Maintenance & Reliability Best Practices is written by professionals with 60 plus years of shop floor and management experience in a variety of industries. This practical resource will help seasoned professionals and novices understand the basic principles of maintenance and reliability.
Written in an easy-to-read format, each chapter discusses the concepts with specific questions and answers. Each topic answers the what, why or how of the topic being presented. Understanding and implementing M&R practices in a cost-effective way is essential. This is perfect book for all in the work force of an organization who need to have a solid understanding of M&R.
Why we like this book:
Includes a list of questions and answers in most chapters which provide possible real-world scenarios.
Answers the what, why, or how of the topic being presented.
Provides a list of key terms and reference material within each chapter to enhance further knowledge.
Review
To manufacture quality products or provide services at competitive prices is essential to survive in today's business climate. We are forced to look for better ways of doing things on continual basis. To meet customer's needs - on their schedule - requires (high) availability and reliability of equipment and systems when they are needed. In the maintenance and reliability (M&R) field, professionals are constantly challenged to implement the best way to ensure equipment is available as and when it is needed at a reasonable cost. These are called "best practices." But it is not as simple as putting something into effect. To truly realize a best practice requires learning, re-learning, benchmarking and implementing better ways of ensuring high reliability and availability of equipment and systems.
Excerpt
Ultrasonic inspection and monitoring of bearings is a reliable method for detecting incipient bearing failure. The ultrasonic warning appears prior to a rise in temperature or an increase in driving torque. Ultrasonic inspection of bearings is useful in recognizing the beginning of fatigue failure, brinnelling of bearing surfaces, flooding of (or lack) of lubricant. In ball bearings, as the metal in the raceway, roller, or bearing balls begins to fatigue, a subtle deformation begins to occur. This deforming of the metal will produce an increase in the emission of ultrasonic waves.
Table of Contents
Introducing Best Practices
What Is a Best Practice
Understanding Maintenance and Reliability
Examples of Maintenance and Reliability Benchmarks
Basic Test on Maintenance and Reliability Knowledge
Key Terms and Definitions
Summary
References and Suggested Reading
Culture and Leadership
Introduction
Leadership and Organizational Culture
Strategic Framework: Vision, Mission, and Goals
Reliability Culture
Summary
References and Suggested Reading
Understanding Maintenance
Introduction
Maintenance Work Tasks
Other Maintenance Practices
Maintenance Quality and Tasks Optimization
Measuring Maintenance Performance
Summary
References and Suggested Reading
Work Management: Planning and Scheduling
Introduction
Work Flow and Roles
Planning Process
Scheduling Process
Turnaround and Shutdowns
Measures of Performance
Summary
References and Suggested Reading
Materials, Parts, and Inventory Management
Introduction
Types of Inventory
Physical Layout and Storage Equipment
Optimizing Tools and Techniques
Performance Measures and Indicators
Summary
References and Suggested Reading
Measuring and Designing for Reliability and Maintainability
Introduction
Defining and Measuring Reliability and Other Terms
Designing and Building for Maintenance and Reliability
