TYPES OF MAINTAINENANCE FOR EFFECTIVE EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY

PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE: Is the practice of maintaining equipment on a regular schedule based on elapsed time or meter readings. Its aim is to prevent maintenance problems or failures before they take place by following routine and comprehensive maintenance procedures.Here are the advantages of Preventive maintenance
-It is predictable,making budgeting,planning and resource levelling possible
- When properly practiced,it generally prevents most major problems,thus reducing forced outages,reactive maintenance and maintenance costs in general.
-It assures managers that equipment is being maintained
-It is easily understood and justified. However PM has some drawbacks which are stated below
- It is time consuming and resource intensive.
- It does not consider actual equipment condition when scheduling or performing the maintenance.
- It can cause problems in equipment in addition to solving them
RELIABILITY CENTERED MAINTENANCE:The goal is to provide the appropriate amount of maintenance at the right time to prevent forced outages while at the same time eliminating unnecessary maintenance
CONDITION BASED MAINTENANCE: This maintenance relies on knowing the condition of individual pieces of equipment.


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