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Field Asset Studies
Turn Installed-System Information Into a Defined Next Step
AES provides field asset study capabilities for analytical and sampling systems. These services help facilities understand installed conditions, document concerns, and develop a more practical basis for maintenance, retrofit, installation, or replacement decisions.
Survey
Walkdowns
Assess
Sample and analyzer systems
Prioritize
Reliability studies
Plan
Scope, BOM and budget
What It Is
What Is a Field Asset Study?
A field asset study reviews installed equipment and its operating context to support a defined decision.
Depending on the assignment, it may:
Capabilities
Field Asset Study Capabilities
Six studies, from a focused walkdown to a scoped budget.
Site Surveys & Walkdowns
Document installed equipment, routing, access, connection points, and visible differences from available drawings. Use the findings to establish a more reliable starting point for the next work stage.
Sample System Assessments
Review the sample path from the extraction interface through transport and conditioning to the analyzer or collection point. Identify concerns that warrant further investigation or a defined modification scope.
Analyzer System Assessments
Examine how the analyzer, sample system, utilities, environment, and maintenance arrangement work together. Separate instrument-specific concerns from broader package and installation issues.
Reliability & Maintainability Studies
Review recurring problems, service history, access constraints, and component support needs to help prioritize practical improvements.
Installation Scope Development
Translate field findings and project requirements into defined work boundaries, connection details, dependencies, and planning assumptions.
BOM & Budget Development
Develop a bill of materials and a scoped budget basis using the available design and field information. Make quantities, exclusions, allowances, and unresolved items visible.
Decision First
Start With the Decision You Need to Make
Tell AES whether the study is intended to plan maintenance, evaluate a retrofit, prepare an outage, or establish a capital-project budget. The deliverable should fit that decision. A rapid visual survey and a detailed assessment with operating data require different levels of effort and produce different levels of certainty.
Tell AES whether the study is intended to:
Why AES
Why Choose AES for Field Asset Studies?
AES connects field observations with integration, fabrication, and installation considerations. That practical perspective helps frame recommendations around the work required to implement them, including access, tie-ins, component availability, and the next information needed.
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Do we need complete drawings before requesting a study?
No. Incomplete documentation can be one reason to begin with a walkdown. Available records should still be provided so the study can identify what is confirmed, missing, or inconsistent with field conditions.
Can a study establish the cost of a retrofit?
It can support budget development when the scope and available information are sufficient. The estimate should state its assumptions and maturity rather than imply a fixed construction price before design and quantities are resolved.
Is an asset study a formal compliance audit?
Not unless expressly contracted with the required scope and qualifications. A field study does not automatically certify regulatory compliance, functional safety, structural adequacy, or equipment fitness for service.
Define Your Field Asset Study
Share the equipment involved, the decision you need to support, and the information already available. AES can help shape a study with a clear purpose and deliverable.
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