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I s anybody really listening up there? I’m talking about Washington, which keeps finding ways to ignore the haunting “jobs, jobs, jobs” refrain that millions of desperate Americans are tuned in to. (We should be ashamed that these numbers include countless returning military veterans who can’t find civilian work to support themselves and their families!) Despite gruesome unemployment stats reflecting immeasurable pain across the U.S., our well-

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I, too, am weary of “grown-ups” competing to see who can lift their legs the highest while a dishear- tened workforce twists in the wind. To paraphrase CBS’ Bob Schieffer in his closing Face The Nation commentary on September 4, “Were these people [our elected officials] ever on a team?”

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These days, Dent serves as CEO of RLD Resources (energy and telecommunications consulting). He also oversees the “Make A Dent Foundation,” which he established 14 years ago “to discover and advance innovative and effective ways of helping people help themselves and lead productive and pros-perous lives.” One way it’s doing this is with the Great Lakes Center for Energy Smart Communities (GLC) that’s being set up in Park Forest, IL.

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You’ll hear more from us in the future about the GLC. What’s important to this discussion is the fact that one of the center’s key goals involves providing vocational training and placement services related to energy-technology jobs—with an emphasis on returning veterans and secondary students. Given its focus on technical-skills training, certification and accreditation (including that around some very mission-critical equipment), the GLC seems to have compiled an effective playbook for battling two dilemmas: a lack of jobs and the still-growing skilled-trades crisis. I wonder how many similar efforts are going on elsewhere? If you know of any, do tell. In the meantime, congratulations to Richard Dent and his team for working to turn a winning vision into “touchdowns” for others!

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“We’re buying spare parts from a new supplier who has offered us an amazing discount. They appear to be genuine machine parts, but we’re not sure how that’s possible at these prices? Should we be concerned?”

“Our new equipment has shown increasing failure rates of basic parts: roller chains, bearings and seals. We have not changed our maintenance practices one bit. But the failures have increased. Should we be concerned?”

Absolutely, positively, without a doubt, 100% YES! You should be very concerned…and for good reason!

Today’s global economy coupled with a lingering/growing/lingering recession and the hunger for money has led to an explosion of scams and counterfeit, fake, pirated, bogus and sub-standard industrial parts. Manufacturers, trade associations, governmental units and law-enforcement agencies have been taking steps to stem the frightening flow of these products into the global and U.S. supply chains.

In March 2008, Boeing engineers presented a technical paper entitled “The Counterfeit Parts & Materials Challenge” that stated: “Nearly anything can be counterfeited. Parts such as bolts, nuts, rivets and fluid fittings are all components that can easily be replicated and sold. But the list doesn’t end there. Elec-tronic components, such as capacitors, resistors and integrated circuits, as well as materials like titanium and composite chemicals, are also commonly counter-feited. . . Counterfeit parts are usually half or less of the street price for genuine goods.”

Analysts have estimated that counterfeiting costs U.S. companies over $250 billion annually ($600 billion worldwide). Over 750,000 jobs may be lost because of the fake, bogus, counterfeit and smuggled products entering our marketplace. And the problem is forecast to grow even larger.

U.S. government takes actionCounterfeit parts certainly cost American jobs— and could even cost American lives. For example:

nThe U. S. Department of Commerce has estimated that our automobile industry could employ 210,000

new workers if the influx of counterfeit products could be eliminated.

nIn a January 2010 report, the Commerce Depart-ment’s Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Technology Evaluation noted that troubling amounts of counterfeit electronics are already present within the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) supply chain.

In June 2011, the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center launched “Operation Chain Reaction,” a comprehensive initiative targeting counterfeit items entering the supply chains of DOD and other U.S. government agencies.

“Counterfeit and pirated goods present a triple threat to America,” observed John Morton, the director of U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE). “They rob Americans of jobs and their innovative ideas; fuel organized crime; and create a serious public safety risk. Counterfeiting has evolved to such a great extent that intellectual property thieves will sell just about anything that will make them a buck, with no regard for integrity of the federal supply chain or the safety of our war fighters. Anytime you purchase a knock off or pirated product, it’s a virtual certainty the quality and reliability will be inferior to the genuine article.” (See Sidebar, pg. 9).

China strikes againIn case you didn’t know it, there’s a very healthy global underground market for industrial bearings, seals, roller chains, electronics parts, computer hardware and other assorted equipment parts. One of the most distressing problems is associated with bearings. These mission-critical items are an enormous business in China—netting nearly $4.3 billion in sales.

Bearings are an essential component in almost any machine or appliance with moving parts. More and more consumer products, ranging from washing machines to cooling fans and from automobiles to motorcycles, are being manufactured in China.

The explosive rise in sales of low-cost cars in China is creating a huge opportunity in bearings for both the OEM and the automotive after-market. All in all, the demand for bearings produced by local Chinese suppliers has skyrocketed.

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Should We Be Concerned?


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Although no specifi c type of bearing has been targeted by counterfeiters, according to Derwyn Roberts, the general manager of SKF’s Automotive Division in China, the auto-motive after-market is one area of growing concern: The bearings typically used in many automotive applications tend to be small. They require less technical capability to produce and therefore are among the easiest to copy. And while problems with counterfeits are not unheard of in the OEM market, the big rise in recent years of so-called “backstreet” after-market sales operations have helped the fakes to fl ourish.

The increasing wave of fake after-market bearings in China has created a major headache for legitimate and respected international bearing makers who say that it’s often quite diffi cult to distinguish the fakes from the real thing. Counterfeiters are becoming real good at repro-ducing the original markings and packaging—in some instances they’re getting almost too good.

How it worksIllegal bearing manufacturers employ devious techniques to fool end-users and OEMs. Some of these include:

nNew low-quality bearings are re-labeled with false brand markings and put into imitation packaging that appears identical to the real thing.

nBearings are remanufactured and then sold with no indication that they have been remanufactured.

nOld bearings are cleaned, polished and supplied without the buyer being informed of how old they are.

nGenuine bearings are removed from their packaging and replaced with look-alike fakes. The originals are then sold new in plastic bags.

Counterfeiters will make unmarked bearings by the thousands in a variety of popular sizes and then laser etch part numbers in the bearings that look just like OEM part numbers—sometimes even better. While the fake bearings may look exactly like the OEM’s in many ways, their service life will be very short. That’s because their tolerances, metallurgy, heat-treating and quality is NOT right.

Buyers beware! Premature bearing failures don’t just damage equipment and processes, they can cause injury or death.

Bearing manufacturers unite in the fi ght

World Bearing Association (WBA)…

To raise awareness about counterfeiting, the WBA, formed in 2006, has launched a campaign to spread the word about potential safety hazards arising from counterfeit bearings. Consumers can learn more about the counter-feiting of bearings and what is being done to combat it at www.stopfakebearings.com.

Buyers beware. Counterfeit parts are a big, ugly business.

They cost American jobs and can even cost American lives.

To read more about those quality and reliability issues ICE Director Morton was refer-

ring to, you may want to check in with the American National Standards Institute

(www.ANSI.org). The organization has published a free 29-page report: “Best Practices

in the Fight against Global Counterfeiting: An Action Guide to Strengthen Cooperation

and Collaboration across Industry Sectors and among Global Supply Chains.” This

comprehensive document is the product of a 2010 ANSI conference and workshops on

anti-counterfeiting. It includes insights from industry representatives and professionals

from trade organizations and associations, academia, consumer groups, law enforce-

ment and government agencies.

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American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA)…

In July 2011, ABMA presented a webinar series on coun-terfeiting and the impact of counterfeit bearings on the global supply chain as part of the American Gear Manu-facturers Association (AGMA). This outreach is part of comprehensive effort by ABMA to ensure the bearing supply chain is aware of the issues and activity around counterfeit bearings, leading to successful partnerships and enhanced enforcement.

The Timken Company…

In a November 2010 news release on behalf of the WBA, Timken noted that in the previous two decades counter-feiting in general had grown by 10,000% globally. “While there has been much reporting about consumers being taken advantage of by counterfeits in music, fi lm, home electronics and designer clothing, a far greater risk lies in industrial counterfeiting of items such as tires, seals and bearings. All these products are safety-critical and fake versions pose a real threat.”

NSK Ltd…

A December 2010 press release quoted NSK’s president and CEO Norio Otsuka: “Bearings support our daily life, although we cannot see them. If counterfeit bearings fi nd their way into our customers’ products, it will not only affl ict the product reliability, but it may also damage the safety of our customers’ products. In order to keep our commitment to our customers all over the world to guarantee their safety and security, NSK participates actively in the WBA campaign to stop product counterfeiting.”

SKF Group…

To further help customers avoid being duped, SKF offers a six-page tip sheet on how to detect fake bearings. It’s entitled “Where are your bearings coming from – Get the facts about the growing problem of counterfeiting.”

Let’s end this ugly story Think about it: The making, selling, transporting and distribution of trademarked counterfeit goods is punish-able under U.S. law with fi nes as high as $15 million and up to 20 years imprisonment. Counterfeit parts can cause severe injury and death. They can lead to job loss, legiti-mate profi t loss, tax losses, increased lawsuits and ever-higher product-liability insurance rates. Just as disgusting is the fact that they’re frequently produced under dirty, substandard conditions that pose great health and safety risks for the workers—which can include children. Proceeds from this type of counterfeiting can often be traced to drugs and arms traffi cking, violent crime and smuggling operations.

So, you tell me: Should we be concerned? Without any doubt, YES! As maintenance and reliability professionals, it’s our job to help stop the fl ow of counterfeit parts!

Be vigilant. Carefully inspect suspicious components and packaging. Report any unusual fi ndings to your suppliers. And don’t be afraid to just say “NO,” to anything that you know or sense to be or to involve fake parts, no matter how attractive the price may seem. MT

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As maintenance and reliability

professionals, we can help stop the fl ow

of counterfeit parts into our supply chain.

Be vigilant. Carefully inspect suspicious

parts and packaging. Report any

unusual fi ndings to your suppliers.

National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center: www.IPRCenter.gov

ANSI: www.ansi.org

World Bearing Association (WBA): www.stopfakebearings.com

American Bearing Manufacturers Association: http://www.americanbearings.org

WBA free Website banners: http://www.stopfakebearings.com/#/banners

Anti-Counterfeiting Training: www.americanbearings.org

SKF: www.skf.com/fi les/891104.pdf

Timken: www.timken.com (“Launches Awareness Campaign Against Product Counterfeiting”)

NSK: http://www.nsk.com/company/presslounge/news/2010/ press101208.html

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DON’T PROCRASTINATE…INNOVATE!

Asked if you were happy with the current setup of your asset management software, what would you say? If you answered no—and that you would relish the chance to do it all over again—you would be one of many (i.e., countless) disen-chanted CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System), AMS (Asset Management System) and EAM (Enterprise Asset Manage-ment) users out there.

Even after 25 years of these systems being imple-mented and upgraded across industry, many of them still run only as a work-order system. They can’t—under their current setup—produce actual management information. Therein lies the quan-dary: ALL maintenance software packages employ the word “management” in their product descrip-tions. ALL are capable of becoming excellent management tools, providing they are deployed with that function in mind. This includes the system you’re using today!

The most common complaint I receive about maintenance software is the inability to easily retrieve usable reports (even though a lot of resource time is spent diligently entering data from the work order into the system). Data only becomes information when it can be used to make a validated management decision. Once the system is set up to filter data into meaningful reports that can be trusted to make management decisions about planning, scheduling, perfor-mance, failure analysis, etc., can the system truly be a “management system.” Otherwise, it’s purely a work-order tool that collects what I characterize as MUD: “Meaningless Unrelated Data that only serves to chock up hard-drive space.”

Once we understand the difference between a work-order system and a true management system, we’re ready to tune up our chosen soft-ware package and unleash its real horsepower. To do this, we must step “outside the box” and take an innovative approach to setting up the system.

An innovative approach to unleashing the power of your softwareWhen purchasing a vehicle, most people already understand how they want to use it and have developed basic expectation or deliverable stan-dards for that use. Virtually every person who buys a car or truck will have his/her driver’s license and be able to demonstrate basic driving skills.

Those wishing to step up their vehicle’s perfor-mance and tap into its true potential, however, will require additional tuning and operating skills, along with exact specification knowledge of what they expect from their new ride. Simi-larly, many industrial software users have already learned basic “driving” skills and would like their “vehicle” to perform better, but have yet to attain the knowledge to develop a new vehicle perfor-mance specification or tune the system. Again, like a car or truck, maintenance software has tuning potential built into its motor and can be rebuilt to a higher level of specification or upgraded to a different model should the original manufacturer or vendor no longer support the vehicle.

Either way—setting up a new system or re-implementing an existing system to provide true management information—will require you to implement it backwards following seven simple steps:

Step #1: Establishing the need (MOER®) In the last “Don’t Procrastinate…Innovate” installment, “The Three Orders Of Innova-tion” (pgs. 12-13, Maintenance Technology, July 2011), we reviewed, in the 1st Order, the concept of “establishing the need.” Performing an MOER (Maintenance Operation and Effec-tiveness Review) will deliver a quantified current state of maintenance and a defined future state of maintenance complete with a gap analysis and MAP (Management Action Plan) to close that gap utilizing your maintenance manage-ment system (MMS).

Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor

Outside The Box: Tuning Up Your Maintenance Management System


DON’T PROCRASTINATE…INNOVATE!

Step #2: Establishing workflow improvementThe MOER will also review current workflow and map out the current “communication touch points” of document, data and knowledge transfer between the maintenance department and all of its partners. This mapping will identify duplica-tion and redundancy of workflow so that new value-based flows can be established using the MMS as the main communication instrument.

Step #3: Establishing goals and performance measurementsEstablishing departmental goals is usually based on performance and service level improvement requirements that are achievable, tangible and measurable. These goals are future requirements that must also be designed to match corporate goals—this will assist with any ROI-justification requirements later.

Step #4: Establishing key performance indicators (KPIs)Performance indicators provide management with tangible information that defines and trends how assets, resources and work management are doing. These will allow analysis of the following:

nAsset-performance analysis (availability, down-time, OEE [overall equipment effectiveness])

nAsset-failure analysis (reliability, MTBF [mean time between failure], failure type)

nWorkflow analysis (MTTR [mean time to repair])

nResource analysis (variance, completion)

nPlanning/scheduling analysis (variance, completion, effectiveness)

nInventory analysis (turnover, ABC, outages)

Step #5: Building reportsBy now, we know what we need to measure to move the maintenance improvement program forward. At this point, we review the matching established KPI formulae to determine what reports the MMS must deliver immediately and configure the system to provide them as standard reports.

Step #6: Building data tables and registersHere we’re building sort filters that add immediate value to the maintenance program—i.e., turning data into true management information. These data registers must conform to the report requirements established in Step #5 and are used in designing the work-order layout and minimum information requirements to close out the work order and ensure the right data is always collected for every job.

Step #7: Building the asset structureThe asset structure is the parent/child relationship setup that allows us to close the work order at the correct level and “roll up” costs to suit different management reporting needs, as well as act as a management information filter.

Once you’ve made it through Steps #1-7, your MMS is ready to launch and populate with asset and work-plan information migrated over from the legacy system. The next installment of this column (coming in the November issue) will show why this is a crucial phase in successfully firing up your “tuned-up” system—and how innovative thinking can save huge amounts of time and effort and ensure the soundness of whatever MMS tool you’re using. MT

Ken Bannister is author of Lubrication for Industry and the Lubrication section of the 28th edition Machinery’s Handbook. He’s also a contributing editor for MT’s sister publica-tion, Lubrication Management & Technology. Email: [email protected]

MOER® is a trademark of EngTech Industries Inc.

Once we understand the difference between a work-order system

and a true maintenance management system, we’re ready to

tune up our chosen software package and unleash its real horsepower.



Aitor Goti, Gorka Unzueta, Irati Salaberria

and Iñaki BadiolaMondragon University (Spain)

Application Of Money Based Overall Equipment Effectiveness

The case for translating ineffi ciencies into

economic terms is an easy one to explain.

Such a metric can be a powerful tool in helping

organizations make better decisions on where to

invest efforts and resources.

An economic cut on a classic...

...Shedding light on a new metric

Readers of this magazine are no doubt familiar with

the concept of Overall Equipment Effectiveness

(OEE). As fi rst proposed by Nakajima in 1988,

this metric sorts ineffi ciencies of equipment into

productivity losses (Fig. 1). In his original methodology,

Nakajima classifi ed the ineffi ciencies into three main

groups and six big losses:

■ Equipment failure/breakdown losses (a) and setup/adjustment time losses (b) are categorized as ineffi ciencies that reduce Availability.

■ Reduced speed losses (c) and idling and minor stop losses (d) are considered as wastes that reduce Performance Rate.

■ Quality losses (e) and reduced yield occurring during the early stages of a manufacturing process (f) are identifi ed as wastes that reduce product Quality.



Thus, OEE is traditionally measured in the following terms:

As shown in Fig. 1, OEE takes loading time as a measure-ment basis. This loading time—something that a produc-tive plant is determined to achieve—can be defi ned as the total length of the shift after any deductions for planned downtime. Planned downtime can typically include the following activities: waiting due to completion of current orders; operator breaks; planned maintenance activities, equipment trials and process improvement activities; machine cleaning and general operator maintenance; and operator training.

Once the loading time is calculated, operating time can be evaluated by excluding the time losses due to equipment failures (a) and setup and adjustment (b) from the loading time. The net operating time is determined by excluding the time losses owing to reduced speed (c) and idling and minor stoppages (d) from the operating time. Finally, valu-able operating time is obtained by reducing the time losses due to defects in process (e) and reduced yield (f) from the net operating time.

Limitations of OEE’s original methodology It is worth noting that OEE is not usually implemented as it was fi rst defi ned. Accordingly, when used as classifi cation criteria, the typical “six big losses” are transformed into the ineffi ciency types illustrated in Fig. 2. This example comes from Kide S. Coop. (“Kide”), a Spanish manufacturer of industrial cold rooms, doors and cooling equipment. The application involves a 12-meter press where panels used in a fi nal product are injected. (Kide began calculating OEE of this process in January 2010. )

Although industry considers the original OEE calcula-tion—defi ned and understood as a combination of Availability, Performance Rate and Quality offered by equipment—to be a key metric in the area of productivity growth, it comes with certain limitations:

Fig. 1. Original OEE and the “six big losses” (adapted from Nakajima, 1988)

Fig. 2. OEE of the 12-meter press application at Kide S. Coop.

Where in this case:Changeovers and Breakdowns correspond to Unavailability losses;Complex assembly, Speed loss and Infl uence of the surrounding elements represent Reduced Production Speed; and fi nally,the term 'Quality' comprises Quality losses and Reduced yields due to the initiation of production.

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■ It does not consider time for preventive maintenance and scheduled downtime.

■ It focuses on a machine, but not on a system.

■ It does not express ineffi ciencies in economic terms.

The evolution of OEEIn light of inherent limitations to the original OEE approach, different versions of the methodology have been developed over time—each one adapted to a specifi c management requirement. Some evolutions have been oriented to measure equip-ment’s effectiveness based on whole calendar time. Others have sought to measure the overall effectiveness of a plant as opposed to that of its equipment. There also have been several proposed evolutions that quantify ineffi ciencies from an economic point of view.

As the title of this article makes clear, the focus here is on an OEE evolution known as Money Based Overall Equipment Effectiveness (MBOEE). Although it was developed by Juric, Sánchez and Goti, in 2006 the concept was initially presented by Goti, Sánchez and Fernández Pérez in 2005. By the time the tech-nical paper on which this magazine article is based was submitted, the referenced MBOEE metric had been implemented in three manufacturing operations. The remainder of this article discusses the results of its application, compared with the use of original OEE methodology (as proposed by Nakajima).

Determining the true value of MBOEEOEE monitors ineffi ciencies, but how much do these ineffi ciencies cost? The MBOEE model establishes some ratios that answer this question. To do so, it reclassifi es OEE’s six big losses into the following three types:

1. Losses related to stopped equipment.

2. Losses related to equipment operating slower than its nominal production speed.

3. Losses related to the manufacture of defective products.

Table I refl ects the relationship between OEE’s six big losses and MBOEE’s three loss types.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, the main costs for each ineffi ciency type associated with the studied equipment—i.e., unavailability, bad performance and non-quality costs and sales of poor-quality products—must all be considered in calculating this economic-based version of OEE.

Table I. Relationship Between OEE’s Ineffi ciency Types & Those of MBOEE

Nakajima's original OEE

methodology monitors

equipment ineffi ciencies,

but doesn't establish costs

associated with them.


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Equipment failure/breakdown lossesSet up/adjustment time losses

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Idling and minor stop lossesReduced speed losses

Ineffi ciencies related to the reducedproduction speed of the equipment

Quality lossesReduced yield

Ineffi ciencies related to quality losses



Thus, the MBOEE is defi ned as:

This allows comparison of the cost of each group of ineffi ciencies with sales generated by each product type (or reference). The lower the MBOEE achieved, the better.

It is also worth studying the effect of an ineffi ciency value improvement in the MBOEE—the ratio of which will be sensitive to every ineffi ciency value reduction (or increment)

in two ways. On one hand, an ineffi ciency value reduction will be directly related to an ineffi ciency cost reduction. Conversely, an ineffi ciency value reduction will also improve the sales of the company (assuming that the market is not the bottleneck), because the effi ciency improvement will be refl ected in an availability increase.

Real-world application… As discussed, MBOEE was implemented as a way to manage ineffi ciencies in three companies. All part of the Mondragon Corporation (www.mondragon-corporation.com) business group, they include:

Fig. 3. MBOEE visualization and calculation

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Sales related to products elaborated in the analyzed equipment

Non-Quality costs Bad Performance costs Unavailability costs

Unavailability costs % = Unavailability costs / Sales related to products elaborated in the analyzed equipmentBad Performance costs % = Bad Performance costs / Sales related to products elaborated in the analyzed equipmentNon-Quality costs % = Non-Quality costs / Sales related to products elaborated in the analyzed equipment

MBOEE = Unavailability costs % + Bad Performance costs % + Non-Quality costs %

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1. A manufacturing facility that produces plastic components for the automotive industry.

2. Fagor Electrodomésticos S. Coop. that manufactures home appliances.

3. Kide S. Coop., the previously referenced manufacturer of industrial cold rooms, doors and cooling equipment.

As in Fig. 2, the following fi gures come from Kide’s implementation. For comparison purposes, Kide chose to implement both OEE and MBOEE. Figures 4, 5 and 6 show the original OEE and the MBOEE evolution (also broken down into percentages of Unavailability, Bad Performance and Non-Quality costs).

Fig. 4. Original OEE applied to Kide’s 12-meter press application

Fig. 5. MBOEE applied to Kide’s 12-meter press application

Fig. 6. MBOEE of Kide’s 12-meter press application broken down into Unavailability, Bad Performance and Non-Quality costs

MBOEE lets a manufacturer

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each group of ineffi ciencies

with the sales generated

by each product type.


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MBOEE, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, offers information about money the equipment is losing due to each inef-fi ciency group. This information allows managers to focus on improvement initiatives related to the most expensive ineffi ciency types.

Regarding the comparison between Nakajima’s OEE model and the economic version proposed in this article, the original OEE methodology identifi es unavailability as the principal ineffi ciency group. MBOEE points to the quality-cost group as the most important—and goes beyond mere productivity considerations to support effective decision-making based on economic justifi cation.

ConclusionsThe evaluation of equipment effectiveness is one of the most interesting topics for plant managers in that it identifi es the ineffi ciencies determining where to focus improvement actions. This effectiveness is typically measured by using Nakajima’s original OEE methodologies, which allows the combining of operation, maintenance and management of manufacturing equipment and resources.

The OEE evolution presented in this article—that of Money Based Overall Equipment Effectiveness—has proven to be a straightforward way of gaining useful management-oriented plant information. Showing how much each type of equipment ineffi ciency costs, this means of comparative measurement offers a simple, yet powerful tool for moni-toring the costs of ineffi ciencies and generating valuable prioritization insight.

One last observation: The larger the company, the harder it is to obtain information. It has been much easier to manage data in Kide’s operations (a small production operation) than in the automotive-components manufacturing plant (a 700-employee facility) and the Fagor operations (with almost 4000 employees). MT

AcknowledgementThis research initiative was supported under the project "IMBOEE: Development and application of a Continuous Improvement program based on the Money Based Overall Equipment Effectiveness,” funded by the Department of Education of the Basque Government (UE09+/122 code).

References1. Dal, B., Tugwell, P., and Greatbanks, R., 2000, "Overall

equipment effectiveness as a measure of operational

improvement—A practical analysis," International Journal of Operations & Production Management, vol. 20, no. 12, pgs. 1488-1502.

2. Goti, A., Sánchez, A., and Fernández Pérez, A. J., 2005, "Operators empowerment by using money based overall equipment effectiveness," IADAT Journal on Advanced Technology, vol. 2, no. 1, pgs. 209-210.

3. Jeong, K., and Phillips, D. T., 2001, "Operational effi ciency and effectiveness measurement," International Journal of Operations & Production Management, vol. 21, no. 11, pgs. 1404-1416.

4. Juric, Z., Sánchez, A., and Goti, A., 2006, "Money Based Overall Equipment Effectiveness: Ineffi ciencies transla-tion into economic terms in a lean environment, "Special Report on Maintenance and Reliability," Hydrocarbon Processing, vol. 85, no. 5, pgs. 43-46.

5. Kenyon, G., Canel, C., and Neureuther, B. D., 2005, "The impact of lot-sizing on net profi ts and cycle times in the n-job, m-machine job shop with both discrete and batch processing," International Journal of Production Economics, vol. 97, no. 3, pgs. 263-278.

6. Kwon, O., and Lee, H., 2004, "Calculation methodology for contributive managerial effect by OEE as a result of TPM activities," Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engi-neering, vol. 10, no. 4, pgs. 263-272.

7. Nakajima, S., 1988, Introduction to TPM, Productivity Press, Cambridge, MA.

8. Oechsner, R., Pfeffer, M., Pfi tzner, L., Binder, H., Müller, E., and Vonderstrass, T., 2003, "From overall equipment effi ciency (OEE) to overall Fab effectiveness (OFE)," Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, vol. 5, pgs. 333-339.

9. SEMI. SEMI E79-1106, Specifi cation for defi nition and measurement of equipment productivity. 2006. Mountain View CA, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International.

At the time the technical paper on which this article is based was written, all four authors were researchers in the Mechan-ical and Manufacturing Department of Spain’s Mondragon University. Since that time, lead author Aitor Goti has left his position at the university to become operations manager of the Natra group (www.natra.es), a leader in the production and commercialization of cocoa derivatives and chocolates. For more information on the MBOEE methodology discussed in this article, email Dr. Goti at: [email protected].

MBOEE has proven in real-world operations to be a simple, yet powerful tool

for monitoring costs of ineffi ciencies and generating valuable prioritization insight.

ENERGY MATTERS


Are You Wasting Money

Fixing Compressed Air Leaks?

If you think fi nding and repairing

leaks is the fi rst step in

controlling your compressed

air costs, think again.

Much has been written about the

signifi cant cost of supplying

air leaks—an inevitable part

of any compressed air system.

Most owners and operators are usually

unaware that without a carefully designed

and well-maintained compressor control

strategy, a leak-repair program may not

maximize their savings.

Ron Marshall, CET, CEM, and Bill Scalesfor

The Compressed Air Challenge

ENERGY MATTERS


A recent meeting was held with the CEO and CFO of a large multi-plant facility to discuss a continuing corporate compressed air support program. The CFO was adamant about not wanting to discuss a leak repair program.

The reason for the CFO’s reluctance: 15 years before, he had come away from a workshop on the cost of compressed air, eager to support the repair of all air leaks in his plants. He hired an outside contractor who identifi ed 3600 cfm of leaks in a 7500 cfm system—leaks with a value of 675 kW. At the power rate of $.085 kWh, this type of leakage represented a potential cost savings of $500,000/year or $40,000+ per month.

In retrospect, the approximate $25,000 investment in the contractor’s fee and required repair work seemed quite reasonable. Yet, after all was said and done, the total reduc-tion in the plants’ electric bill came to less than $500 per month. No wonder the CFO concluded that fi xing leaks as a continuing program doesn’t pay off.

Why this happens

Equivalent fl ow and cost… By consulting the orifi ce chart in Table I—and knowing a compressed air system uses about 20 kW input per 100 cfm output—we can estimate that the annual cost of producing the equivalent of a ¼” leak, assuming 8760 operating hours per year, is $18,220 at an energy rate of 10 cents per kWh.

The assumption is often made that by reducing leak fl ow by the same 104 cfm, savings of over $18,000 can be achieved. This is rarely correct, and depends on how a compressed air system responds in relation to fl ow change.

Leak estimationA good approximation of the level of leakage in a plant can be obtained by conducting special testing during a period of non-production in a plant. This type of testing was discussed in last month’s “Overcoming The Challenges” column (pg. 52, Maintenance Technology, August 2011). Instructions on performing these tests can be found in “Fact Sheet 7: Compressed Air Leaks,” available for download from the Library section at www.compressedairchallenge.org.

MYTH: Compressed air is free.

FACT: Compressed air is usually your most expensive utility.

It takes 8 hp of electricity to produce 1 hp worth of work with compressed air.

Table I. Leak sizing from a standard orifi ce fl ow chart (Cv=1.0)

MYTH: Fixing leaks does not save money.

FACT: Upper management doesn’t always recognize the true cost of not repairing air leaks.

Knowing the high cost of compressed air, why wouldn’t every facility with a compressed air piping

system implement continuous leak identifi cation and repair program? Here’s one reason why…

MYTH: The system may be leaking some air, but it doesn’t cost much.

FACT: An air system with 200 hp of air compressor power typically has the equivalent

of about 60 hp in leaks. At $.10 per kWh, this costs over $44,000/year in wasted electrical energy.

MYTH: Leaks don’t really amount to much.

FACT: In many plants, compressed air leaks may represent the single largest consumption. Plants with no effective compressed air leak management program lose, on average, 30% to 50% of their compressed air production to leaks.

Estimating the Volume of Compressed Air per Leak

1/64” 1/32” 1/16” 1/8” 1/4” 3/8”

70 psi .300 1.20 4.79 19.2 76.7 173

80 psi .335 1.34 5.36 21.4 85.7 193

90 psi .370 1.48 5.92 23.8 94.8 213

100 psi .406 1.62 6.49 26.0 104 234

125 psi .494 1.98 7.90 31.6 126 284

ENERGY MATTERS

Based on the test, the resulting answer in cfm will equal all the leaks and any processes that were left on. It’s important to deduct those processes that have to be left on, if the calculated fl ow is not to be included in your leak-reduction efforts. The remaining fl ow is a fair estimate of the total volume of wasted compressed air.

This testing is sometimes supported by additional surveys using ultrasonic leak detection devices. A good test of the validity of this exercise is that any manually compiled leak list that totals more than the number from the previous testing would be suspect.

After accurately identifying the magnitude of the total leaks in a plant, the next signifi cant challenge is to value the potential effect of a leak project on the annual electric bill. To management, this is where “the rubber meets the road” (i.e., are compressed air leaks worthy fi xing?). It’s important that any estimates done before the work is initiated be achievable and verifi able after the fact.To ensure this works out, we must investigate the compressor control method.

Poor turndown can steal savingsThe “turndown” capability of an air compressor—how effectively the power input turns down in response to lower fl ows—often depends on the type of compressors in a system and how they’re controlled. This simplifi ed list refl ects some common types and how they respond to reduced fl ows:

■Rotary screw – Four different capacity controls with four different results depending on if the compressors are operating in inlet modulation, load/unload, variable displacement capacity control or VSD modes.

■Centrifugal – If in “blow-off,” fi xing leaks just increases the blow-off to atmosphere. Input power and energy consumption stay the same.

■ Reciprocating compressor – The various load/unload control systems gener-ally have good part-load energy performance, but these systems are becoming less common in larger sizes. Excellent energy reduction is achieved in small systems with start/stop control.

As rotary screw compressors are the most common type, they are where the remainder of this article will focus. That said, the main reason leak-repair efforts don’t gain the expected savings is the poor turndown capabilities of the more common screw compressor control modes.

One common control method is modulation mode, where the compressor’s pressure control partially closes a valve to choke off the inlet to control the output fl ow as pressure rises. Control like this can be compared, for illustration purposes, to driving a car with the engine at full throttle and using the brakes to control the speed. Tables II and III show that a typical modulating screw compressor is fairly effi cient at near full load, but at 50% load consumes 80% of its full-load power. In these compressors, a reduction in overall leak levels of 10% would result in a saving of less than 3%.


Actual savings from your leak-reduction efforts

depend on how well your compressed air system

turns down in response to the change in fl ow.

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Another common mode is two-step control (a.k.a. load/unload or online/offl ine). This type of control is like stop-and-go driving, but allowing the car engine to rev at full speed all the time. With minimal storage, two-step control also is fairly effi cient at full load, but consumes about 76% of its full-load power at 50% load. Larger air receiver sizes can be installed, however, to capture additional savings.

A third type, variable displacement mode, opens up ports in the compressor screw element and saves power in the top 50% of the control range. This system is not unlike a gas-saving 8/4 cylinder-unloading system in a modern automobile engine. Variable displacement mode is quite effi cient at higher fl ows, but the compressor still consumes 69% of its power at 50% loading.

A fourth method of compressor control, use of a variable speed drive (VSD), has the best turndown with good effi ciency at higher load. At 50% loading, it consumes about 51% of its full load power. Continuing the analogy, the VSD mode is like an automobile in cruise control, with the motor speed adjusting to exactly match the power needed to maintain constant speed (pressure). This type of control has an almost direct savings relationship with leak reduction—with an almost 10% reduc-tion achieved with a 10% leak reduction. At or near full load, however, the VSD control method will consume slightly more power than an equivalent fi xed-speed compressor.

These, of course, are simple examples. They’re based on the assumption that only one compressor is running in a system. Complex systems with multiple compressors can have effi ciencies and turndowns much better or much worse than these examples illustrate. Automatic shutdown of unnecessary compressors is common with well-controlled systems, so, even if your compres-sors are running using an ineffi cient mode, the control system

might still be able to shed compressors for good savings gains. The results usually depend on the combination of compressor sizes, control types and what central control method is used to coordinate the operation of the complete system.

The size of your savingsHow much you save in your leak-reduction efforts depends on how well your compressed air system turns down in response to the change in fl ow. Before you run out and adjust your compressors, though, you should be aware that gaining this increased effi ciency is not as simple as just changing the oper-ating mode. Proper system design is required to ensure this new operating mode does not adversely affect your compressors or interrupt production activities.

Fortunately, most newer air compressors running in ineffi -cient operating modes have the ability to run in more effi cient modes with better turndown effi ciencies—i.e., in the load/unload or start/stop modes, or even variable speed drive (VSD) mode, if the unit is so equipped. With the help of a qualifi ed air-system expert and some affordable modifi cations to your system, it’s possible to optimize your existing system for better leak-reduction savings. MT

AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to thank Hank Van Ormer, of Air Power USA, Inc., a Compressed Air Challenge Level II instructor, for his assistance in the preparation of this article. Material from Van Ormer’s presentation at the 2009 Association of Energy Engineers World Energy Engineering Congress entitled “Compressed Air Leaks – Fact vs. Myth” provided much of the basis for this article and is used here with his permission.


Table II. Key Air System Characteristics — Current System*

* Based on a blended electric rate of $0.10 kWh and 8760 hrs/yr

Table III. Compressor Use Profi le — Current System

200 hp, SS, RSLub. 2-step

200 hp, SS, RSLub. Mod

200 hp, SS, RSLub. VSD

200 hp, SS, RSLub. VD

CompressorMfg/Model

Full Load

kW Acfm Acfm%kW kW %

ActualElec Demand

Actual Air Flow

1

2

3

4

176

176

176

176

1000

1000

1000

1000

76

80

51

69

133.8

140.8

89.8

119

50

50

50

50

500

500

500

500

Total air available (acfm)

Avg. System Pressure (psig)

Operating Hrs. of Air System (hrs/yr)

Specifi c Power(acfm/kW)

Electric Cost for Air/Unitof Flow ($/acfm/yr)

Electric Cost for Air/Unitof Pressure ($/psig/yr)

Avg. System Flow(acfm) at 85% load

Input Electric Power (kW)

Type Capacity Control

1,000(3 gal/cfm

effective storage)

95

8,760

4.98

$175.92

$747.66

850

170.7

2-Step40-second blow down

1,000

95

8,760

5.03

$174.06

$739.78

850

168.9

Throttled inlet40-second blow down

1,000

95

8,760

5.49

$159.63

$678.46

850

154.9

Variable speed40-second blow down

1,000

95

8,760

5.49

$159.63

$678.46

850

154.9

Variable displacement40-second blow down

Annual Electric Cost for Compressed Air $149,533/yr $147,956/yr $135,692/yr $135,692/yr

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Most newer air compressors running in ineffi cient operating

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Table III. Compressor Use Profi le — Current System

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ProblemAs you probably have noticed, today’s hydraulic systems are much smaller, run at more extreme temperatures and work harder than ever before. On top of those challenges, many hydraulic systems have to operate through a wide temperature range.

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For hydraulic equipment that is subject to a wide range of operating temperatures, high-VI fl uids are essential to reduce internal pump leakage, eliminate sluggish operation and increase overall operating effi ciency.

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Protecting Pipelines In Crisis

Carlos LorussoTyco Flow Control

As many pipeline operators have unfortunately discovered, the ‘unexpected’ often happens. The following recommendations can help provide some of that peace of mind

this industry has been seeking.

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Challenges to pipelines todayIn today’s world, pipelines can be vulnerable to countless threats—i.e., natural disasters such as earthquakes, fl oods or fi res, harsh environmental factors, excavations, vandalism, even terrorist attacks. The fact that oil and gas providers are producing from increasingly remote locations often necessitates longer pipelines to link producing regions with consuming regions. These remote locations and miles of pipeline exacerbate vulnerability.

The potential for problems highlights the critical need for certifi ed safety equipment on pipelines. Strategically placed, carefully maintained and continually monitored, safety systems protect people, infrastructure and the envi-ronment while safeguarding the resource supply. Over the years, the industry has investigated and developed a series of standards such as the DIN 19250 (AK-classes), IEC 61508 and the ISA-S84, which are all aimed at increasing safety and thereby improving the reliability of production facili-ties. These standards, however, were established primarily for electric and electronic devices like pressure transmitters, rather than valves. This is an oversight by the industry, since valves, actuators and/or solenoids can be more susceptible to failure than electric and electronic devices.

Should a valve fail during an emergency, it could contribute to damage instead of preventing it. The pipe-line example mentioned in the opening of this article—by no means an isolated incident—illustrates the essential need for valves to operate without fail in a crisis situation. Indeed, ensuring that valves are reliable and working prop-erly is one of the easiest ways to contain damage from the surrounding communities and environment. Valves that

are part of the safety system, and are non-active compo-nents, can remain in the open position for two years or more without movement until needed. When an emer-gency happens and these valves are called into service, it is essential that they operate immediately and open or close as designed.

Preventing future damage: safety productsNo matter what the incident is that puts a pipeline at risk, there are precautions sites can take to help ensure that when a disruptive event occurs, the situation is contained and controlled. Safety products and solutions are readily available to help pipeline operators prepare for and miti-gate the effects of crisis or emergency situations.

For example, Tyco Flow Control has launched a Safety Integrity Level (SIL)-capable top-entry ball valve that can be provided with a detailed certifi cation package. This unique valve maintains sealing integrity even under extremely harsh conditions. Combining in-line mainte-nance capabilities with robust construction, it tolerates high-bending moments like those that can occur in earth-quakes and blasts. An SIL-capable high-pressure direct gas actuator, with reduced size and visibility, is also available. Featuring a compact control system and manual hydraulic emergency operation, it's suitable for sour gas service and doesn't need a pressure reducer. As a further precaution, many operators also use pneumatic and electronic line-break controls at most valve sites on larger pipelines. These products can ensure isolation valves close in the event of a large leak or break in the pipeline, which in turn, can limit any loss of gas from small sections between valve sites.

In 2008, an explosion damaged a natural gas pipeline in South America. This particular pipeline

is vital to Brazil’s economy, delivering an average of 31 million cubic meters each day. When

the explosion occurred, everything from the safety of the workers to the surrounding envi-

ronment was at great risk. Had the fi re from the explosion spread, it would have continued for

several pipeline segments. Repairs would have ranged from hundreds of thousands to millions

of U.S. dollars, potentially driving up the cost of natural gas and leaving millions of people

without power. Fortunately, a number of safety systems, including line-break detection systems

and automated valve controls designed for a “fail to close” condition, did exactly what they were

installed to do: isolate the damage to a single section and prevent fi re from spreading through

the pipeline (see Sidebar, pg. 35).

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Preventing future damage: mitigating the risk of attacksIn addition to using SIL-certifi ed products, compa-nies can help protect their sites by identifying the most vulnerable points along a pipeline. Specifi c solutions and steps to improve security against all types of safety threats include:

Securing power supplies that extend to the control devices and actuators…It’s recommended that companies use anti-climbing towers, forced inclinations and protection grids for solar panels to reduce visibility. Moreover, fuel cells that are either hidden or located underground have an added level of protection and reliable power supply.

Implementing fi reproof and bulletproof enclosures and blast-resistant shelters… These enclosures and shelters can protect actuator controls and fi ttings from fi res, explosions and other attacks to the controls’ LCD display and push buttons. Look for enclosures that have been designed and built to allow easy maintenance without compromising fi reproofi ng capabilities.

Creating barrier layers…Barrier layers in the form of visual and physical barriers, as

well as bunkers, make accessing a pipeline diffi cult, which can help ward off access or attack from unauthorized approach.

Conducting ongoing tests of emergency operations… Ongoing testing via Partial Stroke Test (PST) devices and diagnostics can improve the safety integrity level of pipelines by providing early detection of potential prob-lems that could lead to failure. Such problems include the sticking of a disc or seat, sticking of stem/gland packing, jamming or damage of the actuator and clogging and damage of the pneumatic control system. The PST offers many benefi ts, including extending the intervals for a full stroke test and preventing fl uid from sticking to both the valve and actuator.

Enhancing capabilities of local control systems…To take protection one step further, it’s recommended that pipe-line operators use expanded local control panels that can offer acoustic monitoring, “drop” level leakage detection surveillance and intrusion alarms and seismic sensors and controls.

Ensuring communication redundancy…Using redundant communications tools, including OF links and wireless tools such as radio, satellites or GPRS can add an additional level of security to the site.


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only exacerbated by increasingly remote and longer installations.


Plan wisely for the unexpectedWhile it may not be possible to prevent every potential threat, a strategy con-sisting of multiple protection layers—coupled with highly reliable equipment and sensible precautions—can signifi -cantly reduce the consequences from an event. Such a strategy minimizes the likelihood of pipeline failure and the resulting disastrous impact on life, nature and economy. MT

Carlos Lorusso is manager, Oil & Gas for Tyco Flow Control, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prior to assuming this posi-tion in 2010, he had most recently served as industry manager for the company’s Americas Oil & Gas Marketing opera-tions. Email: [email protected].

Finding Peace of Mind As customers expand to more remote locations, they face a new set of chal-lenges, both operational and technical. Offering one of the broadest ranges of fl ow-control and pressure-management products available from industry-lead-ing brands, including Anderson Green-wood, Clarkson and Biffi , Tyco Flow Control meets customers’ needs. Its experts have designed safety devices to withstand the unexpected and operate as required no matter where they’re located, when they’re needed most to help operations run reliably, effi ciently and with less downtime. Many opera-tors turn to Tyco for end-to-end solu-tions and deep industry experience to ensure they are using the right product for the right application, to protect equipment and assets.

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A quick route to reduced electrical consumption in manufacturing is to use energy-effi cient motors (see “Technology Showcase,” pg. 34, Maintenance Technology, July 2011). The federal government addresses motor effi ciency with the Energy Inde-pendence and Security Act (EISA) that became effective last December. Among other provisions, EISA boosts effi ciency requirements for all general-purpose, three-phase AC industrial motors from 1 to 500 hp manufactured after December 19, 2010, and intended for sale in the U.S. For manufacturers looking to replace older, less-effi cient motors, EISA makes it easy to fi nd models guaranteed to use less electricity.

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Manufacturing’s demand for ever larger amounts of electricity has also enhanced the focus on electrical safety, notably with regard to the growing instances of arc fl ash. A dangerous byproduct of high-voltage systems (above 120V) when an abnormally large “fault current” fl ows through a circuit, arc fl ash is an unexpected and often deadly burst of electricity. Concern about arc fl ash has led to passage of at least four industry standards designed to reduce its occurrence. It has also created widespread industry emphasis on training to help workers understand arc fl ash and how to protect themselves from it. Various products—warning labels, fuses, personal protective equip-ment and enclosures with multiple openings, among others—have been introduced or modifi ed to help workers avoid arc-fl ash danger. Nonetheless, arc fl ash is expected to remain an ongoing safety challenge for high-voltage users in manufacturing, even as systems become more effi cient and more intelligently controlled. MT

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Where there are written standards, there’s a need for those in authority to be sure that those standards are met. Where there are rules, there’s an obligation by management to see that they are followed each and every time. Where there are established procedures, there’s the necessity to install an oversight protocol that will monitor the process to ensure the correct methodology is being employed each and every time. And where there are none of these? It’s the responsi-bility of good managers to put oversight systems in place. Managers who don’t have such systems and just assume that everything is going according to plan could be in for some very unpleasant surprises.

Bluntly put, when it comes to industrial maintenance, if you didn’t see it happen with your own eyes, there’s a possi-bility that it happened incorrectly—or didn’t happen at all. Keep this simple, yet very important, fact in mind: Some component of human error is involved in most process failures. (When the mill falls silent, you don’t want to fi nd yourself the last one standing.)

Positive trumps negativeOne of the big problems with introducing “accountability” into any maintenance organization is that, for many years, organizations have equated the term with blame. I have conducted maintenance meetings where, at the fi rst mention of the “a” word, the technicians crossed their arms, slumped in their chairs and began intently examining the wall over my shoulder. The general feeling at those times seemed to be that “The Man” (that would be me) was about to stick it to them once again.

To be sure, there’s some merit to assessing blame when procedures are blatantly circumvented, when safety rules are irresponsibly broken or when the work is outright shoddy. But if you want to see your maintenance reality shift from an us/them mentality toward a true team-oriented organi-zation, the less negativity you associate with the concept of accountability, the better.

As with anything new in an organization, acquainting your maintenance department with the importance of pos-itive accountability should be done at a measured pace—that’s one step at a time. If you’ve been lax in the account-ability department, it would be a poor idea to begin your new regimen by fi ring the next technician who does something wrong. That would defi nitely set the wrong tone and would virtually guarantee that your new accountability initiative would fail.

It’s much better to discuss the changing paradigm with the organization in positive terms. Perhaps the best avenue would be to begin with a defi nition, like the following, that sums things up nicely: “To be accountable is to be responsible to someone for some action.” This is an excellent defi nition in that it explains the idea of accountability in simple,

non-threatening terms. It lets your personnel know that you are asking them to stand behind their work; that you are holding them to the same high standard to which all professionals should be held; and that there will be conse-quences if they fail to meet this standard of performance.

At the same time, your team should be made aware that the underlying reason for accountability in maintenance is “process improvement”—not punishment. If we can rule out what didn’t go wrong in a given process failure, we’ll have a much better chance of determining what really happened and why.

Build on the conceptOnce you have introduced the concept of accountability to your maintenance staff, the next step is to review and edit your PM, Lube and PdM procedures so that they have a component of accountability built into them. To begin this process, you’ll want to be sure each procedure has a place on the work order—printed or electronic—where the technician can sign off that the work has been performed according to the specifi ed procedure and up to the required standard. This is a critical step. Your maintenance professionals must sign their work. You can’t have accountability without it. A technician’s signature on the work order is your assurance that the work was done as specifi ed.

At this point, we should talk about the specifi city of your written work processes. The reason for this is that you cannot hold your technicians to a rigorous standard of perfor-mance if they—or you—don’t know what that “standard” is. Additionally, even if your maintenance professionals do know the standard, you can’t hold them accountable if there’s no documentation indicating that your expectations were communicated to them. In other words, if you intend to hold a maintenance employee accountable for his/her work, you must be able to prove that he/she knew what you wanted. This is why it is critical for your written procedures to be specifi c.

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A work order that states “lubricate machine A” is next to useless: It conveys little information. If the machine is not lubed properly, it will be diffi cult to hold any employee accountable with this work order, even if a technician had signed it. If one or several lube points were missed and a machinery failure resulted, an employee could rightfully point out he/she hadn’t been properly prepared for the job, the instructions were unclear and, anyway, he/she didn’t know there was a grease fi tting behind that steel plate. The correct way to document this procedure is by specifying where the lube points are, what type of grease is needed and how much lubricant is required. Safety requirements should be noted and cleanup and housekeeping issues addressed. When you have a specifi c job plan, you have a document that an employee can be held to.

Proper oversightOnce your written procedures—including planned corrective work and emer-gency work orders—are able to convey the proper information to your main-tenance professionals, the oversight portion of the equation begins. Probably the best (and most common) method of oversight is to have the maintenance supervisor or lead man spot-check portions of each job that’s being conducted during a maintenance cycle. (Although this type of oversight also could be performed by a senior employee, union restraints might keep such a method from working in some settings.) Regardless of who performs the actual inspec-tion, this is the same approach taken by the Internal Revenue Service each year after tax season has passed: It doesn’t audit every income tax return—just a high enough percentage to convince most taxpayers that it would be a bad idea to claim a pet as a dependent. The same methodology holds true during your maintenance cycle.

By checking a lube point here and a torque spec there, a weld penetration this time and a bearing clearance the next, your line supervisors can subtly communicate to the crew that all work is subject to random inspection, that all work is important and, thus, it would be to the technicians’ benefi t to be sure that all work is performed to company specifi cation.

Periodically, a job should be inspected in its entirety. These jobs should be selected for inspection at a random interval to be determined by manage-ment. The codicil here is that each technician on the crew should undergo a complete inspection of a job at least once during an inspection cycle. If you have 20 technicians on a crew and the inspection interval is one per week, each of your maintenance professionals knows there is a 100% likelihood that

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sometime during the next 20 weeks, their work will be looked at in its entirety—from lockout to cleanup.

A note of caution is in order at this point: You must be certain that your random inspection selections are just that. If employee A is always inspected during the ninth week of the cycle, it won’t take long for him/her to pick up on the pattern. In turn, A will develop the tendency to do a better job in the ninth week. I’m not implying he/she would be dishonest to do so. It’s just human nature to do a better job if you are being watched. But we don’t want to see the caliber of A’s work when he/she knows we’ll be looking. What we want is to see the quality of the work the rest of the time. So watch for any scheduling patterns that may be developing and try to avoid them. Furthermore, if appro-priate personnel are available to do it, this complete job-performance evaluation should be conducted by someone other than the employee’s usual supervisor. That way, if re-work is called for, there will be less potential of straining an existing work relationship.

Once all of these checks and balances are in place, you will be in the position to apply the concept of accountability to your next process failure. Yes, you’ll still have process failures—although the longer you practice accountability, the less likely these will become over time, and the ones you do suffer will be less severe. But when the machines stop running, you will still need to try to determine what happened. The difference this time will be that in place of the usual teeth-gnashing and fi nger-pointing, you’ll have facts and objectivity on your side.

If the work order on a failed machine says the bearing was greased but the component is found to be dry, that is a fact. In such a case, there’s a chance the technician signed off on

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work that he/she did not carry out. Whatever management decides to do at this point, it will be in a stronger position with the documentation than without it.

On the other hand, if the work order on the failed machine indicates the bearing was greased and it has indeed been lubed, that, too, is a fact. Thus, the assumption must be made that the work was performed according to spec—so something must be wrong with the specifi cation. Perhaps the wrong type of grease was used or the bearing was under-rated for the application. Maybe too much grease was called for in the work order. Whatever the problem turns out to be, it will be easier to solve if you can rule out employee error.

Accountability is about failure analysis and subsequent failure prevention. It’s about solving problems. It’s about keeping the machines running and the orders fi lled. And it’s about time you applied it to your processes. MT

Ray Atkins is a retired maintenance professional (and award-winning author), based in Rome, GA. He spent his last five years in industry as a maintenance supervisor with Temple-Inland. Web: www.raymondlatkins.com; e-mail: [email protected].

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For many decades, companies have used vibration analysis to monitor equipment condition. While a successful Condi-tion Monitoring program can aspire to predict and therefore prevent all “unplanned” failures, in light of their very low energy content, low-RPM applications (i.e., under 50 RPM) have tradi-tionally been some of the most diffi cult to monitor. An answer to this dilemma has been the “Shock Pulse Method.” Developed and patented in 1969, this technique has been widely used to successfully monitor rolling element bearing condition ever since. And, just as technology has advanced, so has the Shock Pulse Method.

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The system that monitors the California pumps was origi-nally designed in the 1960s. The annunciator output cards were last manufactured—but not improved—more than 10 years ago by a now-defunct company. That meant there was no support when the aging electronic components in these cards overheated and caused system failures. Documenta-tion, if any, was minimal. According to John King, electrical planner for CDWR, “Not many companies were willing to take this project. They wouldn’t take on the challenge.”

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“With limited documentation available, going onsite was critical,” noted Darrel Baker, SBI’s president and CEO. “The

alarm systems were built in different years with different parts, so onsite measurements were key to proving the solution.”

The end result was a fully documented, supportable and reliable design that eliminated the high-temperature components, reduced overall power dissipation by 24% and decreased hot-spot temperatures by 140 F (60 C). The new design also increased fault tolerance in the output drive stage and now includes short-circuit and over-current protec-tion—so even under a direct short in the system, the alarm circuit would not be damaged.

SBI also precisely replicated the original 1960s electrical connector system. The new cards connect directly into the existing alarm system with 100% compatibility of existing systems in the fi eld.

Since Stilwell Baker supports and provides replacement parts, CDWR can rest assured that the alarm system will remain operational for many years to come. MT

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Extend Lifespan Of Pump Alarm System

The original annunciator cards were designed and supplied in the 1960s by a now-defunct company. Technology has certainly changed in the decades since.

According to SBI, the new annunciator cards are fully documented, supportable and reliable. Unlike the old cards, they feature short-circuit and over-current protection, which means even under a short in the system, the alarm circuit won’t be damaged.

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Your Just Desserts: A Piece Of The Savings Pie

BOOSTING YOUR BOTTOM LINE

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The Motor Decisions Matter (MDM) campaign is managed by the Consortium for Energy Effi ciency (CEE), a North American nonprofi t organiza-tion that promotes energy-saving products, equipment and technologies. For further information, contact MDM staff at [email protected] or (617) 589-3949.

ccording to the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), industry con-sumes 20% of our country’s elec-tricity—at over $30 billion a year.

Within this national bottom line, USDOE esti-mates $3 billion could be saved annually through improvements to motor-driven systems.[1] Have you taken steps to capture a piece of these savings from your systems? Here are some sugges-tions for carving out a big slice of the pie:

If you haven’t already done so, start with the basics. Identify opportunities to replace older, low-effi ciency motors with higher-effi ciency replace-ments, such as NEMA Premium® or greater. When considering these upgrades, remember that while a specifi c motor is now (or always has been) driving a particular process in your plant, it might not be the best size for the application (and could be consuming more energy than necessary). Ensuring the right size motor, in addi-tion to selecting the most appropriate nameplate effi ciency, is an important fi rst “cut.”

Just as there is more than one ingredient in your motor-systems pie, savings can be found through more than just improvements to motors within the system. There often are opportunities to capture large savings by ensuring that you have all of the right equipment to achieve your application objec-tives and that all the equipment works together effi ciently. For example, as discussed in previous installments of this column, some applications—i.e., those that don’t need to operate constantly at full speed or those powering centrifugal equipment like pumps and fans—can obtain signifi cant savings through a retrofi t with an adjustable speed drive (ASD), also known as a variable frequency drive (VFD) or variable speed drive (VSD).

Sweet!Engineers at Boeing’s Renton manufacturing facility realized energy savings by fi rst focusing on their motors and then expanding to consider the full motor-driven system. Their fi rst step was to create an extensive motor inventory of all active

and spare motors. The next step was to consider the objectives that each system was designed to achieve. For example, the facility had recently reduced its airfl ow requirements, which led to the operation of many unneeded—and ineffi cient —fans. As a result of its motor inventory and system assessment, the Renton facility was able to identify opportunities for motor upgrades, ASD retrofi ts and decommissioning of systems that were no longer necessary, all of which led to an especially sweet slice of savings: 136,984 kWh or $16,578 annually.[2]

More information to support assessing and fi nding effi ciency in motor-driven systems is avail-able on the Motor Decisions MatterSM (MDM) Website at www.motorsmatter.org. Among other things, you’ll fi nd the MDM Motor Planning Kit that outlines simple steps in developing an effective motor management program. The VFD section of the Helpful Resources page includes details on identifying the conditions when these drives are appropriate. A visit to the MDM Website is a great way to get started on serving up your just desserts: That’s a sizeable helping of available motor-systems energy savings! MT

1. USDOE, 2008. (http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/pdfs/motor.pdf)

2. Northwest Energy Effi ciency Alliance, 2004. (http://www.motorsmatter.org/case_studies/boeing.pdf)




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Graphic Products has released its fi rst catalog of spill-containment and cleanup products. According to the manufacturer,

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VIEWPOINT

Managing a facility’s assets can be complex. At the heart of your maintenance opera-tions, you likely run specialized maintenance management software such as a CMMS

(Computer Maintenance Management System) or EAM (Enterprise Asset Management software). Today, these legacy programs are proven, invaluable tools for managing a tight ship of daily maintenance activities.

Recent technology leaps within CMMS/EAM have shifted these legacy programs into the Cloud Computing space—something that should come as welcome news within facilities management. Shifting to the Cloud means that the CMMS/EAM you count on becomes markedly more valuable.

Think of Cloud Computing as an application being run over the Internet via a simple Web browser, Web book or smart pad—and you may already have been using it. (Have a Hotmail account, a Facebook page or do your banking online? These are all examples of Cloud Computing).

Using CMMS/EAM in the Cloud eliminates the costs associated with purchasing expensive software and hard-ware. Waiting long periods of time for IT to schedule deployment and relying on IT staff to manage a large database and IT infrastructure are things of the past. Cloud Computing provides the rich maintenance-centric software functionality while eliminating the heavy and expensive IT distractions of legacy software solutions.

Typically, Cloud CMMS/EAM offerings will run month-to-month—which makes them cash-fl ow friendly and lowers the overall cost of ownership. Remember that IT infrastructure and potentially nasty details of deploy-ment are being moved to the Cloud and, thus, are being managed by the CMMS/EAM-development company. This shift allows maintenance workers to focus on deliv-ering a well-managed facility instead of trying to avoid technology hurdles and speed bumps.

Leaders in Cloud CMMS/EAM ensure that transac-tions are secure by encrypting all data transactions across the Internet. This is achieved using Secured Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) and other encryption technology (the same technology used by online

credit-card companies, banks and even the military). Large, modern enterprise datacenters with specifi c security standards, ensured by third-party audits such as SAS 70®, hold your data, so data maintenance, data recovery and disaster recovery are guaranteed processes that protect your investment. Maintenance management via a Web application requires both modes of security to ensure end-to-end integrity and offer a solid alternative to legacy CMMS/EAM.

In the Cloud model, an extremely large volume of maintenance data is stored in a datacenter that is designed to be agile, increasing storage on demand, enhancing confi gurations and allowing for upgrading or custom-izing—typically within minutes, not weeks. Collabora-tion and the fl exibility to scale up and down quickly, all within a robustly secure environment, is a hugely compelling factor in considering the Cloud model.

As a maintenance manager, you should fi nd the elimination of concern and costs associated with technical details a welcome change. You can rest easy knowing your data is safe within an SAS 70 data-center. Budget-friendly payment options avoid capital expenditure and simply don’t add up to enterprise-level spends. Moreover, as your needs change, it won’t be necessary to pull in local IT staff. The Cloud solu-tion provider handles all confi guration, updates and upgrades, essentially becoming your IT team. MT

To contact Tim Miller directly, telephone: (800) 776-3090; or email: [email protected].

Tim Miller, Technical Services Director Asset Management Division, CyberMetrics Corp.

Your CMMS/EAM: A Shift To The Cloud

The opinions expressed in this Viewpoint section are those of the author, and don’t necessarily refl ect those of the staff and management of MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY magazine.

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