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“PM Procedures are not Built to Stand Alone – Without Effective Replacement / Restoration Procedures Failures will Continue”
In the field of maintenance the traditional approach has been to rely upon the intuitive knowledge and skill of the crafts-persons who conduct it. There is a great deal of pride of workmanship [...]
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(Excerpt taken from Chapter 5.3, Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers)
Performance measurement is a fundamental principle of management. The measurement of performance is important because it identifies current performance gaps between current and desired performance and provides indication of progress towards closing the gaps. [...]
Continue Reading →Proactive Maintenance Foundational Requirement # 1 - “Striking the Right Balance Between PM and PdM”
Having the right balance between PM and PdM is key to successful identification of proactive work. Identify how the PF Curve works with Proactive Maintenance vs Reactive Maintenance . The early detection of a defect on the [...]
Continue Reading →It may be hard to believe, but the success or failure of your shutdown (outage, turnaround) is determined long before you shutdown the equipment and begin the event. While many treat the shutdown as a marathon event that must be survived, the insightful amongst us know that it is the actions [...]
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The first step is always the hardest in any journey. When it comes to change however it is a requirement, not an option. I would like to open this blog by requesting your comments and ideas.
“if change were easy everyone would be doing it”
What have you demonstrated which works [...]
Continue Reading →I am sure many of you are having problems with your Lubrication Program however it may not be apparent to you. Take a tour of your facility and look for these signs of a problem.
- Open Oil Containers which are used to fill gearboxes, hydraulic systems, etc
- Grease around bearing seals
- [...]
Continue Reading →In the world of Preventive Maintenance their are all types of information which can be found. This is what I consider the one of the best methods to determine the maturity of your current PM Program. A while back I developed this matrix with others I trust in this area. It was [...]
Continue Reading →Unless you have been living on another planet for the last fifty years, you already know that the case for doing Preventive Maintenance (PM) is watertight if focused on the correct failure modes.
Done right, PM will preserve, protect, and extend the life of your equipment – and reduce overall maintenance cost.
So here’s [...]
Continue Reading →Maintenance Planning and Scheduling are key elements that influence the true success of any organization. Many times we have a planner or planner/scheduler, but do not know how to use him or her effectively or efficiently. When we talk about maintenance planning, we are talking about higher wrench time. At this time of economic [...]
Continue Reading →Have you ever wondered why people keep writing about the same thing over and over again? I guess they must be bored or lack more knowledge. A great place I found for awesome articles is: http://www.gpallied.com/resource-center/published-articles/
Knowledge is sacred and so please share your articles to the MaintenancePhoenix. Send them to [...]
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