Why Condition Monitoring?
Condition Monitoring is a critical discipline that involves continuously monitoring an asset to detect significant changes in its condition, such as heat, noise, or vibration. These changes can signal potential defects that might impact the asset’s remaining useful life. The primary goal of Condition Monitoring is to fully understand the actual condition of all critical assets, enabling proactive maintenance and corrective actions before any potential loss of equipment function occurs..
Condition Monitoring Discipline:
- Asset Monitoring: Identifying significant changes in asset condition (heat, noise, vibration).
- Defect Detection: Signalling potential defects to prevent equipment failure.
- Maintenance Advising: Recommending maintenance or corrective work prior to asset failure.
Safety:
- Hazard Exposure: During Condition Monitoring surveys, JPS Reliability personnel are exposed to the same hazards as operators and maintainers.
- Proximity to Critical Assets: We work close to critical assets, both operational and offline. Following appropriate safety processes and implementing adequate controls are essential to mitigate the risk of serious injury or fatality.
Savings – Direct and Indirect:
- Improved Safety: Enhanced system reliability reduces the number of maintenance tasks and emergency work, leading to less exposure time.
- Cost Reduction: Assets managed through a Condition Based Maintenance program are less costly to repair than those that fail unexpectedly.
- Efficiency Opportunities: Improving reliability and performing maintenance based on asset condition can lead to a defect elimination program and further cost reductions.
Mitigating the Risk of Asset Failure:
- Impact of Maintenance Timing: How and when maintenance tasks are performed significantly affect asset efficiency and associated costs.
- Support Maintenance Strategy: Condition Monitoring tasks drive and support the overall asset maintenance strategy by prescribing necessary maintenance activities.
- Proactive Mindset: Moving from a predictive to a proactive approach reduces failures and corrects potential issues before asset breakdowns occur.
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