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the reliability conference

Solutions Awards: Technology at the Service of Reliability

Hosted annually by Reliabilityweb.com, the conference gathers experts in reliability and top-managed companies to achieve their business objectives. This includes enhancing commercial operations, safety, and environmental sustainability. This year, the international event was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Seattle, Washington.

Asset Condition Management

Implementing a Successful CBM Program

The RELIABILITY Conference Asset Condition Monitoring Forum - 41:34
by Dharmen Dhaliah, City of Toronto

It is a fact that the way we do maintenance has significantly evolved over the years with a shift to on-condition maintenance. A Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) program has become an integral part and a key strategy in any maintenance/reliability improvement effort.

Depending on the industry and the complexity of its asset a large percentage of maintenance tasks are condition-based. On-condition tasks or predictive maintenance tasks are the preferred tactics to apply when it comes to proactive maintenance. However these tasks don't come very cheap when technologies such as vibration analysis, infrared thermography or oil analysis are required.

As seasoned maintenance/reliability practitioners we fully understand the benefits of investing in a condition based maintenance program. We praise the benefits and the potential returns on investment to senior management to influence them to invest in such a program. Finally we succeed and we are given the required funds to go ahead and implement a CBM Program.

Now the real challenge begins and all kind of questions start to arise such as - Where do we start? How do we implement the program? How do we make sure the implementation will be successful? How do we show the promised return on investment to senior management? How do we show asset performance is improving? How do we consistently demonstrate the benefits of the program to keep it alive in the organization for years to come? This session will provide an overview on how to plan the implementation of a CBM program, how to set it up for success and to make it last for years rather than just being a one-time wonder.

Asset Condition Management

Improving Business Performance Through Contract Lubrication

The RELIABILITY Conference – 45:47
by Mike Johnson, President – Precision Lubrication Services

This presentation adds a different perspective on modern maintenance operations. Precision lubrication add a tremendous value as you go about the efforts of reducing the costs of ongoing machine care. Lubricants represent 1-3% of the total budget in typical maintenance budget divisions. Mike Johnson talks about executing a plan for machine lubrication that can improve the performance and streamline operations.

Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Without Failure Data All You Have is a Work Order Ticket System

The RELIABILITY Conference - 38:21
by John Reeve, Total Resource Management

More specifically, without failure modes all you have is a bunch of codes. This may be the most overlooked data element, as most CMMS products do NOT capture the failure mode. This critical data element allows one to (1) derive the ideal maintenance task, (2) quickly compare work order (WO) failure modes with RCM analysis failure modes, and, (3) support drill-down on asset worst offenders for basic failure analysis. Failure data, failure analysis and failure prevention are all part of an integrated process, which helps the reliability team continuously, improve – using the CMMS. Attend this presentation for practical solutions to a common challenge.

Asset Condition Management

Condition Monitoring & Bearing Lubrication Using Ultrasound

The RELIABILITY Conference – 48:04
by Adrian Messer, UE Systems and Richard Reeves, Schreiber Foods

Airborne & structure-borne ultrasound has become a must-have technology for maintenance & reliability. Advancements in instrumentation and software have allowed for an increased use for condition monitoring application. The technology is also seen as a perfect complement to vibration analysis on rotating equipment. In regards to bearing lubrication, ultrasound can be used to prevent over and under lubrication of bearings, which is, a move towards condition based lubrication rather than time based. This presentation will showcase the role that ultrasound has played in the reliability program within Schreiber Foods. Specific condition monitoring and lubrication examples will be used, as well as sound files of bearings in the process of being lubricated.

Asset Condition Management

Choosing & Implementing a Successful Condition Monitoring Program

The RELIABILITY Conference (45:00)
by Patrick Parvin, SPM Instrument

This presentation speaks about choosing the correct techniques, methods, instrumentation and training for a successful Asset Condition Monitoring program. Too many times we see companies purchase either instrumentation that is “too limited” for their actual needs or actually more frequently “too complicated” for their actual needs. Once an investment has been made down the wrong path, it is difficult to get funding to change direction and head down the correct path. We will cover “front line” technology with explanation and description of basic Shock Pulse & Overall Vibration.

Asset Management

Monitoring Mobile Mining Equipment - Challenges & Solutions

The RELIABILITY Conference - 42:59
by Ron Newman, PRUFTECHNIK Canada

Vibration measurement has come of age in the last 20 years. While the practice of continuous on-line monitoring of critical machines in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries has been commonplace for several decades, it is only recently that companies who had been using intermittent data collection techniques are now embracing continuous monitoring. The benefits are substantial! The new “horizon” is mobile equipment … draglines, shovels, bucket-wheel excavators, stacker-reclaimers, heavy haul trucks, are all equally important to production and just as “critical” as a gas compressor. However, unlike stationary machinery, monitoring mobile equipment brings substantial challenges that must be addressed to ensure accurate, repeatable, and reliable data acquisition. Rapid speed and load variations are just one element of the application. The logistics of sensor mounting, cabling, network communications, and general serviceability, bring unique complications to the task of monitoring these machines. We will discuss these obstacles and present new solutions that have the potential to bring significant reliability improvements to large mobile equipment.

Asset Condition Management

Empower and Engage

The RELIABILITY Conference - 40:23
by Jim Hall, The Ultrasound Institute

Ultrasound is a key element within the CRL ELEMENTS.
Jim Hall, the Executive Director of The Ultrasound Institute and an MSAT Provider, delivers this presentation as part of the CRL UT Badging Presentation. This segment is an overview meant to empower and engage the audience in ultrasound applications.

Asset Management

The Challenges in Implementing Asset Management

The RELIABILITY Conference Asset Management Forum - 41:45
by Dharmen Dhaliah- Manager Asset Management, City of Toronto

In the last few years, we have seen the emergence of Asset Management in many industries from the private to the public sector. Many organizations have been successful in getting started with Asset Management and embracing the new paradigm shift. The use of PAS55 and more the recently the availability of ISO 55000 suites have further ramped up the momentum of Asset Management on the global stage. It has become the trending topic in the industry and has created a sort of shakeout similar to what reliability did years ago.

Without doubt organizations fully understand the importance of asset management and the benefits they can gain from it. There is no question that organizations are willing to shift gear and implement asset management. The major stumbling block is finding the right organizational approach. We are witnessing lots of organizations stuttering and getting confused when it comes to embracing and implementing Asset Management.

Questions such as:

"How should I structure my organization to fit in Asset Management?"

"How will that impact the other functional areas?"

"How will they all coexist and interact with each other?"

"What should be done to manage that paradigm shift?”

Most importantly, “Are we not already practicing asset management?”

the reliability conference

Building a "Homegrown" Reliability Network

Digitalize Asset Management Model in Operating Facilities

How to Baseline Craft Productivity & Increase Workforce Capacity

Realizing Organizational Change in Maintenance Improvement Projects

Why RCM in Healthcare?

CMMS Data Quality Management for Global Business’ Performance Metrics

Crafting a Culture of Effective Lubrication

Using Condition Monitoring To Enable Informed Decision Making

Father Time Does Not Stop Moving And Neither Does Technology

Challenging the Asset Criticality Analysis Status Quo

TRC Keynote Industrial Cartoonist -Tom Fishburne

Solutions Awards: Technology at the Service of Reliability

Implementing a Successful CBM Program

Improving Business Performance Through Contract Lubrication

Without Failure Data All You Have is a Work Order Ticket System

Condition Monitoring & Bearing Lubrication Using Ultrasound

Choosing & Implementing a Successful Condition Monitoring Program

Monitoring Mobile Mining Equipment - Challenges & Solutions

Empower and Engage

The Challenges in Implementing Asset Management