Performing preventive maintenance (PM) on an interval basis (time, cycles, etc) is widely recognized as fundamental to improving maintenance effectiveness, and a path to improving equipment reliability. We believe that maintenance should be considered a reliability function, rather than a repair function. The need for improved reliability has received increasing priority in light of recent US regulations such as OSHA 1910, section 119j, which requires a mechanical integrity program at plants that deal with hazardous materials.
Optimizing the PM process presumes that you have PMs to optimize. Therefore, you should have completed your computer based maintenance management database including:
- All critical equipment: items that constrain or stop production, or create a safety hazard.
- All appropriate PMs and related procedures, overhaul, or turnaround procedures.
- A complete equipment database, including a bill of materials for spares for critical equipment.
- A process for managing work orders, including planning and scheduling, Pareto and cost analysis, equipment specific histories, etc.
If not, or even if not fully developed, you can still get a preventive maintenance program started - more on that to come.
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