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:
- Awareness of Operational Hazards: During Condition Monitoring surveys, JPS Reliability personnel operate in environments similar to those of plant operators.
- Work Near Key Equipment: Our work often takes place near critical assets, whether in operation or offline. We follow established safety procedures and implement comprehensive control measures to ensure a safe working environment at all times.
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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