IPWEA Delivers Asset Management Learning Opportunities Online in October

IPWEAIPWEA NAMS+ Online Training | Starts WED 28 OCT – Increase your skillset and build organisational capacity in asset management with this interactive short course using NAMS+. The perfect precursor to the Professional Certificate in Asset Management Planning, this 6 part online course will teach you how to model and communicate your asset management data using the NAMS+ toolkit. CPD Points available and if you sign up for this short-course your org gets a 15% discount on your NAMS+ subscription or renewal. Find out more or register here

Earn CPD points with the IPWEA Asset Management Webinar Series | Starts MON 12 OCT

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Shanghai gets a Digital Twin

Digital Twin

The use of digital twin technology in asset management brings a complementary partnership. Through their ability to predict downtime and failures, streamline maintenance procedures, and bring innovative solutions to complex problems, any digital twin has potential to help an organisation build value.

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Resilience for Government Infrastructure Assets

ResilienceThe effects of the coronavirus are unprecedented, sending shockwaves into the health, economic, education and social sectors. Governments around Australia—and the world—are bracing for the post-COVID recovery phase. Added to the impact from the pandemic, climate change still weighs heavily and finding ways to reinforce public assets and infrastructure is imperative.

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New Purpose-Built Rail Facility

NP RailA new purpose-built rail facility in Kangy Angy, NSW, is nearing completion. The rail facility will support the New Intercity Fleet trains delivered by TransportNSW that will service passengers travelling from Sydney to the Central Coast, Newcastle, Blue Mountains and the South Coast.

The multi-million dollar Kangy Angy rail facility will be operated by UGL Rail who will service and maintain the New Intercity Fleet trains. The 500,000 square metre site boasts six kilometres of electrified railway, with seven tracks at its widest point. Other key features include:
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Big Battery Assets

Big Battery

The energy sector is undergoing incredible changes. Over the past few years, there has been a shift to move away from coal-fired energy generation, in light of the growing concern with greenhouse gas emissions and its effect on the climate. With the closure of coal-fired energy plants, and new renewable energy sources popping up around the landscape, energy companies are finding a need to repurpose aging assets.

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