March 29, 2007
Extended Call for IMC-2007/CMMS-2007 Papers
IMC-2007 - The 22nd International Maintenance Conference co-located with CMMS-2007 - Computerized Maintenance Management Summit
Dec 4-6, 2007 Daytona Beach Florida
Call for Participation Now Open for IMC-2007 and CMMS-2007 – Proposals due March 30, 2007
Leading companies are driving profits through operational excellence with new strategies of Asset Management, Reliability and Maintenance. When it comes to insights into new developments it’s clear the one place to be is the International Maintenance Conference.
In its 22nd year, you will find a two-day, multi-track conference featuring high profile keynotes, exciting case studies, panel discussions, eye-opening demos and plenty of time for networking. There are two days of workshops as well.
The call for participation is extended through March 30 and we’re looking for a back to basics approach about what has worked for you in the area of maintenance and reliability management.
Submit your proposal to speak at IMC-2007 and CMMS-2007. Proposals are due by March 30, 2007. Accepted speakers get a FREE PASS!
The big questions of this year’s program is: What are the most effective basic and and advanced strategies and tactics to make maintenance work more effectively?
Find Out More About The Extended Call for IMC-2007/CMMS-2007 Papers
March 29, 2007
Ultrasound Tip
When using an airborne ultrasound contact probe for bearing analysis or trending, care must be taken to always repeat the previous inspection. Angle or position and contact probe placement should always be the same to assure consistency in your readings.
Tip provided by Jim Hall
Ultra-Sound Technologies Inc.
Tel: 770.517.8747
March 29, 2007
Plant Start Up Tip
Predictive Maintenance 5th Start-up Deliverable
The 5th reliability deliverable prior to starting up equipment is: “Predictive routes are set up and baseline data has been established.”
A project is a great opportunity to evaluate the current predictive program. What failures and breakdowns are occurring on existing equipment? What are the costs to the company?
One way to begin is by doing a simple Pareto analysis to determine failure modes which are causing lost capacity of similar equipment and applications. Evaluate the performance of equipment which uses predictive technology, verses equipment which does not use it. There should be a difference in performance. If there is no difference in performance, your current predictive maintenance program is NOT providing a return for the investment.
During the project, the goal should be to update or develop a predictive maintenance program. If a program exists, the initial investment has been made and the cost to expand the program is lower than if the technology has to be purchased and established.
We recommend adoption of a goal that 100% of your critical equipment utilizes predictive technologies.
Tip provided by Kevin Lewton, CMRP, C.P.M., CPMM
MetDemand
Toll Free: 888-427-4330
http://www.metdemand.com
March 29, 2007
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Tip
Most Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) systems are not designed to handle Root Cause Analysis (RCA) recommendations for Latent Root Causes.
Latent causes are typical system related causes such as training deficiencies, procurement system flaws, policy and procedure issues, stores practices and the like.
If an RCA identifies a Latent Root Cause of “Improper Incentives for Purchasing Agents”, most CMMS systems are not equipped to handle such “soft” type of recommendations.
If that is the case, then special accommodations must be made in order ensure that these critical recommendations get implemented. Without such oversight, the undesirable event that did occur will have a much higher risk of recurring.
Tip provided by Robert Latino
Reliability Center Inc.
http://www.reliability.com
March 29, 2007
MARCON-2007 Where Industry and Academia Meet for Reliability
May 8-11, 2007
Knoxville Marriott
Knoxville Tennessee
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…
March 29, 2007
Vibration Tip
Critical spare equipment is often changed and never put into service until it is needed.
Too many times we find that this equipment vibrates excessively and will fail prematurely.
When equipment is changed out, it should be started and inspected by the company’s reliability group.
If a problem is discovered it can be corrected before it affects the plants operation. Do not assume that your spares are 100% reliable. Spare equipment should be rotated to assure reliability when needed.
Reader tip provided by John Sinnett
Vibration Tech
Mittal Steel
Weirton, WV
Thanks John - your Maintenance-Tips hat is on the way!
March 29, 2007
The Ice Cold 6-Pack: Quick & Dirty Tactics For Immediate Maintenance Results
Tactic #3: Supercharge Your Planning Effort
From the authors of The Dirty Dozen: 12 Ways to Wreck Your Maintenance Program
We know that planned work is more efficient than unplanned work. 50% reductions in maintenance costs are routinely achieved through planning, and we have witnessed 75% reductions. So why do so many facilities continue to do ridiculous amounts of reactive work?
First, good planning is a challenge, and maintenance planners are as difficult to find as an engineer who can relate to others. Planners are not cheap, and the role tends to be understaffed and often short on skills. If this sounds like your site, don’t ignore it.
Second, people will do just about anything to avoid reading a written plan. This is the root cause of strange looking and non-functional toys assembled by parents without consulting the instructions. Well-written job plans that are never read are worthless. So, what’s the answer?
This little trick works wonders: Reduce your spare parts inventory. A lot. Empty every rat hole you can find. Once you do this, it will be almost impossible to do a job without planning, because there will be no parts available for unplanned jobs. Work will be planned, and people will read the job plans because that is the only way work can get done. You have essentially made the hard road into the easy one.
Once you are done hyperventilating, take a sip of coffee and consider this idea. You need to clean up the storeroom anyway. Why not use one good task to accomplish another? Next week, we will share a tactic that will help you to reduce your inventory safely and do some other nearly magical things. Stay tuned.
Tip provided by Nobreakdowns.com
Arms Dealer for the Maintenance Battlefield
Tel: (218) 327-3114
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March 22, 2007
5 Pillars: Maintenance & Reliability Professional Review Course
Location: Las Vegas, NV - The Flamingo Hotel & Casino
When: Thursday, April 19 - Friday, April 20, 2007
Course Fee: $795/person, $530/person for groups of 3 or more
The 5 Pillars: Maintenance & Reliability Professional Review consists of 5 sections:
1) Business & Management
2) Manufacturing Process Reliability
3) Equipment Reliability
4) People Skills
5) Work Management
These sections correspond with the SMRP Body of Knowledge for the CMRP certification program. The course covers the concepts in each section in greater detail than the standards and includes real-world examples to illustrate the concepts.
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March 22, 2007
Alignment Tip
What non-repeatability may be telling you.
Regardless of what type of alignment system or method you use, corrections should never be attempted if the readings don’t repeat within an allowable tolerance.
Here are some things to check for when this happens;
a) Make sure all components and bracketing are secure to the shaft, that nothing is rubbing, and that all equipment hold-down bolts are tight.
b) If possible, increase the measuring average of the laser to compensate for ambient vibration. Dial indicator users cannot compensate for this effect.
c) Tooling used to turn large machinery may be deflecting the shaft and influencing readings; use the Multipoint method of taking readings if your laser system offers this.
d) Wait for recently run machines to cool off to ambient temperature and all thermal gradients within the machines to stabilize before taking readings.
e) After eliminating all of the above, you may very well still have machinery issues such as bad or excessively worn bearings.
Tip provided by LUDECA, INC.
ALIGNMENT * VIBRATION * BALANCING
http://www.ludeca.com
Tel: 305-591-8935
March 22, 2007
MARCON-2007
May 8-11, 2007
Knoxville Marriott
Knoxville Tennessee
Now in the 11th year of presenting an annual conference in the vital area of maintenance and reliability, the University of Tennessee Maintenance and Reliability Center together with Reliabilityweb.com is again providing an opportunity to interact with attendees from both industry and academia; from both the private and the public sectors; from organizations just starting in maintenance and reliability to those well along in their journey.
