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When equipment breaks down it is necessary to find root cause of the problem. Let’s review five main causes. Forced Deterioration These breakdowns are caused by: Lack of Cleaning (accumulation of Dirt and Dust);Lack of Inspection (e.g. loose nuts, bolts, etc);Lack of Lubrication. Lack of Basic Conditions (CIL) ! What…

It is a tool that tracks all breakdowns, analysis and countermeasures in one matrix. What does Recurrence Matrix does do? Tracks forced deterioration breakdowns by week;Tracks when a breakdown analysis is done;Tracks when countermeasures are applied. What do we need to build the matrix? 2 things are needed to build the matrix:…

One of the important steps to identify the Root Cause is an understanding of the process and equipment. To start, create a sketch of the machine or component, where you saw the problem occurred. The second step is to identify the Ideal Sequence of Movement, e.g. Pickoff arms move up->Solenoid…

Collecting broken or worn machine parts for later analysis will help to understand root cause of failures, as well as can assist with training AM team members. Training for AM Teams to Prevent Reoccurrence of Forced Deterioration Breakdowns Use Actual Broken Parts to Demonstrate FD breakdowns to AM teams to…