July 26, 2005
Benchmarking Best Practices for Maintenance Management Survey Results
Throughout 2004 and 2005, Terry Wireman and Terrence O’Hanlon established a series of online maintenance benchmarking surveys to identify best practices using a comparative benchmarking method. This 16 part survey focuses on universal elements of maintenance management and does not attempt to segment by industry type or size. The complete results of this groundbreaking survey will be presented at IMC-2005 - the 20th International Maintenance Conference and now can be seen here in an iPresentation format.
A media player is required for narration playback. This iPresentation runs for 36 minutes.
July 26, 2005
Maintenance Planning & Scheduling: Process overview
An iPresentation by Marshall Institute
Effective Maintenance Planning & Scheduling is one of the most effective ways to control costs and improve maintenance productivity. Join the experts at Marshall Institute for a 28 minute iPresentation Tutorial titled Maintenance Planning & Scheduling: Process overview.
July 26, 2005
Implementing Ultrasonic Testing In a World Class Brewery
An iPresentation Tutorial 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.
July 26, 2005
Proactive Root Cause Analysis - Can RCA Be Done on Failures That Have Not Occurred?
An iPresentation by Bob Latino of the Reliability Center
Traditionally most of us think of RCA only being used to address catastrophic, reactive situations. However, we must realize that RCA is a thought process and the nature of the event is irrelevant, we can look at things that have gone wrong as well as things that might go wrong. Have you ever been teaching a course where you could tell by the body language of the students that they will never use whatever you are teaching them? Learn how to use RCA in this situation to get them excited about demonstrating why the new learning will never work. Curious? Join Bob Latino in a 5 minute iPresentation Tutorial that will have you thinking about Root Cause Analysis in a whole new light. Media player required for narration playback.
July 26, 2005
Flashback: Book of Maintenance & Reliability Wisdom from the Field
As 2004 drew to a close, we asked Reliabilityweb.com member from around the world to share real world lesson learned during the year. We hoped that the lesson itself would deliver value to the rest of our members; however we also hoped that by reflecting upon the year past, our members would come to appreciate all that they accomplish as maintenance and reliability professionals. We are thankful for those who shared knowledge and we hope we can repeat this project in future years to strengthen the maintenance & reliability community.
In 2004 I learned that there are a lot of very good people involved in maintenance & reliability that are willing to help the rest of us learn from their knowledge and experience.
Please enjoy the wisdom provided by over 50 maintenance and reliability professionals from over 15 countries.
Book of Maintenance & Reliability Wisdom from the Field (155k PDF)
July 26, 2005
Flashback: Mission & Vision Statements for Maintenance & Reliability
A Report compiled by Terrence O’Hanlon, CMRP, Publisher, Reliabilityweb.com
I firmly believe that people can create remarkable results with the combination of a declaration (example: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal …) and a commitment.
If you are seeking to change the status quo and lead people for a new result in maintenance at your company, it will certainly be useful to declare or state your mission and your vision in a written form that everyone who will be affected can support and better yet, make happen.
In a world where we are quick to seek easy solutions in a new gadget or software or process, leadership, mission and vision will be required even if you have just discovered the equivalent of the “Kitchen Magician” for maintenance & reliability.
Remember, people create things – and you need people to be successful. People who all agree to a defined mission and are led with a clear vision will move mountains. People how are left to guess the mission surely will do so.
In February 2005, we placed a call for Reliabilityweb.com readers to share their Maintenance Mission and Vision Statements. We also invited our good friend, Terry Wireman to write the forward to the statements that people shared with us. More…
Download Mission & Vision Statements for Maintenance & Reliability (62K PDF)
July 26, 2005
2005 Summit Award presented to RCI President, Charles J. Latino
Read a history lesson about the art and perhaps the science of Reliability and its relationship to maintenance as we share Mr Charles Latino’s speech following his acceptance of the Reliabilityweb.com and Maintenance Technology Summit award. More…
