Up Time Magazine- February/March 2008

determine the current condition of the asset. This assessment is fundamental to managing asset reliability, thus preventing equipment failures and the ensuing unplanned downtime. From a mechanical integrity perspective, understanding the current condition of the equipment that contains or manages process medium is also key to minimizing safety and environmental risk. Equipping those operators, technicians and inspectors with the proper tools to assess risk and determine appropriate actions is critical. The Meridium Operator Rounds solution – part of the Meridium Condition Assessment suite that also includes Inspection Management, Thickness Monitoring, and Calibration Management – puts Meridium APM in the hands of equipment operators via a handheld application that allows execution of asset strategies in the field by monitoring equipment performance and capturing condition data electronically. Meridium Operator Rounds integrates equipment strategies into day-to-day operations and surveillance programs and facilitates the efficient assessment and quantification of asset performance. analysis tool. Weibull is a proven method for identifying deviant performance and provides essential direction to the defect identification and elimination process. Utilizing this module, users have experienced great success with top-down identification of deviations from objective performance and by understanding and quantifying the impact that reliability has on production. (One client has used Meridium’s APM solution as the centerpiece Figure 4 - Examples of the Operator Rounds screen of its reliability program and is so successful that the leader Recognizing the historical costs, failure frereceived a major promotion based on the quencies, and trends of production assets is benefits incurred. This user commented that required for a truly comprehensive APM prothe upgraded Weibull module exceeded his gram. With a clear understanding of poorly admittedly exceptionally high expectations!) performing equipment, where improvement opportunities exist, and the impact of design changes, asset owners can implement the most effective strategies and designs to optimize utilization and costs. Meridium’s Reliability Analytics module – part of the Meridium Performance Management suite that also encompasses Metrics and Scorecards – includes a Production Analysis solution based upon a Weibull The Meridium Performance Management suite also includes a reliability-based Spares Optimization module, providing users with the capability to assess the optimal level of spares for every identified equipment strategy, offering a “site-wide” optimal level for a particular spare item. This solution analyzes and determines spares requirements based upon failure rates, spare inventory Performance Management Announcing the NATIONAL TECHNICAL TRAINING SYMPOSIUM (32nd ANNUAL MEETING) Vibration Institute A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION June 23-26, 2007 Woodlands Hotel and Suites Williamsburg, Virginia • • • • • • basic analysis basic data acquisition prognosis signal processing bearing analysis machine diagnostics and case histories • • • • • • modal analysis rotor dynamics case histories pump vibrations monitoring applications introduction to alignment risk assessment • • • • • reliability centered maintenance wireless technology panel session PDMA two plane ﬁeld balancing ultrasonics See Web Site: http://www.vibinst.org for details For information: Phone: (630) 654-2254 Fax: (630) 654-2271 Email: vibinst@anet.com 26 THE VIBRATION INSTITUTE 6262 S. Kingery Highway, Suite 212 Willowbrook, Illinois 60527 february/march 2008 http://www.vibinst.org http://www.vibinst.org

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Up Time Magazine- February/March 2008 Contents Upfront Upclose: Lessons Learned from the Walter Reed Story Information Technology: Parenting and Asset Performance Infrared: It's Alive! Lubrication: A Sense of Change Maintenance Management: PdM, Standardized Motor Testing: Being Well Connected Precision Maintenance: How to be Marketable Reliability: The Voyage of Wells Dairy Ultrasound: Two is Better Than One Vibration: Diagnosing a Cracked Shaft Upgrade: A Different Kind of Journey

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