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Reliability and Maintenance Remote Online Training and Technical Writing Services

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Robert has worked as a Maintenance Tradesman, Maintenance Trainer, Maintenance Supervisor, Condition Monitoring Technical Specialist and Reliability Superintendent. Robert's practical expertise, or Tacit Knowledge, honed over 40 years of hands-on Maintenance experience, is the cornerstone of his ability to drive Reliability and Maintenance Improvements, always with a paramount focus on safety. Remote Services available • On-call seven days a week if technical advice is requested • Maintenance Job Instruction • Maintenance Awareness Training /Mentoring Online • Develop Safe Work Procedures • Develop Work Instruction • Spare Parts Optimization • FMEA development • RCA assistance • QAQC document development • Review of technical reports with recommendations • Maintenance (Repairs/Renewal) Scope of Works • Risk Assessment & Documentation • Shutdown/overhaul Strategy Reviews Excellent attitude and work ethic. LinkedIn Profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-smith-4a43a869/...
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Bolt Torque Basics

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  Bolt Torque Basics T orque   is used to create tension.   Bolts   are used to affix two components so that they can resist tensile (pulling apart) and shearing (sliding apart) forces. After the nut has been turned onto the bolt, additional   torque   causes the nut to turn and stretch the bolt. Torque   is the application of force acting at a radial distance and tending to cause rotation; this is also called   torque   loading. It's   used   to create tension in threaded fasteners. When the nut and bolt are tightened the two plates are clamped together. It is so important to realize the difference between torque and clamping force.  Torque is the application of force acting at a radial distance and tending to cause rotation; this is also called torque loading. It ’ s used to create tension in threaded fasteners. When the nut and bolt are tightened the two plates are clamped together.   The thread converts the appli...
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My thoughts on Fixed Plant Maintenance Training.

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  My thoughts on Fixed Plant Maintenance Training. I have been working at various mine sites over the last 10 years in Papua New Guinea, Mali West Africa, and Egypt. I have worked in two roles. One role was as a Maintenance Training Coordinator and the other in Reliability at Superintendent Level. One may think that is a strange mix of job roles but I can see a connection that improves Reliability, increases production, and reduces maintenance cost. In large organizations, they will look to have training that is recognized, in Australia and they will go through a Registered Training Organization (RTOs) to deliver vocational and education training services (VET). These RTOs are recognized as providers of quality-assured and nationally recognized training and qualifications. These qualifications are an important part of the development and needs of a Maintenance team. We need to go a step further as every Mine site has different issues in relation to Reliability...
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The role of an Expatriate Maintenance Trainer

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  The role of an Expatriate Maintenance Trainer Introduction When you are interviewed for a role as an Expatriate Trainer a question is asked: “What do you bring to the table?” A more appropriate question would be “what will you leave on the table?” As an expatriate, it is your job to train the nationals of the country  you are working in. The goal is for them to have the skills to perform their role in time. You now see expatriate roles advertised with an emphasis on formal training qualifications. Papua New Guinea I first was employed by Ok Tedi Mining Ltd in PNG as a Mechanical Fixed Plant Maintenance Trainer. I had 32 years’ experience in plant maintenance, but no formal training qualifications. I was given the job on the promise of taking CertV1 in Training and Assessment by distant learning, which I completed. I thought it would be easy because of my maintenance experience, but I had a lot to learn. This was my first experience of realizing people have different educatio...
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