Paper EW-WeL2
How to Avoid a Failure During Shutdown or Start-up Events

Wednesday, October 17, 2007, 12:40 pm, Room Exhibit Hall

Participants will learn how to maximize their uptime success rate, and minimize downtime at shut down and start up events (cold and hot). Both facility and production line levels. We will review the preparatory steps and tasks needed to ensure avoidance of failure during these events. Importantly, participants will share their experiences and lessons. Other tasks such as PM Programs, Base line characterization of pumps, and Inventory Control will also be reviewed. Course outline Shutdown cold: define Example of event: facility shutdown. Shared experience Shutdown hot: define Example of event: facility running, production shutdown. Shared experience Start-up event: Start-up cold: define Example of event: coming up from cold shutdown. Shared experience Star-up hot: define Example of event: turning on of a production line. Shared experience Review preparatory steps of how to ensure avoidance of failure during shutdown or start-up events. Discuss other tasks that can be done during shutdown or start-up events: 1) PM programs. 2) Base line charactering of pumps. 3) Inventory control. All are programs that FMG provides, along with practical training methods for their in-house technicians.