Transpetro

How TRANSPETRO turned 9 days of corrective maintenance into 5 hours of planned maintenance

About TRANSPETRO

Transpetro, a Petrobras Group company, is the leader in the transportation of oil and petroleum products in Latin America, driving the country’s development through robust infrastructure and innovative solutions.

Operating an extensive network of pipelines, waterborne and land-based terminals, and fleets of ships, the company ensures the safe and efficient transportation of Brazil’s oil and gas production. It also invests in research and development of new technologies to improve its operations and reduce its environmental impact.

In April 2022, Tebe was hired by the company for an online monitoring pilot project.

The start of the Partnership

In 2022, the Narandiba, São Paulo, facility took a strategic step forward in its quest for optimization and reliability by implementing Tebe’s monitoring system. Two key pieces of equipment were selected for the operation: the pulper and the boiler. This initiative marked the beginning of a fruitful partnership that would bring significant benefits to the mill.

By implementing Tebe’s solution, Usina Cocal gained access to accurate, real-time data on machine performance, enabling an in-depth analysis of their operation.

Within two months, the plant was able to identify two critical faults in the machinery and prevent emergency production shutdowns through planned maintenance.

Sensors installed on four motor pumps TRANSPETRO

Alert sent by IoTebe

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In July, the TRANSPETRO team was alerted via email by the IoTebe tool to a critical increase in vibration at one of the monitored sites.

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The spectrum history in IoTebe had been showing an increase in harmonics (specific vibration frequencies), which could indicate mechanical play, misalignment, or a coupling failure.

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After analyzing the data, a shutdown was requested. On-site, a break in one of the coupling blades was identified and immediately replaced. Vibration returned to normal in real time.

The The Solution

In January of that same year, before online monitoring was implemented, a similar failure resulted in nine days of downtime due to emergency repairs. By July, however, the failure was detected in advance via IoTebe, so that within five hours the equipment was already operating normally.

Thanks to the speed and accuracy with which this issue was identified and resolved, TRANSPETRO not only significantly reduced maintenance costs and downtime but also improved operational safety and remained on track with PETROBRAS’s logistics and schedule. And this was achieved within the first three months of implementing TEBE.