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Preventative Maintenance Maximizing

Course Description

This 3-day course focuses on the tools and techniques to maximize your PM program. Participants will learn five key maintenance strategies: Interval-Based, Condition-Based (PdM), Modify/Redesign, Run-to-Failure, and Redundancy; and the key factors for determining the optimal PM strategy for a piece of equipment.

Objectives & Outline

Building a Business Case & Principles of Reliability-Centered Maintenance

  • Fundamentals of RCM
  • Failure Curves
  • P-F Curve
  • Failure Quadrants
  • Decision Logic Tree
  • PM Optimization
  • Comparing Methods of RCM Maintenance Analysis to PMO
  • Why Optimize Your PMs?
  • Process Overview
  • Maintenance Strategies
  • Breakdown Maintenance
  • Interval-Based Maintenance
  • Preventive Maintenance—Lubrication
  • Condition-Based Maintenance
  • Common Condition Monitoring Tools
  • Vibration Analysis
  • Dynamic Balancing
  • Laser Shaft Alignment
  • Ultrasound
  • Ultrasonic Thickness Inspection
  • Infrared Thermography
  • PM Optimization
  • Oil Analysis
  • Electric Motor Diagnostics
  • On-Line Monitoring
  • Twelve Essential Steps in building a Condition-Based
  • Maintenance Program
  • Modify/Redesign
  • Run to Failure/Redundancy
  • Writing PM Tasks and Procedures
  • Components of an Effective PM Procedure
  • Steps for Writing a Good PM Task
  • Developing and Implementing an Effective PM Program

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