Chemical Processing - June 2008 - (Page 23) Global competitive pressures have increased demands to keep plants running better, longer and more cost effectively by reducing unscheduled downtime and boosting uptime for machinery assets. Much of the responsibility to optimize asset efficiency falls on maintenance staffs. Yet they face numerous challenges in achieving the goal. For a variety of reasons personnel may not be able to follow precision maintenance practices to the letter; equipment maintenance is becoming more complicated; and environmental and safety laws have grown stricter. The result has been sustained interest in proactive maintenance programs to help achieve equipment reliability objectives. Condition Monitoring (CM) can play a crucial role in proactive maintenance. CM involves regularly measuring physical parameters such as vibration, noise, lubricant properties and temperature via non-invasive methods, usually during normal operation of equipment. CM makes it possible to detect machine and component problems before they can result in unexpected downtime and the high costs associated with interruptions in production. CM ultimately can serve as a platform for implementing a condition-based maintenance program — scheduling maintenance, inspection and overhaul based on machine condition instead of the calendar. The goal is to trend and analyze data to identify troublesome conditions and detect early stages of component degradation. Then, remedial action can be taken to prevent failures and reduce unanticipated downtime. 23 chemicalprocessing.com JUne 2008 http://chemicalprocessing.com
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