January 18, 2007 The Unauthorized SAP PM (EAM) Event of the Year!
SAP-PM Track at EAM-2007
The Enterprise Asset Management Summit
April 3-6
Sheraton Waikiki - Honolulu Hawaii
Half the price of other SAP-PM (EAM) Events! Twice the program!
Top Independent SAP Subject Matter Experts from around provide a new dimension on reliability with workshops like:
• SAP-PM (EAM) and RCM - Enterprise Reliability Management
• Things You Should Know Prior to an SAP PM (EAM) Implementation
• Effective Asset Integrity: RCM & RCA Integration with SAP-PM (EAM)
• How to Make SAP-PM (EAM) Work for You
• Value Driven Maintenance for SAP-PM (EAM)
Plus SAP PM Case studies by:
• Bavaria Brewery
• Agrium
• Ternium Centro
• DuPont
• Catalyst Paper
• Century Aluminum of Kentucky
• Much more
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January 18, 2007 Lubrication Tip
Solid particle contamination is one of the leading causes of premature equipment failure and degradation of oil.
There are many ways that contaminates can enter the system and one of the most common is when fluids are being added to machinery or visually inspected. The importance of pouring through clean funnels is frequently overlooked in general maintenance and oil changing procedures. It is difficult to keep traditional funnels clean as oil attracts dirt and the particles that are the most damaging are the ones we can not see. The simple procedure of using a clean new funnel each time the equipment is topped off is an effective step in cutting down the possibility of introducing contaminants into the lubrication system.
Tip provided by Trico Corp.
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January 18, 2007 Root Cause Analysis Tip
CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF… Industry is not flowing over with mostly sophisticated Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Analysts contrary to the impression that the RCA “gurus” may give the marketplace! Many people search the web trying to learn more about this term they keep hearing called RCA. They are provided thousands of hits on their internet searches and that even further confuses them. They join online discussion RCA forums and “lurk” for a while trying to hear what the reality is on the floor. They find that these discussion forums are dominated by RCA providers and veteran users oftentimes from the nuclear industry. The “lurkers” hang in the wings picking up valuable tidbits of information that may help them. However, they do not participate because they feel like their efforts are so far behind what is the “norm” for RCA on these forums. The problem is that what these people perceive as the “norm” is not the “norm” at all. The lurker’s own experience is actually the “norm”! The majority of folks in industry searching for basic RCA information are the norm. If they knew it all they would not be searching for the basics. If you are a lurker you should actively participate in these forums because you represent the majority and you will be breaking the ice for everyone else that wants to say something but has been hesitant to do so. Go ahead, break the ice!
Tip provided by Bob Latino
Reliability Center Inc.
http://www.reliabilitycenter.com
Reliability Magazine A+ Learning Event: Root Cause Analysis Feb 21-22 - Charlotte NC
January 18, 2007 Plant Start Up Tips
Many organizations manage new projects and shutdown activities from a technical perspective.
World class organizations implement projects from a customer service perspective which means reliable capacity is a must. These organizations accomplish this by having a vision of reliable capacity and having everyone in the organization understand their role to contribute to reliable capacity. How do you develop this vision? Do you know the 12 reliability deliverables which need to be completed prior to starting up a plant?
Tip provided by Kevin Lewton
Met Demand LLC
http://www.metdemand.com
January 18, 2007 CMMS/EAM Tip
A Complete View of CMMS/EAM Implementations
After decades of experiences, most CMMS/EAM implementations are not viewed as successful.
In a recent live survey conducted at IMC – 2006 in Daytona Beach, Florida, it is still apparent that companies do not take a holistic view of their implementation. There are four major aspects that must be addressed:
1. Software & Technology - The software and technology aspect of the implementation must address not just the system requirements, but the technology used to deploy the software.
2. Business Processes - The business processes aspect of the implementation will insure the maintenance and reliability practices are properly aligned to support the CMMS/EAM system
3. Personnel & Skills - The personnel and skills aspect will address the training requirements for using the new system
4. Financial Business Drivers – Financial benefits need to be continually presented to senior management, to support necessary on-going training and enhancements to optimize the CMMS/EAM system.
While CMMS/EAM systems have been used for decades, companies still overlook these four major areas during an implementation. If you are just starting an implementation, re-implementing, or trying to optimize an existing CMMS/EAM system, examining these four areas can help you reach a high level of utilization and/or optimization.
Tip provided by Terry Wireman
Vesta Partners, LLC
http://www.vestapartners.com
January 18, 2007 RouteIR – New Infrared Program Management Software Suite
RouteIR brings a totally new level of capability to anyone conducting an infrared inspection PdM program. RouteIR features a simple to use database and import wizard that simplifies importing the information about the assets you routinely inspect from your existing CMMS or EAM system.
Organize your assets into routes and upload detailed data into the HotShot camera that features a highly intuitive user interface that feature route point instructions and the ability to operate in three modes.
Route Mode – User follows predetermine route using uploaded database
Learn Mode – Use the camera to create a route. This is a useful mode for setting up a thermography program.
Survey Mode – Bring all the details about a location’s assets but without the point by point prompts typical in a route.
RouteIR will change the way you do infrared inspections. For the BETTER!
January 18, 2007 Reliability Tip
A Tip for Improving Equipment Reliability
Look at your most often failing equipment, map the failure dates on a timeline and note the failing components for each occurrence. Then look at your work order history and map the PM and non-PM work orders with the maintenance activity and completion dates for the work performed on that same equipment on the timeline.
Through this comparison you can adjust your PM inspections to schedule them before the next MTBF cycle and add a check for the specific failing components. You can also identify if some failures are from maintenance-related activity.
Tip provided by AssetPoint
January 18, 2007 The Dirty Dozen: 12 Ways to Wreck Your Maintenance Program
Avoid Measurement at All Costs (9 of 12)
The saying goes, “You can’t change what you can’t measure”, and it’s true. So, if your maintenance program is limping along, and you are not doing much measurement, you might as well leave things alone. If you start to measure anything, it will either point the finger at a problem to be fixed, or identify you or another maintenance program wrecker as the culprit. This is not helpful to your cause.
A good analogy for running a maintenance organization without measurement is driving a car down the highway with the windshield painted black. You can’t see where you are going, you can’t tell if you are going the right way, and you can’t see any obstacles that might be in your path. The interesting thing is that no one would ever drive a car this way, but people are willing to blindly operate a maintenance program with no measures for decades.
Get out your paintbrush, avoid those measurements, and put your maintenance program in the ditch today!
Tune in next week as we continue to expose the secret lives of seriously disturbed maintenance “professionals” with The Dirty Dozen Tip #10: If You Make a Mistake, Blame Others & Emphasize by Pointing and Laughing.
“Tip” provided by NoBreakDowns.com
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Editors note: Sorry for the delay in completing this series - TO
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