September 27, 2006
RCM Task Effectiveness
From a recent post at MaintenanceForums.com
Do anybody know how can we measure the effectiveness of a RCM Task selected to address failure modes with safety or environment consequences. John Moubray’s RCM2 book says that a RCM task for failure modes with safety or environment consequences is worth doing if it can reduce the probability of the failure to a tolerably low level. But once a RCM team have decided a specific task, how we can establish if it was really worth doing, I mean how we can measure the reduction of probability of the failure to follow John Moubray’s premise for evaluation?
Thanks in advance
September 27, 2006
Best Overall Predictive Maintenance Program
Uptime PdM Program of the Year Awards
Duke Energy - McGuire Nuclear Station
Even among programs for nuclear powered electricity generating stations, which are typically well supported, Duke Energy’s program stands head and shoulders above all others.
Key features that resulted in this award included the long range (3-year) training plan for PdM team members and the annual PdM Program Health, Report which looks in depth at every aspect of the effort being undertaken in this area of plant maintenance.
The summary of proposed action items in the report sets a major part of the agenda for the following period for further program growth and refinement. The documentation describing the program and current issues is most comprehensive. Performance goals are challenging and performance indicators very meaningful.
September 27, 2006
Time Management For Maintenance Professionals by Joel Levitt
Audio CD and e-Book
Maintenance can be a pressure cooker. Emergencies, short staffing, vendor problems, high customer expectations all contribute to be stressors on the job. While removing the stressors is impossible, changing your attitude might be possible.
A person who feels mastery over his/her environment transforms the `bad’ stress into good excitement. Workings on time management as a skill helps people feel mastery. The goal is not to feel in control because that is an illusion. The goal of time management is feeling that you can master anything that comes at you.
This special audio CD and e-Book by maintenance expert Joel Levitt includes a one hour presentation, a comprehensive printable e-Book (PDF) and several practical exercises to begin your journey toward mastering time in your life.
Course Content:
1) The Nature of Time- how do you spend it?
2) 7 Daily Habits of Success
3) Scheduling Tips
4) Taming time killers
5) Resources
Note: This program runs on any standard Audio CD Player including car players.
September 27, 2006
Planning and Scheduling Best Practices Survey
Reliabilityweb.com has agreed to assist some hard working authors who are writing a new book on planning and scheduling. May we request 15 minutes of your time to provide some input to guide this project?
You can take this survey anonymously or your can leave your contact details if you would like an advanced copy of the survey summary report as soon as it is completed. We appreciate your assistance.
September 27, 2006
Starting-Up Reliable Plants
Use a Project to Change to a Proactive Culture!
An iPresentation Tutorial by Kevin Lewton, Met Demand LLC
In order to manufacture and produce, the first of many start-ups must occur.
This is the most hazardous time because neither the equipment nor the operators are proven. If the correct care and attention is given to the first startup, the learning’s can be used for subsequent shutdowns and startups.
Join Kevin Lewton in a 15 minute iPresentation Tutorial to review how experience and expertise gained by plant operators and maintenance technicians during this time will lead to improvements in the equipment and future performance.
September 27, 2006
IMC-2006 - The 21st International Maintenance Conference
Reliabilityweb.com asked maintenance and reliability professionals: “What are your biggest challenges?” IMC-2006 - The 21st International Maintenance Conference & Expo is our answer to the biggest problems maintenance and reliability professionals face every day.
Become an expert and kick-start your career. Come to the International Maintenance Conference and leave with the tools to accomplish one or more of these goals:
1. Develop a strategic direction for your maintenance program.
2. Make the business case for reliability.
3. Diagnose the real problems that limit your results.
4. Design maintenance tasks that add value.
5. Create reliability at your facility.
6. Master cultural change in the workplace.
7. Manage maintenance information.
8. Overcome a limited maintenance budget.
9. Manage a maintenance department.
10. Evaluate maintenance results.
Choose the challenge that you want to tackle at IMC-2006—we will show you the sessions, workshops, learning labs and vendors who will give you the tools, know-how, and resources you need to take back to the job and succeed.
Attendance is limited to ensure quality. Watch for full program details in the next issue of Uptime Magazine.
It is important that you register quickly to avoid disappointment. Reliabilityweb.com events generally SELL OUT two - three weeks prior to the actual event.
Request an IMC-2006 Brochure and you will automatically be registered to win one of 100 IMC-2006 Proceeding CDs to be given away in a drawing on December 11!
Please call toll free (888) 575 1245 to learn more about IMC-2006, early bird registration discounts, Daytona Hilton hotel discounts for just $83 per night (limited time and supply only)!
September 27, 2006
Exploring the Reliability Frontier
An iPresentation by Will Goetz, MRG
The Reliability Frontier is changing rapidly and MRG serves as your scout, offering an iPresentation detailing the current shape of reliability. This year MRG’s survey gathered data across 10 industries and focused on the relationship between reliability programs and supporting capabilities: CMMS/EAM systems, training organizations and PdM programs. We also explored trends in reliability program leadership at the plant and corporate level—and found some interesting results. So don’t be shy. Watch MRG’s 10 minute iPresentation and satisfy your curiosity about the current state of reliability initiatives.
September 27, 2006
Audio Interview: Ron Moore on Reliability Leadership
We are pleased to host two IMC-2006 workshops by Mr. Ron Moore, an extraordinary visionary and book author with a common sense approach to aligning maintenance and reliability with operations and overall business purpose.
Ron is building on his first book “Making Common Sense Common Practice: Models for Manufacturing Excellence” with the debut of his brand new second book, “What Tool? When? Selecting the Right Manufacturing Improvement Tools” to be unveiled at IMC-2006.
Please join Terrence O’Hanlon in a lively 30 minute interview with Ron Moore about the role of leadership and purpose to achieve operational excellence. Aligning maintenance, reliability with operations and overall business objectives are also discussed.
Listen to the Audio Interview: Ron Moore on Reliability Leadership
September 20, 2006
Reliability Tools Workshop
An IMC-2006 Post Conference Workshop
The 21st International Maintenance Conference
Dec 5-8 Daytona Beach FL
A full day workshop by Ron Moore, Author, What Tool? When? - Selecting the Right Manufacturing Improvement Tools
Reliabilityweb.com is pleased to present a Workshop on Selecting the Right Tools for improving our organization’s performance. Ron, an international authority on manufacturing excellence and the strategies and tools for achieving it and also author of Making Common Sense Common Practice: Models for Manufacturing Excellence, will offer his insight into the more popular tools– when they work, perhaps when they don’t, better enabling you to relate your circumstances and issues to the tools, and decide which are most applicable to you.
Ron will provide an overview of the more popular improvement tools and strategies - Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance, Six Sigma, Reliability Centered Maintenance, Predictive Maintenance, Supply Chain Management, Root Cause Analysis, and included in the appendices material on Planning and Scheduling, Quick Changeover, Performance Measurement, and Managing Shutdowns/Turnarounds, outlining each process from a practical perspective, and offering suggestions for how to select the appropriate tool. He will also cover organizational issues related to leadership, managing change, and shifting the culture of the organization to foster future improvement. His insights are based on working with hundreds of manufacturing plants helping them to achieve manufacturing excellence.
Selecting the right tools will assure optimal production capability at a minimum, yet sustainable cost. Costs are avoided by selecting the right tools that help to eliminate the “defects” which cause the costs being incurred in the first place.
Learn more by calling toll free (888) 575 1245 or…
Learn more about the 21st International Maintenance Conference
September 20, 2006
Leak detection using Ultrasonic detector
From a recent post at MaintenanceForums.com
I am looking for practical ideas such as how to mark and document leaks.
Have any of you seen “tags” that are designed for leak testing? A 2-part tag would be great so it would be self-documenting. I am thinking of using different colored surveyors tape for visible flags. Have any of you used a digital camera to document leak locations? I’m just looking for practical ideas.... I think I am up on leak detection techniques, but if you can’t communicate what you find, it’s not much good doing a survey.
Thanks in advance for your help.
