CONNECT Conversations
The Requirements All Good PM’s Must Meet
Preventive Maintenance, or PM, has been around since we’ve had machines, and is typically calendar based, and less often, run-time based. We’ve known for some 75 years that some 90%+ of time-based intrusive PM is not just unnecessary, but actually detrimental to equipment performance and maintenance costs.
- Doug Plucknette
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Six Sigma Discussion
Six Sigma is a statistical term which characterizes your quality having less than 3.4 defects per million for a given product or process specification. At the heart of a six sigma program is a focus on reducing variation within a given process.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
TPM is far more than operators doing PM/Basic Care. It is a far more comprehensive approach to running a plant than most people understand.
- Doug Plucknette
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Kaizen Discussion
Today, Ron and Doug discuss Kaizen, Tools for Supporting Reliability.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Installation and Startup
This discussion will center on the importance of fabrication/repairs, installation and startup practices. It’s difficult to overstate the essential nature of the standards, procedures and practices in this area for the reliability of a given plant.
- Doug Plucknette
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Purchasing and Stores Management for Reliability
Often ignored and yet critical functions in assuring reliability, are purchasing and stores management. While Reliability begins in the design, it requires intensive support from these two areas, and few companies give sufficient attention to their role.
- Doug Plucknette
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Design for Reliability
Today, Ron and Doug discuss Design for Reliability.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Planning and Scheduling
Today, Ron and Doug discuss Planning and Scheduling.
- Doug Plucknette
- RELIABILITY CONNECT