What are the tools we use to find out the Root Cause Analysis?
[Read more…]The ReliabilityXperience
CI Process for Asset Strategy
What is an Asset Management System?
George Williams, CEO of ReliabilityX, explains what an Asset Management System is. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to share them in the comments below. We would love to answer them.
[Read more…]Terry and Maura Jun 4th
Interview with Terrence O’Hanlon and Maura Abad from Reliabilityweb. Discussion includes the changing landscape of reliability, digitilization, and how Reliabilityweb is adapting to serve their customers.
Interview with Adrian Messer, Manager of US Operations for UE Systems
Interview with Jeff Hay, CEO of RDI Technologies
Upkeep Keynote 23FEB2021
Keynote address given for the 2021 UpKeep “The Maintenance Community” career development
[Read more…]Deeper Dive into AMS
7 Steps of Clean, Inspect, & Lubricate
Through daily inspections, cleaning, and lubrication practices we can measure, prevent, and restore deterioration to our equipment. The expectation is that a team is put together made up of maintenance, operations, and leadership employees to roll out strategy beginning with one piece of equipment. They will implement the following 7 steps:
- Initial Cleaning
- Eliminate sources of dirt and hard to clean & inspect areas
- Create and maintain cleaning, inspection and lubrication standards
- General Inspection
- Operator Inspection
- Activities standardized
- Team Development and Operator Driven Reliability
Clean to Inspect for Best in Class Operator Care
Cleaning is an important first step in Operator Care and reliability gains because:
- Insufficient cleaning causes losses and
- The cleaning activity itself exposes hidden defects
Dirt in rotating parts, sliding parts, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, electrical and control systems, sensors, etc. causes malfunctions, reduce function, failure by wear, clogging, resistance, speed losses, etc. are different types of defects. Defects are anything that is abnormal from the expected ideal condition. Insufficient cleaning causes forced deterioration. All these losses are solved through a thorough cleaning of equipment and countermeasures to keep the equipment clean.
[Read more…]Asset Management Systems for Small Groups
An asset management system is comprised of all of the necessary processes, procedures, tools, systems, and methods necessary to meet business objectives in a manner which is controlled, measured, and improved upon. The system, more often than not, takes on some visual representation as in the graphic below. The purpose is to provide a simplified understanding of the overall process to meet asset management goals.
[Read more…]How to Create Reorder Point analysis in Excel
We will create a reorder point analysis file from scratch with simple CMMS data as our starting point. Learn how to create a file which will update automatically each time CMMS data is updated.
[Read more…]Loss Analysis
RCFA…What is the Problem?
In all the years of facilitating RCFA, what seems like the easiest part has proven to be one of the most challenging. Documenting the problem statement. It is human nature is to immediately develop an opinion and provide a solution. When a group of people are put in a room together for an RCFA they immediately believe they are there to solve THE problem. This leads to a focus on solutions to the event as it occurred. The team gathers in the room and the facilitator asks what the problem statement is, and the replies tell it all. “Jane, the operator, hit the wrong button.” “The technician didn’t know how to install the bearing.” “Poor lubrication.” Sound familiar?
[Read more…]Understanding Plant Losses
The Way Losses are Calculated
and OEE/TEEP Calculation
In order to get a broad, clear picture of where to focus, you have to view your whole plant as a large system of fully manageable processes. No matter your role, your job is to improve plant processes, helping to produce the highest quality product, at the lowest price possible, in the safest manner. In order to see this big picture, you have to be honest and expose true problems within your facility. From that perspective, you will be able to recognize the different types of losses in your plant and how to secure significant gains in productivity by controlling those losses.
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