GE Signs Digital Contract with Military Sealift Command to Improve Mission Readiness

AUSTIN, Texas & NORFOLK, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As an extension of a current service contract, General Electric (GE) is
chosen by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) for GE’s Predix
Asset Performance Management (APM) pilot program onboard two T-AKE
replenishment dry cargo ammunition vessels – William McLean (T-AKE 12)
and Medgar Evers (T-AKE13) – to improve performance and mission
readiness. The MSC is the leading provider of ocean transportation for
the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense – operating approximately
120 ships daily around the globe.

The first phase of the pilot program will see GE deliver the Motor Fleet
APM solution that will enable high-speed data sampling to analyze the
electrical signature of the critical marine equipment and provide
predictive analytics. To do this, GE will build a digital twin, a
virtual replica built on the data collected from marine equipment, such
as variable frequency drives, propulsion motors, diesel engines and
generators.

Powered by Predix, GE’s application development platform for the
Industrial Internet, Predix APM will compare the real-time asset
performance against its digital twin’s data profile, spotting data
variance – often a sign of performance degradation that leads to
potential failure – and inform operators to solve the problem before it
occurs, increasing asset reliability and availability, and reducing
maintenance needs and its associated operational expenditures.

“The pride we derive in serving our armed forces to advance the cause of
freedom is held throughout our team,” said John Mansfield, chief digital
officer for GE Aviation’s Digital Solutions. “Building on the strong
partnership we have with the Military Sealift Command will allow us to
continue to share both our physics and digital based capabilities,
improving their asset availability, efficiency and operations. We’re
taking the field data for each vessel and modeling the overall health of
their systems so they can make informed decisions to significantly
increase their mission readiness.”

All remote monitoring and diagnostics will be performed in GE’s Power
Conversion’s Houston Remote Monitoring & Diagnostic center in
collaboration with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPARWAR)
where they will determine asset health and take immediate actions to
avoid asset failure.

“Digitalization is an imperative strategy for navies to stay competitive
in today’s ever-changing world. With deep marine engineering domain
expertise and digital know-how in equal measure, we are proud to work
with MSC to bring real and tangible outcome to drive vessel performance
and enable them to be always mission-ready,” said Azeez Mohammed,
president & CEO, GE’s Power Conversion.

This win was a collaborative effort for GE’s Marine Solutions expertise
between GE Power, GE Aviation, GE Global Research, and GE Digital, and
represents the best of what each GE business can deliver.

About GE’s Marine Solutions

GE’s Marine Solutions is dedicated to power and propulsion systems for
customers in the workboat, merchant, offshore and naval industries.
Smart engineering coupled with software analytics, we provide customers
with data-driven efficiency. Connecting the physical and digital world,
GE helps power, propel, position and predict the marine industry for
operational excellence.

About GE Aviation

GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE),
is a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines, and
avionics, digital solutions and electrical power systems for aircraft.
GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with
software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive
and predictive. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers
better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry.
Learn more at geaviation.com/digital,
twitter @GEAviation

About GE Power

GE Power is a world leader in power generation with deep domain
expertise to help Customers deliver electricity from a wide spectrum of
fuel sources. We are transforming the electricity industry with the
digital power plant, the world’s largest and most efficient gas turbine,
full balance of plant, upgrade and service solutions as well as our
data-leveraging software. Our innovative technologies and digital
offerings help make power more affordable, reliable, accessible and
sustainable. For more information, visit www.gepower.com.
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GE Power.

Contacts

GE Aviation
Jennifer Villarreal
+1 616 241 8643
[email protected]