Partnership Drives Success
Condition-based Maintenance programs are most successful when engaged by a multi-disciplined work force who collect and review data and are fully committed to the endeavor.

Routine integration of multiple evaluation tools and technologies is critical as well. Many programs fail to flourish and achieve maximum benefits, in part, because they do not fully take advantage of integrated diagnostic strategies.

By standardizing the methodology of evaluation, MRG allows companies to maximize the benefits of a monitoring program by ensuring the most beneficial, corrective-action recommendations are made.

The company's commitment to the Maintenance Optimization Strategy, developed in partnership with MRG, results in the greatest advances in plant reliability, reduction of operating and maintenance costs, higher quality products and fewer interruptions in production.

For each plant operation, MRG identifies three areas where efficiency gains can be achieved:

The targets help to focus companies to areas where the greatest benefits can be achieved.

For example, at a given point in time, equipment reliability issues may be having a greater impact on the bottom line than losses due to product quality and delivery deficiencies.

Competitive pressures in the industry may dictate reduction of maintenance budgets - but how can we do that without compromising product quality or equipment reliability? It is the balancing of these requirements, while aggressively targeting a specific area for improvement, which becomes possible when applying the Maintenance Optimization Strategy.

Tools used to achieve improvements in the target areas are:

MRG uses a combination of Tools to reach these goals, which may involve applying the necessary technology, reviewing the maintenance work practices and looking at the production process itself.

Like Targets, the selection of Tools customized to the facility, eliminates data overload and the application of technology just for technology's sake.

Technology alone is not the answer to improving production facilities. Understanding the production and work processes ensures that integrated solutions are found which become a sustainable and significant improvement in facility operation.