Processing, April 2020
APRIL 2020 www processingmagazine com 15 7 Maintenance Cost Per Production Unit With the caveat about maintenance spend tracking this is perhaps a better measure of maintenance efficiency 8 Maintenance Backlog The backlog in work orders or labor time The backlog should not be growing over time so this KPI could indicate a further issue 9 Maintenance Schedule Compliance A measure of how much the schedule was followed and a potential indicator of how well the preventive maintenance program is working 10 Spare Part Inventory Turns Measuring the inventory turns will indicate whether the inventory is needed or potentially tying up capital on the shelf 11 Maintenance Emergency Events or Percentage Emergency Work Tracked over time to see how many breakdowns are happening With a preventive maintenance program this number should be decreasing Setting goals Armed with these more meaningful KPIs you can start to set maintenance goals that can take your maintenance department to the next level Rather than trying to improve all KPIs focus and set specific goals When setting a goal make it a measurable and achievable use the SMART rubric for example Some examples of SMART goals include Improve OEE on one asset by 25 in one year Decrease MTBF by 50 on a critical asset in one year Reduce the maintenance backlog by 40 man hours in one month Summary Whether just starting a preventive maintenance strategy or a 10 year veteran you will want to measure the effectiveness of the program Preventive maintenance should reduce unplanned downtime and increase asset life and equipment efficiency These can be difficult things to measure in the short term so other KPIs are needed Relying on a tactic of only tracking overall maintenance spend does not give you the entire picture of maintenance performance More nuanced measures are needed Once you get more meaningful KPIs established you can use them to set specific goals for your team With these actions in place you can start to drive your maintenance program to a best inclass level Limble CMMS www limblecmms com MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE POINTS ONE SENSOR Temperatures often vary within a manufacturing process However a single Pyromation multi point sensor can measure temperature at numerous points throughout the process We manufacture a variety of standard and custom RTD Pt100 and thermocouple multi point constructions for applications including storage tanks piping systems ovens kilns furnaces airflow ducts grain bins heat exchangers railcar and truck tanks chemical vessels and more GET A QUOTE pyromation com chemical 2602096342 As processors make the switch to preventive maintenance they will want to measure the effectiveness of the program using intelligent indicators
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