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Nexio Solutions Part 2 — CONFIRM8 case
On an offshore platform, an EX inspection — verifying that equipment in a classified explosive atmosphere still meets the safety standards required to keep operating there — involves a structured checklist, documented findings, and data that needs to reach the maintenance management system. For most facilities, this still means paper forms filled by hand, transcribed manually into enterprise software afterward.
The transcription step is where things go wrong. Data inconsistencies accumulate between inspectors. Histories are hard to reconstruct during audits. The time spent assembling reports after the fact adds non-productive hours that never appear on a maintenance plan but show up in the cost of every inspection cycle.
Confirm8 digitizes the entire workflow. Inspectors use tablets running the Confirm8 app — certified for ATEX-rated devices, so they can operate in the classified zones where paper forms currently go. Equipment is identified by QR codes rather than manual tag lookup. The app works fully offline and synchronizes in the background when connectivity is available, which matters on an FPSO where communication infrastructure isn't always stable. Reports are generated automatically from the structured data captured in the field. No transcription, no reassembly.
The platform connects to existing ERP and CMMS systems through an integration layer that maps Confirm8's data model to the operator's schema, normalizes field values, and handles synchronization without disrupting upstream workflows. This is often where field digitization projects spend most of their time — and where Confirm8 has built its middleware capability.
The FPSO Pioneiro de Libra, operated by Altera & Ocyan, deployed Confirm8 in 2019 through the Ocyan Waves Challenge program and has used it continuously since. Results from the pilot were measurable: the inspection workflow went from ten steps to seven, time per equipment dropped from ten minutes to one, manual report creation was eliminated entirely, and IEC 60079-17 conformity reached 100%. User satisfaction was tracked at 96.25%.
The system has been running in production for over five years on that platform. That persistence is its own data point.
Nexio Solutions Part 2 — CONFIRM8 case
On an offshore platform, an EX inspection — verifying that equipment in a classified explosive atmosphere still meets the safety standards required to keep operating there — involves a structured checklist, documented findings, and data that needs to reach the maintenance management system. For most facilities, this still means paper forms filled by hand, transcribed manually into enterprise software afterward.
The transcription step is where things go wrong. Data inconsistencies accumulate between inspectors. Histories are hard to reconstruct during audits. The time spent assembling reports after the fact adds non-productive hours that never appear on a maintenance plan but show up in the cost of every inspection cycle.
Confirm8 digitizes the entire workflow. Inspectors use tablets running the Confirm8 app — certified for ATEX-rated devices, so they can operate in the classified zones where paper forms currently go. Equipment is identified by QR codes rather than manual tag lookup. The app works fully offline and synchronizes in the background when connectivity is available, which matters on an FPSO where communication infrastructure isn't always stable. Reports are generated automatically from the structured data captured in the field. No transcription, no reassembly.
The platform connects to existing ERP and CMMS systems through an integration layer that maps Confirm8's data model to the operator's schema, normalizes field values, and handles synchronization without disrupting upstream workflows. This is often where field digitization projects spend most of their time — and where Confirm8 has built its middleware capability.
The FPSO Pioneiro de Libra, operated by Altera & Ocyan, deployed Confirm8 in 2019 through the Ocyan Waves Challenge program and has used it continuously since. Results from the pilot were measurable: the inspection workflow went from ten steps to seven, time per equipment dropped from ten minutes to one, manual report creation was eliminated entirely, and IEC 60079-17 conformity reached 100%. User satisfaction was tracked at 96.25%.
The system has been running in production for over five years on that platform. That persistence is its own data point.
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