RBI as a management tool
Technical risk linked to the maintenance budget, downtime and investment decisions.
Event results · Tashkent · 24 September 2026
RBI, Corrosion and AI: the seminar is done
Four hours of focused conversation about equipment reliability, the risk-based approach and the practical use of artificial intelligence in Uzbekistan’s chemical industry.
- MirLux Plaza
- Executives and technical specialists of the industry
- RBI Concept
Key outcome
A live professional dialogue rather than a formal conference
The seminar showed strong interest in risk-based reliability management. The discussion quickly went beyond the talks: participants asked practical questions about their own plants, data, implementation timelines and pilot project requirements.
API 580 / API 581
International implementation practice, typical mistakes and what auditors and insurers expect.
AI without the marketing noise
Where AI agents already help engineers, and where data quality is still the limiting factor.
“The level of the questions and the depth of the discussion confirmed that Uzbekistan’s plants already have a strong engineering base, and interest in the risk-based approach is practical.”
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How it went
Highlights
What we discussed
From calendar-based maintenance to RBI
The cost of unplanned downtime, maintenance budget structure and the investment case.
International practice under API 580 / API 581
Requirements, implementation experience and typical mistakes of first projects in Middle East and Asian petrochemicals.
Equipment damage mechanisms
Ammonia, nitric acid, urea, chloride and sulphate brines, corrosion under insulation.
AI in integrity management
AI agents, automated processing of NDT archives and an honest look at where AI applies and where it does not.
A 12-month pilot project
What is needed from the plant, which data is required and which metrics measure the result.
Panel discussion
Data quality, staffing, regulatory requirements, timelines and the real barriers to implementation.
Materials
Speakers’ presentations
The seminar presentations are available for download as PDF (in Russian).
Why the industry is leaving calendar-based maintenance
Vladislav Vladimirov
DownloadPDF · 0.6 MBInternational practice: API 580 / 581
Denis Vorotnikov
DownloadPDF · 0.9 MBWhat actually destroys the equipment
Alik Groysman, DSc
DownloadPDF · 10 MBArtificial intelligence in integrity management
Natalia Luzina, PhD
DownloadPDF · 1.3 MBWhere to start: a 12-month pilot
Vladislav Vladimirov
DownloadPDF · 0.5 MBNext step
From discussion to a pilot project
We are ready to discuss applying RBI, corrosion management and AI tools to a specific unit at your plant: source data, pilot scope, timelines and measurable success criteria.