time-based maintenance


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time-based maintenance

an approach to MAINTENANCE which provides for the overhaul of machinery, plant and equipment at planned regular intervals, for example, once every three months.
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Under a time-based maintenance concept replacement is typically performed during the normal phase, thus failing to optimally utilise the disadvantage of time-based maintenance is that the higher probability of damage during the run-in phase also has to be taken into consideration.
Making an impact: Derek Hoult, engineering manager at INA FAG explains how the right kind of maintenance can make a substantial impact on the bottom line
At a higher level of sophistication, a machine would be enrolled in a time-based maintenance program.
Murphy's lawyers: watching for whatever can go wrong, because it will
Many companies perform time-based maintenance because they can't get far enough ahead in their programs to initiate other types of programs.
A practical approach to reliability-centered maintenance: RCM is not complicated, but requires groundwork and the understanding that it is an ongoing process, not a one-time project
However, there are still instances when time-based maintenance governs.
World-class maintenance at G-P's Old Town mill: reliability-based maintenance is the key to a smooth-running plant

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