Continuous Improvement
Case Studies and Stories
Abqaiq Plants Fin-Fan Tubes Replacement Project
The Abqaiq Plants team faced repetitive tube failures in their Fin-Fan heat exchangers due to material incompatibility and aging equipment. To enhance reliability and reduce downtime, 12 out of 16 tube cells were upgraded to alloy 825 and installed during a planned Turnaround & Inspection window. This replacement not only improved cooling efficiency but also reduced T&I downtime by 20%.
- Mohanned K. Al-Kabour
- Saudi Aramco
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Ten Things a Maintenance Supervisor Can Do
Very often maintenance supervisors feel overwhelmed by the day-to-day disruptions, sometimes crises, that come to them. It would be a good idea to take a deep breath and consider what they might do to begin the process of minimizing the constant disruption...
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Articles
Enabling Great Reliability Decisions
Reliability is about making the right decision, each time. In this article, learn how reliability engineers help teams make better decisions by providing insights on failure costs, guiding design choices, and ensuring reliability is part of every discussion.
- Fred Schenkelberg
- Accendo Reliability
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Ten Things a Lubrication Engineer Can Do
Lubrication technicians are often not shown sufficient respect (greasers?), when they represent the lifeblood of the equipment. When you have poor lubrication practices, you severely reduce the life of the equipment. Can you imagine the consequences of not keeping your car properly lubricated?
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Case Studies and Stories
Nigeria LNG – Monitoring Strategy and Solution – A Visual Case Study by Brüel & Kjær Vibro
See how B&K Vibro resolved a critical vibration issue. This visual case study offers a behind-the-scenes look at the diagnostic process, featuring actual waveform and spectrum data, the identification of a bearing fault, and the expert insights of Mobius-certified analysts.
- Michael Hastings
- Bruel & Kjaer Vibro
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Ten Things a Maintenance Planner Can Do
Maintenance planners plan the work, or do they, or are they really schedulers, or gate keepers on resources? Planning and scheduling are different activities – the first is about scope, sequence, parts, permits, tools, etc., while the second is about allocation of available resources based on priority needs.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Ten Things an Electrical Technician Can Do
Electrical technicians often lament equipment failures, particularly the lack of accurate drawings for trouble shooting, among many issues. In this session we’ll discuss things an electrical technician can do, beginning with updating and keeping drawings current.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Five Minute Facts
Four Steps to Lower Operating Expenses and Increase Efficiency
Manufacturing organizations often use Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) as a key metric in assessing operations. While OEE is really three metrics rolled into one percentage, the components that make up the overall metric, availability, performance, and quality, are all important areas to benchmark.
- Adam Napolitano
- Triple Circle Partners
Veterans CONNECTED
Episode 37: Derek Abbey
In this edition of Veterans CONNECTED, Derek Abbey chats with Eric Bevevino about the impact of Project Recover, the life events that led to him joining the Marine Corps at 17 and how no two veteran transition experiences are the same.
- Eric Bevevino
- Veterans Connected