5/6/2015 World Grain, September 01, 2010 ActiveMagazine by Olive Software http://am1.sosland.com/Olive/ODE/WorldGrain/PrintPagesView.htm 1/5 MILLINGOPERATIONS---- Best practices equal profits Preventive mill maintenance practices pay for themselves by Mark Fowler Most people in the milling industiy have read about, participated in, or even implemented a preventive maintenance program. But when was the last time you reviewed or measured the effectiveness of your program? Periodic evaluation of preventative maintenance practices can lead to opportunities for increased mill productivity, reduce maintenance costs and increased profitability. Preventive maintenance is defined as all maintenance pe1fom1ed in order to prevent equipment failure or to detect a failure early. Pre- ventive maintenance practices include inspection, lubrication and cleaning of equipment and production areas. (Above) Insp ecting e quipme nt is an impor tant part of a pr eventive ma inte- nan ce pr ogra m. Photos courtesy of Kan sas State Un iversity. 84 A good preventive maintenance program requires planning, tracking and accounting of the time and cost of all maintenance-related activities. In the competitive grain processing business, a miller must be more cost-effective than the competitor to succeed. An effective preventive maintenance program enables a company to maintain its competitive advantage by reducing maintenance costs and increasing available production time for the processing plant. BENCHMARKING AND GOAL SEITING To detemline the effectiveness of a preventive maintenance program, it is necessary to first establish the goals and ob j ec- tives for the program. Benclunarking against ctUTent mainte- Septem ber 20 10 I World Grain I www.World-Grain.com

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MILLINGOPERATIONS----

Best practices equal profits Preventive mill maintenance practices pay for themselves by Mark Fowler

Most people in the milling industiy have read about, participated in, or even implemented a preventive maintenance program. But when was the last time you reviewed or measured the effectiveness of your program?

Periodic evaluation of preventative maintenance practices can lead to opportunities for increased mill productivity, reduce maintenance costs and increased profitability. Preventive maintenance is defined as all maintenance pe1fom1ed in order to prevent equipment failure or to detect a failure early. Preventive maintenance practices include inspection, lubrication and cleaning of equipment and production areas. (Above) Inspecting equipment is an important part of a preventive maintenance program. Photos courtesy of Kansas State Un iversity.

A good preventive maintenance program requires planning, tracking and accounting of the time and cost of all maintenance-related activities. In the competitive grain processing business, a miller must be more cost-effective than the competitor to succeed. An effective preventive maintenance program enables a company to maintain its competitive advantage by reducing maintenance costs and increasing available production time for the processing plant.

BENCHMARKING AND GOAL SEITING To detemline the effectiveness of a preventive maintenance

program, it is necessary to first establish the goals and objectives for the program. Benclunarking against ctUTent mainte-

September 2010 I World Grain I www.World-Grain.com