In asset-intensive industries, mechanical integrity (MI) isn’t just a compliance requirement—it is the baseline of operational efficiency, reliability, safety, and profitability. Equipment reliability, worker safety, production continuity, and regulatory alignment all rest on the strength of a facility’s inspection and maintenance strategies. Yet, the methods used to build these strategies are too often static in a dynamic world.

Owner-operators face rising pressure to do more with less, stretch aging assets further, and mitigate risks with shrinking inspection budgets. All of this while navigating more stringent audits, shifting workforce demographics, and overwhelming volumes of data. Within this complexity, one thing is clear: traditional approaches to inspection planning—based on fixed intervals and siloed information—are no longer sufficient.

The next evolution in MI is not just about digitization. It’s about overcoming these challenges with a more dynamic, strategic approach. It’s about transformation from within, by integrating real-time data across systems and teams to enable more strategic, efficient, and defensible decisions. Ultimately, it’s about working smarter, not harder.

Featured in Inspectioneering Journal, this article explores the next evolution of mechanical integrity: a shift toward dynamic inspection planning, where data integration, digital twins, and real-time insights unlock smarter, more defensible decisions.

You’ll learn:

• Why fixed inspection intervals are failing modern facilities
• How real-time data can dynamically inform RBI
• What a connected MI architecture looks like — and how to build one
• How digital twins bring clarity to complex asset data
• Where AI adds real value (and where it doesn’t)

Download the full article and explore how to make your MI program more responsive, resilient, and resource efficient.