Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) focuses organizations on clearly identifying the essential functions of machines to avoid chronic downtime. The first step of RCM, writing functional requirements, ensures machines are only asked to perform tasks they are capable of. Mastering the basics of maintenance and reliability through RCM is increasingly important as technology advances and can help organizations avoid issues that stem from machines not being able to perform required functions from the outset.

1. MASTER
THIS TO
IMPROVE
RELIABILITY

2. Humans are often so
focused on the
complex, that the
simple gets overlooked.
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3. But, as technology
advances, there is
greater need to be firmly
rooted in the basics of
Maintenance and
Reliability.
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4. That's one reason why
the first step of
Reliability Centered
Maintenance (RCM) is
so important.
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5. Writing Functions focuses
an organization and
requires it to specifically
identify what is needed
from a machine.
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6. Two frequent causes of
chronic downtime are:
1
Asking a machine to do more
than it is capable of doing
2
When a machine isn't able to
do what is required right from
the outset
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7. Both are easily
avoidable if we master
the basics before
seeking the exotic.
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8. RCM
RCM can help us
master the basics.
Reliability Centered Maintenance
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