18th Edition of the Journal of Innovation Rapid Advancements in Digital Transformation | Page 39

The DX Journey in the Enterprise and its Leadership
Use Case
DX in the Enterprise
Sources
Digital Twins for Pressure Vessels in Oil & Gas Industry
• Digital Twin based offering is key for transforming the maintenance function at offshore operations at Shell by reducing downtime and improving asset utilization and efficiency
• Digital Twins and Engineering simulation technology is being applied in the transformation of other functions in offshore operations at Shell , example life extension through predictive maintenance 22 .
• These digitalization efforts are focused on specific functions and processes within Shell ’ s offshore operations . They are also prime examples of how “ local ” transformation efforts can be used as stepping-stones for more strategic enterprise DX efforts .
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• Deloitte

4.2 STEEL MANUFACTURING QUALITY INSPECTION Use Case Steel Manufacturing Quality Inspection 26

Description
Drivers for DX
DX-enabling Technologies
The QA Departments of steel manufacturers need to test samples of the steel they produce to make sure it meets steel industry standards . Toshiba sold steel manufacturers a steel inspection equipment ( MetalSpector ) that included an auto-focus optical microscope , color area sensor camera , and an image processor .
• Labor intensive QA process
• Long inspection hours caused by increasing number of samples
• Lack of consistency in grading judgement depending on inspector
• Skill transfer difficulties from veteran inspectors to junior inspectors
Toshiba replaced MetalSpector with a cloud-based and AI-enabled Steel Grade Evaluation as-a-Service offering :
• Capture steel images into a historical database
• Transfer image data to a cloud service that feeds an AI model estimator
• AI model analyzes digital images and estimates steel grade quality
• Estimates is sent back to client through the service offering
• Estimates used to assist QA inspectors in making final decision about steel grade quality
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Refer to the article in this issue of the Journal of Innovation titled “ Applying Digital Transformation to
Steel Grade Evaluation Services ”
32 November 2021