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)
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
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
As a result of this column I am risking to receive critique, but also to be given feed back expressing relief from readers who believe
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
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
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
Preventive Maintenance Essential Care and Condition Monitoring (PM/ECCM) Definitions Preventive Maintenance is essential care and fixed time maintenance together. Both essential care and fixed time maintenance
For decades, many “experts” have used the graph in Figure 1 to discuss the optimum level of maintenance. This Figure is based on an old-fashioned,
Preventive maintenance (PM) is often set up in a very inefficient way in many mills. It is typical to see that the PM program is
Question: How do you decide the inspection frequency for condition monitoring?Maintenance Supervisor, International Paper Answer: The inspection frequency is based on the Failure Developing Period
Question: “OK, so how do you decide the Failure Developing Period?” (FDP)– Maintenance Supervisor, International Paper Answer: It comes down to an educated guess unless
In the previous three issues of Reliable Plant, my columns touched upon defining best practices in order for leadership to clearly communicate the plant’s direction
This article series explores sample business processes that need to be implemented in order to improve overall plant reliability. In parts one and two, equipment
Implementing predictive maintenance practices can be complicated. Are you experiencing unnecessary equipment repairs that are avoidable and reactive in nature and do you have recurring
This column is likely to create a lot of reactions from the academia of reliability and maintenance management, and all comments are welcome. Using Reliability-Centered
This article series discusses sample business processes that must be implemented in order to improve overall plant reliability. This article and the previous one focus
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