Cascade enables Allegheny managers to schedule work as far into the future as desired. A forecast function looks at historical data and estimates future needs. Digital Inspections has successfully tied Cascade to TOA to allow viewing of gas data directly through Cascade. Spend money wisely At Tampa Electric Co, Tampa, Fla, the focus is on dollars rather than manpower. Tampa Electric also uses Hammerhead pen tablet computers in the field.
Planners schedule work daily.
Crews download to the mobile units maintenance orders containing detailed maintenance procedures for each device to be worked on that day. The system was first installed in 1999, and to date some 21,000 pieces of equipment in Tampa Electric's 250 substations are included. PNM is using Cascade to implement a condition-based maintenance program for the 160 substations in the system. In conjunction with the Cascade software, a substation maintenance improvement team is redoing procedures and standards. Things like less paperwork and better error reduction are definite improvements.