Core Principles of Reliabilitycentered Maintenance

CORE Principles of ReliabilityCentered Maintenance

Rich Overman, CMRP Overman (904) 655-0787 Cell Rich@coreprinciplesllc.com

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Introduction

• L t 1970’s ushered in a new era of asset Late 1970’ h di f t maintenance • United States Department of Defense published the seminal book entitled Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) • Entire industries have grown from this one g book • Growth brings variability

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Definition of RCM

• “a logical discipline for the development of p g scheduled maintenance programs.” – Nolan and Heap • “Reliability-centered Maintenance: a process used to Reliability centered determine what must be done to ensure that any physical asset continues to do what its users wanted it to do in its present operating context.” – John Moubray

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Definitions of RCM

• RCM is “the best way to develop a maintenance improvement program.” – A M Smith program A.M. • “RCM uses a cross-functional team to develop a complete maintenance strategy designed to ensure l t i t t t d i dt inherent design reliability for a process or piece of equipment.” – D i t ” Doug Pl k tt Plucknett • RCM “is to identify components whose functional failures can cause unwanted consequences to ones plant or facility.” – Neil Bloom

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Process Variants

• Jack Nicholas categorized various RCM p processes:

– Classical – Variants – Derivatives

• Result is RCM has come to mean different things to different people

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CORE Principles of RCM

• Not presenting:

– RCM process – RCM philosophy

• Primary or CORE Principles of RCM • Underlying principles upon which all RCM processes are b d based.

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Core Principles of RCM

• Components Fail • Operational...