[...]... acid-free paper whenever possible Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Smith, Ricky Industrial machinery repair : best maintenance practices pocket guide / Ricky Smith and Keith Mobley p cm ISBN 0-7506-7621-3 (pbk : alk paper) 1 Machinery Maintenance and repair 2 Industrial equipment–Maintenance and repair I Mobley, Keith II Title TJ153.S6355 2003 621.8 16–dc21 2003040435 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication... Industrial Machinery Repair: Best Maintenance Practices Pocket Guide Ricky Smith and R Keith Mobley Amsterdam Boston London New York Oxford Paris San Diego San Francisco Singapore Sydney Tokyo Butterworth–Heinemann... order to change the organization’s basic beliefs, the reasons why an organization does not follow these best practices in the repair of their equipment must be identified “Only Permanent Repairs Made Here” A few of the most common reasons that a plant does not follow best maintenance repair practices are: 1 Maintenance is totally reactive and does not follow the definition of maintenance, which is to protect,... Maintenance Repair Practices? 7 ● Lack of management commitment and accountability; ● Momentum becomes slowed or changes direction; ● Lack of an adequately skilled workforce; ● No gap analysis or specific action plan to guide the effort to close the gaps; ● Conflict between emergencies and performing maintenance following “Best Maintenance Repair Practices” (this does not mean all “emergent” repairs must... understanding or comprehension of management Many managers are in a denial state regarding maintenance The result is that they do not believe that repair practices directly impact an organization’s bottom line or profitability 2 Introduction: Why Use Best Maintenance Repair Practices? More enlightened companies have demonstrated that, by reducing selfinduced failures, they can increase production capacity... must be willing to admit to a maintenance problem and actively pursue a solution You may be asking, what are the “Best Maintenance Repair Practices”? Here are a few that maintenance personnel must know (See Table 1.1.) Looking through this abbreviated Best Maintenance Repair Practices table, try to determine whether your company follows these guidelines The results will very likely surprise you You... worked as a maintenance technician, for all the training and the chance to expand his knowledge; and Dr John Williams, who always believed in him 1 Introduction: Why Use Best Maintenance Repair Practices? “Only Permanent Repairs Made Here” This book addresses, in a simplistic manner, the proper principles and techniques in “Best Maintenance Practices—Mechanical.” If these principles and techniques are... workforce lacks either the discipline or direction to follow best maintenance repair practices 4 Management is not supportive, and/or does not understand the consequences of not following the best practices (real understanding must involve a knowledge of how much money is lost to the bottom line) Table 1.1 Best maintenance repair practices Maintenance task Standard Required best practices Lubricate... of equipment breakdown causes lost production Introduction: Why Use Best Maintenance Repair Practices? 5 MAINTENANCE The act of MAINTAINING MAINTAIN KEEP in an existing state PRESERVE from failure or decline Keep Preserve Protect Figure 1.1 Maintenance In order to solve the problem of not following Best Maintenance Repair Practices, a sequential course of action should be taken: First, identify whether... these losses, and measure the financial losses due to repair issues) (See Figure 1.2, “The Maintenance Cost Iceberg.”) Second, identify the source of the problem (this could be combination of issues): ● Maintenance skill level: Perform skills assessment (written and performance based) to evaluate whether skill levels are adequate to meet “Best Maintenance Repair Practices” for your specific maintenance organization . class="bi x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" Industrial Machinery Repair: Best Maintenance Practices Pocket Guide Industrial Machinery Repair: Best Maintenance Practices. Williams, who always believed in him. Industrial Machinery Repair: Best Maintenance Practices Pocket Guide Industrial Machinery Repair: Best Maintenance Practices