CBM in action
We are looking for early fault detection – not when there is a Catastrophic failure — through sensor information.
We can use that information to improve our maintenance planning.
We can avoid secondary damage or collateral damage – if the bearing fails the shaft or seals may be damaged….. we get to avoid this
We can reduce our inventory of spares because we have more confidence , we will detect faults early enough that we will have ordered the spare that we need……. we know we have enough time to get that into our stores so rather than having it on our shelves which is costing us money and there is the potential for that part to degrade over time …there is large cost saving here
and there are fewer safety incidents as well …both in terms of the equipment failing which can have a ripple effect for safety and environmental point of view … we can plan our maintenance better …we will have more time to plan the maintenance and have a better idea of what’s wrong with the machine so there is less time spent at the machine and that reflects improved safety