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Condition Based Maintenance

Building a Framework

Fabio André Brand

Webinar – August 2021


Fabio Andre Brand

Mechanical Engineer (Master’s degree in RCM)

17 Years working in Maintenance & Reliability


Steel Mills – Brazil, USA & CAN

Coordinator: Maintenance, Reliability and Storeroom

Project Manager: USD 1.5M Capex for Online Predictive

CMMS (SAP-PM) Trainer

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Objectives of Condition Based Maintenance

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Why Condition Based Maintenance (CBM)?

Approximately 89% of Failure


Modes occur RANDOMLY

Most Failure Modes provide EVIDENCE

Why Failures Happen?

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Why Failures Happen?
Load Resistance

2 Factors
2 Reasons

Load Resistance Load Resistance

Load >
Resistance
Resistance
< Load

Inspection

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Inspection: 3 Dimensions

Basics
RBM – Rice & Beans Maintenance
+ Technology
Industry 4.0

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Inspection: 3 Dimensions

Failure Predictability
Ultrasound Motor Testing
Thermography
High Predictive Vibration Fluid Analysis

Human Senses Temperature


Median Inspection
Noise
Simple Instrumentation

Low Shift Maintenance


Rounds High Frequency
Operation (TPM)

P-F

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Rounds / Daily Inspections

ü Detect potential failures close to final failure

ü Validates other 2 types: Ultimate Goalkeeper

Maintenance Shift Inspections

TPM Inspections

Pre-Shift Inspections

Equipment Safety Checks

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Inspection 360º

ü Dedicated Inspectors using simple Predictive tools

ü Can detect the majority of Failure Modes

UV and white light Flashlight

Handheld Laser Infrared Thermometer

Vibration Pen

Industrial Borescope

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Predictive Maintenance

ü Very Specialized: High predictability

ü Can be Offline or Online Monitoring

Vibration

Thermography

Fluid Contamination

Ultrasonic Detection

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Project: Maintenance 4.0
Online Predictive Maintenance

Project Steps (Started in 2017)

Project Team Definition

Risk ranking – ABC Assets Classification

RCM studies (Failure Modes) - Assets “A”

Technology Selection =

Sensors Installation and Configuration

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Online Predictive Maintenance – Vibration Monitoring

Software

Screen 3

Screen 2

Cloud - Online Vibration


Condition / Automatic
Alerts by E-mail/SMS

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Online Predictive Maintenance – Vibration Monitoring
Screen 4

Tendency / Spectrum

Screen 5

Online Vibration Condition:


Velocity, Acceleration, Envelope

429 Online Points


Whole Plant
185 Assets Monitored

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Online Contamination Control

Online Contamination Control as ISO 4406

IoT system to control filtering needs

Proper Offline Filtering System

Integration with Predictive Software

ü Extended oil life by 50%

ü Extended equipment life by 100%


Online ISO 4406

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ONLINE Thermography

ü Monitoring of Critical
Transformers

ü Fixed Infrared Cameras


(Flir AX8)

ü Automatic Alarms (E-mail)

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Case Study – Bearing on Dedusting Fan (Inner Diameter 6”)

On April 16th, online system reported one Alert of higher


vibration (Envelope 4,845 gE), with defect on inner ring of
Bearing 22230 C3.

Planned Corrective Order on April 22nd

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Key Points Results

Rounds Inspection Predictive


Higher Safety of the Crews
Planned Corrective Orders
Higher Productivity

Planning & Scheduling Maintenance Delays (<2%)


Execution

Maintenance Cost (-15%)


RCA and Reinspection

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Condition Based Maintenance:
Basics + Technology = Change the Future

Fabio Andre Brand

+55 (51) 99358 6086


Contact:
fabio.brand@gerdau.com.br (Company)
fabiobrand@hotmail.com (Personal)

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Questions Questions

Heather and Ryan (Upkeep Team)


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