Reliability is inherent... it is built in at the design phase.
At inception major decisions are made that can impact your asset reliability.
We have to accept that the design of assets and equipment is often constrained. Budget, footprint, accessibility, operating context, maintainability, ergonomics, power requirement, health and safety.... the list is extensive.
The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) has a lot on their plate. Conceptualising, specifying and then building assets to fit your operating context perfectly.
It is little wonder that some components may not suit the end user's application.
We can fail quickly if we assume the OEM fully understands the end users needs.
Then when the button is pressed no one thought about the maintenance and overall care package, early failures crop up and everyone turns to the Maintenance Department to 'make it work' when it's the inherent design or specs that are the root cause... sticking plasters are duly applied!
This can be avoided with the involvement of operators, maintainers and even consultants like myself, avoiding those poor specification choices and if not at least mitigating and reducing the possibility of failure.
If you need help please feel free to get in touch.
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Maintenance Reliability Specialist
2moHere at Kemira Bradford we outsource and works very well, targeted interventions and frees up our engineers to add greater value.