If we maintain equipment right, we will benefit fewer failures and break downs and a longer technical equipment life. Many case studies have proven this
Not long ago I was involved in a reliability and improvement initiative in a big plant. As always, the improvement initiative was received with skeptics,
With few exceptions, most mills I visit ask me what I think of hiring a contract maintenance company, or in other words, outsourcing their maintenance.
I have received many calls asking, “How can you tell if an organization has world-class reliability and maintenance?” That’s a great question to ask because
Novozymes North America, Franklinton, North Carolina, a company with Scandinavian roots and management style won the coveted North American Maintenance Excellence Award (NAME) 2000. A
The approach to maintenance and equipment reliability must be considered in full view of the papermaking business with all parties and departments aware of the
In all of my experience , I’ve noticed that the best performing organizations do one things in common. It’s the secret to maintenance and reliability
I have often compared the use of KPI’s with the fairytale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen. In short, the fairy tale is
A while ago I was at a plant that had a set of vacuum pumps with a life of less than 3 months. I think
Implementing Risk-based Work Selection practices for Shutdown Maintenance will increase plant utilization and reduce cost.
There are many levels of outsourcing maintenance work. The most common include: 1. Outsourcing of the whole maintenance function. This is often done by forming a
Most maintenance organizations do not really know how good – or bad – they are. It is more a feeling of “we are doing pretty
Reliability & Maintenance Strategy IDCON can help your organization define a clear and simple Reliability and Maintenance Strategy for your plant, mine, mill, and/or corporation.
Reliability is a term that has become more commonly used in the manufacturing industry. Many organizations are using reliability to describe their predictive maintenance department.
Yes, I think that most maintenance organizations are overstaffed, not necessary with their own staff, but they use more total maintenance hours than necessary. Total
Recently I met a young and enthusiastic engineer who declared that “ We are already done with the reliability and maintenance management strategy, it is
Reliability and Maintenance Discussion Group Our reliability and maintenance group discussion is intended to bring people together in the heavy process industry that want to
Best reliability and maintenance practices take several years to develop, normally 3-6 years. It starts with a strong leader who realizes an improved availability, quality
Some organizations still view operations as the customer and maintenance as the supplier. In my opinion, a customer-supplier relationship between operations and maintenance undermines equipment
Classroom reliability training followed by practical experience could end money being wasted on maintenance courses and seminars that workers quickly forget.
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