Principles and Practices of Predictive Maintenance (A8301)

This lesson focuses on the general purpose of an effective predictive maintenance program.

Prerequisites

This lesson is designed so that no prior knowledge is required.

Description

This lesson focuses on the general purpose of an effective predictive maintenance program by showing how methods such as vibration analysis, and lubricant and trend analysis can be used to determine equipment condition and predict equipment life.

Objectives

Define predictive maintenance and differentiate it from other approaches such as run-to-failure and preventive maintenance. Describe the benefits of predictive maintenance. Describe how equipment vibration can provide an indication of equipment condition. Describe how impurities in equipment lubricant can provide an indication of the condition of the components being lubricated. Describe how trends reflected in equipment records can provide an indication of equipment condition. Describe some basic guidelines for a successful predictive maintenance program.