Implementing Preventive Maintenance for Industries the Right Way

This book refers to Discipline Number 5 based on the original book I wrote in 2009 on World Class Maintenance - The 12 Disciplines. Almost all industries have their Preventive Maintenance, but still, many problems emerged and the question is can we do something about it. Many maintenance people from industries are not satisfied with their current Preventive Maintenance even if they are complying with every single maintenance task listed. My sole intention in writing this book is to provide a guide and direction to help maintenance in industries get the results in doing the correct Preventive Maintenance on their equipment and assets. In today's digitalization era, and with all these advanced CMMS and EAM software, apps, technology, cloud, smart sensors, Industrial Internet of Things, and automation, the majority of industries are jumping on the bandwagon thinking that these technologies will optimize their asset. I have nothing against technology, but what I am stating is that everything will boil down to one thing and that is addressing the basics first. The goal and objective of having Preventive Maintenance are to prevent or anticipate a failure or breakdown from happening first. The keyword in this case is being first. This means that we need to perform an activity or task before failure happens. But the thing is we need to be precise in what failures can be addressed by PM since not all failures can be prevented in the first place. Here are some of the highlights of this book.

The Traditional Belief in Preventive Maintenance

Mistaken Belief about Preventive Maintenance

The 3 Phases of Preventive Maintenance

Why Most Planners Cannot Plan Future PM Work

Integrating Precision Maintenance on PM

PM Interval, Are We Doing PM Too Late or Too Soon?

Determining the Correct Interval for PM Overhauls and Replacement     

Determining the Correct Interval for PM Human Inspection

Selecting the Maintenance Interval for Greasing Bearings

Selecting the Maintenance Interval for Changing Oil

Selecting the Maintenance Interval for Failure Finding Tasks

Selecting the Maintenance Interval for Redundant Components

Refining the PM Interval

Factors to Consider in Stocking Parts or Not In the Storeroom

MRO Decision Diagram on Whether to Stock or Not to Stock

Case Samples on How to Use the MRO Algorithm and Form

Why Operators Should be Involved in Maintenance

Tips on How to Involve your Operators in Maintenance

The Role of Predictive Maintenance on PM

The Reason RCM Was Developed by the Airline Industry

What the PM Task Should Include

Measuring PM Effectiveness and Performance

Maximizing the Use of CMMS

What CMMS Should Provide for PM

21 FAQs on Preventive Maintenance

17 Tips on ...