Defect Elimination

Where Does Maintenance Fit Into Reliability?

Maintenance Provides the Key Function of Preserving

With the design FMEA complete, the equipment should have high inherent reliability. The equipment can then be installed in the plant, and provide a high level of performance to the business, at least initially. This is where Maintenance comes in. Maintenance can enable a low Life Cycle Cost, by preserving the reliability of the equipment.

Definition of Maintenance

According to the Professional’s Guide to Maintenance & Reliability terminology, maintenance is “all actions necessary for retaining an item in, […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:50:04-04:00March 21st, 2016|CAPEX Management, Defect Elimination, Early Equipment Management, Equipment Strategy, Reliability Centered Maintenance, Reliability Engineering|Comments Off

Addressing The Root Cause Of Failures Will Unlock The Potential Of The Business

You walk into the plant on Monday morning. You are immediately confront by the production manager stating “Press 201 is down. The mechanics are saying it is the clutch again.” You feel an overwhelming sense disbelief. You ran overtime last weekend and replaced clutch at a cost of $30,000. How is it the clutch is failing again?

This scenario may sound familiar. It happens all the time, across many different industries and plants. So what exactly happened? […]

By James Kovacevic|2018-01-24T05:24:20-05:00October 26th, 2015|Basic Root Cause Analysis, Defect Elimination|1 Comment

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