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
Subjective OTR inspections on gear couplings should include Noise, Visual, Temperature, grease leaking, guards and keyway. Noise could be caused by:
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%.
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
Like everyone else, I get too many emails to read so my daily routine each morning is to do a quick glance at all my
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.
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’.
An effective Preventive Maintenance program should result in better equipment and production quality. Let’s look at the tasks you need to develop and manage your
One of the most important lessons I have ever learned in my career was from a senior maintenance and turnaround manager named Don. As a
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
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
Looking for some practical tips for reliablity improvements? Well let me share some ideas from one of my previous experiences.
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?
The most important point about oil samples and oil analysis in general is you are looking for any “change” that is taking place.
•Total backlog 4 – 6 weeks – Includes all approved workTarget for backlog•Planning backlog 2 – 4 weeks – All work on which planning has
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
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
Many companies we work with ask us a common question, “What’s the biggest reason Reliability and Maintenance (R&M) improvement programs fail?” There are many factors
Some plants buy a high-powered microscope in order to do failure analysis. While this sometimes is necessary, it could be good to consider other options
The fundamentals of an effective electrical preventive maintenance program is to reduce the potential for a serious electrical interruption.
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