Comprehensive Lifecycle Consulting
ETEQ serves as executive Rotating Equipment consultants, ensuring critical machinery—from compressors to turbines—is expertly specified, pumps / compressors /turbine / all oxilaries is experetly selected sourced, installed, and commissioned. We leverage process duty analysis and best practices in operability and maintainability.
FAT and SAT services can be customized for a specific project. ETEQ witnesses / approves-FAT/ SAT while nominated members from the client’s team attend to gain experience.
What our customers typically do
Option 1: End User engages ETEQ alongside the EPCM
Option 2: EPCM engages ETEQ directly
Plant Enhancement Modules
Deliverables – Equipment Changeover Policy & Integration Support
- Custom Changeover Policy:
Develop equipment-specific changeover protocols tailored to the client’s operational context, informed by:- Historical performance and failure data
- Risk scenarios and contingency planning
- Industry-aligned maintenance best practices
- Custom Changeover Policy:
- Operating Guidelines:
Provide structured, actionable guidelines for executing changeovers safely and efficiently, aligned with plant operations and resource availability.
- Operating Guidelines:
- Integration with Scheduled Maintenance:
Assist the client’s team in embedding changeover tasks into scheduled maintenance workflows to:- Avoid conflicts with other plant activities
- Ensure seamless coordination across departments
- Maintain operational readiness of standby equipment
- Integration with Scheduled Maintenance:
- Availability Assurance:
Ensure that standby equipment remains reliably available on demand, with clear triggers, verification steps, and documentation protocols.
Comprehensive analysis of equipment criticality through safety, logic, business impact, and current spares strategy. The balanced criticality matrix informs maintenance scheduling, spare parts holding, and work prioritization.
Protocol includes data collection, HAZOP-style workshops, management presentations, and closeout sessions.
Driving Operational Excellence through Structured Evaluation
We conduct a comprehensive 360° Asset Audit to elevate asset performance, reliability,
and cost-effectiveness. Our methodology includes:
- Asset Nomination
The client identifies and nominates specific equipment for audit. - On-Site Evaluation
Field visits are conducted for each nominated asset to observe
operational context and physical condition. - Technical Review
We examine maintenance protocols and records, operations data,
engineering drawings, manuals, P&IDs, and failure history to
assess asset integrity and lifecycle alignment. - Stakeholder Interviews
Structured discussions with maintenance, operations, reliability,
and management personnel provide insights into asset behavior,
challenges, and expectations. - Benchmarking and Gap Analysis
Each asset is benchmarked against industry best practices.
A detailed status report is prepared, highlighting performance gaps,
procedural deviations, and improvement opportunities. - Enhancement Recommendations
We deliver targeted recommendations for both short-term corrective actions
and long-term strategic enhancements to drive operational excellence.
Targeted health assessments for high-value assets and repeat failure “bad actors.”
Methodology: Analysis of mechanical and operational parameters—vibration, temperature, seals, bearings—and maintenance records, scheduled activities, and real-time performance data.
Deliverable: Written recommendations organized into short-term, mid-term, and long-term corrective actions with prioritization and cost/impact analysis.
Design and deploy structured condition monitoring programs for all rotating equipment assets, including route planning, threshold recommendations, software selection, and training for maintenance personnel.
Benefit: Migrating clients from reactive, breakdown-driven repairs to proactive, health-based interventions—resulting in measurable reductions in downtime and repair costs, and extending asset lifespans
Troubleshooting & Failure Investigation
Protocol
- Request all relevant plant data and define the problem clearly
- Form a dedicated multidisciplinary task team
- Review available data and perform gap analysis
- Collect additional required information
- Begin remote resolution once sufficient details are provided
- Arrange a site visit by mutual agreement if required
- Apply advanced RCA/UCA methodologies
- Prepare and present detailed reports with short-term and long-term recommendations
- Monitor equipment during recommissioning and startup
- Verify post-action results to confirm resolution
Deliverables
- Executive summary report
- Evidence documentation
- Comprehensive analysis
- Short-term and long-term recommendations
- Operational support as required
Training Programs
ETEQ designs and delivers comprehensive training courses for plant operations staff, maintenance staff, and EPCM staff.
Standard programs are readily available for immediate delivery.
Tailor-made courses can be developed to meet each client’s specific requirements, ensuring relevance and measurable improvement in workforce performance.
From the list of available training courses, ETEQ supports clients in selecting the most appropriate training modules for their target audience.
Training Modules
- Flexible course formats: classroom, field-based, hands-on, and blended learning.
- On-the-job mentoring to strengthen practical skills and confidence.
- Specialised modules covering troubleshooting, maintenance planning, and reliability analysis.
- Certification available on request to validate competency and achievement.
Expected Outcomes
- Enhanced in-house competency across operations and maintenance teams.
- Improved plant reliability and availability.
- Reduced maintenance errors and associated costs.
- Sustained operational excellence.
