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.
Do you listen to your equipment? Do you hear motors complaining about overload? Do you see your pump packings crying a flood? Do you hear
Test your knowledge of maintenance methods. How is a cost effective maintenance process established to so that the process generates more money than it costs?
Picture 1: Offset, or Parallel – the shafts are parallel to each other, but are not co-planar, or in the same plane. This can be both vertical
Any plant maintenance department wants to be known as a cost effective organization. For the purposes of this article, “Cost Effective” will be defined as:
One of the most common questions I am asked, especially from those that are new to maintenance, is, ”How do I know that we are
What guidelines would you give for the frequency of preventive maintenance inspections? This is a question I often get so I like to offer some
When conducting Root Cause Problem Elimination reviews at plants, IDCON has found that one of the most frequent causes of equipment failures (and unplanned downtime)
Why does silicone cause carbon brush wear in DC motors? It is known that the presence of silicone will cause very rapid wear of carbon
Manufacturing facilities know downtime is money. Every hour you are offline for a shutdown (SD) is costly from both lost revenue and cost of the workforce
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