Maintworld Magazine 3/2021

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EDITORIAL We Live in Challenging Times THE AFTERMATH OF THE COVID-19 pandemic makes it abundantly clear that we are living in a VUCA-world*. It is a definite sign of an era where change is happening faster and faster. This rapid change also translates to the world of manufacturing. Not only are there logistic challenges for the transportation of goods, but interruptions in the supply chain are also becoming commonplace, like we saw in the chip shortage in the manufacturing industries. This is a clear sign of rapidly-changing business circumstances. There is a strong drive towards more flexibility, faster product innovations and increasingly smaller production batches. In other words, there is an increasing need for quickly-adjustable and adaptable production assets. At the same time, manufacturing companies are being forced to work very cost-efficiently. The answer lies in digitization. Industry 4.0 is no longer a faraway concept for the factories of the future, but a fundamental pillar in staying competitive in the new normal. And guess what, Maintenance 4.0 proves to be a main driver for Asset Performance 4.0. A new step in the same direction Since the Nowlan and Heap report was published in 1978, we know that the majority of failures follow a random failure pattern. When contemplating the right maintenance strategy for a certain piece of equipment or function during an RCM exercise, we find that in many cases condition-based maintenance is the optimal maintenance strategy. But there is an important follow-up question in the decision diagram: is the condition inspection or monitoring technically and economically justifiable? In the past, that question often had to be answered negatively because of high investments or labour costs that were needed to set up a condition monitoring program. Today the industrial internet of things (IIoT), affordable sensors, AI algorithms and predictive analytics offer unseen possibilities. Now it is technically and economically justifiable to implement condition-based maintenance in many more cases. In other words, the fundamental principles of maintenance continue to apply, but the decision criteria have changed dramatically. Maintenance 4.0 is a non-fundamental evolution that currently fundamentally changes how maintenance is conducted. Have faith In recent years many organizations have made “a leap of faith” by investing in reliability, maintenance, and asset management in order to achieve optimal cost performance and asset uptime. Today again, it requires a fundamental belief in the added value of digitization in maintenance, whilst keeping the good practices from the past, to be competitive in the new normal. In current times of drastic change, asset and maintenance managers need once again to be a true leader to inspire their organization, to adopt best in class practices in asset performance 4.0. I am convinced that you will find interesting thoughts and inspiration in this Maintworld Magazine. Wim Vancauwenberghe Maintenance Evangelist Member of EFNMS ESHEC (European Health Safety and Environment Committee) 4 maintworld 3/2021 20 Even through a pandemic, leading tech companies continue to transform their solutions for the greater good of reliability.
IN THIS ISSUE 3/2021 36 The deficiency in technical skills is being exacerbated by both the impact of COVID-19 and the pressure digital transformation. = 40 According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity demand will increase by up to more than 60 percent in the current decade, depending on the region. 6 10 14 18 20 One of the Keys to a Successful Reliability Implementation Easily Improve Your Operational Efficiency "Siri for industry is on its way" Facts and figures about Asset Management in Dutch chemical industry 9 BUYING TIPS FOR Acoustic Imaging Cameras 23 SMPR 24 26 28 30 STEAM TRAP TESTING: Reduce Energy Costs and Increase Process Stability with Ultrasonic Testing Equipment How Water Kills BEARINGS The Way you Install your Rotating Machinery is the Way it Will Perform! A look at five common trouble areas that derail reliability 36 40 The ABCs of Leadership: For times of uncertainty and change Higher energy efficiency – an imperative from the current sustainability megatrend 42 Reliability is About Two Things! 48 Competence and Skills in the Era of Industry 4.0 Issued by Promaint (Finnish Maintenance Society), Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki, Finland tel. +358 29 007 4570 Publisher Omnipress Oy, Väritehtaankatu 8, 4. kerros, 01300 Vantaa, tel. +358 20 6100, www.omnipress.fi Editor-in-chief Nina Garlo-Melkas tel. +358 50 36 46 491, nina.garlo@media.fi, Advertisements Kai Portman, Sales Director, tel. +358 358 44 763 2573, ads@maintworld.com Layout Menu Meedia, www.menuk.ee Subscriptions and Change of Address members toimisto@kunnossapito.fi, non-members tilaajapalvelu@media.fi Printed by Reusner, www.reusner.ee Frequency 4 issues per year, ISSN L 1798-7024, ISSN 1798-7024 (print), ISSN 1799-8670 (online). 3/2021 maintworld 5
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