Ageing control
Evaluation of industrial aging, elements of methodology

When it comes to managing the end-of-life of a plant and its components, the operator is faced with the following questions:

• what is the projected durability?

• when is operating profit maximized?

• when to downgrade, or renovate, replace, etc.?

• what is the resale value?

  Beyond a certain value, the additional investments required may no longer be able to be amortized in the future, or the industrial risk is deemed too great. In this case, operation is limited when profitability is no longer sufficient. This is the...