Task
Implementation of a preventive maintenance system to avoid unplanned machine shutdowns and for securing total plant availability.
Preparation
Spenner Zement has several cement mills (tube mills) at its location in Erwitte, Germany. In 2002, one of these mills had to be shut down, because of gear box damage. The three-stage gear box had been monitored by a temperature sensor which, however, displayed the alarm too late. The complete shaft and parts of the housing had been damaged so badly that the gear box had to undergo very cost intensive repair. For this reason, Spenner Zement asked F'IS to work out a sustainable condition monitoring solution, enabling plant preventive maintenance.
Contractor
FAG Industrial Services GmbH (F’IS), headquartered at Herzogenrath near Aachen, offers its services, service products and training with regard to maintenance on a manufacturer-independent basis. Core skills are within the steel and aluminium sectors, paper industry, mining and raw material processing, wind energy and other industrial fields. F'IS thus supports customers to save maintenance costs, optimize machine availability and avoid unexpected machine downtime. F’IS takes responsi-bility for the Schaeffler Group’s worldwide service business regarding the INA and FAG brands. In 2005, the Schaeffler Group employed a workforce of about 60,000 at 180 locations worldwide and generated sales of € 8 billion.
Internet
http://www.fis-services.com/
