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                             ASSET MANAGEMENT:


              10 strategic trends shaping 2025





          n an increasingly complex          today, providing actionable insights   maximising these technologies requires
          engineering landscape, asset       to achieve tangible improvements   engineers to establish trust in predictive
        Imanagement is evolving beyond       in asset performance, operational   analytics and foster a proactive, data-
        traditional maintenance into a       efficiency, and strategic sustainability.  driven maintenance culture.
        strategic lever that ensures resilience,
        profitability, and sustainability.   Harnessing digital transformation   Pursuing operational excellence
        Engineers and asset managers now     and predictive intelligence        through precision and work
        face heightened regulatory pressures,   The digital era in asset management   management fundamentals
        rapid technological advancements,    is characterised by revolutionary   Strategic initiatives often falter without
        and persistent talent gaps, driving the   tools such as digital twins, artificial   meticulous execution. Precision
        urgent need for more innovative and   intelligence, and predictive      maintenance, a disciplined approach
        proactive solutions. In fact, according to   maintenance. Digital twins offer   to ensuring exact torque, precise
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        Gartner , by 2025, 60% of asset-intensive   sophisticated simulations and failure   alignment, proper lubrication, and
        organisations will rely heavily on   predictions, but they rely critically   flawless installation, emerges as an
        predictive technologies and integrated   on clean and accurate data sets.   essential practice for maximising
        asset management solutions to        Meanwhile, AI and machine learning   asset longevity and performance.
        maintain competitive advantage.      are already reshaping condition    Complementing precision maintenance
                                             monitoring, automating maintenance   is a renewed emphasis on work
        Pragma’s 2025 Trends in Asset        scheduling, and accelerating       management fundamentals. Without
        Management Report provides a vital   root-cause analysis. Predictive    robust planning, effective execution,
        roadmap, highlighting the essential   maintenance practices, driven by   and consistent feedback loops, even the
        practices every forward-thinking     affordable sensor technology, are   most advanced technological solutions
        engineer should adopt. These trends   becoming mainstream, delivering   become ineffective. Reinforcing these
        reflect critical shifts that directly   substantial gains in reduced    basics is thus a critical step towards
        address the pressing challenges      downtime, improved asset longevity,   achieving higher operational maturity
        and opportunities facing engineers   and optimised parts procurement. Yet,   and resilience.



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