Join PEMAC for our next lunch and learn webcast taking place on Tuesday, May 15, at 12:00 pm Mountain Time. Participants will gain tools and tips can use to strive for excellence in asset management, maintenance and reliability.
Topic: Lean Six Sigma in Maintenance Operations
As always, equipment maintainability plays an important role in uptime. Besides the reduction of failure rates, the quick recovery from those failures or the successful execution of scheduled activities makes a considerable difference in availability indicators. The application of Lean tools and Six Sigma analysis contributes to the improvement of maintenance execution by applying the 5 steps of Lean Six Sigma methodology (Define, Measure, Analyze, Implement and Control) and using the tools associated with them. This webcast will discuss Lean Six Sigma theory, basic principles of the methodology and case studies showing the use of tools. Case 1 will illustrate the application of Lean Six Sigma in scheduled preventive maintenance for slurry pumps operating in the oil sands industry. Case 2 will examine how the use of Six Sigma analysis reduced the corrosion rate of tubes in a bank of 12 heat exchangers shell and tube type, which heat diluted bitumen upstream of a distillation tower. Both cases emphasize the importance of using data and facts to make decisions, including front end personnel, and the sustainment of implemented solutions.
Speaker: Gustavo Moreno, Reliability and Maintenance Engineer
Gustavo Moreno is a Reliability & Maintenance engineer working in the oil and gas industry, supporting upstream and downstream operations. Before moving to Canada on 2007, he spent 10 years working in the financial sector applying statistical and reliability concepts to improve business performance. He took the challenge to come north where initially joined Canadian Natural Resources working 4 years for the oil sand division as maintenance engineer. Trained as lean six sigma black belt, he has been able to improve reliability and maintenance performance using Lean Six Sigma tools.
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This webcast is hosted in partnership with Northern Lakes College. Everyone is welcome to participate. Be sure to spread the word and forward this invitation to others who may be interested.