Preventative Maintenance
Regularly scheduled system inspections performed by comprehensively trained technicians
achieve three outcomes:
1. Optimal performance resulting in increased thru-put
2. Routine servicing of parts to extend machinery working life
3. Preemptive detection of potentially costly stoppages and breakdowns
Each of these outcomes contributes towards significant increases in your manufacturing
productivity.
A key component of an effective Preventative Maintenance Program is the provision of a
detailed inspection report. This comprehensive report not only contains the specifications of
your equipment but also forms an invaluable ongoing source of information.
All jobs undertaken by us on your system are fully documented, which means you are never
in any doubt about what work has been completed. And by developing an ongoing
maintenance record of your system we can expertly advise you on the anticipated life
expectancy of your equipment and critical parts as well as quickly pinpoint the nature of
breakdowns from our comprehensive service history. Performance is never compromised by
poor programming or slipshod repairs – your fully documented service history is your
guarantee of that.
A Preventative Maintenance Program can be customised to suit your specific plant
requirements; in general, however, your program will include the following:
1. One eight-hour site visit every three months for system maintenance to include the
servicing and testing of the:
• Robot manipulator and controller
• Gripper system
• Conveyor systems
• PLC & control system
• Variable speed drives
• System pneumatics and hydraulics
• Human machine interface
• Light curtain systems
• Emergency stop switches
• Cables
• Peripheral equipment
• System mechanics
2. Backups of all system data on CD-ROM for on-site storage by the customer and offsite storage by MAR to include:
• Robot programs and data
• PLC programs and data
• Touchscreen PC data
• Variable speed drive configurations
3. A comprehensive electronic report on standard format to include:
• The status of existing equipment
• Recommendations for repairs, part replacements and re-programming
• Data backups
• A review of the safety audit to identify possible system changes
• An analysis of cycle times to ensure continued running of the system as
commissioned
• A video of system operation
Your typical annual investment for a Service Agreement to cover each robotic system,
including time on site, travel time (within Sydney) and office/workshop time is $6,600.00.
Compare this with potential losses of $6000 – or even $20,000 for larger systems – per hour
when a breakdown brings not only your output but also the dependants of that output to a
standstill.
It is not uncommon to hear of customers who suffer 24-hour stoppages simply because they
can’t find an engineer who is familiar with their system or a ‘common’ part has to be flown in
from overseas.
Don’t let this be your company.
Machinery Automation & Robotics
1/101 Derby Street
Silverwater NSW 2128
Phone: (61) 2 9748 7001
http://www.machineryautomation.com.au