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Leadership for Reliability

Leadership in Maintenance - Practical Implementation of Work Order [Back] Logs

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 the past week or which ones will be ...

Asset Condition Management

Pre-Filtering Oil But Still Have High Water Content?

You may be using the wrong breather if the filtered lubricants in your equipment continue to have high moisture content. One of the most critical ingression points of contaminants is located at

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Asset Condition Management

How Important is Belt Alignment?

Misalignment can occur between the driver and driven components no matter what mechanism is used to couple them together. This includes belt driven equipment as well. Unfortunately, properSheave ...

Work Execution Management

Do you Measure the Effectiveness of Maintenance Planning and Scheduling?

While many organizations have maintenance planning and scheduling individuals or groups, few measure the effectiveness of the function. Why is it that we want to measure anyway?

Improvement is one

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Leadership for Reliability

Where Do You Fit In? Defining the Ideal Maintenance Organization

Do the roles and responsibilities in your Maintenance organization strengthen its operation? Is your organization trending towards delivering superior results at lower costs or inferior results

... - the asset owner, is responsible for the reliability of the asset focuses on strategy development/work identification & continuous improvement of the asset reliability (maintenance) program. Trained in formal strategy development methodologies (RCM/FMEA/RBI/RCA). He/she acts as the process equipment expert and possesses process equipment depth and trade breadth. The Specialist develops the discipline specific portion of the technically-based asset reliability program, investigates gaps for adherence and adequacy of the program & initiates corrective actions, RCA and improvements to the program.

Asset Condition Management

Avoid These 3 Common Mistakes When Lubricating Bearings

  1. Lubricating based on TIME instead of CONDITION
  2. Over and Under Lubrication
  3. Using a "Listen-Only" Ultrasound Instrument

Ultrasound provides you with the data to shift from calendar based to

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Asset Condition Management

Take Off That Dead-Front!

How do you do infrared electrical scans? There are many approaches to it, with some being better than others. What about taking the covers off for the inspection? Remember that many industrial

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Asset Condition Management

How Do You Get the Most Out Of Your PdM Products or Services?

To get the most out of your PdM program, you must first determine which PdM technologies are best suited to predict failure modes based on the needs of your facility. It is also important to

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Work Execution Management

Work Priorities

Do you have a good process in place for prioritizing work orders? Do you know how to even start the process? IDCON suggests starting with the basics:

  • Establish clear priority rules
  • Follow the

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Asset Condition Management

High-Voltage Testing on Motors

As per international standards, at the end of testing of HT motors, high voltage test is done on stator windings and subsequently Insulation-Resistance (IR) of winding is measured to ensure

Asset Condition Management

Do You Know When Your Machinery Will Fail?

The answer may surprise you:
- 6 percent of machines fail during the infant mortality period (startup).
- 11 percent of machine failures are due to age.
- 89 percent of machinery failures are random. This means that your equipment is as likely to fail after a few months of operation as it is after longer periods of operation (many months, years, etc.)

Source: Information from a United Airlines Study.

Machines usually give some type of indication before failing. Condition Monitoring techniques like vibration analysis can help you become aware of the changes in machinery condition that lead to failure. This knowledge will lead to benefits such as:
- Reduction in machinery failures
- Fewer catastrophic failures
- Increased production
- Better maintenance planning
- Better maintenance scheduling
- Greater control over spare parts
- Reduced costs
- Increased uptime
- Increased equipment reliability
- Increased equipment life
- Improved profit
- Reduced risk
- Many more

You do not have wonder 89% of the time what is going to happen next with the equipment in your facility.

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Asset Management

Safety & Asset Management: Avoid Becoming Complacent

Asset failure prevention takes discipline to process. Doing your part in the process, and not becoming complacent in what you do is, in fact, integral to the process. Managing risk is everyone's

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