TESTIMONIALS
Aluminium Bahrain
• Dedicated implementation of RCM Turbo over a three month period
• Completed assessment of 75% of plant
• Outcomes included 40% reduction in overall maintenance costs
• Increased plant reliability
Moura Mine
• RCM Turbo applied to Coal Handling Plant
• Outcomes included annualised benefits totalling $1.5million
• New equipment designs
• Removal of ineffective maintenance tasks
Water Corporation WA
• Statewide implementation of RCM Turbo
• Quantified benefits exceeding $2 million
• Special case of Kununurra Dam - improvements worth $700,000 in that one site alone
Snowy Mountains Hydro
• Using RCM Turbo reduced routine planned maintenance costs by 30%
• Reduction in maintenance costs for generation assets - 25%
• Increased generation availability
• Initial exercise at Murray 2 Station - eight months duration
Tennessee Valley Authority
• Using SOS as part of a five year plan to reduce overall spares by $100 million
• At the beginning of year 5, accumulated reductions exceeded $94 million
Colorado Power
• One Month pilot on Coal Handling plant
• Outcomes included 56% reduction in planned maintenance costs
• 20 major systems completed in 18 months
• SOS use in one power station resulted in reduction of $ 4million
Rohm & Haas
· SOS project in one salt mine resulted in spares reduction while optimizing in excess of $US600,000
Tarong Coal
• RCM Turbo applied to dragline
• Outcomes included reduction of 4000 hours in maintenance manhours
• Direct labor cost savings $350,000
• SOS applied to dragline spares
• Outcome - reduction in total spares inventory of $1,500,000
• Annual improvement $450,000
• Indirect additional savings $ 250,000
Queensland Nickel
• SOS used for optimisation of fast moving items - Min/Max levels
• Slow moving items - cost/risk assessment
• Redundant items identified
• 55.7% of stock optimised for 10.8% identified reduction in store $ value.
Tampa Electric
• SOS applied to 450 items over $100
• Total value of these $ 434,000
• Net reduction $ 217,245
• 50% reduction after increases of $7,300
Weyerhaeuser Timber
• Established standard interval for review of MTBF’s and revisions of PM inspections.
• Increased maintenance uptime from 85% to 98% consistently.
• Increased utilization from 60% to 82% consistently.
• Reduced maintenance overtime from 20% to 11% consistently.
Weyerhaeuser Timber
• SOS applied at a single site
• Stock reductions $278,279
• Obsolete stock identified $ 454,256
St Ives Gold
• SOS applied to manufacturers’ spares lists
• Immediate benefits, one site, one list over $120,000
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters
• SOS applied to spares list for new pot line
• Immediate benefit - $700,000 savings on list worth $1.4million
Hydro Quebec
• SOS applied to spares lists for new high voltage transmission equipment
• Immediate saving - $795,000
• Total list $2.2million
Pacificorp
• Used SOS to reduce generation spares from $68million to $54million
• $14million benefit
Detroit Edison
• Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant - reduced spares inventory by $15million
• $9.5 million directly attributable to SOS
Portland Aluminium
• SOS directly responsible for spares optimisations valued at $1million
• Original value $5.7million total reduction 33%
Proton Malaysia
• Value of spares assessed using SOS $1.98million
• Optimised reductions $807,000
• 40% improvement
Tioxide Malaysia
• Results from pilot - 223 items assessed using SOS
• Value of spares assessed - R3,226,000
• Value of spares reductions - R 617,000
• 19% reduction
Lemington Coal
• Value of spares assessed using SOS - $2.2 million
• 2,119 items assessed
• Value of net reductions $ 504,000
• 22.9% reduction while optimising
Queensland Nitrates
• When a greenfield site - new spares lists totalled $2.49million
• SOS optimized lists valued at $ 1.25 million
• Saving $ 1.24 million
• Acquired RCM Turbo in 2018
Tarong Energy
• World record continuous operation of Generation Unit 2 - during 2001
• RCM Turbo recognised in Tarong Energy’s Annual Report
Pt Waratah Coal Services
• Applied RCM Turbo to their conveying systems as part of a pilot
• Implemented outcomes immediately
• After 12 months, achieved virtual elimination of breakdowns
Delta Electricity
• SOS applied to manufacturers’ spares lists worth $900,000 (dry ash plant)
• Optimised list using SOS less than $90,000
Newcrest Telfer Mine
• SOS applied to manufacturers’ spares lists during RCM Turbo implementation
• Immediate benefits, one site, one list over $94,000
• Dedicated implementation of RCM Turbo over a three month period
• Completed assessment of 75% of plant
• Outcomes included 40% reduction in overall maintenance costs
• Increased plant reliability
Moura Mine
• RCM Turbo applied to Coal Handling Plant
• Outcomes included annualised benefits totalling $1.5million
• New equipment designs
• Removal of ineffective maintenance tasks
Water Corporation WA
• Statewide implementation of RCM Turbo
• Quantified benefits exceeding $2 million
• Special case of Kununurra Dam - improvements worth $700,000 in that one site alone
Snowy Mountains Hydro
• Using RCM Turbo reduced routine planned maintenance costs by 30%
• Reduction in maintenance costs for generation assets - 25%
• Increased generation availability
• Initial exercise at Murray 2 Station - eight months duration
Tennessee Valley Authority
• Using SOS as part of a five year plan to reduce overall spares by $100 million
• At the beginning of year 5, accumulated reductions exceeded $94 million
Colorado Power
• One Month pilot on Coal Handling plant
• Outcomes included 56% reduction in planned maintenance costs
• 20 major systems completed in 18 months
• SOS use in one power station resulted in reduction of $ 4million
Rohm & Haas
· SOS project in one salt mine resulted in spares reduction while optimizing in excess of $US600,000
Tarong Coal
• RCM Turbo applied to dragline
• Outcomes included reduction of 4000 hours in maintenance manhours
• Direct labor cost savings $350,000
• SOS applied to dragline spares
• Outcome - reduction in total spares inventory of $1,500,000
• Annual improvement $450,000
• Indirect additional savings $ 250,000
Queensland Nickel
• SOS used for optimisation of fast moving items - Min/Max levels
• Slow moving items - cost/risk assessment
• Redundant items identified
• 55.7% of stock optimised for 10.8% identified reduction in store $ value.
Tampa Electric
• SOS applied to 450 items over $100
• Total value of these $ 434,000
• Net reduction $ 217,245
• 50% reduction after increases of $7,300
Weyerhaeuser Timber
• Established standard interval for review of MTBF’s and revisions of PM inspections.
• Increased maintenance uptime from 85% to 98% consistently.
• Increased utilization from 60% to 82% consistently.
• Reduced maintenance overtime from 20% to 11% consistently.
Weyerhaeuser Timber
• SOS applied at a single site
• Stock reductions $278,279
• Obsolete stock identified $ 454,256
St Ives Gold
• SOS applied to manufacturers’ spares lists
• Immediate benefits, one site, one list over $120,000
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters
• SOS applied to spares list for new pot line
• Immediate benefit - $700,000 savings on list worth $1.4million
Hydro Quebec
• SOS applied to spares lists for new high voltage transmission equipment
• Immediate saving - $795,000
• Total list $2.2million
Pacificorp
• Used SOS to reduce generation spares from $68million to $54million
• $14million benefit
Detroit Edison
• Fermi 2 Nuclear Plant - reduced spares inventory by $15million
• $9.5 million directly attributable to SOS
Portland Aluminium
• SOS directly responsible for spares optimisations valued at $1million
• Original value $5.7million total reduction 33%
Proton Malaysia
• Value of spares assessed using SOS $1.98million
• Optimised reductions $807,000
• 40% improvement
Tioxide Malaysia
• Results from pilot - 223 items assessed using SOS
• Value of spares assessed - R3,226,000
• Value of spares reductions - R 617,000
• 19% reduction
Lemington Coal
• Value of spares assessed using SOS - $2.2 million
• 2,119 items assessed
• Value of net reductions $ 504,000
• 22.9% reduction while optimising
Queensland Nitrates
• When a greenfield site - new spares lists totalled $2.49million
• SOS optimized lists valued at $ 1.25 million
• Saving $ 1.24 million
• Acquired RCM Turbo in 2018
Tarong Energy
• World record continuous operation of Generation Unit 2 - during 2001
• RCM Turbo recognised in Tarong Energy’s Annual Report
Pt Waratah Coal Services
• Applied RCM Turbo to their conveying systems as part of a pilot
• Implemented outcomes immediately
• After 12 months, achieved virtual elimination of breakdowns
Delta Electricity
• SOS applied to manufacturers’ spares lists worth $900,000 (dry ash plant)
• Optimised list using SOS less than $90,000
Newcrest Telfer Mine
• SOS applied to manufacturers’ spares lists during RCM Turbo implementation
• Immediate benefits, one site, one list over $94,000