Five tips for increasing the availability of equipment and plant
INTRODUCTION:
Enhancing productivity is the prime focus for all of us and maintenance, as per the company’s standards, is important for this. An unexpected downtime can lead to higher repair cost, production loss and idle manpower when compared to a scheduled maintenance. Downtime of a machine will also put all the connected equipment on idle mode.
I am Dave, a service engineer from Propel Industries Private Limited.
Let me share few tips which will help you increase the availability of your equipment and plant.
Effective maintenance:
Maintenance should be carried out in every shift and the parameters must be recorded. By doing this, you can understand the performance trend of the machine better. Implement the steps of replacing consumables, wear part monitoring, greasing and housekeeping.
Capacity Monitoring and Analysis:
Remember that feed to machine should be as per the manufacturer’s standards. It is important to monitor and analyse Tons per Hour (TPH) periodically to check if the plant is in accordance to the plant-rated capacity. In case the plant is running with lower capacity or TPH, then it would result in higher operational cost per ton.
The OEM advantage:
Using parts from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) will guarantee quality and durability. Professionals would agree that using genuine parts will increase the lifespan of the equipment and that of the related parts too.
Maintain Minimum Inventory:
It is important to stock up minimum inventory for every single machine that you possess. This will increase the availability of machine. Don’t you think parts can be replaced faster if minimum stock is available, in-house? Yes, it does. This will also reduce the shipment time of consumables and wear parts. The time taken for maintenance will also be reduced.
Team Work:
You have to put in place an efficient operating and maintenance team and we, at Propel will provide hands on training to them so that they work towards increasing productivity.
CONCLUSION:
Did you find my tips useful? Implement these steps and see your equipment’s performance and productivity increase multifold.
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