Dependability management
When new plant or equipment is designed, or modifications implemented, the whole life cost of that equipment is also determined: the cost of building, operating, maintaining and disposing of the item is as much a part of the design as is the equipment itself. It is therefore important for the through life profitability of that item, that the operating and maintenance characteristics are optimised at time when change is inexpensive: while it is still being designed.
Application of the dependability management principles enable increased effectiveness and profitability. Taranto Consultancy can help you select the best approaches throughout the lifecycle of plant or equipment, from concept to operation, revision and retirement.
Reliability, Availability and Maintainability analysis
Taranto Consultancy can perform Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) analysis using Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Reliability Block Diagrams (RBD) or Discrete Event Simulation according to individual requirements. These can be applied to analyse reliability, failure on demand probability and availability. In addition to providing quantitative results, Taranto Consultancy provides an analysis of areas which would benefit from design, reliability or maintenance optimisation through RCM.
Optimising maintenance
Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) can be applied to establish a preventive maintenance programme which will efficiently and effectively allow the achievement of the required safety and availability levels of equipment and structures, resulting in improved overall safety, availability and economy of operation.
Operational research (OR) modelling
Taranto Consultancy can evaluate designs to identify areas that affect cost-effectiveness through low reliability, high operation and maintenance costs or process bottlenecks to help ensure that equipment enters service with maximum opportunity to realise its highest profit potential. This is achieved though application of RAM tools and discrete event simulation. This can be applied to any production process, material handling or interactive processes using humans or machines.
A range of tools are employed to evaluate performance, reliability, maintenance and maintenance support characteristics to identify opportunities to increase profitability; the exact mix used on any project is carefully tailored to provide a cost effective service.
Although the design stage is time at which maximum benefit can be obtained, the same range of tools can be effectively employed at any stage in the life cycle to identify improvement areas.
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