February 22, 2006
Reliabilityweb.com Top 100 Maintenance & Reliability Web Sites for 2006
Reliabilityweb.com announces the Top 100 list each year as a way of delivering value to our members and as a way of acknowledging the extra work that these companies put into creating a web site that contributes to the overall maintenance and reliability community. We hope to encourage others to follow these fine example as well as asking Top 100 sites to continue to add even more value to their web site on a consistent basis.
February 22, 2006
Problems Solved At MaintenanceForums.com
• Calcium and magnesium additives in crankcase oil
• Diesel Engine Predictive Technologies and RCM
• Changing PdM Vendor
• Pipe Strain?
• Rubber boot couplings
• TBN & TAN in Engine
• IR Price per Pixel
• How Important Is It For Accurate Thermal Measurement?
• RCM vs. FMEA
• Preventive Maintenance for the Brain
February 22, 2006
Enterprise Asset Management Summit - Las Vegas
EAM-2006
March 8-10, 2006
Please join us for EAM-2006 the Enterprise Asset Management Summit in exciting Las Vegas Nevada.
This year, EAM-2006 is co-located with RCM-2006 - The Reliability Centered Maintenance Managers’ Forum providing twice the value and learning opportunities.
In order to maintain a community quality, space is limited.
With two weeks till the event begins, there are less than 30 seats left so please register today by calling toll free (888) 575 1245 or…
February 22, 2006
Why are boundaries so important to define in an RCM Analysis?
Question by Terry O
Answer MotorDoc:
Boundaries are set for two primary reasons:
1. They keep the RCM process under control especially when there are a number of groups working on the RCM process. For instance, without boundaries, if someone was working on an emergency diesel system, they may continue back to the distribution system. In the meantime, a group working on the distribution system may analyze a portion of the emergency diesel system. The result may be redundant PM on the system.
2. To keep a systems perspective on what is being reviewed. Otherwise you may work on just components of the system (such as recommended by the book you are referencing), which will cause you to miss system interactions.
Answer Ozgypsy:
One of the principle challenges in starting an analysis is to se the boundaries. An experienced analyst needs to guide the boundary setting to make sure that the project is not:
a) Too high and inclusive, making the analyses superfluous and more likely to be inaccurate. (This is a common error) And;
b) Too low and at the detail level, there is a danger here of becoming too focused on the asset out of context. Also when you are looking at a large scale project you will suffer from paralysis by analysis by analysing things at too low a level. (Also a common error)
How do you chose the right level? This is an experience call and one that people learn over time. There are guidelines that can, and are, given. But at the end of the day it is down to the experience of the RCM analyst themselves.
Answer Shelley W:
When determining boundaries for an RCM analysis (classic approach), you have to keep in mind the length of time you expect to spend. An experienced facilitator/analyst should attempt to roughly estimate the number of failure modes to be analyzed in a given system after carefully studying the equipment, components, and history. Then, assume you will need an average of 4-7 minutes per failure mode (depends on the experience of the team) to do the FMEA portion of the analysis. Once you have decided how often and how long the team will meet to conduct the RCM analysis, it will give you some idea of how many sessions will be required.
If you try to include too much within the boundaries, it will either take too long to analyze (risk losing focus and commitment)or it will result in a less than accurate analysis. Either way, the result is not good.
We are getting ready to start a new RCM analysis in a couple of weeks, and we are planning for 12 3-hour meetings for an estimated 150 failure modes. It helps to be able to tell the team members (and their management) the scope of their time commitment up front. The system boundaries were selected in a way that made sense functionally but also fit into a reasonable timeframe for analysis.
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February 22, 2006
Electric Motor Bearing Greasing Basics
by Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP, President, SUCCESS by DESIGN
One of the most important components of any electro-mechanical maintenance program is the lubrication of bearings. Yet, this vital aspect of preventive maintenance remains one of the least understood functions of maintenance. There is constant debate concerning whether a bearing should be ‘flushed,’ a limited amount of grease added, how often or if the motor should be operating or tagged-out. Many motor manufactures outline the preferred, and safest, method for lubricating electric motor bearings. There are specific physical properties for this process in the motor bearing housing and in order to protect motor windings from contamination. More…
February 22, 2006
Ivara Reliability Workshops
Get prepared now for tomorrow’s maintenance world where equipment reliability is recognized as critical to your company’s future success and becomes an essential part of everyday life in Maintenance. Most organizations realize the importance of equipment reliability but struggle with how to improve and sustain it.
Ivara, a leader in asset reliability solutions, now offers a series of educational workshops that will enable you to have an immediate positive effect when you get back to the plant:
• Reliability - Preparing for Tomorrow’s Maintenance World Workshop – because you will be asked to improve the reliability of the equipment for which you are responsible.
• Lean Maintenance Workshop – because you will be asked to achieve ‘lean’ in Maintenance, and Ivara can show you how to achieve ‘lean’ with a focus on reliability.
• Best Practices in Reliability – because you will be asked how you compare to the best of the best.
• Leading and Lagging Maintenance and Reliability Indicators – because you will be asked to measure KPIs and close equipment performance gaps.
Get the answers you need and learn more from renowned Reliability Leaders.
February 22, 2006
Ultrasonic Tips for Effective Leak Surveys
An iPresentation Tutorial by Allan Rienstra, SDT North America
Allan Rienstra has been helping people make effective ultrasonic leak surveys for more than 15 years. Over that time he’s discovered more than a few ways to overcome difficult inspection environments. In this 10 minute iPresentation he shares some tips and procedures that give immediate benefits to leak surveyors and ultrasound inspectors in the hope that you too can get the most from your leak detection program.
February 22, 2006
Techniques for applying Leading or Lagging metrics immediately!
Daryl Mather, Author of “The Maintenance Scorecard”
Performance measurement is one of the methods at the heart of propelling an organization towards breakthrough performance. This generally takes the form of performance indicators, key performance indicators, and measurement programs all designed to focus the attention on various areas of performance.
Within the Maintenance Scorecard, MSC, the approach taken is to create metrics based on desired performance levels, rather than employing some form of measurement by pick-list approach to building a metrics program.
The old adage is “if you can measure it you can manage it”. The Maintenance Scorecard takes a slight turn from this. Before you think about how to measure it, fist work out what it is you want to manage! More…
February 15, 2006
The Need for Leading & Lagging Indicators
An iPresentation Tutorial by Ricky Smith, CMRP, Ivara Corporation
In this 5th installment of the Reliability 101 iPresentation series, Ricky Smith, renowned authority in maintenance and reliability, discusses the ins and outs of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and helps you identify the gaps between your current and desired performance levels and measure progress towards closing them. Ricky describes: o the differences and misconceptions about Leading and Lagging; and o how you can develop usable KPIs to bring back to your organization today Don’t miss out on this short but very informative 15 minute iPresentation!
February 15, 2006
Detecting Soft Foot Issues with Vibration Measurement Tools
An iPresentation Tutorial by Irene Hamernick, Ludeca
Vibration data can reveal signs of many machinery health problems, among them soft foot. This 8 minute iPresentation Tutorial will discuss techniques used to identify soft foot conditions during machinery operation.
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