How to reduce maintenance cost the right way comes up a lot for our clients. Unfortunately, many organizations often have the goal of reducing maintenance
A maintenance management expert is one option when you decide to perform a reliability and maintenance assessment of your maintenance organization. In this video and
The chain of effective maintenance management is key to improving your This video is from Christer Idhammar’s Keynote presentation at Mainstream Conference in 2021. He
Continuous improvement is hard to get to if you don’t know where to start. Gathering the right data about your maintenance team Imagine you are
Leading maintenance in a plant/mine/mill takes a lot of effort. Emergency work comes in a steady stream, some are breakdowns, other work is just “honey-do-jobs.” The workforce needs to be managed, the budget must be met, and equipment reliability must be maintained and hopefully even improved…
If your organization wants to achieve world class maintenance, one good tool to use is regular Maintenance Assessments. They will help you decide what improvements
From operations point of view, they want to produce. But in order to produce you have to have your equipment running at peak performance and
Have you found yourself at the beginning of a job wondering what needs to be recorded in the CMMS and what doesn’t? IDCON Senior Consultant
Maintenance planning work order packages should include pictures and diagrams for clear instructions. The result of planning is a work order package, it’s the job
In this excerpt from our new self-paced training, available in fall 2022, Allan Barry details the skills and personality traits needed to be a good
Having business process workflows improves cooperation, morale and cohesion in an organization.
Improving work management is key to overall reliability But it’s difficult to improve because ultimately it’s about changing behavior in the workplace. 90% about making
What is meant by Reliability Centered Maintenance? What is meant by Reliability Centered Maintenance? Reliability Centered Maintenance or RCM an in-depth asset analysis tool used
Recently, I saw a sign in a plant that read – “MAINTENANCE – TO MAINTAIN, KEEP, PRESERVE, PROTECT” may be simple but it is the
You have some maintenance tasks to complete and you may be considering who can do it? In this video from our Develop and Manage PM
In this video, Christer Idhammar deep dives into how managing your equipment assets is dependent on preventive and corrective measures. With examples of calculations and
Let IDCON President and CEO Tor Idhammar walk you through why it is important to have good PMs for Spare Parts.
It is easy to make mistakes when performing a Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) – we have all done it. One of the most common
What tools are effective for Root Cause Failure Analysis or RCFA? What tools are effective when you’re conducting a root cause investigation? In this second
Root cause confusion There is a lot of confusion between diagram, tools, software and company names for root cause. This video series, featuring Torbjorn Idhammar,
How often is the phrase “The ROOT Cause of the problem” used at your plant/mill? This phrase is a bit symptomatic of how Root Cause
Root cause analysis and root cause failure analysis are commonly used terms. I have always felt that these terms are somewhat misguided. First, there is
This root cause analysis training video gives insight into how Root Cause Failure Analysis (rcfa) is commonly managed and how it destroys the thinking process.
As a planner using a CMMS system, are you confused about what to add to the system as you are planning work? Are there times
Checking bearings to detect early signs of failure is an excellent way extend the life of equipment, but don’t do it wrong! You need to
When you are performing condition monitoring tasks, don’t just rely on expensive condition monitoring tools, some unusual and simple tools can be used. Here’s a
Enjoy this quick recap from our time at this year’s MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas. This video features interviews and presentations from LOKRING, COGEP, Lanfranco,
A trailer was repaired after scraping the side a few years ago. The bolts that hold the cross members to the aluminum frame on the
Infrared (IR) thermography has become an essential tool in many Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Programs. In spite of becoming more user-friendly and affordable, there is a
Kitting and staging of parts is a supporting character in overall maintenance efficiency. Tom Odden, with IDCON Scandinavia is giving you practical advice to improve
Let IDCON President and CEO Tor Idhammar walk you through why it is important to have good PMs for Spare Parts.
Are you sure that the parts you need will be in the storeroom when you need them? Materials and Spare parts management is an opportunity
When is a spare part obsolete? There are a few myths surrounding obsolete spare parts:
Our storeroom and spare parts organization are usually the area with more opportunities regarding reliability operation. What does good look like? What elements are needed?
Spare Parts naming has always been a challenge, from the lack of description standardization among parts manufacturers to CMMS & ERP systems templates (parts classification)
Svar på fråga Kritikalitet av utrustning har inget med inspektionsintervall att göra. Det är felutvecklingstiden som bestämmer hur ofta en komponent bör inspekteras. Om kostnaden
Jag har länge påstått att det finns ett starkt förhållande mellan skador och planerade underhållsarbeten likaväl som det finns ett starkt förhållande mellan planerat och
Jag har skrivit mycket om att arbeta i ett partnerskap i stället för att arbeta i ett kund och leverantörförhållande mellan drift och underhåll. Jag
Alla som medverkat i förbättringsinitiativ inom produktion och underhåll inser snart att det handlar mer om en kulturförändring och ändrat beteende än om teknik. Teknik
I denna och följande krönikor kommer jag att beskriva de steg en organisation bör ta för att framgångsrikt åstadkomma en bestående förbättring av driftsäkerheten och
I den här krönikan kommer jag att fortsätta att beskriva en helhetssyn på de element som påverkar en maskinell utrustnings driftsäkerhet och kostnad. Som framgår
At IDCON, we understand the pressure you face trying to build a reliable plant
We provide side-by-side, reliability and maintenance consulting and training designed to keep your equipment running.
For over 45 years, we’ve partnered with hundreds of manufacturing plants around the world to eliminate the costs and the pressure caused by unreliable equipment.
And we’d love to do the same for you.
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