In industries where water use is measured in millions of liters, small decisions carry big weight. Especially when those decisions rely on data that often arrives too late.

Industrial boilers are essential workhorses in waste-to-energy, sludge incineration, and other high-heat process industries. But they share a common challenge: fouling. Over time, fly ash and other particles build up on heat exchange surfaces, reducing efficiency, restricting steam output, and forcing unscheduled shutdowns for manual cleaning.

Since its founding in 1989, the Belgian Maintenance Association (BEMAS) has played a leading role in advancing maintenance, reliability, and asset management across Belgium.

The European Federation of National Maintenance Societies (EFNMS) wants asset management to do more than support operations — it wants it to shape strategy.

As convenor of the EFNMS Body of Knowledge, Antoine Despujols is on a mission to create a unified European maintenance culture. The comprehensive publication defines the scope and best practices of maintenance across Europe – and it’s available for free. But more importantly, it’s changing how we think about the profession itself.