January 25, 2005
Maintenance Workforce Crisis?
We have been reading articles, hearing stories and even streamed “The Maintenance Crisis” rock ‘n roll song warning us of the impending shortage of skilled maintenance workers.
Is the sky really falling or this a self made crisis? We wanted to gather some real numbers and learn how grave this situation really is before the trade publications create a new monthly frenzy.
Please take this 5 minute survey and you will get the PDF survey report when it is issued in late February.
January 25, 2005
Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages Library
Info Product Sites is offering a collection of resources for shutdowns, turnarounds and outages.
• Managing Maintenance Shutdowns and Outages by Joel Levitt
• Turnaround Management by Tom Lenahan
• Shutdowns, Turnarounds & Outages CD by New Standard Institute
• Practical Management for Plant Turnarounds by John McLay
Purchase this special set covering shutdowns, turnarounds and outages and save $36.85 over purchasing the items separately.
Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages Library
January 25, 2005
Rotating Spare question posted at MaintenanceForums.com
Reliabilityweb.com member Colin from Scotland recently posted a great question about strategies for rotating spare equipment that is sitting on storage racks.
Responses include valuable advice from Vee Narayan and H. Paul Barringer.
January 25, 2005
Education pays
Education pays: Everyone that has taken the University of Dayton Reliability series and tried, passed the SMRP Certification Exam.
Start March 16-17, Ron Moore’s, Reliability Based Maintenance followed by William Steele’s, Reliability Centered Maintenance, April 12-13.
Enroll two in Emerging Leaders in Reliability--save 47%. Buy the 21 training day plan, save 33%.
To register or learn more please call 937-229-4632 or…
January 25, 2005
Does Your PM Program Need A Checkup (Part 2)?
An iPresentation tutorial by Verl, Davis, AssetPoint
Please join Verl Davis of AssetPoint for Part 2 of a 6 minute iPresentation about Preventive Maintenance Programs. In this second part of a series of PM program presentations, we will review a systematic approach to analyzing your existing program to determine where improvements can be made. The presentation will illustrate areas to consider in your PM program to support the health of your critical equipment. We will cover process steps that involve performing a gap analysis, defining criteria for PM standards and cost models that serve as a baseline and program justification. As in Part 1 of our presentation, we will include examples of action steps you can take toward assessing your PM program to determine its effectiveness. Current Media Player required for narration playback.
January 25, 2005
RCM-2005 - Reliability Centered Maintenance Managers' Forum
Are you doing the right maintenance work at the right time to prevent failures?
Reliability Centered Maintenance or RCM has been practiced for over 25 years and now, for the first time, Reliabilityweb.com has brought together 12 powerful case studies to show you how companies are using RCM to increase reliability and lower maintenance cost.
In just three days at RCM-2005 you will:
• Learn what works and what doesn’t
• See at least 12 derivations of RCM
• Discover a way to measure your RCM results
• Align maintenance results with business metrics
• Get tools to jumpstart your maintenance program
• Learn to reduce or eliminate unplanned failures
• Discover a new metric to predict the likelihood of success for your maintenance improvement program
Please join us for the Reliability Centered Maintenance Managers Forum in beautiful Clearwater Beach Florida from March 9-11, 2005.
Register today! Space is limited.
Call 239-985-0317 or…
January 25, 2005
Implementing Ultrasonic Testing In a World Class Brewery
An iPresentation Case Study by Allan Rienstra SDT North America
When Anheuser-Busch began investigating Predictive Technologies 4 years ago they had a vision of their ultimate goal but recognized there would be hurdles along the way. Dan Durbin, an engineer for Anheuser-Busch for the past 18 years, works at the corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. He was given the responsibility for developing a Predictive Maintenance program for the corporation. Heading up a dedicated group, they decided to limit the initial technologies to Ultrasonic Inspection, Oil Analysis, Vibration Analysis, and Infrared Thermography. The group decided to cross seed Ultrasonic Inspection first because of the immediate return on investment through reduction of compressed air and CO2 leaks and improvement of their steam processes. The driving force for this decision was the immediate cost savings through reduction in air loss through leaks and misuse.
As of 2004 their ultrasonic program is in full implementation and has support all the way to the Vice President level. View this 12 minute iPresentation tutorial to learn the secrets to their successful airborne ultrasound program. Current Media Player Required.
January 25, 2005
Human Error Reduction
Enhance the Ability to Perform Root Cause Analysis With Reliability Physics by Mark A. Latino, Reliability Center, Inc.
Over the years root cause analysis has become a word that is now associated with many problems. At one time the National Transportation & Safety Board (NTSB) was unique in its use referencing the conclusion of an airline crash investigation as the root cause analysis of the mishap. Today the word root cause is heard on the news more often and associated with all kinds of events. More…
January 18, 2005
Have you ever used RCM?
If so, please take our new 5 minute Reliability Centered Maintenance Survey and get a free copy of the RCM report in Mid March 2005 as a thank you for your time and information.
January 18, 2005
Wrench Time
From a recent posting at http://www.maintenanceforums.com
What methods are companies using to determine wrench time? Or is wrench time even an item that companies focus on?
