Tasks
To increase the medium- and long-term availability of plants and machinery and to reduce maintenance costs while maintaining high safety standards.

Preparation
A feasibility study and a safety concept were compiled at the end of 2001. After Almatis decided to work with R&M, the terms of the agreement were spelled out in greater detail (over the course of some 4 weeks) and the companies agreed to a transition period with close coordination with Almatis of approximately 3 months, which ended on April 1, 2002, when R&M took over maintenance for the entire plant.

Contractor
R&M HIMA Südwest GmbH, which was founded in the year 2000, is a subsidiary of Rheinhold & Mahla AG in the Bilfinger & Berger Group that focuses on southwestern Germany. Founded in 1887, Rheinhold & Mahla AG has more than 11,000 employ-ees worldwide and generates annual sales of more than 840 million euros. Its services cover a production plant’s entire lifecycle, from initial construction and assembly to maintenance and disassembly. In the maintenance sector, R&M offers fixed-rate maintenance and repair services for process plants with availability guarantees.

Internet
www.rheinhold-mahla.com/himasuedwest  

Brief Description

• Outsourcing the maintenance operation, which is not one of Almatis’ core competencies, to specialist R&M HIMA Südwest
• Implement maintenance procedures for all production facilities at the Ludwigshafen location and ensure adherence to safety standards
• Verifiable evaluation of maintenance services
  

Customer's Benefits

• Optimized safety concept
• Lower maintenance costs
• Increased plant availability
• Evaluation system for measuring success of maintenance concept
• Fewer coordination requirements due to outsourcing of maintenance processes

 
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