A systematics for efficient planning and effective utilization of condition based maintenance in production and processing industries

A new toolbox has been developed to facilitate and sustain optimized CBM programs in the production and processing industries. The CBM toolbox is consisted of three major tools. The first tool is a series of statistical failure analyses which uses the failure history data available in a plant's information system to generate valuable information in tabulated and graphical postures. The second tool is a repository filled with expert knowledge about different nondestructive tests and condition monitoring techniques formatted in a way that in addition to the concept of each technique, its applicability, and its advantages and disadvantages are expressed. The third tool is an object-based problem cause analysis whose outcome is tabulated problem and cause relationships associated with particular objects. Moreover, to be able to choose the most appropriate NDT/CMT among all the available alternatives, a compact financial analysis tool and a selection matrix have been developed and supplemented.