What is the best way to determine a conveyor system's maintenance schedule?

No matter the type of conveyor system, every manufacturer should provide some reasonable maintenance activities to support its products. The first thing I would do is compare my CMMS preventive/predictive maintenance criteria against the manufacturer's specified maintenance practices. In the event that those criteria were not provided upon purchase, I would reach out to them directly. In some instances, however, where you walk into a scenario where the Manufacturer is no longer in business, you would need to evaluate what type of motor and pulley system you are using and begin with a basic maintenance plan to inspect and lubricate.

The best way to determine a conveyor system maintenance schedule is to generate a very good operation checklist and train operators on how to perform those checklists because they are the first point of contact to the system, and maintenance technicians are always the second point of contact of the system, overlooking the training of the operators normally limit the lifespan of the conveyor when minor faults are overlooked or ignored by the operators. And also generates a maintenance checklist which can be daily, weekly, monthly, or quarter of the year maintenance to prolong the lifespan of the system.

Also what is being carried as a load on the conveyor system plays a very big part as to how and when the maintenance inspections can be done.

Determine a conveyor system's maintenance schedule based on manufacturer recommendations, usage intensity, and regular inspections for wear and tear. Adjust schedules as needed for peak periods or system changes.

It is good to stick to the maintenance schedule provided by the equipment manufacturer. But after sometimes it can be optimised based on experience.

Start performing PM of conveyor system as determined by the OEM. There after considering the efficacy of the OEM's PM program and your own operational needs, addition or deletion of PM activities and increase or decrease in the frequency of PM may be required keeping in view on the prevailing on-stream factor of conveying system.

Based on O&M documents and feedback of these running equipments (because it depends in field of use and the operation of conveyors), preventive maintenance schedule and periodicity can be adjusted,

In my experience in the field of high-speed manufacturing. It really is going to depend on your usage and environment. Yes, you can follow the manufacturers OEM scheduled maintenance plan that is recommended for the equipment, but it’s the same as vehicle maintenance schedules on how the conveying systems are used. If you run a vehicle in day-to-day normal city driving, there’s gonna be a lot more wear and tear on the braking train systems versus fleet vehicles that do mostly highway driving. If you’re manufacturing environment is a harsh environment the maintenance on your convenience system is going to be different than a manufacturing environment that is clean and climate controlled.

A manuten??o Preditiva necessita de estar integrada na Preventiva e mesmo a Proativa implica a intera??o entre as três. Pois sensores necessitam de limpeza, calibra??o, verifica??o, software pode estar sujeito a Bugs ou conflictos com outros componentes etc. Logo, implica estar tudo integrado num programa Preventivo de manuten??o seguido melhorado e actualizado por um plano de Manuten??o Proativo.

At least once a week a visual and audio check will let you know about the equipment. On a visual you can determine if there are contaminations/debris entering the conveyor; if there is heavy load you will see and hear tension due to flexing which can be intermittent or continual; abnormal noises due to teeth that have been damaged or broken due to ratcheting of driving gear; missalignment can occur if driver and driven unit are not securely in place; uneaven wear of driving gear

All the maintenance startegies comes with devoid as well. - Without consistent oversight and updates, one might face “PM creep”—a situation where technicians are overwhelmed with redundant tasks, thereby draining organizational resources. - Overdoing PM tasks might also pave the way for breakdowns after the maintenance. The essence is, when implementing a preventive maintenance program, it’s essential to dovetail it with continuous PM optimization. - PdM requires investment. organization requires effective PM to harness predictive maintenance.

One of the most important aspects in plant operations is continuous improvement. Both processes and assets are subjected to enhancement. CAPEX impact in plant can be seen in, but not limited to: ? Increasing RAV of the company. ? Business continuity. ? Processes enhancement. ? Efficiency increase. CAPEX stewardship must be very mature in any organization to reach already mentioned improvements.