Innovation

 

Innovation is an activity of improvement and continuous improvement. It’s not always about shining new kit is offered about application of newfound knowledge or even old knowledge newly applied. Most recently The kit hasn’t changed so much as the application of data and digitalisation to monitor for maintenance and automation.

Encompasses technology, chemicals, processes, methodology and future proofing.

It’s not just about new technology can be about maintenance requirements resource both human and physical resources spare parts they can take into account sustainability need from spare parts of the use of recyclable materials or the creation of materials from the process that can be used somewhere else.

Whether you innovate introducing new technology or new methodology depends on what it is that needs to be delivered whether that is a new process which requires kit or a new regulation which could be addressed through changing the process methodology or the chemistry. Innovating for efficiency might use digitalisation optimisation for lower energy use. With your sustainability hat on might innovate for lower use of physical resources use of recycled or reused resources or innovation to make use of processes waste products. This could be for you elsewhere as a feed stock, As with sewage sludge to aviation fuel, Or it could be in reclamation as with Gold being taken from e waste and used at the mint for Coins.

Can allow for optimising energy efficiency by monitoring how are use flow and friction.

Collaboration and governance are also important for information as there are often conflicting priorities when solving the same need. Unless an asset director prefers a solution which delivers new capital assets. An operational manager prefers new reliable kit, but no extra kit to maintain. The accountant low operational costs And the consumer wants the solution that will keep the bills lowest.

Technology

When implementing nitrate Removal treatment processes Shining new kit was required. The challenge of course was to introduce an innovative process that would be more efficient than establish technology. It would use less energy and produce a smaller waste string have fewer breakdown so more consistent running time  and less downtime.

to incorporate health and safety aspects, including occupational health and consideration of noise and odour. 

Chemicals

Use of chemicals more efficiently including application of new knowledge about chemicals this could be removing a chemical such as a Wall Street chemical that contains an aluminium or using a more potent chemical is replacing a sodium salt with a potassium salt. It can be taking availability into account so that you might replace iron sulphate with iron chloride as the steel industry dwindles. Achieving more with less optimising mixing efficiency and positioning. Taking into account house scarcity has affected pricing also a change to a different chemical would make the process more cost efficient. Or require less pumping energy or automating a feedback loop so either have triggered delivery or alter dosage.

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Processes

Lean Processes Remove wasteful steps from the overall set of activities performed to achieve the same outcome. 

Review of maintenance processes to streamline servicing and maintaining serviceability of an asset.

Methodology

Maintenance standards, handling

Sustainability

Carbon bi diversity, gravity pumps, recycled materials.

There is an old adage Where I skilled treatment Trade man Spend 30 minutes walking around and then makes a single knock with his hammer in one place and fixes the problem. Customer says I’m not paying you all that money just for hitting it once with a hammer. And the tradesmen says he’s not being paid for the he’s been paid for the years of expertise he has so that he knew precisely where to hit it with a hammer.

Beware under estimating the expert who makes it look easy.