Tag: Potential failure
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Diagnostics versus prognostics
Where is the divide between the process of troubleshooting and that of predictive condition based maintenance? Both sets of procedures require condition data and knowledge of failure behavior. How do these distinct processes work with one another? Some confusion in the purchase and application of maintenance technology tools can arise when the particular problem lacks sufficient…
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Failure declaration standards
A reliability engineer points out that in a mining operation hydraulic leaks in the fleet equipment are a major source of lost production. So during regular inspections the technicians are looking for leaks and if they find them they change the appropriate hose or component. However, it seems that they should be looking, not for…
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How to start LRCM
Most large maintenance organizations have a history of pursuit of excellence on the cutting edge of maintenance management. They are avid consumers of maintenance technology, their staff read maintenance related magazines, and they attempt to implement most of the new ideas that they find there. These often include: Condition monitoring, design for reliability and maintainability,…