By Colin Sheldon We often discover cases from outside sources that inspire reflection and introspection on our own work…
Is Materials Management the Missing Link from your Maintenance Effectiveness?
So much effort is focused on the work management process and quality execution. As maintenance professionals and asset managers, these…
Why Are We Simply Adding More Inspection and Replacement Tasks?
By Matt McLeod At recent engagements, I have seen a trend towards adding more inspection and parts replacement tasks…
The “Inherent Reliability” of Well-Developed Physical Assets
By Matt McLeod While the sales teams love to spruik the latest “clean sheet design” of your favourite mining…
Should Your Master Data Extend to the Part Level?
By Matt McLeod Bluefield is regularly asked by clients to undertake defect elimination projects (see our case studies here and here). We’ve…
Does Your Work Order Data Capture the Three “C”s?
Is your work order data helping your reliability engineers take action? If you’re not capturing the three “C”s then there are some improvements you could…
Don’t Make This Mistake With Your Weibull Analysis
At a recent site engagement, I had the opportunity to test a new cloud software platform that automated Weibull analysis…
Mobile Equipment Fire Reviews
Mobile equipment fires remain a major hazard in the mining industry. Bluefield have written articles previously on the subject (see here and here),…
The disconnect between forecast equipment availability & scheduled downtime in mining plans
When engaged by a client to review their maintenance data, a common finding in the mine plan is the disconnect between the equipment availability forecast and…
Why everyone should have an Asset Management Plan
If you ask anyone on site to show you their asset management plan (AMP) for a piece of equipment you are typically…
