Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
Published on 20. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-7506-7862-9 (ISBN)
Description
Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers will give the engineer the "have to have? information. It will help instill knowledge on a daily basis, to do his or her job and to maintain and assure reliable equipment to help reduce costs. This book will be an easy reference for engineers and managers needing immediate solutions to everyday problems. Most civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers will face issues relating to maintenance and reliability, at some point in their jobs. This will become their "go to? book. Not an oversized handbook or a theoretical treatise, but a handy collection of graphs, charts, calculations, tables, curves, and explanations, basic "rules of thumb? that any engineer working with equipment will need for basic maintenance and reliability of that equipment.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Industrial Engineers, Maintenance and Reliability Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Technicians, Maintenance Managers, Field Engineers, Corporate Maintenance and Reliability Managers
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Approx. 270 illustrations (50 in full color)
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
941 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7506-7862-9 (9780750678629)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Ricky Smith | Inc. Mobley President and CEO of Integrated Systems
Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers
E-Book
03/2011
Butterworth-Heinemann
€86.95
Available for download
Persons
Ricky has over 30 years in maintenance and reliability as a maintenance manager, maintenance supervisor, maintenance training specialist, field engineer, maintenance mechanic, maintenance consultant and is a well known published author. Ricky has worked with maintenance organizations in hundreds of facilities, industrial plants, ships, etc, world wide in developing reliability, maintenance and technical training strategies. Prior to joining Allied Reliability in 2008, Ricky worked as a professional maintenance employee for Exxon Company USA, Alumax (this plant was rated the best in the world for over 18 years), Kendall Company, and Hercules Chemical providing the foundation for his reliability and maintenance experience. Ricky is the co-author of "Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers?, "Lean Maintenance? and "Industrial Repair, Best Maintenance Repair Practices?. Ricky also writes for different magazines during the past 20 years on technical, reliability and maintenance subjects.Ricky holds certification as Certified Plant Maintenance Manager from the Association of Facilities Engineering as well as a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional from the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals.Ricky lives in Charleston, SC with his wife. Aside form spending time with his 3 children and 3 grandchildren, Ricky enjoys kayaking, fishing, hiking and archaeology. Mr. Mobley is president and CEO of Integrated Systems Inc. of Knoxville, Tenn. He has written numerous publications on such topics as plant performance, maintenance engineering, maintenance management, and predictive maintenance. He is also a contributing editor for Plant Services magazine.
Content
Introduction - Recommended First StepChapter 1 - Understanding Maintenance and ReliabilityChapter 2 - Reliability Engineering Position DescriptionChapter 3 - Preventive MaintenanceChapter 4 - Predictive Maintenance Chapter 5 - Reliability ProcessesChapter 6 - Key Performance IndicatorsChapter 7 - Total Production MaintenanceChapter 8 - Mechanical EquipmentChapter 9 - ElectricalChapter 10 - Reliability ArticlesChapter 11 - MTBF Users Guide