John S. Mitchell’s Vibration Scorecard initial document is now available for those who might wish to comment and participate in furthering the cause (so to speak).
Send an email with name and affiliation to fgagnon@vibra-k.com to receive the draft copy in pdf form. Contributors will be credited (unless they wish otherwise).
Please keep in mind that the document in its present form is not meant for redistribution.
- One new scorecard, similar to the Reliability Scorecard (qv), is under development by John (Mitchell), based on another person’s material, and Vibra-K participates. We intend to post it as a Wiki, seeking comments and or other participants. You can leave a comment on this post / thread and register as a user to get on the bandwagon. Will post back to Maintenance Forum when this thing finally goes up…
This will address program management issues, and not technical issues per say.
Well, sooner or later we’ll need to get a few annoying dollar making schemes up on this site, such as one of the two books the principal is (interminably) working on and modular extracts from various courses, as well as something tawdry to eventually generate ad revenue from products we like.
This being said, the current writing projects underway are:
- One new scorecard, similar to the Reliability Scorecard (qv), is under development by John (Mitchell), based on another person’s material, and Vibra-K participates. At the very least, we’ll point to the publishing site when it is finalized and ready. News Flash: we may in fact go Wiki on that, seeking other participants. You can leave a comment on this post / thread and register as a user to get on the bandwagon.
- A FINAL Acoustic Emissions / Acceleration Enveloping / Spike Energy / PeakVue FAQ paper… The one presented at CMVA is exhaustive and does cover mechanisms at length, but some people may find it exhausting… Using a similar function PROPERLY in a pertinent fashion can make or break a program in some cases, or help / hinder in others. When done right, it is REALLY useful!
Spike Energy is a trademark of RA Entek / PeakVue is a trademark of CSI / Shock Pulse Method is a trademark of SPM Instrument Inc.
- A Tale of a Reliability Audit Gone Awry, lessons in the underlying reasons why some processes fail (FG says “I was there, but it wasn’t us!”)
- Probably an old (basic but hopefully useful) section on balancing in the (soon to appear) Spanish section
- An allegorical or metaphorical look at Predictive Methods (with some reviwing help and suggestions from old friends, and others who will likely say they knew that sooner or later, FG would end up speaking in parables)
- A protocol for research concerning rolling-element bearings; this seeks to eliminate the too often seen “Here’s something new” typically coupled with “See? It actually works!”, but left without the necessary comparatives and based on a one-shot laboratory (read “ideal conditions”) test
- A whole series of vibration articles are in development (and may have been forever): the accumulated files of the Fibber McGee “hard drive” (a closet no longer cuts it)…
- Case histories and extracts will also appear; feel free to contribute… And you can count on our help to “dress it up”.
John was kind enough to send the August 2006 update to his Excel-lent Scorecard.
Reliability Scorecard DOWNLOAD
DO read the Word file document guide: “Reliability Program Scorecard – Description an Use”
The original Excel file is still available at Reliabilityweb.com
Or you can grasp directly at this popular item by latching on to: SCORECARD
A newer version of the scorecard, accompanied with user guidance information, should be up on this page within the next few days.
John’s Physical Asset Management Handbook, now in its 4th Edition, is available at Amazon (just click the book title). PS: not an ad, just a pointer…
John’s Bio
John Mitchell retired from Fluor Corporation in mid 2004 upon completion of an assignment as Site Manager where he led the implementation of a comprehensive, site-wide asset productivity improvement initiative in a large petrochemical complex. Prior positions include Vice President Maintenance Operations and Engineering with ABB, Inc.; industry consultant; founder and president of MIMOSA, the Machinery Information Management Open Systems Alliance; Manager, Condition Monitoring Systems, Brüel & Kjær, AS and President and CEO, Palomar Technology International.
During his more than 35 years professional experience Mitchell has been a strong advocate for the development and implementation of business, technical, and operating strategies for optimizing the lifetime performance and utilization of industrial equipment. He has authored over 100 technical papers and articles and delivered numerous presentations and workshops throughout the world detailing the technology, financial, and business benefits of Asset Optimization, Profit-Centered Maintenance and condition assessment.
Mitchell authored the books “An Introduction to Machinery Monitoring and Analysis” and the “Physical Asset Management Handbook”. The latter details processes and best practices for optimizing the utilization and performance of physical assets and remains one of the rare books published on the subject. He is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, Annapolis Maryland.