Presentation

on
MAINTENANCE

RAVI KUMAR
MECH ,7TH SEM
1707621
IMPORTANCE OF MAINTENANCE SYSTEM

1. Protecting the buildings, structures and plants.

2. Increasing equipment availability and reducing downtimes;
also helping in increasing utilization of equipments.
3.  Controlling and directing labour forces.
4.  Economy in maintenance department.
5.   Maximizing utilization of available resources.
6. Ensuring safety of installations and reducing environmental
pollution.
7.  Recording expenditure and costing of individual jobs and of
department / section.
8. Preventing waste of tools, spares and other materials.

9. Preparing maintenance budgets.

10. Improving technical communications.
11. Measuring plant performance as a guide for future actions.
ECONOMY OF MAINTENANCE

 Maintenance economy is approved allocation of funds with in

which maintenance engineers and in charges can operate with
reasonable amount of freedom for their activities / jobs.
 ELEMENTS OF GOOD MAINTANCE

• To maintain plant and equipments at its maximum operating efficiency, ensuring

operational safety and To help management in taking decisions on replacements or new
investments and activity participate in specification preparation, equipments selection,
its erection and commissioning.

• Development Of resources for equipments and spares and providing technical help
for Vendor’s / equipment supplier’s selection / rating and import substitution.

• Help in implementation of suitable procedures for procurement, storage and

consumption of spares, tools and consumables etc.