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| Benefits of the Predictable Maintenance |
Uptime, Inc composed a list of benefits of vibration analysis in particular and predictive maintenance in general found in trade magazine articles, ads, flyers, and brochures.
They are as follows: |
- A. Minimizes or eliminates costly downtime - increases profitable uptime.
- B. Minimizes or eliminates catastrophic machinery failures - damage from catastrophic failure is usually much more extensive than otherwise would have been.
- C. Reduces maintenance costs.
- D. Reduces unscheduled maintenance - repairs can be made at times that least affect production.
- E. Reduces spare parts inventories - many parts can be purchased just in time for repairs to be made during scheduled machinery shutdowns..
- F. Optimizes machinery performance - machinery always operates within specifications.
- G. Reduces excessive electric power consumption caused by inefficient machinery performance - saves money on energy requirements.
- H. Reduces need for standby equipment or additional floor space to cover excessive downtime - less capital investment required for equipment or plant.
- I. Increases plant capacity.
- J. Reduces depreciation of capital investment caused by poor machinery maintenance - well maintained machinery lasts longer and performs better.
- K. Reduces unnecessary machinery repairs - machines are repaired only when their performance is less than optimal.
- L. Minimizes or eliminates the possibility that machinery repairs were the wrong repairs.
- M. Reduces the number of dissatisfied customers or lost customers due to poor quality - with less than optimal machine performance, quality always suffers.
- N. Reduces rework of goods caused by machines operating at less than optimal condition.
- 0. Reduces scrap caused by poorly performing machinery.
- P. Reduces overtime required to make up for lost production due to broken down or poorly performing machinery.
- Q. Reduces penalties that result from late deliveries caused be broken down or poorly performing machinery.
- R. Reduces warranty claims due to poor product quality caused by poorly performing machinery.
- S. Reduces the possibility of accepting recently purchased new or used machinery with defects - the invoice is not paid until the defects are corrected.
- T. Increases the likelihood that newly purchased new or used machinery meets specifications.
- U. Increases machinery safety - injuries are often caused by poorly performing machinery.
- V. Reduces safety penalties levied against a company for unsafe machinery.
- W. Reduces insurance rates because well maintained machinery increases safety.
- X. Reduces the time required to make machinery repairs - advance notice of machinery condition permits more efficient organization of the repair process.
- Y. Increases the speed that machinery can be operated, if desirable.
- Z. Increases the ease of operation of machinery.
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