The essence of Preventive maintenance lays in this 'Fourth step', hence need to be elaborated.

What do one do after identifying the Wear parts and estimate its lifecycle...

- Bring-out a list of 'critical components' considering HSE and production. Consider using FMEA.

- Establish the best 'condition monitoring technique' for these 'critical components'. Like: vibration monitoring, wear particle analysis, tomography etc.

- Establish the best 'monitoring interval' considering the life-cycle of these critical components.

- Establish a 'master chart' detailing: which equipment, which part, what interval, which monitoring technique. Follow regressively and fine tune on feedback from breakdown reports.

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My first line of defence in maintance was the paper work on each machine organized and on a computer with dates of instalation of all motors and parts. Established wear and replacement limits.

I also has employees trained as helpers to inspect and do the daily grease and inspection of each line. Eventually I sent a few of them to school on the company dime for different things like electrical, machine, and computer control maintance.

The new comprtized viberation reporting systems are something I never got to work with but I would now if I were still out there.

Dear Friend,

There are good answers by every one. I will add a bit. Use statistical techniques to improve maintenance performance. Like: Pareto analysis, bar charts, cause & effect diagrams, etc. I have32 yrs experience in Equipment maintenance and I just love working as a maintenance manager (solving and preventing problems).

Implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). There are several books and guides available. A web search will give you a lot of information. Also, set up a data base with all the information about the equipment previously mentioned.