Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers

Introduction – Recommended First StepChapter 1 – Understanding Maintenance and Reliability1.1 Maintenance and Reliability Function1.2 Maintenance/Reliability Assessment1.3 Change Management in Reliability1.4 Position Descriptions1.5 Maintenance Responsibilities 1.6 Return on Investment1.7 Planning and SchedulingChapter 2 – Reliability Engineering Position DescriptionChapter 3 – Preventive MaintenanceChapter 4 – Predictive Maintenance 4.1 Predictive Maintenance Overview4.2 Vibration Analysis4.3 Thermography4.4 Tribology4.5 UltrasonicsChapter 5 – Reliability Processes5.1 Reliability Software5.2 Reliability Centered Maintenance5.3 Failure Modes and Effect Analysis5.4 Equipment Criticality Ranking5.5 Root Cause Failure Analysis5.6 Developing a Business Case for a Reliability InitiativeChapter 6 – Key Performance Indicators6.1 – Developing Key Performance Indicators6.2 – Key Performance Indicator Dashboards6.3 – Article: Developing KPIs by Ron Thomas, Dofasco SteelChapter 7 – Total Production Maintenance7.1 – TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)7.2 – Article: Lean ReliabilityChapter 8 – Mechanical Equipment8.1 – Bearings 8.2 – Chain Drives8.3 – Belt Drives8.4 – Hydraulics8.5 – Gears8.6 – Maintenance Welding8.7 – Compressors8.8 – Packing Seals8.9 – PumpsChapter 9 - Electrical9.1 Electric Motors9.2 Motor Controls9.3 Motor MaintenanceChapter 10 – Reliability Articles10.1 – Top five reasons why companies don't measure reliability10.2 – Creating a Culture Change with Reliability10.3 – Exterminate Lube Problems10.4 – Using KPIs to Spot Problems10.5 – What it takes to Climb out of Reactive to RCM10.6 – Put a Plant Wide Focus on Functional Failures10.7 – Reliability is Worth a Second Look10.8 – When Preventive Maintenance Does not Work10.9 – The Top 4 Reasons Why PdM FailsChapter 11 - MTBF Users GuideWork Flow ProcessesReliability Survey ResultsPlanning and Scheduling Survey Results