Preventive Maintenance

For over two decades Terry Wireman has been a widely known and respected maintenance and reliability expert and author, specializing in the improvement of maintenance and asset management for clients. Using techniques and tools such as CMMS and Total Productive Maintenance, his focus has been on helping clients develop "World Class" maintenance policies and practices. As an international expert in maintenance management, he has assisted literally hundreds of clients in North America, Europe, and the Pacific Rim improve their maintenance effectiveness and he has conducted numerous technical seminars for major colleges, universities, and technical societies around the world. Through this new series, he is now making his expertise in developing practical, effective maintenance programs and solutions accessible to industrial and facility organizations everywhere. The first volume in this series, Preventive Maintenance, is the starting point for developing a complete maintenance strategy and the foundation of the entire maintenance philosophy. This function is one of the most basic for a maintenance organization; yet, it is also the most ignored and underutilized function. As this book demonstrates, PM is key to unlocking the financial benefits that can be provided by a comprehensive maintenance strategy. The text clearly illustrates how the components of any maintenance strategy are interlinked with dependencies and the performance measures necessary to properly manage the PM program. A process flow diagram details the steps for developing the PM program, and the appendixes contain numerous examples of PM inspections for readers to begin applying to their programs immediately. Book jacket.