Systems
How it works
NEXUS provides a single consistent approach, easing the burden of auditing and complying with company standards.
It acts as a single source of truth with external system interfacing capabilities (e.g., CMMS, PI).
The system performs real-time calculations to analyse and predict common integrity concerns.
It supports digital data acquisition using the integrated IC-Inspector tablet application
NEXUS optimizes inspection plans and automatically generates inspection plans and digital work packs.
It provides efficient access to data and alerts users of concerns in real-time.
The platform manages anomaly assessments and tracks actions.
It includes smart action trackers that inform personnel of priority actions.
NEXUS offers live KPI management of all integrity management activities.
It tracks overall integrity management performance and compliance reporting.
NEXUS is a flexible platform that can be quickly and easily adapted to any type of asset.
Users can create bespoke hierarchies and multiple different asset hierarchies to structure assets in a way that makes sense to their business.
Reliability and asset health are essential for minimising downtime and maintaining efficiency. By monitoring asset health, organisations can identify issues early and take corrective actions, improving reliability and reducing unplanned downtime.
Expert Systems
NEXUS expert systems
Expert system configurations for NEXUS IC are managed by Wood's subject matter experts and are maintained to the latest standards/codes and industry best practices.
Expert System configurations are predefined database configurations, which any NEXUS IC client can subscribe to. When you subscribe to an expert system configuration, the asset types, asset information groups, risk models, event definitions and associated outputs of the expert system (reports, charts, traffic lights and dashboards) are added to your database.
You can add further Expert System configurations to your portfolio at any time. There is no limit to the number of Expert System configurations you can subscribe to. Subscribing to each Expert System builds a seamless single database.
The Static Pressure Equipment (SPE) expert system contains all necessary functionality to manage pressure equipment risk assessment, inspection enactment and dashboarding. It is seamlessly integrated with NEXUS standard functionality, such as anomaly management and libraries.
The SPE expert system is tailored to piping, vessels, tanks and heat exchangers. It can be configured to suit any client risk matrix and can perform qualitative, semi-quantitative or fully quantitative risk-based inspection (RBI) (API 581) interchangeably.
SPE Plus
The Static Pressure Equipment Plus (SPE+) expert system contains the SPE configuration and adds on a semi-quantitative risk-based inspection methodology that integrates with the SPE AIGs and enhances the assessment of equipment probability of failure.
This methodology enables a semi-quantitative assessment of all damage mechanisms identified within API 571. Where possible, elements of API 581 are used for the definition of probability of failure; when not assessed by API 581, alternative guidance is deployed based in line with API RP 571 guidance and Wood’s engineering experience.
API 581
The API 581 expert system incorporates the SPE and SPE+ expert system and provides a fully compliant API 581 assessment tool for analysis of equipment risk and inspection planning. This methodology is integrated into the SPE API 580 RBI functionality such that qualitative override – or assessment of non-API581 damage mechanisms – is possible. In addition to this, an API581 / SPE+ hybrid functionality is used which deploys SPE+ PoF assessment and API581 CoF assessment in the event that damage mechanisms are present that are NOT covered by API 581.
API 581 provides additional fully quantitative RBI methodology on top of SPE Plus.
NEXUS provides a range of expert systems designed specifically for pipelines. The Pipeline Base expert system serves as the foundation for all pipeline-related information and analyses. Additionally, NEXUS offers specialised systems for different environments: the Onshore Pipeline expert system, tailored for land-based pipelines, and the Subsea Pipeline expert system, which addresses the unique challenges of underwater pipelines. Each of these systems is designed to enhance the efficiency, safety and reliability of pipeline operations.
The RCM expert system in NEXUS IC provides an efficient Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) system to rapidly analyse and roll-out optimised maintenance strategies. It includes a RCM failure mode library that categorises assets and provides Failure Mode Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) analysis that can be applied to your asset inventory in bulk, before being customised on your needs. The system generates outputs ready for ingestion by or connection to your CMMS. Benefits include reduced manual effort, enhanced data quality, standardised maintenance strategies, and consistency with industry standards.
The EEHA (Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Area) expert system is configured to assist in the management of electrical equipment in hazardous areas. The large volume of Ex equipment that typically exists on many sites can often lead to difficulties in performing inspections and managing the data associated with them. The EEHA expert system can assist by providing a mobile electronic inspection solution that will instantly feed to the database. From here, the data may be used to demonstrate KPIs, perform RBI assessments and plan/create of work pack. Allowing the user to reduce the inspection load and manage the data effectively to meet the required regulations.
The Wells expert system is tailored to oil and gas, geothermal and UGS operations in both onshore and offshore locations. It is seamlessly integrated with NEXUS standard functionality such as anomaly management, workpacks and inspection data. It can be configured to suit any client risk matrix or severity grading profile and provides all necessary functionality to define and manage safe operating limits.
For more information and to request a demo, go to the NEXUS Wells page.
The PRD (Pressure Relief Device) expert system is configured to assist in the management of clients’ pressure relief devices. This expert system has been configured to allow storage of each PRDs general, design and process data, as well as display each PRD’s inspection history. A PRD inspection plan is automatically calculated following a PRD criticality assessment.
The Civils and Structures expert system is configured to assist in the management of clients’ onshore structural assets. This expert system has been configured to allow storage of each structural component's general information, location, design, baseline, inspection and risk data. A structural component's inspection plan is automatically calculated following a probability of failure and consequence of failure risk assessment.
Green Quadrant: Asset Performance Management Solutions 2024
This report provides a detailed fact-based comparison of the 20 most prominent asset performance management (APM) software providers in the market. Based on the proprietary Verdantix Green Quadrant methodology, our analysis comprised two-hour live product demonstrations with pre-set scenarios, desktop research and vendor responses to a 137-point questionnaire covering eight technical, 10 functional and nine market momentum categories
NEXUS 6.9 – New features!
Introducing a range of new features and enhancements, delivering significant updates across various modules to ensure better performance, enhanced functionality, and greater ease of use.
NEXUS IC changes:
- Improved grid functionality
- Better search and filtering functions
- Better memory of grid settings and the ability to transfer user profile settings between users
- New and improved features for dashboards, asset information management, workpack management, planning, and inspection functionality
- Refined permission settings
- You can now extend several system tables with additional fields. This will add an Attributes tab in the corresponding create/edit dialogs, where users can fill in the new custom fields.
- New and enhanced configuration options
Other features:
IC-Inspector is now available for Android tablets. Further key enhancements include improved management of ad hoc tasks and events, optimised synchronisation, as well as enhanced settings and task management.
For IC-Web, several improvements are available, including enhanced functionalities for grids, maps, charts, and multimedia.
A new Software as a Service (SaaS) authentication model with Single Sign-On (SSO) will be introduced later in this release.
Manages risk and optimises maintenance
NEXUS is an all-of-facility APM package that adapts to your requirements in any industry sector.
With roots in integrity and inspection, the system is built on ensuring quality data, performing complex analysis, managing risk, optimising maintenance and automating interfaces with enterprise systems such as Historians and CMMS.
Did you know?
You can integrate maintAI's insights with NEXUS' execution ensures optimised and effective maintenance, leading to better asset performance and lower costs.
Revolutionise asset management with unmatched precision and efficiency
NEXUS is the ultimate solution for end-to-end digitisation of your asset management and integrity processes. As a flexible platform for Asset Performance Management, NEXUS offers unparalleled capabilities in risk assessment, inspection planning and execution, and anomaly management for any type of asset. With NEXUS, you can streamline your operations, enhance data consistency, and ensure real-time insights, all while optimising maintenance and compliance tracking. Whether you're managing pipelines, structures, or any other assets, NEXUS provides a comprehensive and efficient approach to maintaining the highest standards of asset integrity.
Connected integrity free webinar
Digital integrity and inspection data management with NEXUS IC
Learn how you can optimise integrity and inspection data management using the next generation of NEXUS IC.
You'll learn how to:
- Make data-driven decisions to ensure integrity, availability and profitability
- Automate integrity management workflows to reduce operational costs
- Increase inspection efficiency through risk-based schedules and mobile data collection
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Frequently asked questions
NEXUS is Wood's asset integrity management software suite designed to enhance productivity, eliminate data redundancy, and provide real-time asset information both on-site and in the office. It offers features such as real-time asset information storage, anomaly tracking, inspection and condition monitoring data storage, real-time calculations for integrity analysis, automated integrity reporting, dynamic risk assessment, and planning for risk-based inspection scheduling.
The NEXUS software suite comprises several solutions:
- NEXUS IC: The core desktop application for on-premise installation, providing access to all primary asset integrity management features.
- IC-INSPECTION: An online eventing application optimized for offshore environments.
- IC-INSPECTOR: A tablet application for inspection data collection, compatible with iPad, Android, and Windows tablets.
- IC-RECORDER: A digital video recorder software seamlessly integrated with IC-Inspection.
- IC-WEB: A web-based version of NEXUS IC, replicating its core functionality in a web browser.
- REST Service: Offers an API for interacting with a NEXUS IC database, enabling the creation, retrieval, modification, and deletion of data.
- Expert Systems: Database configurations managed by Wood's subject matter experts, adhering to the latest industry standards and best practices
NEXUS facilitates comprehensive asset integrity management by providing a centralised platform for data storage, analysis, and reporting. It allows you to track anomalies, store inspection data, perform real-time risk assessments, plan inspections, and generate reports — all within a single integrated system.
Expert Systems are pre-configured database templates within NEXUS, developed and maintained by Wood's subject matter experts. These templates align with industry standards and best practices, covering areas such as Civils and Structures, EEHA, Pipelines, PRD, RCM, Static Pressure Equipment (SPE), and Wells. By using Expert Systems, organizations benefit from pre-built configurations, ensuring compliance and best practices from the outset.
IC-INSPECTION is a specific component of the NEXUS suite optimized for online eventing in offshore environments. While it shares core functionalities with NEXUS IC, it's tailored for the specific demands and workflows of offshore operations, focusing on real-time data capture, event management, and reporting.
Specific hardware and software prerequisites vary depending on the chosen NEXUS deployment method (on-premise, SaaS, or offshore). Detailed information on system requirements, necessary configurations, and step-by-step deployment guides can be found in the "Deployment" section of the NEXUS 6.9 documentation.
NEXUS offers comprehensive support through its dedicated Support Portal. Users can create accounts, log in to the portal, submit new support tickets, track existing issues, and access a wealth of resources such as FAQs, documentation, and knowledge articles.
