<p>Manufacturing today is increasingly competitive and every organization
around the world is looking to decrease costs. Maintenance costs generated an
average of 28 percent of total manufacturing cost at the Fiat Chrysler Indiana
Transmission Plant One in 2018, states Rex White, Head Maintenance Planner at
Fiat Chrysler (2018). Maintenance is a supportive expense that does not
generate a profit, which makes maintenance an attractive expense to decrease.
The cost for components and skilled labor are expensive; however, the downtime
is exponentially a larger threat to production cost. One most feared scenarios
within a manufacturing facility is that one machine takes down several as it backs
up the entire production process.</p><p>The three major types of maintenance are reactive, preventive, and
predictive. The research project focused on applying the principles of
predictive maintenance to the Fiat Chrysler facilities in Indiana. The report explains
the techniques and principles of applying the technology currently available to
reduce downtime and maintenance cost. The predictive maintenance procedures and
saving are compared with reactive and preventive methods to determine a value
of return. The report will examine the benefits of using the Internet of Things
technology to create autonomous self-diagnosing smart machines. The predictive
maintenance plan in this research illustration will introduce health check
equipment used to implement longer lasting machine components. In conclusion,
the project developed out an entire predictive maintenance plan to reduce
downtime and maintenance costs.<br></p><p></p><br>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/8074376 |
| Date | 10 June 2019 |
| Creators | Jeremy Wayne Byrd (6661946) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Educational resource |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/PREDICTIVE_MAINTENANCE_PRACTICES_STANDARDS/8074376 |
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