Turning machines into drivers of value
In every sector of industry, companies are demanding more from their machines. Plant managers, engineering teams, and maintenance and service engineers are all looking for ways to maximise equipment performance while reducing operating and maintenance costs. Getting that right can be the key to higher profits, happier customers and sustainable competitive advantage.
New technology is redefining the upper limits of equipment performance. Thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT), Big Data and Advance Analytics, it’s now possible to monitor machines more closely. You can also identify improvement opportunities more rapidly and make operating and maintenance decisions more effectively. The challenge for many companies is making these powerful approaches work for them.
That’s where the Rotating Equipment Performance programme from SKF comes in. With experience from almost every industrial sector and machine type, SKF supports customers throughout the lifecycle of their assets. Our knowledge, insight and analytical capabilities can help machine designers and operators to refine specifications, select optimal components and determine the most efficient operating, monitoring and maintenance strategies.
Assess current performance, identify key opportunities for immediate improvement, establish long-term goals. SKF consultants use proprietary benchmarking tools for asset and lubrication management to evaluate customer’s operations against industry and global best practices. Our assessment shows companies where they stand today and pinpoints the critical changes that will deliver the greatest positive impact.
Detect machine problems before they turn into losses. SKF advises customers on the right condition monitoring technologies for their most critical assets and helps them turn complex performance data into alarms and actionable insights.
Maintain performance, reliability and uptime. SKF helps customers identify the optimum maintenance strategy of each asset and provides companies with the tools and equipment they need to get maintenance right. Our specialist engineering teams also offer a full portfolio of mechanical services, including alignment, balancing and bearing installation.
Solve problems quickly, stop them happening again. In complex machines and demanding operating environments, failures are always a possibility. SKF root cause analysis (RCA) services help companies go beyond “fix and hope”. By applying expertise and analytical rigour to identify the underlying cause of costly or repeated issues. Our RCA reports provide actionable recommendations allowing companies to turn every issue into an opportunity for long-term reliability improvement.
Rebuild components for a longer lifecycle, lower costs and reduced environmental impact. When machines work hard, they wear out. That doesn’t mean companies have to continually replace used components with new. SKF remanufacturing services encompass disassembly, inspection, repair and selective replacement of critical parts. Together with our inventory management services, an effective remanufacturing programme can significantly extend component lifecycles and reduce costs while maintaining equipment reliability and availability.
Above all, Rotating Equipment Performance is a tailored programme, designed around the specific needs of each customer. The performance demands of every business are different, and every asset plays a different role in a company’s operations. SKF rotating equipment performance specialists will design a programme to meet those varying needs, whether the company want to increase output, minimise total cost of ownership, improve safety or reduce environmental impact.
Our bespoke approach also extends to the way companies buy, with options available to suit every customer’s budget and management approach. Rotating equipment performance services are accessible on demand, to address specific issues. Or customers can opt for Rotation for Life. SKF’s innovative long-term performance-based contract that provides reliability and availability as a service, maximising rotating equipment performance for a fixed monthly cost.
To learn more about Rotating Equipment Performance: http://servicesandsolutions.promo.skf.com/acton/media/26359/rotating-equipment-performance
