April 12, 2006
Best Maintenance Strategy
Posted at MaintenanceForums.com
I would like to share with this example to identify the best maintenance strategy:
We have 2 pumps - one in duty and the other one standby
Our 1st option is to apply Preventive Maintenance (PM) or Predictive Maintenance (PdM) on the duty one and functional (detective) maintenance for the standby pump
2nd option is to keep swapping the pump (change-over) and in this case apply the same strategy for both PM or PdM
Which one do you think will be the right strategy?
April 12, 2006
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Self Assessment and Benchmarking Project
Bob Latino and Terrence O’Hanlon have develop a project to determine where root cause analysis has evolved as a maintenance and reliability support process.
A background article that clarifies terminology and provides a deeper explanation is available online here:
http://www.reliabilityweb.com/rca.htm
After reading the article - we invite you to participate in a brief Root Cause Analysis Self Assessment and Benchmarking project.
This self-evaluation is intended to reflect the perceptions of individuals about their current Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process at their facility. There are no right and wrong answers.
The project is brought to you by the Reliability Center Inc., and by Reliabilityweb.com. When all of these evaluations are compiled, an Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Benchmarking Report will result. You can add your name and email (optional) at the end of this survey if you would like to receive this Compiled RCA Benchmark Report or you can remain anonymous.
April 12, 2006
Reliability Roadmap Web Workshop #2 - Vibration Analysis
Web Workshop #2
Friday - April 21
11 am – noon EST
Part 1 - 6 Steps to an Effective Vibration Analysis Program by James Taylor
plus
Part 2 Introduction to Vibration Analysis by Jason Tranter
The Reliability Roadmap goes beyond the typical “webinar”, taking participants on a learning expedition. The destination: Understanding the value of a holistic and integrated approach to maintenance programs.
Each workshop will feature two presentations - one covering management aspects and one covering technical aspects. Each presentation will be followed by a Q & A session, and you can choose to continue the discussion with other participants via the web for days, weeks or months. Our goal is to create a community of shared knowledge that will lead maintenance & reliability professionals to a better understanding of reliability principles.
Space is limited so please use this link to enroll in this FREE workshop today!
April 12, 2006
Considerations when measuring low speed machines (Tutorial and Quiz)
A few months ago - we launched an iPresentation Tutorial on “Considerations when measuring low speed machines” by James Lundy of Ludeca
This 15 minute iPresentation discusses some of the factors that affect slow speed data collection and the settings needed to collect meaningful data. How to set meaningful alarms based on speed is discussed as well.
You can review the Tutorial here:
http://www.reliabilityweb.com/forms/ludeca3_reg.htm
You can also put your knowledge to the test with a 10 question quiz by Ludeca as well. The quiz is auto-scoring and answer keys are provided once you submit your answers to assist in learning.
April 12, 2006
Maintenance Goes a Lot Further Than Equipment
by Robert Apelgren, CMRP, Anteon
Maintenance managers have a lot of responsibility in making sure that equipment is properly maintained. Equipment is an asset and carries some kind of monetary value. People on the other hand are an asset but do not carry a specific monetary value as an asset. Countless times managers have proclaimed people are the most valuable asset. Why do we perform preventative maintenance on equipment and not the people, which carry the most value and work on the equipment? More…
April 12, 2006
Infrared Tip
Getting the Most Camera for Your Money
Pixels are the key to infrared camera performance. With every pixel a thermometer, more pixels give you more accurate readings and better image quality.
A quick rule-of-thumb for comparing value when camera shopping is price per pixel. This gives you a common denominator for evaluating performance for your money.
You may be surprised that new high-resolution cameras with 320 x 240 detectors now cost as little as 20¢ pixel, compared to 50¢ or more for low-resolution 160 x 120 cameras. You get four times larger detector, more pixels and performance, for half the pixel cost.
Tip provided by Mikron Infrared
1-880-506-3900
http://www.mikroninfrared.com
April 12, 2006
So how should I use the SAP-PM breakdown indicator?
by Ken Latino, CMRP, Practical Reliability Group
There are many opinions about the use of the breakdown flag in SAP-PM. I would like to offer my opinion on this debate. First of all, I do not like the term “breakdown”. With a name like breakdown, nobody will want to check the box! No one likes to admit that a something has failed or is broken. I wish the field was named “reliability event” to take away this negative connotation. I will discuss this in more detail later. More…
April 12, 2006
Outsourcing Maintenance?
Know what you are getting into and be sure to protect the intellectual property of your assets’ reliability programs!
By Andrew Boushy, P. Eng, Senior Reliability Practitioner, Ivara Corporation, Burlington, ON
If you are thinking about integrating a maintenance outsourcing model with your asset reliability improvement strategy or have already done so, you need to understand what you are getting into and ensure that you protect the maintenance knowledge and expertise of your assets – which are key to plant performance. More ...
