Abnormalities are represented by the defects that enter our assets (point P on the P&dash;F curve) and that will eventually lead to a loss of function from that asset - what we consider a failure

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Work Execution Management

Fall protection PM ideas

(Specifics are from US rules. In the US follow OSHA 1926.500-3 and ANSI Z359 standards)

Retractors (SRL's, Retractable Lanyards, Self-Retracting Lifelines) -use OEM frequency by maintenance or

...Inspect using the standards for slings. No cuts, tears, chemical spills or weld splatter. Do not repair -discard if damaged. Otherwise replace every 5 years.

Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

How to prevent RCM from turning into Really Costly Maintenance

Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) has received a bit of a bad wrap because of perceived difficulties and high cost associated with it. When problems occur, it's usually because managers did

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Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Definition: Failure Finding Task

A routine maintenance task, normally an inspection or testing task, designed to determine whether an item or component has failed. A Failure finding task should not be confused with an

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Asset Management

Using Reliability To Compete With Cheaper Imports

US Sugar operates the world's largest fully integrated cane sugar raw milling and refining factory, one of world's most efficient citrus processing facilities, and the nation's largest private

Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

A Detailed Rolling Element Bearing Failure Analysis Procedure

The following procedure uses nine basic steps to be followed in looking for the causes of a failed bearing, and within each of the steps are numerous questions to be asked. It starts with an ...

Asset Management

Asset Ownership

Who owns your assets? The production operator or the mechanic? The "we run it, they fix it" mentality will not improve reliability. Operations should be an integral part of the ...

Asset Condition Management

Lubricant Storage and Handling Tips for World Class Contamination Control

The methods by which lubricants are stored transferred and applied to machines play a large role in the success of a contamination control program.

After all, if you start out with contaminated

Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

RCM Maintenance Strategies

Smith and Mobley (2008) highlight the following types of asset management strategies that may be developed from an RCM process.

1. Condition based tasks. E.g. Oil is sampled from a

Work Execution Management

The Definition of Maintenance Reliability

I think what is most misunderstood about maintenance is the true objective of the function. The objective of maintenance is to maintain the assets of a company so that they meet the reliability

... "The probability or duration of failure-free performance under stated conditions"

Asset Condition Management

Ultrasonic War Stories - Motor Frying Noise

For years, students have asked, "What is the frying noise I am hearing while listening to motor bearings?" My generic answer has always been, "It could be a number of things, such as badly worn

Asset Condition Management

Demodulation

This brief write-up is intended to explain and to take some of the mystery out of the Predictive Maintenance (PdM) analyst's tool called "Demodulation".

First, let's take a look at the

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