Specific Tactics of Electrical Preventive Maintenance Inspection
Torbjörn Idhammar
The fundamentals of an effective electrical preventive maintenance program is to reduce the potential for a serious electrical interruption.
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Do You Listen to Your Equipment When it Speaks to You?
Torbjörn Idhammar & Michael Lippig
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 Maintenance Method Knowledge
Torbjörn Idhammar
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?
Types of Misalignments
Torbjörn Idhammar
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
The Reliability Driven Maintenance Organization
Christer Idhammar
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:
Right-Sizing a Maintenance Organization
Christer Idhammar
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
Guidelines for Frequency of Preventive Maintenance Inspections
Torbjörn Idhammar
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
How Contamination and Dirt Cause Equipment Failures
Greg Gustafson
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)
Carbon Brush Wear in DC Motors and Generators Caused by Silicone
Terry Taylor
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
How to Optimize Your Shutdown Programs in 5 steps
Torbjörn Idhammar
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
Practical Implementation of Work Order [Back] Logs
Torbjörn Idhammar
I interviewed a mine operations manager in Newcastle, Australia, who said, “I have no idea what work orders or reliability improvements have been finished in
Corrective Maintenance…Opportunity for Practical Root Cause Problem Elimination (RCPE)
Owe Forsberg
What is corrective maintenance? In the simplest terms, corrective maintenance is defined as: All maintenance performed to correct a break down or failure. You can
Does Rapid Change of Maintenance Performance Exist?
Christer Idhammar
Does rapid change of maintenance performance exist? If change is equivalent to sustainable improvements the answer to this question is “No”. My experience has shown
i en organization som jobbar i ett partnerskap
Christer Idhammar
Jag har skrivit mycket om att arbeta i ett partnerskap i stället för att arbeta i ett kund och leverantörförhållande mellan drift och underhåll. Jag
Integrating a Smart RCM Approach to Optimizing your PM Program
Owe Forsberg
Every plant or facility desires to have a documented PM program in place- one that is followed with discipline. Doing so provides the lowest overall
Setting priorities Class guide
Torbjörn Idhammar
One of the exercises in IDCON’s Work Management Planning and Scheduling Training is to assign the right priority for jobs. Setting priorities for work requests
Practical Prioritizing for Leadership in Maintenance
Torbjörn Idhammar
A successful partnership between operations and maintenance is rooted in unified work processes. IDCON defines work processes as something documented, executed and followed up on.
Maintenance Tips: Cleaning Equipment Components
Angel Custodio
Companies tend to minimize the impact of basic cleanliness on equipment / components. Maintenance usually emphasize in condition monitoring programs such as vibration, temperature (motors,
Carbon Brushes for DC Motors and Generators
Terry Taylor
Carbon brush grades are usually classified according to the manufacturing processes and the types of carbons, graphites, and other ingredients used. The 4 main brush
4 Steps Plant Managers Can Take Toward Maintenance Improvement
Owe Forsberg
Management’s responsibility is to develop a process that the organization can follow in their daily job to execute or perform their work. Here are 4
