Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers

Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers will give the engineer the “have to have” information. It will help instill knowledge on a daily basis, to do his or her job and to maintain and assure reliable equipment to help reduce costs. This book will be an easy reference for engineers and managers needing immediate solutions to everyday problems. Most civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers will face issues relating to maintenance and reliability, at some point in their jobs. This will become their “go to” book.

Not an oversized handbook or a theoretical treatise, but a handy collection of graphs, charts, calculations, tables, curves, and explanations, basic “rules of thumb” that any engineer working with equipment will need for basic maintenance and reliability of that equipment.

• Access to quick information which will help in day to day and long term engineering solutions in reliability and maintenance • Listing of short articles to help assist engineers in resolving problems they face • Written by two of the top experts in the country

Industrial Engineers, Maintenance and Reliability Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Technicians, Maintenance Managers, Field Engineers, Corporate Maintenance and Reliability Managers

Introduction – Recommended First Step Chapter 1 – Understanding Maintenance and Reliability 1.1 Maintenance and Reliability Function 1.2 Maintenance/Reliability Assessment 1.3 Change Management in Reliability 1.4 Position Descriptions 1.5 Maintenance Responsibilities 1.6 Return on Investment 1.7 Planning and Scheduling Chapter 2 – Reliability Engineering Position Description Chapter 3 – Preventive Maintenance Chapter 4 – Predictive Maintenance 4.1 Predictive Maintenance Overview 4.2 Vibration Analysis 4.3 Thermography 4.4 Tribology 4.5 Ultrasonics Chapter 5 – Reliability Processes 5.1 Reliability Software 5.2 Reliability Centered Maintenance 5.3 Failure Modes and Effect Analysis 5.4 Equipment Criticality Ranking 5.5 Root Cause Failure Analysis 5.6 Developing a Business Case for a Reliability Initiative Chapter 6 – Key Performance Indicators 6.1 – Developing Key Performance Indicators 6.2 – Key Performance Indicator Dashboards 6.3 – Article: Developing KPIs by Ron Thomas, Dofasco Steel Chapter 7 – Total Production Maintenance 7.1 – TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) 7.2 – Article: Lean Reliability Chapter 8 – Mechanical Equipment 8.1 – Bearings 8.2 – Chain Drives 8.3 – Belt Drives 8.4 – Hydraulics 8.5 – Gears 8.6 – Maintenance Welding 8.7 – Compressors 8.8 – Packing Seals 8.9 – Pumps Chapter 9 - Electrical 9.1 Electric Motors 9.2 Motor Controls 9.3 Motor Maintenance Chapter 10 – Reliability Articles 10.1 – Top five reasons why companies don't measure reliability 10.2 – Creating a Culture Change with Reliability 10.3 – Exterminate Lube Problems 10.4 – Using KPIs to Spot Problems 10.5 – What it takes to Climb out of Reactive to RCM 10.6 – Put a Plant Wide Focus on Functional Failures 10.7 – Reliability is Worth a Second Look 10.8 – When Preventive Maintenance Does not Work 10.9 – The Top 4 Reasons Why PdM Fails Chapter 11 - MTBF Users Guide Work Flow Processes Reliability Survey Results Planning and Scheduling Survey Results