Complete Guide to Preventive and Predictive Maintenance

by Joel Levitt

Book Overview

This book shares the best practices, mistakes, victories, and essential steps for success which the author has gleaned from working with countless organizations. Unlike other books that only focus on the engineering issues (task lists) or management issues (CMMS), this in-depth resource is the first to give true emphasize to the four aspects of success in preventive maintenance systems--engineering, management, economic, and psychological -- thereby...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0831134410
• ISBN13: 9780831134419
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Industrial Press
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Good resource for PM development

The complete guide to Predictive and Preventive Maintenance is a good tool in the development of PM activity as part of your Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) program.

This book was a big help

Thanks for the help! We have been doing a lot of research on the subject of Preventive Maintenance Scheduling. This gave us some good insight. Good stuff. Ed S. [...]

Excellent Introduction

I am half-way through this book and realize that I have used Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) for years. This was the approach we used because of HAZOP studies. If you look at the methodology, they are the same. It is an excellent book for first-pass economics of preventive maintenance (PM). Through numerous examples, he shows when to PM, when you are spending too much for PM, and when to just run the damn thing 'til it breaks. As I said, it is a great introduction. I have picked up Doc Palmer's book and can see I would be lost without preparation. If there are any short-comings, it is grammar and spelling. There are numerous typographical errors. Most engineers seem to have taken an-engineer's only english class in college. I found the errors troubling but the writing clear and concise. A very good book for a refresher (as in my case), or an introduction. If this review was helpful, please add your vote -- Thanks.

Great Book

I am working as a Area Production Manager , as a responsible of Maintenance . I saw my mistakes after reading this great book . Everybody who inside the maintenance can find something useful. It is easly readable and implementable . Thanks