COURSE OVERVIEW

 

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

The chronic problem that many companies struggle with regarding reliability maintenance is transforming their mindset from being reactive to being predictive. The differences are extreme. Reactive maintenance doesn't address machine problems until production is impaired or machines fail. A next phase is preventive. This mindset involves repairing bearings, belts and machines based on a schedule or machine hours. What this doesn't insure is machine failure causing unplanned downtime and unexpected costs. 

 

The predictive mindset is proactive. It involves collecting and analyzing machinery information on a periodic basis including vibration, ultrasonic and temperature readings. Predictive maintenance addresses and corrects the root causes of machine problems. It promotes reliability. The benefits of predictive maintenance are that it allows a company to plan down-time and repair machinery on a scheduled basis. Also, it identifies which machines and parts need to be repaired and replaced and which do not. 

 

This course presents recent, but proven, developments in reliability maintenance in a practical way enabling delegates to transform maintenance from a cost item to a profit center. In addition to the effective reliability and maintainability, this course will also cover the Asset Management, a concept that emerged in recent years as the total organization of a physical asset's life cycle to achieve the lowest cost with maximum return. As such, it spans an entire organization, beyond maintenance or operations functions. Asset management demands continuous, prioritized improvement through design and procedural change. Success is measured by the contribution to a company's results and shareholder value. Asset management is adapted by a growing number of enterprises as an umbrella for bringing good existing operations, maintenance, procurement, quality, and engineering practices together. Various companies provide the maintenance part of asset management services and solutions by providing assessment and improvement programs. Each offers a different slant and bias, typically derived from the organization's background, culture, and strengths .