Maintenance Costs as a % of ARV – Is It Useful? – CONNECT Conversations

Maintenance Cost as a Percent of Asset Replacement Value is often used as a measure to determine the effectiveness of the maintenance function. But, is it? In this podcast we’ll discuss the various means of calculating its value, and by implication, some of its downsides, along with a range of its value for various operations and potential reasons for that variation.

Ron Moore
RELIABILITY CONNECT

CONNECT Conversations

Condition Monitoring
Continuous Improvement

Why Do We Measure OEE? – CONNECT Conversations

Manufacturing and other industrial operations are typically familiar with measuring OEE, but there is often confusion about how to measure, where to measure, the rate to use and other issues related to its measurement...

Ron Moore
RELIABILITY CONNECT

Reliability Gang

Condition Monitoring

AI and Condition Monitoring

Hi #Reliabilitygang ! We asked you guys what you wanted to hear from us and you decided that we talk about AI and how it will effect the world of condition monitoring.

Will Bower
Maintain CM Ltd

Case Studies and Stories

Condition Monitoring
Continuous Improvement
Defect Elimination
Precision and Proactive Skills

How a 3D Geometric Survey Diagnosed Faults in a Grounded Tugboat

We received a call regarding a tugboat that had run aground. Our survey included measurements of the hull mating flanges, Z-Drive cones, gearbox mounting flanges, bell housings, stems, and starboard lower gearbox housing for parallelism…

Tony Planamento
Advanced Mechanical Enterprises/AME

Case Studies and Stories

Asset Strategy
Condition Monitoring
Continuous Improvement
Data Analytics & IIoT
Precision and Proactive Skills

Ensuring Precision Pumping: A 3D Geometric Survey

We conducted a thorough 3D geometric survey of a submersible pump, leaving no bolt hole unmeasured and no intake distance unspecified. Utilizing the CAM2 software, we constructed a coordinate system, level plane, and exact angles to ensure precision flatness and distances…

Tony Planamento
Advanced Mechanical Enterprises/AME

Articles

Condition Monitoring
Continuous Improvement
Implementation Strategy
Precision and Proactive Skills

The Benefits of Quantifiable Measures in Reliability Strategy Execution

Being able to take the next step in executing a reliability strategy often entails quantifying the value of taking on the effort. Often, there are subjective measures assigned, such as internal or external audit criteria, and some score that comes because of these audits. Where the rubber really hits the road is when we can connect the dots between what we are trying to accomplish and some clear and measurable source of value...

Mike Gehloff
Allied Reliability

CONNECT Conversations

Condition Monitoring
Precision and Proactive Skills

Contractor Management – CONNECT Conversations

Contractors are an essential part of any plant’s operating strategy. In this session we’ll review a “best practice” model for the effective use of contractors, including a set of contractor selection criteria.