Listen to your Cog Belt
Torbjörn Idhammar
Are you hearing a slapping noise? This can be caused by poor tension, which may cause a reduction in performance and lead to belt breakage.
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Leadership in Maintenance Articles
The Power of Organizational Beliefs in Reliability and Maintenance Management
Christer Idhammar
Excellent leadership maintenance management is essential for lasting results of any improvement initiative that an organization undertakes, including the improvement of Reliability and Maintenance performance.
Reliability and Maintenance: Does the Activity Match the Goal?
Torbjörn Idhammar
A potential client asked if IDCON could do a productivity study of the hourly maintenance staff at a mill. My initial reaction was “WHY?” and
IDCON’s Shutdown Optimization Program (SOP)
Greg Gustafson
With IDCON’s Shutdown Optimization Program, shutdown (SD) best practices are reviewed to safely reduce shutdown duration and costs. Here are some best practices for you
How Training Improves Work Processes and Craft Skills
Christer Idhammar
Christer Idhammar is a world renowned and awarded Reliability and Maintenance Consultant and Guru. He is the founder and executive vice president with IDCON, INC
Reliability Tip: OTR Inspections- Gear Coupling
Torbjörn Idhammar
Subjective OTR inspections on gear couplings should include Noise, Visual, Temperature, grease leaking, guards and keyway. Noise could be caused by:
Maintenance Cost and Estimated Replacement Value
Torbjörn Idhammar
Yesterday you were a happy camper. Today you are told your Maintenance Cost (MC) as a percent of your Estimated Replacement Value (ERV) is 4.9%.
Measuring a bearing condition without a vibration analyst
Torbjörn Idhammar
Scenario: You are the Reliability Engineer responsible for developing an in-house condition based PM program. One item you’re monitoring is an important process fan. This
Avoiding “Workshop Worship”: Leadership in Maintenance
Torbjörn Idhammar
Workshop worship seems to be everywhere. I just returned from a few weeks in Sweden where I met with various clients and potential consulting partners.
What are your shutdown drivers?
Greg Gustafson
One of the main factors affecting major and minor shutdown schedules is to understand “why you are shutting down”. We call this the ‘shutdown drivers’.
Reliability Tip: Put your hands on it
Greg Gustafson
One of the most important lessons I have ever learned in my career was from a senior maintenance and turnaround manager named Don.
Change Management for Maintenance Leaders
Torbjörn Idhammar
It’s important for maintenance leaders to have a good understanding of their organizations’ front lines in order to influence improvements. The maintenance personnel that make
Is a Condition Monitoring (CM) Technician Worth $2,610.11?
Michael Lippig
I’ve met more than my fair share of “handicapped” CM Techs; “handicapped” with the lack of tools, training and poorly designed systems. As Deming noted
Practical Tips for Reliability Improvements
Torbjörn Idhammar
Looking for some practical tips for reliablity improvements? Well let me share some ideas from one of my previous experiences.
Maintenance Tip – Oil Sampling
Terry Taylor
The most important point about oil samples and oil analysis in general is you are looking for any “change” that is taking place.
Best practices for non-shutdown backlog targets
Torbjörn Idhammar
•Total backlog 4 – 6 weeks – Includes all approved work
How Daily and Weekly Meetings Between Operations and Maintenance Improve Everything
Torbjörn Idhammar
Daily and weekly meetings between operations and maintenance are crucial in taking the efficiency of your daily maintenance to a higher level. Many organizations deal well
Leadership in Maintenance – Back to Basics!
Torbjörn Idhammar
My son is 13 years old and has an iPhone 5. Now, just a few weeks before Christmas, he really wants an iPhone 6. Apparently
Why Do Reliability and Maintenance Improvement Programs Fail?
Greg Gustafson
Many companies we work with ask us a common question, “What’s the biggest reason Reliability and Maintenance (R&M) improvement programs fail?”
