Front Cover -- AN INTRODUCTION TO PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Impact of Maintenance -- 1.1 Maintenance Management Methods -- 1.2 Optimizing Predictive Maintenance -- Chapter 2. Financial Implications and Cost Justification -- 2.1 Assessing the Need for Condition Monitoring -- 2.2 Cost Justification -- 2.3 Justifying Predictive Maintenance -- 2.4 Economics of Preventive Maintenance -- Chapter 3. Role of Maintenance Organization -- 3.1 Maintenance Mission -- 3.2 Evaluation of the Maintenance Organization -- 3.3 Designing a Predictive Maintenance Program -- Chapter 4. Benefits of Predictive Maintenance -- 4.1 Primary Uses of Predictive Maintenance -- Chapter 5. Machine-Train Monitoring Parameters -- 5.1 Drivers -- 5.2 Intermediate Drives -- 5.3 Driven Components -- Chapter 6. Predictive Maintenance Techniques -- 6.1 Vibration Monitoring -- 6.2 Thermography -- 6.3 Tribology -- 6.4 Visual Inspections -- 6.5 Ultrasonics -- 6.6 Other Techniques -- Chapter 7. Vibration Monitoring and Analysis -- 7.1 Vibration Analysis Applications -- 7.2 Vibration Analysis Overview -- 7.3 Vibration Sources -- 7.4 Vibration Theory -- 7.5 Machine Dynamics -- 7.6 Vibration Data Types and Formats -- 7.7 Data Acquisition -- 7.8 Vibration Analyses Techniques -- Appendix 7.1 Abbreviations -- Appendix 7.2 Glossary -- Appendix 7.3 References -- Chapter 8. Thermography -- 8.1 Infrared Basics -- 8.2 Types of Infrared Instruments -- 8.3 Training -- 8.4 Basic Infrared Theory -- 8.5 Infrared Equipment -- 8.6 Infrared Thermography Safety -- 8.7 Infrared Scanning Procedures -- 8.8 Types of Infrared Problems -- Appendix 8.1 Abbreviations -- Appendix 8.2 Glossary -- Appendix 8.3 Electrical Terminology -- Appendix 8.4 Materials List -- Chapter 9. Tribology -- 9.1 Lubricating Oil Analysis -- 9.2 Setting Up an Effective Program.

Chapter 10. Process Parameters -- 10.1 Pumps -- 10.2 Fans, Blowers, and Fluidizers -- 10.3 Conveyors -- 10.4 Compressors -- 10.5 Mixers and Agitators -- 10.6 Dust Collectors -- 10.7 Process Rolls -- 10.8 Gearboxes/Reducers -- 10.9 Steam Traps -- 10.10 Inverters -- 10.11 Control Valves -- 10.12 Seals and Packing -- Chapter 11. Ultrasonics -- 11.1 Ultrasonic Applications -- 11.2 Types of Ultrasonic Systems -- 11.3 Limitations -- Chapter 12. Visual Inspection -- 12.1 Visual Inspection Methods -- 12.2 Thresholds -- Chapter 13. Operating Dynamics Analysis -- 13.1 It's Not Predictive Maintenance -- Chapter 14. Failure-Mode Analysis -- 14.1 Common General Failure Modes -- 14.2 Failure Modes by Machine-Train Component -- Chapter 15. Establishing a Predictive Maintenance Program -- 15.1 Goals, Objectives, and Benefits -- 15.2 Functional Requirements -- 15.3 Selling Predictive Maintenance Programs -- 15.4 Selecting a Predictive Maintenance System -- 15.5 Database Development -- 15.6 Getting Started -- Chapter 16. A Total-Plant Predictive Maintenance Program -- 16.1 The Optimum Predictive Maintenance Program -- 16.2 Predictive Is Not Enough -- 16.3 Conclusion -- Chapter 17. Maintaining the Program -- 17.1 Trending Techniques -- 17.2 Analysis Techniques -- 17.3 Additional Trainnig -- 17.4 Technical Support -- 17.5 Contract Predictive Maintenance Programs -- Chapter 18. World-Class Maintenance -- 18.1 What Is World-Class Maintenance? -- 18.2 Five Fundamentals of World-Class Performance -- 18.3 Competitive Advantage -- 18.4 Focus on Quality -- 18.5 Focus on Maintenance -- 18.6 Overall Equipment Effectiveness -- 18.7 Elements of Effective Maintenance -- 18.8 Responsibilities -- 18.9 Three Types of Maintenance -- 18.10 Supervision -- 18.11 Standard Procedures -- 18.12 Workforce Development.