Maintenance and reliability have to do with the maintenance of equipment to provide optimum capabilities while at the same time keeping costs within budget.
While maintenance has to do with activities involved in keeping equipment in good working condition, reliability on the other hand has to do with the chance that a given facility will function efficiently within a specified time and set conditions.
Two types of maintenance are preventive maintenance which looks at predictive or routine maintenance needed to ensure improved uptime of a piece of equipment including condition monitoring of a critical piece of equipment. Corrective maintenance has to do with repairs done on a machine that has broken down.
A maintenance and reliability program is an important function in ensuring that a facility is maintained optimally given the harsh conditions and toxicity of oil and natural. For this program to be effective, a structured Maintenance Rating Program (MRP) needs to be put in place starting with planning, scheduling, execution, and auditing.
