Lifetime extension for Heavy Lifting and Port Equipment. Smart Asset Management

In this webinar, we cover practical approaches to lifetime extension for heavy lifting and port equipment — and show how smart asset management supports more reliable, data-driven engineering decisions. Hosted by SDC Verifier's Head of Engineering, Roman Samchuk, this session walks through the key challenges of aging equipment and demonstrates how centralized structural data can be applied in real asset management workflows. What's covered: ✔️ Overview of lifetime extension challenges for ports and heavy lifting operations: aging assets, CAPEX pressure, and operating conditions exceeding original design assumptions ✔️ Typical barriers to safe lifetime extension: fragmented inspection records, disconnected structural analyses, and lack of consolidated asset data ✔️ Why isolated structural calculations are not enough and how to connect FEA verification, inspection results, and operational history into one workflow ✔️ What smart asset management means in practice for cranes and lifting equipment ✔️ How SDC SAM helps organize structural status, verification history, inspections, and operational information in a single environment ✔️ The business value of structured lifetime management: reducing downtime, supporting compliance, extending service life, and controlling safety risks and maintenance costs Whether you're a structural engineer, FEA specialist, asset integrity engineer, or port equipment operator, this session gives a clear look at how to move from reactive maintenance toward proactive, structured asset control. 👉 Subscribe for more practical videos on FEA and structural verification 🌐 Learn more about SDC Verifier: https://bit.ly/4428blN 00:00 - Introduction & Welcome 02:18 - About SDC Verifier: Company Overview & Services 05:50 - TOC Europe Hamburg: Industry Insights & Key Takeaways 07:15 - The Core Challenge: Aging Cranes & Structural Problems 10:05 - Why Problems Occur: Outdated Standards & Oversimplified Design 13:03 - Consequences of Simplified FEA & Design Optimization Pressure 15:32 - Barriers to Safe Lifetime Extension: Missing Historical Data 18:42 - The Right Approach: Structural Verification Using FEA 22:02 - Targeted Inspections Based on FEA Results 24:47 - Step 3: Consolidating Data into a Maintenance Plan 25:17 - Introducing SDC SAM: Structural Asset Management Platform 28:05 - Asset Details, Health Status & Components 30:08 - Structural Element Navigation & Breakdown 33:06 - Ticket System: Planning & Assigning Inspection Tasks 36:02 Resources Tab & Offline Mobile Application 39:43 Summary: Three Steps to Reliable Lifetime Extension 41:08 Business Value & Key Benefits 43:59 Q&A Session