Traditionally reliability effort and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies have been conducted on a project basis and one of the most common pitfalls to a successful outcome is the effort involved in implementation of the resulting maintenance strategies. It is all too common for RCM plans to be developed which result in a significant reduction of business risk only to be never completely implemented.
Physical plant assets are tending to remain in service for beyond their design lifetime. Arguably, a greater professional input is needed into the maintenance and reliability engineering of these assets, yet few universities offer such content in undergraduate engineering degrees. Accordingly, postgraduate programs have been developed.
This paper presents a framework for assessing the impact of the data collection process on the validity of key measures in reliability. The quality of data is affected by many organisational and behavioural factors. The aims of developing this framework are to
This paper outlines some of the benefits achieved at Powercor Australia through the evolution of asset management methodologies and their application. It considers recent history and the knowledge gained throughout the journey with particular emphasis upon efficient work packaging through improving diagnostic techniques. Click here to read more
Close to 70 participants gathered at the beautiful Marina Views Function Centre in Newcastle on the afternoon of Tuesday 9th August to discuss why, what and how of ISO55001 implementation.
Farwell Mandy Wan
It was with sadness we farwelled Mandy Wan, Members Services Assistant at the National Office of AMCouncil, last Friday 12 August.