June 18, 2008
Reliability and CMMS Implementation
A Tale of Ups and Downs at (formerly) Lone Star Steel by Allen Strickland
Creating a structured reliability engineering department in a facility that has never had one is challenging enough.
If you simultaneously implement a new computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) program, the hurdles get higher. The key to success is to have the right management support, good communication and a clear vision of what the future should be. This article will discuss some of the triumphs and pitfalls that we have encountered on our unending journey through a complex culture change. More…
June 18, 2008
PM Optimisation Training Seminar at Your Site
OMCS International is offering a two-day practical course that aims to give participants enough knowledge to enable them work through a Planned Maintenance Optimization (PMO) program using the concepts of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and understand the organizational and systems development necessary to close the loop on failure management via a full Reliability Assurance program.
The PMO2000 process delivers the same maintenance program as SAE JA1011 compliant RCM analysis, but cuts the analysis time and resource commitment to one sixth of that with RCM methodology.
Next Public Seminar: Penang, Seberang Jaya, Subang Jaya
June 18, 2008
Anatomy of an Efficient Motor Repair
Ensuring Efficiency and Reliability in Rewound Motors by Howard W. Penrose, PhD
A motor repair customer must work closely with a motor repair center to ensure that the equipment sent out for rewind repair is handled in a manner that does not reduce efficiency or reliability.
Until the mid-1990s, the subject of AC induction motor rewind had been carefully skirted. However, with the advent of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct ‘92), the subject was thrust forward. By now, repair versus replace decisions have become business as usual within maintenance organizations, including the consideration of energy efficiency and the impact through electric motor rewind. More…
June 18, 2008
A New Age Of Certification & Training
Providing Better Returns on Vibration Analysis
by Jason Tranter
It has been proven time and time again that the key to success in vibration analysis is training. There is so much to learn, and not all of it is immediately intuitive. So that leaves us with two options; rely on wall-charts and limit the scope of the vibration analysis program, or step up and make the most of the vibration monitoring equipment and achieve the best possible results. It is within all of us to achieve these results; with the right training and support.
Certification is the icing on the cake; it proves that you have what it takes to be a professional vibration analyst. But what does “certification” mean these days? Is it enough to attend the data collector vendor’s training course and be tested to their “Level II”, or should you be trained and tested to an international standard? More…
June 18, 2008
Preparing for Mothballing
A Vital Procedure for Protecting Industrial Equipment by Mike Galloway
While most companies recognize the importance of routine maintenance for their expensive and complex industrial equipment, many risk permanent damage to that same equipment when they fail to take appropriate steps to “mothball” the equipment when preparing for temporary or extended shutdowns. The risk is real: equipment that is not properly mothballed can quickly show signs of internal metal corrosion that will significantly reduce component life and cause start-up problems when the equipment is brought back into service. More…
June 18, 2008
AssetPoint - Effective Solutions For Maintenance
Maintenance Planning is critical for increasing productivity.
One key part of a well planned job is material availability and flow.
Pre-kit planned parts in containers and code the containers with the work order number.
June 18, 2008
6 Simple Steps to Improve Reliability without Improving CMMS/EAM Usage
An iPresentation by Ricky Smith, CMRP, Allied Reliability
Join Ricky Smith for a 28 minute iPresentation Tutorial on reliability improvement. Coming from a base of common sense, Ricky speaks simply and directly.
Participants will:
• Gain a common understanding of the problems with your CMMS/EAM
Identify what the main objective is for the maintenance and reliability function in your organization
• Learn the difference between maintenance strategies and how they measure up on the P-F Curve
• Identify the 6 steps used to increase reliability without maximizing the usage of your CMMS/EAM
June 18, 2008
When is Critical Really Critical?
Turning a Critical Eye to Your Inventory
by Phillip Slater
There is an old saying that goes something like ‘a maintenance engineer never met a spare he didn’t like’. However, perhaps the maintenance engineer should not like his meta-spares quite so much. What’s a meta-spare? I’ll get to that.
In my work helping companies optimize their spare parts inventory management, I am almost always greeted by a new client with the exclamation ‘you can’t do anything about that spare, it is critical’. Critical spares are held in high regard and treated as untouchables. However, whether or not a spare is critical is not the point when it comes to inventory review, because you can still hold too much of a critical item. In my opinion, the comments I hear on critical spares are usually more emotional than scientific. Let me explain. More…
