Asset Integrity Management (AIM) is the proactive and continuous assessment of the physical integrity of an asset to ensure safe and reliable performance throughout its lifecycle. As operators come under pressure to extend asset life, integrity management has moved from a compliance activity to a value-protection priority.
AIM is critical for both protecting the value you have in your assets and to avoid potential catastrophic equipment failure and the resulting shutdowns and losses that can result. If not managed properly, equipment breakdowns can be costly and threaten the health and safety of employees, the environment, and the mine’s reputation and operational continuity.
Our team uses holistic frameworks that combine multidisciplinary assessments—mechanical, structural, electrical, and process—to deeply understand and mitigate failure risks, link technical findings to financial and business outcomes, and ensure assets continue to operate safely and efficiently. Ausenco’s AIM programs are tailored based on the unique needs of each asset, combining best-practice assessments with asset-specific solutions to ensure all disciplines, systems and operational processes involved are evaluated holistically.
To reduce risks, AIM programs need to evolve over the asset’s life to ensure the equipment is properly maintained and replaced as needed. Our team prioritises and focus on the essential tasks at every stage of your project to ensure optimal value and performance from your assets.
We deliver the following services through a strategic, value-focused lens, linking asset performance improvements directly to business, operational, and financial outcomes:
- Asset integrity & equipment risk gap analysis
- Asset Integrity Management Systems (AIMS) design, customisation, and implementation
- Risk-Based Inspections (RBI), assessment and integrity plans
- Condition assessment, classification and prioritisation of risks and opportunities
- Capital-budget estimates and support to correct identified issues, with annual five-year budget reviews
- Repair and remediation planning and integration of advanced inspection technologies
- Compliance audits and assessments, aligned to international standards (e.g., ISO 55000)
- Training and coaching on AIMS and ongoing advisory support to sustain integrity performance
This means our clients:
- Avoid unplanned downtime and catastrophic-failure exposure
- Achieve extended, defensible asset life and lifecycle value
- Deliver capital planning grounded in data-validated asset conditions, not guesswork
- Maintain strong safety, environmental and regulatory performance