AES Somerset LLC Selects Ivara Reliability Solution
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BURLINGTON, ON (February 20, 2007) -Ivara Corporation, an industry leader and innovator
in asset reliability solutions, today announced that AES Somerset LLC, a 675 MW coal fired
plant located in Barker, New York and subsidiary of the AES Corporation (NYSE:AES), has
selected the Ivara Reliability Solution.
The Ivara Reliability Solution combines advanced practices and technology, Ivara EXP, to
enable a proactive asset reliability process. Ivara's WorkSmart implementation methodology
implements improved asset reliability, one system at a time, ensuring the right maintenance
work is executed on the right equipment, at the right time.
"With Ivara, AES Somerset will adopt a proactive maintenance process to optimize the reliability
of our generating assets and help improve plant performance to better serve our customers,"
said Kevin Pierce, President, AES Somerset LLC. "After attending the Ivara Reliability
Leadership Summit, we met with several customers and heard first hand the value they
achieved with the Ivara solution. We were impressed with Ivara's track record of success in the
power industry."
Ivara EXP is an enterprise system that supports the Ivara Asset Reliability Process. EXP
consolidates, analyzes and manages all asset health information. As inspection data is
collected, EXP identifies potential failures and recommends the right maintenance task to be
executed at the right time. AES Somerset will utilize the new Ivara EXP Integration with
Maximo® - MRO Software's leading EAM System.
"In the highly competitive power industry, utilities must continuously find ways to maximize the
performance of their generating assets to ensure uninterrupted and reliable power delivery,
without increasing costs." says Gerry Bleau, president and CEO, Ivara Corporation. "By
selecting Ivara, AES is reinforcing its commitment to maintaining the best run and most efficient
operations in the power business. We are pleased to be their strategic reliability partner."
About Ivara
A leader in asset reliability solutions, Ivara helps capital intensive companies improve
operational performance by better managing the reliability of their plant assets. Ivara's unique
methodology implements reliability one asset at a time, resulting in a high financial impact that is
quickly realized. By putting a proactive asset reliability process, supported by reliability expertise
and technology, Ivara helps transition organizations to proactively managing asset health. For
more information about Ivara, visit www.ivara.com.
Ivara contact:
Sandra DiMatteo
Director of Marketing
Ivara Corporation
TEL: (905) 632-8000 ext. 271
sandra.dimatteo@ivara.com
