The What & More Importantly, The Why of the Weibull Analysis
How to conduct a Weibull analysis and the questions the analysis will generate.
Every failure is part of a puzzle. The equipment we are maintaining is trying to communicate with use with each and every failure.
Often the message is not obvious.
There is the immediate failure. And, if we’re paying attention we can sort out the root cause of the failure along with replacing or repairing the damaged parts. Sometimes though the damage is caused by another issue with the system.
Something was hidden.
Keep in mind that for any complex system there are thousands of […]
Let’s face it, your technicians have been entering data into the CMMS for years, but you haven’t been able to use it to make improvements. Is it because the data isn’t codified or it doesn’t have the right data points? Generally, this is how most maintenance managers will view their data, but it is incorrect. The CMMS does have data that you can use almost immediately.
Regardless of how good a maintenance & reliability program is setup and managed, there will be failures. This is partly due to the maintenance program itself, where the focus is on the consequences of the failures, not the failures it self. This approach allows most organizations to manage large facilities will a minimum of staff and cost.
A failure has just occurred on a critical asset in your facility. The result was 2 hours of lost production, but it could have been worse. The last time that the equipment failure occurred it took 5 hours to repair. Why was the failure repaired in less than half the time than the previous occurrence? How can we ensure that we learn from this failure and the team’s performance to improve the plant performance?