Abstract
Good maintainability is an essential feature for machines
and processes in industry. It promotes, among others,
maintenance safety, post-maintenance reliability and
cost-effective maintenance by ensuring quick and easy
operation and short downtime. Maintainability is also an
inherent part of PLM, which emphasizes the users'
viewpoint throughout the product lifecycle. Virtual
engineering tools provide an effective way to promote
good maintainability already during machine design phase.
This paper explores the practical dimensions of virtual
maintainability design, paying attention to 1) virtual
environment and 2) maintainability assessment during
system design process. The results are examined in the
light of two industrial case studies focusing on
elevators and rock crushers.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of 4th International Conference in Maintenance and Facility Management |
| Place of Publication | Rome |
| Pages | 117-122 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 4th International Conference on Maintenance and Facility Management - Rome, Italy Duration: 22 Apr 2009 → 24 Apr 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | 4th International Conference on Maintenance and Facility Management |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Rome |
| Period | 22/04/09 → 24/04/09 |
Keywords
- maintainability design
- virtual engineering
- maintainability assessment