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EQUIPMENT
an ounce of
PREVENTION
C
Preventive maintenance programs save processors
time and money in the short and long term.
By Keith Loria | petfoodprocessing@sosland.com
Companies that rely on reactive maintenance are waiting
for a problem to happen, which can often be costly,
leading to missed shipments, scrapped product, cost
overruns, overtime and more.
" Unplanned downtime typically results in idle employees,
loss in production, missed deadlines, and even
long-term damage to brands, " said Caleb Otto, director
of project engineering for NorthWind Technical
Services, Sabetha, Kan. " Unexpected breakdowns can
include costs such as overtime pay, contractor emergency
fees, and overnight delivery of parts. "
Preventive maintenance programs, which have been
the primary method to reduce unplanned downtime in
the industry for decades, can help avoid these problems
through long-term maintenance planning aided by realtime
data.
Terri Ghio, president of Irvin, Calif.-based FactoryEye
North America, noted that even something as simple as
scheduled maintenance to clean, lubricate or replace parts
that wear out can help keep equipment running longer.
" This schedule can be based on the calendar, the
amount of run time, or even the amount of product produced, "
she said. " For a lot of equipment, a more sophisticated
form of preventive maintenance can be used that
is based on the condition of the equipment. "
For example, in condition-based maintenance, significant
leading indicators are monitored for changes so
that the equipment can then have its preventive procedures
performed prior to machine failure. This enables
the equipment to run for as long as possible between
scheduled maintenance tasks.
Fábio C. de Oliveira, an engineer on Wenger's
Brazilian service team, noted the company utilizes an extruder
performance curve (performance x time) during
a six-month window, and also considers working hours
as additional data and the main product produced when
designing a proper preventive maintenance program.
" Some customers work two or three work shifts and
may need early preventive maintenance, and when this
limit is exceeded, the extruder gives us signals when
something is not working well, " he said. " Gradually, it
will be possible to notice; oscillation of the extruder motor
load, return of the product through the inlet barrel
(product surging), difficulty for the operator to stabiwww.petfoodprocessing.net
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Equipment downtime
can affect the bottom
line, which makes
effective preventive
maintenance
programs essential
for pet food
operations.
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