Preventive Maintenance
Five Minute Facts
Using a CMMS for Preventive Maintenance Planning and Asset Management
One of the biggest advantages of using a CMMS is the ability to implement a preventive maintenance program. This allows you to schedule regular maintenance tasks based on usage, time, or other factors, helping to ensure that your assets are always in good working order…
- Josh Burkhardt
- eWorkOrders
Five Minute Facts
Brewery Saves Big by Extending Compressor Oil Life
With regular oil analysis to ensure oil quality and cleanliness, the drain intervals for all four air compressors were extended up to eight times the OEM-recommended interval of 8,000 hours. Total cost savings – on oil alone – was $71,000. Environmental impact was reduced as well, with 1,035 fewer litres (273 fewer gallons) of waste oil. Fewer oil changes also meant less downtime, maintenance and labor. The overall effect for the company was significant cost savings on oil, maintenance time and disposal.
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
10 Minute Talk
Using Modern Software to Help with Manufacturing Standard Operating Procedures & Compliance
With Computerized Maintenance Management Software, or CMMS, monitoring compliance is simple. Manufacturers can automate SOP completion and preventive maintenance operations to enhance the quality of products..
- Nick Haase
- MaintainX
Two Minute Tips
Xport Ultra Lubricator for Remote Grease Lines
The Xport® Ultra automatic single point lubricator is an extremely versatile and capable lubrication system suited to a wide range of applications that demand high lubrication rates and where long remote grease lines are necessary to ensure safe access. It operates fully automatically, independent of temperature, and offers a precise discharge.
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Filtration Prolongs Oil Life, Protects Equipment
Filtering new and used oil prolongs oil life and protects equipment from wear.
Studies have shown that as much as 70% of all premature machine failures can be attributed to contamination. To prevent these failures, it is important to purify the new oil as it comes into the facility and then keep it clean throughout its life. By establishing an ISO code cleanliness goal and maintaining it, you will extend the life of the oil and the equipment.
- Preston Rubottom
- Lubrication Engineers
Five Minute Facts
Explicit Inspection And Implicit Inspection
Two ways to specify an inspection are implicitly and explicitly. Both are used in maintenance, and both have their place. To start, let’s review the definitions:
- Joel Levitt
- Springfield
The Leadership Connection
Episode 9: Bill Barto
The Leadership Connection Host, Doug Plucknette, interviews reliability leader Bill Barto in Episode 9 of this series. Bill has spent over 20 years in various Engineering, Reliability and Maintenance roles. His work interests include Preventive Maintenance Optimization, Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability-Centered Maintenance and Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS).
- Doug Plucknette
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Two Minute Tips
Run to Failure Shouldn’t Be an Option: Preventive Maintenance and CMMS
One of the leading concepts being adopted in asset-intensive companies today is the idea of preventive maintenance. With the emergence of CMMS and EAM systems designed to automate many industrial processes, preventive maintenance is now being seen as a necessary option for many businesses...
- Sophie Strobel
- HubHead Corp.
Five Minute Facts
How Deferred Maintenance Can Spiral Out of Control
Postponing maintenance tasks is common, especially in industries facing budget cuts. Maintenance can easily get pushed toward the bottom of an evolving priority list. Deferred maintenance can lead to serious consequences, however, if not addressed properly...
- Alex Williams
- DPSI
