Section No.

: 7 / Title: Condition Based Maintenance

Techniques
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Names of participants: Krishna Kagrana

Radhika Kajarekar

Name of the Institute: Sri Savitribai Phule Polytechnic, Pune

Abstract:
INTRODUCTION

In a growing global market productivity is playing a key role to stay competitive, for any
manufacturing company. Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) is maintenance when need
arises. CBM is such a technology which strives to identify incipient faults before they become
critical which enables more accurate planning of the preventive maintenance. CBM is costly, but
the costs can make easy on the pocket if used on the correct time.
TYPES OF CBM TASKS
o Temperature Measurement: It helps detect potential failures related to temperature
failure.
o Dynamic Monitoring: It involves measuring energy emitted from mechanical equipment
in the form of vibration, pulses, and acoustic effects. Changes in these can lead to
problems like wear, maintenance, misalignment and damage.
o Oil Analysis: It can indicate problems like oil contamination, improper oil consistency,
etc.
o Corrosion Monitoring: Provides an indication of corrosion rate and its state.
o Electrical Testing and Monitoring
o Observation and Surveillance
 o Performance Monitoring: It predicts problems by monitoring changes in variables.
CHALLENGES
There are several challenges to the use of CBM. The initial cost of CBM is high. It requires
improved instrumentation of the equipment. Often the cost of sufficient instruments can be quite
large.
ADVANTAGES

o Improved system reliability

o Decreased maintenance costs
o Decreased number of maintenance operations causes decreasing of human error
influence
DISADVANTAGES

o High installation costs, for minor equipment items more than value of equipment
o Unpredictable maintenance periods are causing costs to be divided unequally
o Increased number of parts that need maintenance and checking

CONCLUSION
CBM today due to its costs is not used for less important parts of machinery despite obvious
advantages. However it can be found everywhere where increased reliability and safety is
required, and in future will be even more applied.