April 25, 2007
MRG Maintenance and Reliability Training Spring Schedule
MRG has been accredited by the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET) as an Authorized Provider. MRG offers IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
MRG ‘s training courses cover topics that are critical to effective maintenance and reliability. Our training courses deliver more than just theory. Take a look at the Spring line-up.
Introduction to Developing Reliability Based Maintenance Strategies May 15 – 16
Introduction to Planning and Scheduling May 17 – 18
Introduction to RCM Principles and Applications May 31 – June 1
Advanced Planning Principles June 12 – 15
To Register or more information contact Carol or Pam 203-264-0500 or…
April 25, 2007
Wanted - The Worst/Best Maintenance Work Orders
We are working on a project that requires samples of the worst maintenance work orders and the best maintenance work orders and we need your help supplying them.
You can submit your work orders three ways:
1) Fax to 309-423-7234 Attn: Work Order Project
2) Scan and email to - please put Work Order Project in the subject line
3) Mail them to Reliabilityweb.com, Attn: Work Order Project, PO Box 60075, Fort Myers FL 33906
If we use the work order as an example we will conceal the source.
What’s in it for you? You will get a FREE e-Learning course - How To Audit Maintenance Work Orders once it is complete.
April 25, 2007
Laser Alignment, Vibration Analysis and Balancing Solutions from Ludeca
LUDECA, INC., your source for Preventive, Predictive and Corrective Maintenance Solutions including laser alignment; vibration analysis and balancing equipment, software, services and training.
LUDECA, INC.
305-591-8935
April 25, 2007
Motor System Maintenance and Management Best Practices Benchmarking Study
2: Motor and Driven Equipment Selection
Estimated Time: 5 minutes
This is the 2nd in a 7 part Motor System Maintenance and Management Best Practices Benchmarking Study produced by Dr. Howard Penrose PhD of Success by Design and Terrence O’Hanlon, CMRP, Reliabilityweb.com.
There are several best practices to consider for motor and driven equipment selection. These best practices include repair versus replace decisions, purchasing decisions, motor sizing, speed changes and motor upgrades. Finally, you must consider motor failure as an opportunity, not a negative. Each of these opportunities provides the ability to make improvements to the motor system step by step.
April 25, 2007
Rolling Bearing Failure Analysis Documents
Rolling bearings will eventually “fail” (=exhibit vibration symptoms that cause us to replace them) whether we abuse them or not. Our job is to figure out if we have done something that helped them reach an early grave.
Here are some links/documents with great example photo’s and associated diagnoses.
1 - NTN – CAT.NO.3017/E - “Care and Maintenance of Bearings”
(pages 10 – 26 show various bearing failures)
http://www.ntnamerica.com/pdf/Other/3017cat.pdf
2 - SKF Product information 401 – “Bearing failures and their causes”. This is one of the downloads available on this page:
http://www.alliedbearings.com/downloads/dl_index2.html
3 - FAG Publ. No. WL 82 102/2 ED - Rolling Bearing Damage
I have a copy which I downloaded from http://www.fag.com . I don’t have the exact link where I downloaded it. Does anyone have a link?
Anyone have any more links like these?
Posted by electricpete
April 25, 2007
The Merits of Maintenance Planning
Maintenance planning is the key to improving maintenance productivity. But how do you add a maintenance planner to your staff?
Maintenance and Reliability expert Terry Wireman has written guidelines that give you a good idea of where to start.
April 25, 2007
Lean Maintenance : Why is Asset Performance So Critical in Lean Manufacturing?
An iPresentation Tutorial by Marty Osborn, Infor
(23 minutes)
Lean is a focus on greater operational efficiency and continuous improvement. Some of the benefits include reduced lead times, lower operating costs and a reduction in inventory. However, implementing lean can be a daunting task as it completely changes the way most organizations think about their business practices. That’s where asset maintenance comes into play.
It is common knowledge that asset downtime disrupts production and drives up both process and per unit operating costs. Executives often focus on the final product and lose sight of the assets used to create it. As one CFO puts it, “Companies care about how many widgets they make, not the widget machine.” The irony is that companies can use asset management in implementing lean maintenance techniques to make more widgets.
Attend this iPresentation to:
• Identify specific areas within your maintenance processes to reduce waste and increase equipment reliability
• Hear how the management of your assets can be an integral part of a lean business
• Discover the factors for success in lean maintenance and allow your company to run consistently, reliably, and profitably
April 25, 2007
Transferring Knowledge as Our Skilled Workforce Retires
by Nick Kroll, President of Trico Corporation
It is said that in business, people are the greatest asset. It’s not just the people, but the knowledge they possess. If this is true, why aren’t businesses acting accordingly? Operations are automating and expectations are that the business can produce more with fewer and fewer people. Acquisitions and mergers persist in our competitive, global economy. With this consolidation, people are often the first to be cut in the interest of cost reductions and improving the bottom line for shareholders. Training and other investments in people are viewed as discretionary expenses, often rationalized away. This reality is complicated by a developing demographic trend – the work force is aging and retiring. More…
April 18, 2007
Have You Registered For MARCON-2007 Yet?
May 8-11
Knoxville Marriott
3 Pre-Conference Workshops:
* Reliability Engineering Principles by Paul Barringer, Barringer & Associates, Inc.
* Human Error Reduction – Robert Latino, Reliability Center, Inc.
* Creating Value through Maintenance and Reliability: Proven Methods to Deliver Bottom Line Results by Paul Casto, Eastman Chemical and Dr. Rupy Sawhney, UT College of Engineering
34 Reliability Improvement case studies from organizations like Northrop Grumman, Sandia National Laboratory, Alcoa, Duke Energy, Michelin, Eastman Chemical, US Army, The National Gas Co. of Trinidad and Tobago and Agrium.
MARCON-2007 offers extraordinary learning and professional networking in a relaxed setting in downtown Knoxville.
To register please call 865-974-9625 or…
April 18, 2007
Nowlan & Heap Appendix C "Actuarial Analysis"
Posted at MaintenanceForums.com
I’m trying to generate a “survival” vs “age” curve for some component data similar to Exhibit C-10 in Appendix C of Nowlan & Heap’s RCM report.
Rather than just throwing the data into some fancy software (that I don’t have anyway), I’m trying to follow the logic explained in the report and do it in MS Excel.
Before I started putting my own numbers in, I attempted to replicate their example so I had some confidence in the steps to get the results.
Unfortunately (for me) I hit a wall in the steps going from Exhibit C-9 (which I can replicate) to Exhibit C-10 (which I cannot replicate). These are covered on page 406 of the appendix.
I could attach my Excel file but it is a real mess and will take a bit of time to clean up. Could anyone direct me to another reference that explains the steps in more detail, or, if you have completed a similar analysis and are willing to help, let me know and I will contact you off the board?
Regards, Matt.
