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Creating a Reliability Culture with a Belief-Driven Maintenance Strategy: Beliefs 6-10

As a leader you need to create an organization that will follow you to make your vision, or future organization, a reality. In my experience as a leader I have found it very important to develop and communicate your beliefs to your organization. These maintenance management strategy beliefs will then be guiding your organization on their journey towards your goals.

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The Importance of Process Confirmation and Layered Process Audits in Lean Manufacturing

Operations & Maintenance / Brawley

Two key tools in lean manufacturing are Process Confirmation and Layered Process Audits (LPA). Both play crucial roles in maintaining quality, improving reliability, ensuring adherence to procedures, and driving continuous improvement within a Lean framework.

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What is Predictive Run to Failure?

Preventive Maintenance / Brawley

“How dare you mix the modern word predictive with the ancient concept of running equipment to failure! Those are on opposite ends of the maintenance maturity spectrum! See the graphic below… what is wrong with you!”

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Case Study: Reduce Downtime with Tank Cleaning Equipment Rebuild Services

Asset Management / Brawley

Case Study: Reduce Downtime with Tank Cleaning Equipment Rebuild Services Rodem – Smart Sanitary Processes Posted 10/24/2024 In the pharmaceutical industry, time is money. Even minimal downtime can have serious consequences for profits and production schedules. A key to minimizing downtime and maximizing throughput is efficient cleaning between production runs. As part of this critical

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Reliability Strategies Function for MAS 9.0 (MAS RS)

CMMS / Tech Database / Brawley

Now with the advent and update of the Reliability Strategies in MAS 9.0, a fair amount of the initial structure and definition of the typical RCM study can occur in MAS, greatly reducing the distance from the RCM study to changes to the EAM. Reducing the distance and increasing the velocity of the value-add changes to the EAM are good goals to always have in mind, enabling the ability to go from idea to implementation quickly.

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Scale Formation in Cooling Water Systems: Protecting Cooling Water Systems, Part 3

Preventive Maintenance / Brawley

The focus of the previous installment was on cooling water microbiological fouling and control basics, as fouling can cause the most prompt and intense damage in cooling systems. However, scaling and corrosion can be problematic as well. Because scale and corrosion control programs often overlap, the next two installments will outline, respectively, primary scale-forming and corrosion mechanisms (scale formation in cooling water systems). We will tie these together in Part 5 when examining the evolution of scale/corrosion control programs.

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Optimizing Preventive Maintenance Activities

News / Brawley

How do you determine the optimal frequency and scope of performing preventive maintenance tasks? This article presents several thoughtful ways to refine what is being performed on equipment and when. Be prepared to not think “one and done,” but rather a long-term iterative approach.

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Resources for Essential Reliability and Maintenance Case Studies

News / Brawley

This week’s newsletter contains a list of 5 resources for reliability and maintenance case studies to help you on the path to success (plus two bonus case studies at the end!). Digging into mistakes that can be made and analyzing how they were fixed is beneficial to any maintenance professional looking to become an expert in their field.

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Embracing the Sun: How VR/AR is Revolutionizing Follow-the-Sun Maintenance

Operations & Maintenance / Brawley

In the evolving landscape of global maintenance, the traditional approach often stumbled over the hurdles of time zone disparities and restricted working hours. These limitations not only impeded the pace of work but also posed significant challenges in managing and resolving maintenance issues swiftly. Enter Follow-the-Sun (FTS) maintenance, a strategy that revolutionizes this scenario by establishing a seamless, non-stop 24-hour operational cycle. This model leverages the power of global team collaboration, transforming time zone differences from a challenge into a strategic advantage.

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reliability improvement

Creating a Reliability Culture with a Belief-Driven Maintenance Strategy: Beliefs 6-10

The Importance of Process Confirmation and Layered Process Audits in Lean Manufacturing

What is Predictive Run to Failure?

Case Study: Reduce Downtime with Tank Cleaning Equipment Rebuild Services

Reliability Strategies Function for MAS 9.0 (MAS RS)

Scale Formation in Cooling Water Systems: Protecting Cooling Water Systems, Part 3

Optimizing Preventive Maintenance Activities

Resources for Essential Reliability and Maintenance Case Studies

Embracing the Sun: How VR/AR is Revolutionizing Follow-the-Sun Maintenance

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