[Gulf Professional Publishing] Engineering/Maintenance Engineering/Reliability Engineering Maximizing Machinery Uptime 5E Heinz P. Bloch Consulting Engineer, Montgomery, Texas Fred K. Geitner Professional Engineer, Ontario, Canada . Provides the tools to drastically improve machinery productivity and performance . Bridges the gap between the theory of "reliability engineering" and the practical day-to-day measures that lead to machinery uptime . Authoritative reference for maximizing the uptime of process equipment This fifth edition of Maximizing Machinery Uptime continues with the authors' extremely successful and highly respected methods of ensuring the proper maintenance and ongoing reliability of equipment. With its focus on prevention, the book covers optimum machinery management from design through installation and maintenance. This is an authoritative reference for maximizing the uptime of process equipment, as well as bridging the gap between the theory of "reliability engineering" and the practical, day-to-day measures that lead to machinery uptime.

The authors use their decades of experience and draw upon real-world examples to demonstrate their techniques for equipment management, uptime maximization, and reduced maintenance costs. The text explores reliability assessment techniques such as Failure Mode, Effect Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis of commonly encountered rotating machinery-- all highly effective techniques that the engineer can apply to maximize uptime and thereby maximize production and profitability. Heinz P. Bloch, P.E., is a licensed consulting engineer with offices in Montgomery, Texas. He retired from Exxon Chemical Company with more than 20 years of service. Fred K.

Geitner is an engineering associate with Esso Chemicals Canada, Inc. Content: Introduction; Definitions; Failure mode and effect analysis; Fault tree analysis; Machinery risk and hazard assessment; Machinery system availability analysis; Practical field uptime assessment; Life cycle analysis; Review of mechanical structures and piping for machinery Related titles: Bloch: Practical Machinery for Process Plants: Volume One: Improving Machinery Reliability 3/e; 884156613, Bloch: Practical Machinery for Process Plants Volume Two: Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting 884156621 Bloch: Practical Machinery for Process Plants Volume Four: Major Process Equipment Maintenance and Repair 2/e 88415663X.