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This post was last edited by “Hasty Passerby” on January 4, 2019, at 17:18. How to strengthen equipment management in chemical enterprises? An overview by TPM equipment management experts: The main measures for enhancing equipment management involve finding new ideas and exploring innovative methods, striving to ensure full staff participation in management, and improving the level of predictive maintenance for equipment. Moreover, it is necessary to know how to make choices during the annual maintenance of equipment; at the same time, the equipment management system should focus on practical results and place emphasis on the training of equipment managers. (1) Fostering a sense of participation in management among all staff. The actual users of equipment are the operators on the front line; therefore, to improve the management of chemical processing equipment, it is not merely the responsibility of the equipment management department – all staff members should also be involved, which means comprehensive management and maintenance by everyone. Frontline staff need to possess certain professional qualifications; generally, they are required to have a good understanding of the \"three understandings and four skills\" – that is, an understanding of production principles, process flows, and equipment structure. They must be able to operate the equipment, carry out maintenance, troubleshoot problems and handle accidents, as well as use protective and fire-fighting equipment correctly. In this way, frontline workers develop a sense of responsibility for the equipment, taking better care of it. Moreover, since they are more familiar with the equipment and know where and why problems may occur, communication with management facilitates better maintenance and management of the equipment. (II) Regular inspection and maintenance of equipment. The maintenance of equipment is an important aspect of chemical equipment management. However, in order to improve the utilization rate of equipment, we cannot wait until problems arise before carrying out maintenance; it is necessary to anticipate issues in advance, which requires managers to conduct regular maintenance on the equipment. During the annual major maintenance campaigns, it is important to know how to make informed choices and prioritize tasks – determining which equipment is suitable for continued use, which must be scrapped, and which requires urgent repair. Equipment with hidden defects should not be kept in use just to save short-term costs. Since chemical enterprises, with their high-risk production processes, require more stringent maintenance and management of their equipment; there is no room for mere formality. ? (III) Equipment management systems must focus on practical effectiveness. As an industry with a relatively high level of risk, chemical enterprises need to have strict equipment management systems that are not merely formalities; practical effectiveness must be emphasized. The equipment management system has been developed through long-term practice, and it needs to be continuously updated as production technologies improve. Relevant managers can make adjustments to the system based on its actual performance, in order to achieve the best management results. Equipment users must strictly follow the established procedures when using the equipment, and cannot treat those procedures as mere formality. During the maintenance and management of equipment, attention should be paid to minimizing maintenance costs in order to reduce production expenses for the enterprise. Similarly, managers must also adhere strictly to the regulations when carrying out their management tasks; those who misuse equipment in violation of these rules should be punished accordingly to serve as a warning. (IV) Emphasize the training of equipment management personnel. Cultivating competent managers is highly beneficial for the equipment management work in petrochemical enterprises. Chemical enterprises must unlock the potential of their talents by providing regular training for equipment managers, enabling them to learn advanced management techniques and apply various such techniques in their work, such as online monitoring technologies and network information technologies. At the same time, as individual equipment managers, it is essential to continuously use one’s spare time to enhance one’s knowledge, and to seek relevant information to stay updated on equipment management practices; this plays a very important role in improving professional competence. Furthermore, professionals in equipment management from relevant departments should enhance communication with one another; through such exchanges, they can acquire more knowledge in equipment management, thereby fostering mutual improvement. This not only strengthens communication between enterprises but also contributes to their steady development. For chemical enterprises, improving the integrity, utilization rate, and reliability of their equipment is crucial for safe and efficient production. Optimizing various processes related to equipment asset management, and making use of information technology to arrange properly the operation, inspection, maintenance of equipment assets as well as the allocation of relevant resources, are important strategies for chemical enterprises to reduce operational costs, enhance equipment management levels, and improve their overall management capabilities.