May - Library

May
Editorial
The annual survey of Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
has generated almost 50 responses. The systems include small to large, with costs of
$2000 to millions of dollars. There has to be at least one of those systems that meets
most of your CMMS requirements.
One article in this issue is by your MJ editor. In my 20 years of examining,
implementing and using CMMS I have seen dramatic changes in their ease of use,
flexibility and functionality. My article touches on some of those improvements of
recent years. However I have observed in the past that the best users of CMMS did
not necessarily use the best CMMS systems. So what factors do help create the best
users of CMMS systems?
There are two articles on how we may better display maintenance related data via
Jack-Knife Diagrams (with Mining Plant examples) and Honeycomb Maps (US
Marine Corps). One allows the display of multiple parameter maintenance
performance data for an asset. The other uses a single image to display the state of
readiness for use and significance of multiple asset types.
I also have a particular interest in John Wi l s o n ’s article on the Po s t - C o n s t r u c t i o n
Maintenance of Infrastructure Assets - or the lack of it. I spent many years on various
aid projects in developing countries. Big budgets for the construction phase but little
for ongoing maintenance.
In the first quarter of 2004 Philip Higgs conducted a Survey of Condition Monitoring
Systems in Industry. A summary report on the results of that Survey are included in
this issue.
A new regular feature has been added to the Maintenance Journal - the “Planned
Maintenance Corner”. Each issue will include a Condition Monitoring routine for a
particular plant type, this issue features a CM routine for a Screw Conveyor.
SURVEY FEATURE
in the October
2004 issue
Survey of
Special Maintenance
Applications Software
The SMAS survey provides a listing
and details of Maintenance software
products such as for RCM, Failure
Analysis. FMEA, LCC, Simulation,
PM Optimisation, Weibull Analysis,
Parts Optimisation, Plant Replacement
software, etc.
If your organisation wishes to be
included in the SMAS survey for 2004,
then you may obtain the appropriate
survey form by contacting Ian
Bradshaw at
mail@maintenancejournal.com
The completed survey forms must
be returned by 2nd July 2004.