Up Time Magazine- February/March 2008

RCM Learning Zone 1 7 Questions of RCM by Doug Plucknette and Bill Keeter, Allied Reliability This short course provides a simple explanation for each of the 7 questions asked in an RCM Analysis. Sit in on this course if you are new to Reliability Centered Maintenance. RCM for Problem Solving by Wayne Vaughn, Harley Davidson The disciplined process of Reliability Centered Maintenance can be useful in solving all types of problems, even those outside the maintenance realm. This presentation explores several examples from Harley Davidson. Reliability Case Study of Analysis of Bottle Packaging Line by Dan Might, Coors and Loyd Hamilton, Think Reliability This presentation covers a method for graphical organization of micro & macrostop shutdowns for evaluation of reliability improvements. The discussion centers around the use of the models, the graphical elements, and the structure used to approach issues. Implementing RCM Globally at HOLCIM Cement, by Hans Burger and Steve Lindborg, Holcim, Germany This presentation discusses the unique challenges of leading an RCM effort in over 74 countries at Holcim Ltd., a leading cement manufacturer. Both the learning and successes will be presented. Implementing RCM based Maintenance in a large, diverse, international Conglomerate – United Technologies Corporation by Robert Latham, UTC and Dennis Belanger, MRG UTC is a massive company with extensive, global operations in a wide range of military, government and commercial businesses such as Pratt & Whitney, Carrier Corp, Otis Elevator and Sikorsky with manufacturing sites all over the world. Making a cultural change in this type of environment has its challenges. This presentation will discuss how UTC has approached that challenge. We will present specific examples of implementation work currently in progress and their plan and approach for expanding RCM driven reliability practices throughout the company. Why Equipment Fails by Henry Ellmann, the Aladon Network. Argentina To understand why equipment fails and why therefore maintenance is an unavoidable function, it is important to understand the physical reason why equipment fails at all. This presentation recaps the second law of thermodynamics: Energy tends to flow spontaneously from being concentrated in one place to becoming diffused and spread out. The key to cost-effective avoidance of this failed state is to identify the phenomena that could put the system into such failed state. This will make it possible to identify suitable failure management policies. Using RCM to Build a Reliability Culture at Lockheed Martin by Rich Robertson, CMRP and Mark Witkowski, CMRP, Lockheed Martin This presentation will discuss tools and methods used and successes in instilling a reliability culture over a 5 year period at Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale, CA. The 5.5 M square foot facility is comprised of manufacturing, satellite and missile test and engineering buildings on 450 acres. RCM Learning Zone 2 Using the RCM Project Managers Guide by Jack Nicholas Jr. The short course details the RCM Project Managers Guide, formerly known as the RCM Scorecard. It will address “readiness to conduct an RCM project,” “pitfalls to avoid during execution of an RCM project” and “RCM project success factors” along other guidelines useful to prospective project managers, their supervisors and champions. Department (BME) at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) has been exploring the advantages of utilizing RCM methodologies for developing its maintenance strategies for the hospital’s medical assets. While there are significant improvements to be gained in the performance of medical devices from the application of RCM, there are also a number of barriers, some considerable, to be overcome by any biomedical or clinical engineering department wishing to implement RCM and avail their institutions of the benefits. tants, laboratories and universities. The importance and complexity of transformers to power systems, has motivated its choice as a pilot project from a Cigré-Brazil joint working group sponsored by Subcommittees B3 (Substation), B5 (Protection) and A2 (Transformers). It was the intent of the group to demonstrate and document the viability of applying RCM to equipment of this complexity. Delivering Results through Classical Reliability-Centered Maintenance: A U.S. Postal Service Case Study by Ray Darragh, USPS, Mac Smith, AMS Associates, Nick Jize, JMS Software The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processed over 213 billion pieces of mail in 2006. To efficiently handle this ever increasing load, a large number of automatic systems have been introduced throughout its distribution centers over the past several years. One machine, the Automated Flats Sorting Machine 100 (AFSM 100) began development in 1999 to process the growing volume of “flats” mail - 29 billion RCM of Oil Immersed Transformers: A Work Group Approach from Several Companies by Iony Patriota de Siqueira, CHESF - Brazil This paper reports the result of application of RCM to oil immersed transformers, with the participation of experts from several companies, from utilities, manufacturers, consul- RCM for Medical Devices by Phill Thorburn, Biomedical Engineering Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia Over the past 2 years, Biomedical Engineering please call 1-888-575-1245 or 305-735-3746 with any questions

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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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