Introduction to Maintenance Quiz

What is the objective of plant maintenance?

• To keep the plant in excellent condition at the lowest possible cost

• To ignore equipment repairs

• To achieve maximum breakdown

• To increase idle time and downtime

What is the purpose of scheduled maintenance?

• To increase the cost of maintenance

• To reduce the lifetime of equipment

• To wait for breakdowns to occur before making repairs

• To inspect equipment early and make necessary changes to avoid breakdown

What is the main goal of preventive maintenance?

• To increase the danger of breakdowns

• To ignore regular inspections

• To locate weak spots and reduce the danger of breakdowns

• To wait for equipment to completely break down before repairing

What is the purpose of predictive maintenance?

• To reduce the efficiency of machines

• To wait for breakdowns to occur before taking action

• To ignore equipment conditions

• To increase the lifetime of equipment

What is used in predictive maintenance to predict trouble before breakdown occurs?

• Human sensors only

• Thermometer only

• Vibration analyzer and other sensing instruments

• Pressure gauge only