How do you actually implement Reliability and Maintenance in your manufacturing plant? What should you do first? What’s comes next? This article will outline the
What could an old fairy tale mean for Plant Reliability and Maintenance Professionals? Let us start with a short version of an old story. Once
The Smurfit-Stone paperboard mill at Fernandina Beach, Florida, finds opportunities to increase mill productivity and reduce costs by improving its preventive maintenance program. In recent
By narrowing our focus to the variables that are within our control, most mills have found that improved reliability is a key area of cost
I believe that most training efforts are wasted unless the training is focused on the training needs of each individual. After going through training, a
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
Before discussing smart corrective maintenance methods, I would like to say that I appreciate feedback from readers. If you have any new or old tricks
Most maintenance problems are the result of neglecting the very basics of essential component care and inspections, including improper lubrication, poor operating practices, faulty alignment
A long time ago, I discovered that most maintenance people like gadgets and smart methods, especially from within their fields. I must include myself in
Maintenance cost savings are usually realized with a short-sighted approach instead of long-term. In my earlier column I wrote about the Fox versus the Hedgehog
In the May column, I discussed results that a mill had experienced in the ten years following implementation of initiatives with a primary focus on
High investment costs mean that it is the interests of paper makers to look after their equipment. After all, prevention is better than cure.
The pulp and paper industry in Western Canada is in a period of unprecedented change. Against a background of poor markets, rising costs, aging plants,
A very important part of a cost-effective preventive maintenance program is what I call the route-based activity. These are activities that are easiest to do,
Here are preventive maintenance examples of best practices and the questions you need to ask to determine if your plant is using them. Visiting plants
Most maintenance departments profess to be convinced of the need for maintenance planning and scheduling and condition based maintenance. However, the benefit of using them
Making money, not tons, has become the mantra of the pulp and paper industry in recent years. Consolidation moves in the sector have resulted in
As an industry, we are facing vastly different circumstances than we ever have before. New low-cost producers and an ever-shrinking world market have left the
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