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Managing Motor Reliability

Managing Reliability Across the Corporation

A likely scenario...

It's Thursday, 11 pm - you've been called out to check one of the most critical motors in your plant. Sure enough, there's a serious problem with the motor and you need to schedule a replacement during downtime this weekend. So you scribble down the motor information, walk back to your office, boot your computer, and start the search to locate a viable replacement. You really didn't need to get any sleep tonight, right?

Fast forward to the next situation like this. Now your plant is tracking its equipment inventory with web-based Tango™ Reliability Information Management, and each of your motors (or gearboxes, pumps, etc.) has a 2D barcode tag attached. Things happen quickly after you arrive at the motor:

You scan QR codes with your Smartphone to log in and review the motor's location history for vibration, lubrication and electrical problems to help you make your decision about replacement.
You create or continue a condition entry calling for the motor's replacement, which starts the work order process.
You access the design details of the failing motor with your Smartphone and locate a list of similar motors in your inventory, including their location, within seconds.
Still on the Smartphone you review likely replacements, looking at design details, history of failures and repairs, and recent condition results to confirm they're fit for service.
Within minutes, still beside the failing motor, you've selected a replacement, started the process to send the old motor out for repair, and now you're making the phone call, sending the e-mail, or issuing the work order to get the swap-out underway.
Most importantly, you're headed home to a comfortable bed by midnight!

What is Tango&trade Mobile

In today's electronic document world we usually have lots of information about plant equipment, but often spend hours searching different sources for the details we need. Tango™ Reliability Information Management provides a single source for maintaining this valuable resource, and now Tango™ Mobile makes it retrievable through your Smartphone.

Tango™ QR codes can be installed on equipment by plant personnel, contractors, or repair vendors. Quickly scan a QR code on a piece of equipment with a Smartphone and view the following information for that piece of equipment:

Condition History
Repair History
Design details
Linked Documents

Log In as an authorized Tango™ user to connect to the plant's Tango™ database; if you have the appropriate level of permissions you can trigger several actions:

Enter Condition/Problem Information
Search for equipment based on design parameters.
Find a replacement(s) in plant inventory.
Tell the database the existing piece of equipment is removed from the service location.
Tell the database, and a specific repair vendor, the equipment is being sent for repair.

Take a Test Drive...

Here are three QR codes linked to a demo Tango™ database. For a Tango™ Mobile quick start guide click here.

You can scan your computer screen to demo! No printing is necessary.

We'd appreciate a call or email to give us feedback on how this type of Smartphone application can be used at your plant; we're especially interested in hearing other ideas for using your Smartphone in your plant's reliability program.

Contact us at 865-681-0282
Forrest Pardue - ext. 11
Dick Hancock - ext. 12.

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Email us at sales@tf7.com