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Operator Care – Abnormality Reporting “TOOL BOX TRAINING”

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

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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.

End of the Run To Failure Mentality

End of the Run To Failure Mentality

A one hour long Webinar On Demand by Timothy Goshert, CMRP, Cargill

Unexpected equipment failure is causing business' losses each year in unplanned downtime, production volume losses, product quality, and customer service delays. Decrease unplanned downtime and provide customers with quality on-time products with use of a proactive maintenance program. Learn about some of the proactive maintenance and reliability strategies to prevent equipment failure.

View this FREE web workshop to learn:

1) A structured approach to understanding your equipment failure modes is necessary to be proactive

2) One must organize its assets in a logical manner and assess each assets' criticality

3) A structured method to understand each assets failure modes and their consequences is needed

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"

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Definition: Maintenance Backlog

Maintenance Tasks that are essential to repair, or prevent, equipment failures that have not been completed yet.

Tip excerpted from The Professional's Guide To Maintenance And Reliability

There’s no ‘I’ in planner: building a team approach to planning & scheduling

There’s no ‘I’ in planner: building a team approach to planning & scheduling

A one hour recorded webinar on demand by Shon Isenhour, ABB Reliability Services.

Planning & Scheduling can't be as effective when it's a one-person show. Instead, a team-oriented planning and scheduling unit, which includes members from both maintenance and operations, can be used more successfully to improve overall plant reliability. This webinar will teach you how to build a training program that focuses on retention and communication techniques, and certifies key positions within your planning & scheduling organization are being filled by individuals with the highest level of skill.

Participate to learn:

1) Learn how to build a team to improve plant reliability

2) Understand the crucial elements for training retention

3) Realize the importance of Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)

Operator Care – 4 Elements to Enhanced Operator Inspections

Operator Care is a simple process that engages all of the personnel working within the organization towards a common goal of increased throughput and decreased equipment delays.

It is simple in that it engages all of the ears, eyes, and noses in the early identification of equipment abnormalities (rather than the subsequent failures) and provides a simple means to report and track the repairs to be performed.

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SAP enterprise roll-out strategy

  1. Here are 5 key steps to follow when designing your SAP enterprise roll-out strategy.
  2. Seek management buy-in at the highest level. Management must commit to and communicate the strategic decision

Removing Duplicate Part Numbers


Before you purchase software (such as "Fuzzy Duplicate Finder") to determine the duplicate part numbers in your storeroom, use the excel spreadsheet to break down the part numbers and descriptions into five categories---part number, noun, attribute, specifications, and further descriptions.

Once sorted it becomes very clear what part numbers are similar, but may be different. It enables you to physically check a few items to see if there is an actual match. Once found the

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MP-2 and You (Part Three) Seeing Colors in MP-2

Another common misunderstood area of MP-2 is the SCHEDULING and UTILIZATION of crafts and employees. If established properly the calendar within MP-2 should be green, yellow, or red. There are a

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Definition: Proactive Maintenance

Maintenance Work is completed to avoid failures or to indentify defects that could lead to failure (failure finding). It includes routine preventive and predictive maintenance activities and

How Storeroom Security Puts Reliability at Risk

Many companies are fully aware of the importance of maintaining security around their spare parts inventories. They secure their spares in lock-up areas, ensure staff are on hand to manage the

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Definition: Management of Change (MOC)

The process of bringing planned change to an organization. MOC usually means leading an organization through a series of steps to meet a defined goal. Synonymous with change management.

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Eliminating Excess Spare Parts Inventory

The impact of not holding a required spare part can be massive. Downtime costs often far outweigh the purchase and holding costs of spares and this can lead to holding far more of some spares

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How to Improve the Reliability of Operator and Maintenance PM’s

How to Improve the Reliability of Operator and Maintenance PM’s

An 8-minute iPresentation Tutorial by Kevin Lewton from Met Demand, Inc.

Learn how to improve equipment reliability by improving the reliability of the PM Tasks being performed:

  • Design Reliable Capacity® Equipment Care Plans to keep and preserve equipment.
  • Define Preventive Maintenance Role in Reliable Capacity® Equipment Care Plans
  • Demonstrate how to improve the Reliability of PM Execution. 
    • PM task done in Parallel vs. Series 
    • KISS PM MethodTM
    Maintenance.org Webinar: Building your Professional Network and your Professional Brand

    Maintenance.org Webinar: Building your Professional Network and your Professional Brand

    Please join us for a series of short tutorials on how to use the FREE member web site to build your professional brand and your professional network.

    Building a professional network is easy and fun at the Association for Maintenance Professionals web site. As you build your professional network, it is a good time to consider what you want to accomplish - or what brand you want to build for yourself.

    One of the advantages of your FREE membership at the Association for Maintenance Professionals is being able to connect with people who DO WHAT YOU DO.

    The online community at http://www.maintenance.org does allow you a platform to post your accomplishments, educational achievements, awards and more.

    About the Association for Maintenance Professionals

    The Association for Maintenance Professionals is a not for profit association dedicated to facilitating networking between maintenance and reliability professional.

    The web site at http://www.maintenance.org has been called the LinkedIn or Facebook for the maintenance and reliability community without so much job Recruiting and NO commercial advertising.

    SAP hint

    Configuring your SAP system to accept maintenance notifications as triggers from asset inspections or condition monitoring systems can be done either to the equipment IDs, the functional

    Managing MRO Inventory by Using ABC Classification

    Managing MRO Inventory by Using ABC Classification

    An 8-minute iPresentation by Daniel DeWald, CPIM, GP Allied

    ABC management is an underutilized management tool that can assist in four areas-cycle counting, lot sizing, obsolescence, and storeroom reorganization. The result is improved inventory decision-making, and better control of the inventory dollars.

    Bonus WhitePaper Download (PDF) - Click here to download ABC Classicfiation

    Help… I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get MY Information

    I routinely get emails from articles, i-Presentations, Webinars, and Maintenance Tips provided to Reliability Web (thanks Terry) they all seem to start the same way... My CMMS or EAM is a big

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    Taking Charge

    Increase Safety & Reliability with Integrative Predictive Maintenance

    by  Dale P. Smith, CMRP

    MaintenanceElectricity, and its uninterrupted distribution through our nation, facilities and lives, is an inescapable requirement and the backbone of progress in today’s society.  The resurgence of US commerce is not possible without it.  Safe and reliable electrical distribution systems typically start out as being well engineered, with bright futures provided they receive regular, adequate maintenance and periodic testing.

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