Understand the technical risks behind the asset
Technical due diligence provides a broader review than a standard equipment inspection. It can combine site observations, document review, maintenance information, system architecture, obsolescence concerns and identified technical risks. The scope can be adapted to a single high-value machine, production line, packaged process unit or group of industrial assets.
Typical applications
- Acquisition of used production equipment
- Purchase of complete production lines
- Evaluation of an industrial asset portfolio
- Machinery relocation projects
- Investment in an operating facility
- Review before refurbishment
- Assessment of ageing automation systems
- Review of incomplete project equipment
- Evaluation of major repair exposure
Review areas
Asset condition
- Physical condition
- Equipment completeness
- Visible maintenance status
- Damage and deterioration
- Storage and preservation
- Repair indications
Documentation
- Equipment lists
- Datasheets
- Drawings
- Maintenance records
- Inspection records
- Spare-parts lists
- Software and backup information
- Technical certificates supplied
Automation and electrical systems
- Control-system architecture
- PLC and HMI platforms
- Drives and motor controls
- Instrumentation
- Network architecture
- Software availability
- Obsolescence concerns
- Backup availability
Operational and maintenance considerations
- Operating history where available
- Known faults
- Maintenance backlog
- Specialist support requirements
- Spare-parts availability
- Required refurbishment
- Recommended additional testing
Technical risk summary
- Critical concerns
- High-priority concerns
- Medium-priority concerns
- Missing information
- Decision dependencies
- Recommended actions before commitment
Deliverables
- Technical due diligence report
- Asset overview
- Key findings
- Documentation-gap register
- Technical-risk register
- Obsolescence concerns
- Maintenance and refurbishment concerns
- Recommended specialist reviews
- Decision-support summary
- Optional management presentation
Scope clarification
Kalman Control provides technical and engineering due diligence only. Legal, commercial, financial, tax, insurance, environmental and regulatory due diligence must be performed by the relevant qualified advisers.
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