Maintenance focused on reliability of equipment in the tuna canning industry

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to identify and solve the specific problems found in a canned tuna production line of the Manta EUROFISH Company, through the implementation of the maintenance program focused on reliability (RCM) in the machines present. On the line in question. In the canning industry, RCM is often considered resource demanding. However, it is possible to make the project manageable starting with a critical equipment evaluation system, to carry out this process, the methods were applied: criticality analysis and analysis of effects and failure modes (FMEA). The maintenance plan was designed according to the detailed by the FMEA and the Pareto Diagram, where prevention tasks are specified that not only concentrate on lubrication or greasing operations, but the use of inspection and control processes in all the maintenance measures that have been proposed. It was found that the best indicator to measure reliability is the mean time between stops (MTBF), which indicates an increase in the reliability of the equipment and an improvement in the quality of maintenance work to 3.59, which is reflected in the availability of production line equipment. Well, when applying the proposed maintenance plan, 87% is achieved, which is considered an acceptable percentage given the situation of the company.