Most technicians are asked to perform maintenance.

Very few are given the knowledge needed to perform it consistently.

A work order says:

“Inspect bearings.”

Okay.

What should they inspect?

  • Noise?
  • Temperature?
  • Lubrication condition?
  • Vibration?
  • Physical damage?

What are the acceptance criteria?

How should findings be documented?

The difference between average maintenance and world-class maintenance is often the quality of instructions provided.

#Maintenance #ReliabilityEngineering #OperationsExcellence #SquareMethods

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Explore More

SquareMethods, built from data.

SquareMethods

I didn’t build SquareMethods from a theory. I built it from the data. Before I built SquareMethods, I spent years researching why manufacturing plants lose production time. Not anecdotally. Formally.

Read More

Guidelines for creating a preventive maintenance task list 

Guideline for creating Preventive maintenance Task list 

Read More

5 Maintenance Techniques

The choice of the best maintenance strategy is a selection of the most suitable maintenance techniques for the policy to be operationalized.

Read More