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Introduction to World Class Machine Maintenance
Methods
Clint McCann, P.E.
Overview
Worldwide competition for consumer goods has
placed enormous burdens on American manufacturing companies to improve their
productivity or lose market share. Companies have responded in recent years
with improvements in the way they manage suppliers, inventories, planning,
manufacturing, and even the methods used for design and development of
products. Although these changes have proved to be positive influences on
company profitability, they fall short of addressing all the areas where
improvement is needed. One area often overlooked for improvement potential is
machine maintenance (i.e. maintenance performed on the equipment required for
manufacturing products). This course introduces the student to some of the
methods and tools available for improving machine maintenance. It also reviews
the types of improvements that can be achieved if the same improvement
principles are applied to machine maintenance that have been applied to other
factory processes.
This course is recommended
for engineers in all disciplines who interface with equipment maintenance
functions. Although written with manufacturing companies specifically in mind,
the principles taught herein can be applied equally well to the maintenance of
equipment used to produce products or services in any industry. Previous
experience with machine maintenance or facilities management is NOT required for
successful completion of this course.
The student must take a
multiple-choice quiz consisting of ten (10) questions at the end of this course to earn PDH credits.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and
skills related to equipment maintenance:
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Historical
background for manufacturing process improvement and how machine maintenance
is related to it.
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A review of
the standard Corrective Maintenance method and its limitations.
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A review of
the Preventive Maintenance method and the improvements it can bring to a
company’s performance.
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A review of
the Predictive Maintenance method and how it can be used to augment a
Preventive Maintenance program for further performance improvements.
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A review of
Computerized Maintenance Management Systems and their application to machine
maintenance.
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Examples of
how the three major maintenance philosophies are typically applied.
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Two simple
methods of assigning priorities to maintenance tasks.
Course
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