March 06, 2008 How to prevent equipment failure with SAP PM
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March 06, 2008 How Effective is your Maintenance Strategy?
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March 06, 2008 Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Tip
Grouping Failure Modes is a common mistake that often leads to missed Failure Modes and lost opportunities for improvement.
Evidence of Failure Mode grouping is a vibration analysis task that looks to detect the failure mode for “lack of lubrication.” Reliability Centered Maintenance requires discipline from your facilitators and team members the end result is a maintenance strategy that is designed for what could happen to your equipment. The true value of Reliability Centered Maintenance is only achieved through experience and discipline.
Tip provided by Doug Plucknette
RCM Discipline Leader
Allied Reliability, Inc.
Tel: 888-414-5760
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March 06, 2008 Motor Storage Tip
When storing large horsepower motors for long periods of time be sure to occasionally (at least once per month) rotate shaft by hand to prevent bearing damage from rotor weight.
Reader tip provided by Grant Broadwell
Technician
Freeport McMoRan
Morenci Arizona
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March 06, 2008 Vertical Shaft Alignment Tip
For shaft alignment in vertically mounted centrifugal pumps, it is important to ensure that the pump shaft is centered to its upper guide bushing prior to taking any shaft alignment measurements. Vertically mounted centrifugal pumps usually support the weight of the pump shaft from the thrust bearing of the motor. This type of design has the motor shaft coupled to the pump shaft by means of a rigid coupling. Because of this, it is necessary to disengage the coupling, allow the pump shaft to descend and then center the pump shaft to the upper guide bushing of the pump. This can be accomplished by using dial indicators, the coordinates of a laser alignment tool, proximity probes or a specially machined tapered sleeve to center the pump shaft to the bushing. Once this is accomplished, shaft alignment measurements can be taken. Bear in mind that only the motor shaft can be turned and not the pump shaft, so choose a shaft alignment system that will allow for uncoupled measurement under these conditions.
Tip provided by LUDECA, INC.
ALIGNMENT * VIBRATION * BALANCING
Tel: 305-591-8935
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March 06, 2008 Top 10 Common Sense Fallacies in Maintenance
#5: Getting grounded
When performing Maintenance Welding you can connect your ground lead anywhere as long as there is metal contact to the welded area (through overhead steel structure, etc). FALSE, Electrical current will flow through the path of least resistance and many times this path could be through electrical/electronic components, bearings, etc thus creating unknown failures for a later date.
Solution: A Welding Ground Clamp should be connected, if possible, within 6-10 inches of the welded area. Maintenance supervisor warning: if your welding ground lead is shorter than your welding electrode lead then you may be experiencing what is called “self induced failures”.
Tip by Ricky Smith, Asset Reliability Advocate
Co-author Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
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March 06, 2008 Maintenance Tip
Standing Work Orders
Standing work orders should be opened and closed on a monthly basis. It is important to audit what types of maintenance work is being charged to these work orders and if those charges are appropriate. Without audits and timely closure, standing work orders become a black hole for equipment cost and history.
Tip provided by Verl Davis, CMRP
AssetPoint LLC
http://www.assetpoint.com
(864) 458-3333 Phone
