Lies, Darn Lies, and KPIs. KPIs for Reliability and Maintenance At IDCON, we specialize in helping maintenance and reliability professionals discover and apply the best
Effective maintenance management requires continuous learning and adaptation to new techniques and technologies.
What is Maintenance Management? Maintenance management is the process of planning, organizing, executing, and controlling the preventive and corrective maintenance of an organization’s physical assets.
In manufacturing the term “production downtime” is often met with a sense of urgency and concern. It represents periods when production halts, directly impacting a
What is Industrial Maintenance? Industrial maintenance is a comprehensive process crucial to the reliable operation of various industrial plants, mines, and mills. It extends beyond
Organizing a Maintenance Department Are you trying to figure your role in your company or attempting to improve the effectiveness of your organization? Or maybe
If you don’t know by now, the maintenance planning and scheduling process is integral to reliability in industrial and facilities management. Over my 30 years
There’s a certain category of maintenance jobs known as “small jobs” which meet four criteria. This type of job is managed instead of planned and as such they do not need to go through the formal planning process.
Shutdown/Turnarounds aren’t managed well. Late start-ups make it impossible to complete work on time. Different departments having disparate objectives makes it impossible to work as a team.
We cover a lot of ground in this article. Below is the table of contents to help you navigate. What is maintenance planning and scheduling?
Owe Forsberg introduces you to Risk Based Work Selection for shutdown or turnarounds in part 2 of this six part video series. This shutdown technique
From operations point of view, they want to produce. But in order to produce you have to have your equipment running at peak performance and
What is Autonomous Maintenance? The term Autonomous Maintenance is most known as one of the eight pillars in TPM – Total Productive Maintenance. The main
Preventive Maintenance examples of why you can’t just document a PM program, you have to execute the program. Is it just me who thinks that
What is meant by Reliability Centered Maintenance? What is meant by Reliability Centered Maintenance? Reliability Centered Maintenance or RCM an in-depth asset analysis tool used
Recently, I saw a sign in a plant that read – “MAINTENANCE – TO MAINTAIN, KEEP, PRESERVE, PROTECT” may be simple but it is the
You have some maintenance tasks to complete and you may be considering who can do it? In this video from our Develop and Manage PM
Author Christer Idhammar Founder, IDCON INC Reliability and Maintenance Management Guru
Enhance your team’s analytical skills The ability to dissect and address the foundational causes of problems is not just an advantage; it’s a necessity. At
Root Cause Analysis Examples In the realm of maintenance and reliability, understanding the root cause of problems is pivotal. At IDCON, we’ve mastered the art
What is Root Cause Analysis? Defining a problem can be simple or it can become very complicated depending on what process you follow. We believe
Part III of our Root Cause Analysis series “Common RCFA Mistakes” Techniques for root cause analysis include avoiding common mistakes. In Parts I and II
RCFA problem statements are key to solving the right problem at your plant but sometimes the problem statement that we write down isn’t a fact.
It is easy to make mistakes when performing a Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) – we have all done it. Common RCFA mistakes includes overwriting
As a planner using a CMMS system, are you confused about what to add to the system as you are planning work? Are there times
Checking bearings to detect early signs of failure is an excellent way extend the life of equipment, but don’t do it wrong! You need to
When you are performing condition monitoring tasks, don’t just rely on expensive condition monitoring tools, some unusual and simple tools can be used. Here’s a
Enjoy this quick recap from our time at this year’s MINExpo 2021 in Las Vegas. This video features interviews and presentations from LOKRING, COGEP, Lanfranco,
A trailer was repaired after scraping the side a few years ago. The bolts that hold the cross members to the aluminum frame on the
Infrared (IR) thermography has become an essential tool in many Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Programs. In spite of becoming more user-friendly and affordable, there is a
What is Parts Kitting and Staging? Parts kitting and staging are two important processes in manufacturing that contribute to reducing equipment downtime and improving maintenance
The Bill of Materials is a complete and accurate list of parts for each asset. Having correct BOMs is a key element of the technical database.
Kitting and staging of parts is a supporting character in overall maintenance efficiency. Tom Odden, with IDCON Scandinavia is giving you practical advice to improve
Let IDCON President and CEO Tor Idhammar walk you through why it is important to have good PMs for Spare Parts. Author Torbjörn Idhammar President
Are you sure that the parts you need will be in the storeroom when you need them? Materials and Spare parts management is an opportunity
When is a spare part obsolete? There are a few myths surrounding obsolete spare parts: Author Torbjörn Idhammar President & CEO, IDCON Inc. (Retired)
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Under de senaste tio åren har outsourcing, av inte bara underhåll, diskuterats i artiklar och konferenser. En del företag har till och med gjort verklighet
Under de senaste tio åren har outsourcing av inte bara underhåll diskuterats i artiklar och konferenser. En del företag har till och med gjort verklighet
De definitioner jag använder är:Planering svarar på frågorna Vad som skall göras, Hur det skall göras, Vilka verktyg reservdelar, material som behövs och hur lång
I denna och följande artiklar fortsätter Christer Idhammar att skriva om sina erfarenheter som internationell driftsäkerhets- och underhållsguru under mer än trettio år. Christer startade
I nedanstående bild framgår att längsta livslängden, mätt i medeltid mellan fel för den bästa petrokemiska fabriken i USA är 10.1 år medan den kortaste
At IDCON, we understand the pressure you face trying to build a reliable plant
We provide side-by-side, reliability and maintenance consulting and training designed to keep your equipment running.
For over 45 years, we’ve partnered with hundreds of manufacturing plants around the world to eliminate the costs and the pressure caused by unreliable equipment.
And we’d love to do the same for you.
Reduce your costs with an effective PM program