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Using templates for RCM content

Using a template in RCM content has been a contentious issue in the past due to concerns that the content will be applied without the requisite consideration given to operating context. However, with the appropriate guidelines in place, practitioners can save valuable time in the analysis phase by reusing existing RCM2™ or RCM3™ analysis content. […]

Defining Failures and Being Consistent

To identify when maintenance is required, we need to define failure. The traditional view was that as equipment gets older, it is more likely to fail. Failure was defined as when the equipment breaks down and is no longer operational. However, studies have shown that the majority of failures are not age related. In the […]

MTBE Malaysia Sdn Bhd (MMSB) Implements a Proactive Maintenance Strategy in Nine Weeks with Ivara EXP Enterprise

International Petrochemical Company Completes Successful First Site Implementation of Ivara’s Asset Performance Management Software BURLINGTON, ON (Dec. 1, 2008) – Ivara Corporation, the industry leader and innovator in asset performance management solutions, today announced that MTBE Malaysia Sdn Bhd (MMSB), a subsidiary of Petronas, an international petroleum corporation, has successfully completed its first pilot site […]