Maximizing Machinery Uptime potx

[...]... Machinery quality assessment and verification Thin-film evaporators Start-up advisory tasks Machinery optimization Machinery maintenance Plastics extruders Appraisal documentation update tasks Hyper compressor specifics 6 Fiber processing equipment Machinery design audits Machinery selection 7 Patent and publication matters Technical publications Machinery failure analysis 22 Maximizing machinery uptime. .. expert systems 10 Maximizing machinery uptime Awareness of Availability Needs and Outage and Turnaround Planning Another prerequisite for maximizing machinery uptime is being aware of the availability needs of one’s plant If production is seasonal or not sensitive to shutdown frequency or duration (within reason, of course), it makes little economic sense to demand the maximum in machinery availability... the fundamentals of machinery reliability and optimized uptime There will never be high reliability and optimized uptime where mechanics and technicians either lack the understanding or are not practicing the basics Finally, we should always recall that it is not OK to understand or perhaps blindly follow methodologies while, at the same time, disregarding 6 Maximizing machinery uptime common sense... begin by directing our readers’ attention to practical assessment techniques such as machinery component uptime prediction and life-cycle cost analysis Then, in order to emphasize that the promise of machinery uptime begins at the drawing board, we would like to take our readers through the various life cycles of process machinery starting at specification and selection, then moving into the operational... years, we have come to appreciate that reliability improvement and machinery uptime are virtual synonyms To achieve uptime optimization, the machinery specification and actual design must be right The machine must be operated within its design envelope It must also be maintained correctly This harmonizes with the various editions of our text Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting (ISBN 0–88415–662–1)... addressed by plants that wish to achieve, optimize, and sustain machinery uptime To that end, this text describes what BOC companies are doing Likewise, a bit of introspection may point out where the reader has an opportunity to improve Prerequisites for Capturing Future Uptime There are important prerequisites for achieving machinery uptime Much reliability-related work must be done – and is being... and Turbomachinery Governor Control courses • A major turbomachinery manufacturer’s lube and seal oil systems maintenance course • Coupling manufacturer’s training course, etc 2 Texas A&M University Turbomachinery Symposium Introduction 3 Texas A&M University International Symposium 4 Professional Advancement courses in • • • • • • • Pump 23 Users Machinery Failure Analysis and Prevention Machinery. .. studies, vendor capabilities, in-house technical files 2 Pump and compressor design Machinery reliability appraisal techniques Gear design “Leading Expertise in ” Design specification consulting & support Machinery performance testing Start-up assistance, all-fluid machines Major refining processes 3 Machinery design audits Machinery piping Major chemical processes 4 Materials handling equipment Hyper compressors... etc., Standards] • Troubleshooting / RCFA Machinery uptime Maintenance • Procedures & practices 1 CMMS / EAM Incl.incident tracking 2 Mtc strategies: RCM, CBM, PdM, etc 3 Troubleshooting /RCFA • Inspection • Maintenance [Cleaning, etc.] • Repair • Overhaul • Reliability improvement / reengineering [bad actor mgtmt.] Figure 1-1 Elements contributing to machinery uptime But that is not the full story Certainly... of an assembly of personnel for safety talks, presents a reliability and uptime optimization topic to those present At shirt-sleeve seminars, key learnings are being discussed and disseminated These key learnings include reminders that reliability principles must be consistently employed by everyone Site 20 Maximizing machinery uptime management must verify continuity of this dissemination effort and .