After reading this article you will learn about the duties and organisation of maintenance department. Duties or Functions of Maintenance Department: (A) Inspection: (1) Inspection is concerned with the routine schedule checks of the plant facilities to examine their condition and to check for needed repairs. (2) Inspections ensure the safe and efficient operation of equipment and machinery. (3) Frequency [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Objectives of Plant Maintenance 2. Importance of Plant Maintenance 3. Types 4. Schedule 5. Standard Data 6. Some Recent Developments. Objectives of Plant Maintenance: (i) The objective of plant maintenance is to achieve minimum breakdown and to keep the plant in good working condition at the lowest possible cost. (ii) Machines [...]
After reading this article you will learn about systems concept and value analysis. Systems Concept: The society and the industry is more complex today than it was ever before. More and more persons are acquiring higher education and technical skills, newer materials and information’s are being rigged up and under such situations, rules of thumb cannot be highly relied upon. [...]