How do you select the most appropriate failure mode for each equipment component?
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) is a systematic approach to optimize the maintenance strategy of a physical asset based on its function, failure modes, and consequences. One of the key steps in RCM is to perform a failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) for each equipment component, which identifies the potential ways that the component can fail, the effects of each failure mode on the system performance, and the criticality of each failure mode. In this article, you will learn how to select the most appropriate failure mode for each equipment component using a logical and structured process.