PS AIM: The New UltraPIPE

Process Safety Asset Integrity Manager Software

Answers for Process Safety.

What is PS Asset
Integrity Manager?
Siemens is there to support you
100% of the way. Our software is in
over 500 facilities in over 40
countires worldwide.

Siemens has proven engineering

workflow/execution methodologies
for mechanical integrity programs
and IDMS implementations.

Asset integrity management is critical to

the operation of any process facility.
Thats why it is important to have the
most technologically advanced inspection
data management system to closely
monitor and manage the health and
remaining life of your equipment. Failure
to do so may expose your operation to
equipment failure, repairs, scrapped
inventory, lost production, and severe
environmental and regulatory fines.
Process Safety Asset Integrity Manager
(PS AIM ): The New UltraPIPE represents
the future of inspection data management. It incorporates 25 years of refinement to the software, and includes the
most recent advances in technology
available to the inspection industry. It is
ideal for managing fixed and rotating
equipment, electrical and instrumentation, valves, and piping. PS AIM sets a
new standard in the number of ways it
can help efficiently and effectively
manage your equipment.

Why choose PS AIM from Siemens?

PS Asset Integrity Manager (PS AIM: The
New UltraPIPE) software is built on the
UltraPIPE software that has over 500
licensed facilities in over 40 countries.
Siemens has a global team dedicated to
Asset Integrity Management & Training,
executing over 3,000 projects with 25+
years of software history.
We have a dedicated technical support
team, evergreening support, and the ability to mobilize staff onsite at short
notice. We have an in-house software
development group for customization
and linking to third-party software.

Did you know?

Started as a DOS program
PIPE / PIPE+

PS AIM at a glance
UltraPIPE 10.0 released with
RiskCalc and RBI Methodology

UltraPIPE 8.0
released with PVCalc

1986

1999
1997

PS AIM carries through history and

functionality of UltraPIPE

2012

2002
2007

Track asset inspection schedules for

piping, vessels, tanks, relief valves,
rotating and electrical (thickness,
visual, internal)
Analyze thickness data to predict
corrosion rates & remaining life
Create scheduling reports: What needs
inspecting and when?
Manage documents for inspection
history (Word, Excel, PDF, etc.)
Link inspection drawings to any
equipment (AutoCAD, etc.)

The Windows version

UltraPIPE released

UltraPIPE 10.5 Released

Automatically display TML information

on the drawing
Provide Risk Based Inspection (RBI)
scheduling

Whats different about

PS AIM?

Audit Trail

This feature allows users to track the history of

a piece of equipment throughout its life cycle.
Users are able to audit over 45 different fields to
see changes to the database. With this feature,
users are able to see which other user made
each change to the database.

UNIT
EQUIPMENT 1
EQUIPMENT 2
COMPONENT A
COMPONENT B
COMPONENT C

Equipment tree hierarchy

This view allows rapid navigation between
equipment with convenient options using a right
click menu.

Role Based Security

Privileges are assigned according to role and resource. Some roles are strictly
read-only or editing only. There is no access to any back-end database. Users can
have many combinations of these roles, such as a clerk who has a data entry role
for one part of the plant and read-only rights to another. Security is managed by
an Administrator, so roles may be altered.

Read Only
Data Entry
Engineer
Supervisor
Administrator

Scalable, Flexible & Configurable

Custom reports
Customizable analytical settings
Many user-defined fields
Global filters
Single desktop to enterprise installation

Intuitive Navigation
Fewer clicks to get to any information
Equipment based instead of module based
Visual indicators for data entry and analysis
Tabbed browsing

Real-time Calculations
Calculations are performed as you change data in the software, not
through a batch process when closing windows. Instant feedback is
provided for possible data entry errors and high risk equipment.

Global Filter
Allows user to view only desired unit,
category, type, or other user defined criteria.

Application Features/Details
Corrosion monitoring

or GUS file structures.

DMS 2 allows attached A-Scans,

Store engineering information and

B-Scans or MicroGrids to store and

unlimited thickness surveys for

display in PS AIM. The ease and

thickness measurement locations

reliability of programming and

(TMLs) with numeric or grid format.

downloading a data logger provides

Use calculated long- and short-term

the confidence for a data logger

corrosion rates to determine both

program.

TML and component retirement and

inspection due dates in accordance

T-min calculators

with user-set analytical settings.

Meets all API thickness interval

Calculate thickness requirements

requirements. Also calculates

due to internal pressure using

caution TMLs according to plant

code calculations (with automatic

defined thresholds.

material stress selection). The result

9 fixed-format text reports.

is compared to the requirement for

Microstation for an interface to

Microstation V8/V8.1/. Both have

structural thickness.

Inspection activity schedules

and reports

minimum allowable wall thickness

for piping per ANSI B31.1, B31.3,

based, condition based, or user

allowable wall thickness for shells,

defined.

annular rings, roofs and floors per

Attach written reports to document

API650 Stainless and Carbon.

calculates minimum allowable wall

Reports can be written with MS

thickness for seven components per

Word or Excel (for digital photo and

ASME Section I/ PG27 and PG31.

use of any CAD viewer or simple CAD

program.

Pressure vessel T-min calculator

database memos or any other file

calculates minimum allowable wall

types (BMP, PDF files, etc.).

thickness for 12 geometry types and

On-the-fly reporting

sub-types (heads and shells, etc.) per

library for creating inspection

drawings.

Valve testing and inspection

Direct interface to GE Krautkramer

specific data fields for each.

DMS 2, DMS, USN 60/58, DR1 as well

as Olympus MG2DL, 36DL, 37DL,
38DL Plus +, and Datatronics EHC09DL programmable data loggers.

Option to select AutoCAD for an

Compatible to utility programs using

interface to AutoCAD 2004/2005

UltraMATE, DATAMATE, DMSMATE

/2006/2007/2008/2009/2010, or

Store general engineering

information, list all associated
equipment and document test/

Div. 2.

Equipment drawings
interface for AutoCAD and
Microstation

Addresses all critical plant valves,

with 5 unique valve types and design

ASME Section VIII, Div . 1 and 6 per

Data transfer

AutoCAD option provides a

comprehensive AutoCAD symbols

Power boiler T-min calculator

unscheduled inspection activities.

Valve locations automatically update

with user-defined data. Also allows

Atmospheric storage tank T-min

calculator calculates minimum

analytical capability), simple internal

activities. Scheduling can be time

results of both scheduled and

TMLs.

B31.4, B31.8 and B31.11.

Identify and assign intervals for any

number of scheduled inspection

easy-to-place drawing markers for

Piping T-min calculator calculates

inspection results with API-type

check sheets for SRVs.

Status after test accommodates

warehousing.

Eight fixed-format text reports.

Reporting

Advanced corrosion
monitoring analysis

Fixed-format text reports are

standard (i.e. corrosion monitoring)

the history of a piece of equipment

predictions based on overall system

throughout its life cycle. Users are

corrosivity.

able to audit over 45 different fields

Enhances analysis with archive

to see changes to the database. With

calculations and all data views

corrosion rate calculation, growth

this feature, users are able to see

can be printed from the data entry

compensation, temperature

which other user made each change

screen.

correction as well as a

to the database.

Custom Report Builder: Enables

comprehensive zero corrosion

custom production of any database

allowance settings to control

information within PS AIM. Design

inspection due dates for 0 C.A. TMLs

and save custom reports with the

and equipment.

reporting requirements. In addition,

T-min calculation reports show all

built-in reporting engine. All reports

export to MS Excel facilitating
reports.

Non-recurring activites

Recommendations, repairs,
inspections and replacements can

RBI methodology

be tracked with due dates, priorities

and completion status and include a

Supports the use of RBI values from

any source to automatically control

Global Filter

Allows user to view only desired unit,

category, type, or other user defined

common formatting and e-mailing of

This feature allows users to track

Provides statistical analysis for life

and are designed to meet day-to-day

Audit Trail

memo description.

inspection activity schedules.

Repairs can be tracked by work order

and approval status and also have a
memo description.

Six standard reports are available.

criteria.

Published by and copyright 2011:

Siemens AG
Energy Sector
Freyeslebenstrasse 1
91058 Erlangen, Germany
Siemens Energy, Inc. Oil & Gas Division
4615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 900
Houston, TX 77027 USA
1 (800) 658-8809 or +1 (713) 570-2900
February 2012
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descriptions of the technical options available, which
may not apply in all cases. The required technical
options should therefore be specified in the contract.

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