Maintenance supervision of new machinery during the engineering stage

Definition:

To introduce conceptual changes right from the design stage of the machine using the maintenance experience we have built up.

Aim:

  • To avoid maintenance
  • To make the machine user-friendly and capable of being maintained

VPE’s approach:

The experiences of the maintenance and production department are gathered and incorporated into the design of the machine. Important sources are:

  • The maintenance technician
  • The production operator
  • The machine manufacturer (documentation)
  • The faults