SOLUTIONS

Reliability Centred Maintenance

RCM assessments identify cost effective maintenance strategies based on a detailed understanding of an asset's functional requirements, performance standards and conditions of use. If applied correctly, the resultant maintenance strategy will ensure that the required levels of safety and in-service availability are achieved at minimal cost.

MES, RCM consulting specialists, have the skill base and project experience in the application of RCM methodology. This is centered around:

• Derivation of functional definitions and performance standards
• Analysis of source data to identify trends and failure characteristics
• Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) whereby functional failures are defined and failure modes identified together with the consequential effects relative to safety, environmental and system performance
• Based on FMECA results and the failure characteristics of individual equipment and components, derivation of cost effective maintenance strategies can be achieved using:
  • On condition maintenance
  • On failure maintenance
  • Scheduled overhaul / replacement
  • Fault finding
  • Re-design where appropriate and cost effective
• Preparation of maintenance documentation including scheduling

Derivations of maintenance strategies by MES consultants, using RCM techniques offer the following benefits:

• Maintenance strategies tailored to suit specific commercial and operational requirements
• Optimisation of maintenance costs
• Efficient use of maintenance resources
• A clear audit trail and demonstration of compliance with safety case or other regulatory / legislative requirements regarding the in-service availability of critical equipment

Our RCM consultants are able to provide:

• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) studies
• Maintenance Optimisation
• Root Cause Analysis
• Failure Modes Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)