Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers

This is the answer to successful engineering solutions in reliability and maintenance!

Ricky Smith (Author), R. Keith Mobley (Author)

9780750678629, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 20 November 2007

336 pages, Approx. 270 illustrations (50 in full color)
27.8 x 21.5 x 2.2 cm, 1.012 kg

Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers will give the engineer the “have to have? information. It will help instill knowledge on a daily basis, to do his or her job and to maintain and assure reliable equipment to help reduce costs. This book will be an easy reference for engineers and managers needing immediate solutions to everyday problems. Most civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers will face issues relating to maintenance and reliability, at some point in their jobs. This will become their “go to? book. Not an oversized handbook or a theoretical treatise, but a handy collection of graphs, charts, calculations, tables, curves, and explanations, basic “rules of thumb? that any engineer working with equipment will need for basic maintenance and reliability of that equipment.

Introduction – Recommended First StepChapter 1 – Understanding Maintenance and ReliabilityChapter 2 – Reliability Engineering Position DescriptionChapter 3 – Preventive MaintenanceChapter 4 – Predictive Maintenance Chapter 5 – Reliability ProcessesChapter 6 – Key Performance IndicatorsChapter 7 – Total Production MaintenanceChapter 8 – Mechanical EquipmentChapter 9 - ElectricalChapter 10 – Reliability ArticlesChapter 11 - MTBF Users Guide

Subject Areas: Production engineering [TGP], Engineering: general [TBC], Health & safety issues [KNXC]