International Maintenance Conference: The Speed of Reliability

International Maintenance Conference 2025: The Speed of Reliability

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Eurotunnel Drives Innovation in Railway Maintenance Through the Competitiveness Cluster i-Trans

TTSA aims to optimise the lifetime of railway infrastructure through more efficient preventive maintenance planning, thereby increasing the availability of railway infrastructure, a key success factor for infrastructure managers. In practice, rails are changed after carrying 800 million tonnes (which, for Eurotunnel, and independent of the criteria specific to high speed rail, equates to an average of once every eight years), but new developments in metallurgy, new high performance welding techniques and trials carried out by i-Trans in the Channel Tunnel mean that in future rails could be changed after carrying 1.3 billion tonnes, giving a significant gain in terms of costs.

This example demonstrates Eurotunnel’s expertise in railway maintenance and the considerable benefits that technological improvements bring for railway users.

The authorities now have all the cards in their hand to drive the standards forward to enable manufactures to transform these i-Trans successes into improved operating performance.

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Enhancing Maintenance Planning: Address These Top 10 Reasons for Ineffectiveness

Maintenance planning is the heart of efficient and effective asset management. However, there are times when maintenance planning falls short of expectations, resulting in unplanned downtime, inefficient resource allocation, and increased costs.

Overcoming Obstacles in Implementing Effective Rounds Solutions

In a large plant, you will encounter many assets of varying complexities, as well as different strategies for performing condition monitoring based on asset criticality. For some assets, you may not need any strategy or the strategy might be simply to run to failure.

Condition Monitoring with a Digital Camera

The oil and gas industry has become critical for sustained operations and long-term asset reliability. When it comes to condition monitoring, expensive technologies, extensive training, and years of development often come to mind, especially regarding rotating equipment. Tools, such as vibration spectrum analysis, thermal imaging, oil lubrication analysis, and motor current analysis, provide valuable snapshots in time and have been useful in practice for quite some time.

Beyond the Bellows: How One Root Cause Failure Analysis Sparked Cultural Transformation in Refinery Reliability

Sometimes, technical problems are symptoms of deeper cultural and operational issues. This article explores how a deep dive into recurring fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) expansion joint failures led to far-reaching insights, not just about metallurgy and maintenance, but about a refinery's decision-making, communications and reliability culture. It’s a case where the root cause wasn’t just in the metal, but in the mindset.

Quick Time to Value: How to Accelerate ROI in EAM Implementation

Enterprise asset management (EAM) implementation is sometimes misperceived as a complex, resource-intensive endeavor. But that perception is rooted in legacy approaches and outdated systems.

Optimize Operations in 7 Steps: The Strategic Art of Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

Effective maintenance planning and scheduling are essential to prevent unplanned asset failures from dictating your schedules and driving your budgets. In a reactive, unplanned environment, maintenance efforts falter—funds meant for proactive upkeep are instead wasted on waiting for parts, delayed equipment transfers, and emergency fixes that disrupt planned work

Case Study: How Waites Cemented $1 Million in Savings by Eliminating Unplanned Downtime for Buzzi Unicem USA

Minimizing downtime in the cement manufacturing industry is crucial, as each minute of operational delay can lead to significant financial repercussions.

Laying the Groundwork: The Role of Naming Conventions in Spare Parts Management Success

This article outlines best practices for overcoming these hurdles and highlights the foundational elements of a successful spare parts management approach.

Industry 5.0 Is Empowering Today’s Factory Workers and It’s a Long Overdue Revolution

The impacts of Industry 4.0 and its younger sibling, Industry 5.0, fall right down to today’s factory workers. While embedded automation and optimization within the Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 have the power to drive new efficiencies, they have also led to the introduction of more complex job roles and tasks, but for fewer frontline workers.

From Data to Action: The Complex Path of Advanced Analytics and Reliability in Industry

In today's industrial landscape, the buzz around advanced analytics is hard to ignore. Companies are increasingly looking to harness the power of data to drive efficiency, reduce downtime, and gain a competitive edge. However, the journey from collecting data to taking actionable steps based on that data is far from straightforward.

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