2-Day Preventive and Predictive Maintenance

This class covers the basics of PM and PdM in a convenient 2-day format. All aspects of PM are considered including engineering, economics, management and psychology. This course offers a basic foundation for any organization wanting to improve or set-up a PM system.

Course Agenda Day 1:

  • Groundwork
    • Goals of program
    • Report card
    • How much is enough?
  • PPM Economics
    • Past sins
    • Costs of setup and ongoing costs
    • True breakdown costs
    • Case study
  • Justifying (selling) PM and PdM expenditures
    • Some benefits of PPM
    • Selling PM/PdM
    • Benefits of PM/PdM
  • Basic Understanding of Preventive Maintenance
    • What is PM?
    • Understanding what PM is supposed to accomplish and the critical event
    • Appropriate PM strategy for the 3 equipment life cycles and 6 failure modes
    • Maintenance improvement curve- how to get the most bang for your buck
  • CMMS approaches to PPM
    • Steps to install a PPM system
    • Survey instructions
    • PM and PdM systems increase professionalism
  • Short repairs and high productivity
  • Reliability enhancement programs
    • RCM
    • PMO

Course Agenda Day 2:

  • PM Details for effectiveness
    • Four types of task lists
    • PM frequency and its effect on breakdown
  • Task list development
  • TLC (Tighten, Lubricate and Clean)
  • Guidelines for involvement with predictive techniques
    • Questions to ask before PdM
    • Oil analysis
    • Vibration analysis
    • Temperature measurement
    • Ultrasonic inspection
    • Advanced visual techniques
    • Other methods of predictive maintenance
    • TLC-Tighten, Lubricate, clean
  • Management of PM activity
    • Planning and Scheduling PM activity
    • Access to Equipment
    • Interruptive maintenance and non-interruptive maintenance
    • Metrics
    • Outsourcing PM
  • Task list analysis
    • Complete analysis of task lists (line by line)
  • Advanced Concepts- PM at the next level
    • P-F Curve
    • Statistical Analysis
    • PCR
  • Personnel issues
    • P-F Curve
    • Statistical Analysis
    • PCR
  • Personnel issues
    • Staffing the PM Effort
    • What kind of personality to look for in a PM inspector
    • How to insure that PMs are done as designed
  • Developing a unique action plan