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Maintenance and management strategies of port machinery and equipment

August 12, 2024    Hawk

Under the current economic development background, countries have built a large number of ports to meet the needs of different regions for cargo transportation, which effectively promotes economic and trade exchanges between regions and also drives the development of local economy. In order to better play the role and value of ports, relevant workers need to reflect deeply and attach importance to the role and value of mechanical equipment in the process of port construction. The working strategy of port machinery and equipment maintenance and management is explored.

1 Introduction

Port machinery and equipment are an important part of port logistics, and their operating status directly affects the overall operating efficiency of the port. Therefore, how to effectively maintain and manage port machinery and equipment has become an urgent problem to be solved. Relevant enterprises need to continuously innovate the methods and methods of maintenance and management of port machinery and equipment to ensure the efficiency and safety of various port work.

2 Basic concepts of port machinery and equipment maintenance management

Port machinery and equipment maintenance management refers to the process of planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating and controlling the maintenance activities of machinery and equipment during port operations. Its purpose is to ensure that the machinery and equipment remain in good condition during operation, improve the reliability and stability of the equipment, reduce the failure rate and maintenance cost, and ensure the smooth operation of the port. Through the analysis of the maintenance management of port machinery and equipment, it can be seen that it mainly includes maintenance plan formulation, maintenance plan execution, maintenance effect evaluation and maintenance experience summary. In the maintenance management of port machinery and equipment, the following points should be paid attention to. Establish a sound maintenance plan formulation and adjustment mechanism, implement effective maintenance plan decomposition, strengthen the review of technical solutions, promote the combination of self-maintenance and outsourcing services, strengthen production scheduling and avoidance measures, strengthen maintenance results summary and experience sharing, etc., so as to improve the operation reliability and stability of port machinery and equipment, reduce maintenance costs and risks, and provide strong guarantees for the sustainable development of enterprises.

3 Strategies for maintenance and management of port machinery and equipment

3.1 Equipment maintenance management centered on production and operation

Equipment maintenance management centered on production and operation refers to the comprehensive, detailed and reasonable maintenance and management of equipment in the daily production process to ensure the normal operation of equipment and improve production efficiency and product quality. Specifically, equipment maintenance management centered on production and operation should include the following aspects. First, formulate an equipment maintenance plan. Staff can formulate a reasonable equipment maintenance plan based on the operating status, production plan and maintenance history of the equipment. The maintenance plan should include maintenance time, content, personnel, required spare parts and tools, etc., to ensure the orderly progress of maintenance work; secondly, implement preventive maintenance work, and perform preventive maintenance on the equipment on time according to the equipment maintenance plan, such as regular replacement of parts, lubrication, cleaning, etc. Preventive maintenance can effectively reduce the occurrence of equipment failures and improve the stability and reliability of equipment; thirdly, continuously strengthen equipment operation monitoring, and monitor the operating status of the equipment in real time by installing sensors and monitoring systems. Timely discover potential problems and hidden dangers, take corresponding measures to deal with and prevent them, and ensure the normal operation of the equipment.

And due to the particularity of the port, the anti-corrosion requirements for various parts of the equipment are very high, and it is also very important to adopt the correct maintenance methods. The most commonly used metal repair method for port equipment should be laser cladding technology, which is also called metal 3D printing technology. It belongs to the emerging high-tech laser additive remanufacturing technology. The metallurgical bonding layer formed on the surface of the substrate by laser cladding can increase the original strength of the parts by 5-10 times, which not only improves the characteristics of wear resistance, corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance, high hardness, etc., but also greatly reduces the operating costs of the enterprise.

3.2 Upgrading and Optimizing the Maintenance Strategy of Port Equipment

When equipment fails, it should be shut down immediately to avoid the expansion of the failure and affect the normal operation of the equipment. At the same time, maintenance personnel should be quickly organized to inspect the equipment, find out the cause of the failure, take effective maintenance measures, and restore the normal operation of the equipment. During the maintenance process, attention should be paid to the quality of maintenance to ensure that the equipment can operate normally after maintenance and reduce the occurrence of failures. In order to better deal with equipment failures, enterprises should implement a full-staff production maintenance method. This method emphasizes the participation and joint efforts of all employees of the enterprise, and reduces the equipment failure rate and increases the service life of the equipment by regularly inspecting, maintaining and maintaining the equipment. Every employee has the responsibility to pay attention to the operating status of the equipment they use, and to promptly discover and solve potential problems. This requires enterprises to strengthen employee training, improve employees’ equipment maintenance awareness and skill level, and promote employees to better participate in equipment maintenance work.

When building an equipment maintenance management system, first of all, establish strict maintenance processes and standard operating procedures to ensure that the maintenance process is orderly and standardized. This includes formulating detailed maintenance plans, implementing maintenance operations, and accepting maintenance quality. Secondly, strengthen the training and assessment of maintenance personnel to improve their skills and professional capabilities. Only maintenance personnel with professional skills can better deal with equipment failures and improve maintenance quality; finally, advanced detection technologies and methods should be introduced to monitor the operating status of equipment in real time, and provide a scientific basis for maintenance decisions, so as to improve the maintenance quality of equipment maintenance and extend the service life of equipment.

A complete equipment maintenance management system should include the following aspects: establish equipment failure monitoring and early warning system, equipment maintenance process management system, equipment maintenance personnel training and assessment system, equipment maintenance and maintenance plan system, equipment failure emergency response mechanism, equipment maintenance management information system, etc. These subsystems together constitute a complete equipment maintenance management system, which can achieve comprehensive management and effective control of equipment failures and improve the reliability, stability and service life of equipment.

3.3 Maintenance methods that can be adopted for port machinery and equipment

Staff can carry out daily inspections. To ensure the quality of work, enterprises need to arrange special personnel to conduct daily inspections of equipment, check the operating status, lubrication status, safety protection devices, etc. of the equipment. Problems found should be handled and reported in a timely manner, and the monitoring and analysis of equipment operation data should be strengthened to timely discover potential problems and hidden dangers. At the same time, according to the operation status and maintenance plan of the equipment, the equipment should be inspected regularly, including performance testing, precision testing, safety inspection, etc. of the equipment to ensure the normal operation and service life of the equipment. In order to continuously improve the level of maintenance work, new technologies and processes can be introduced to improve the performance and efficiency of the equipment and extend the service life of the equipment.

3.4 Determine the optimal maintenance cycle of port machinery and equipment

Staff can determine a reasonable equipment maintenance cycle based on the operating status, maintenance history and actual production needs of the equipment. Through regular maintenance and inspection, problems with the equipment can be discovered in a timely manner, equipment failures can be avoided, and the operating efficiency and service life of the equipment can be improved. At the same time, the optimization and management of the equipment maintenance cycle should be strengthened, and the maintenance plan and strategy should be adjusted in a timely manner according to the actual situation. To determine the best maintenance cycle, staff need to fully understand the performance and operating conditions of the equipment, including the technical specifications, operating guides, maintenance manuals and other relevant documents provided by the equipment manufacturer. At the same time, it is necessary to analyze the actual application and use conditions of the equipment to accurately determine the best maintenance cycle. For example, the frequency of use of the equipment in the port environment, load, temperature, humidity and other factors will affect the performance and life of the equipment. When determining the best maintenance cycle, staff need to refer to industry standards and best practices. These standards and practices are usually formulated and issued by equipment manufacturers, industry associations or professional organizations, and provide some guiding suggestions and operating procedures.

3.5 Continuously improve the maintenance process of port machinery and equipment

Figure 1 shows the improved operation procedures of the maintenance management process of port machinery and equipment. In view of the problems and deficiencies in the actual maintenance process, it is necessary to continuously improve and perfect the maintenance process of the equipment, improve the efficiency and quality of maintenance work, reduce the occurrence of equipment failures, and reduce maintenance costs. By paying attention to the application of new technologies and new processes, we will continuously introduce advanced maintenance technologies and equipment to improve the scientific and technological content and innovation capabilities of maintenance work.

Staff should formulate maintenance strategies that meet the characteristics of the equipment based on the actual situation of the equipment and various possible influencing factors. At the same time, when the equipment fails or is abnormal, the maintenance plan can be adjusted quickly to ensure that the equipment resumes normal operation. The staff needs to strengthen the review of technical solutions. For the maintenance of key equipment, professional technicians should be organized to review the solutions to ensure the scientificity and feasibility of the maintenance solutions. The application of new technologies or processes should be fully technically evaluated and verified to avoid other risks caused by blind use. Through the review of technical solutions, it can be ensured that the methods and processes used in the maintenance process meet the requirements of the specifications and improve the quality and safety of maintenance. In addition, the model of combining self-repair with outsourcing services is promoted. For some routine maintenance tasks, maintenance personnel within the enterprise can be organized to perform self-repair to reduce maintenance costs and improve maintenance efficiency. However, for some difficult and high-risk maintenance tasks, professional outsourcing service providers should be selected for maintenance to ensure maintenance quality and safety, so as to make full use of internal and external resources of the enterprise and achieve more efficient maintenance management. In the process of equipment maintenance, production plans and scheduling should be arranged reasonably to avoid secondary damage to the equipment or affect the normal operation of other equipment. For the maintenance of some key equipment, necessary avoidance measures should be taken to ensure the smooth progress of equipment maintenance. Through reasonable production scheduling and avoidance measures, the impact of equipment maintenance on overall operations can be reduced, and the availability and stability of equipment can be improved. After the equipment maintenance is completed, a comprehensive cause analysis of the maintenance process and results should be conducted to summarize experience and lessons, continuously optimize the maintenance process and improve maintenance quality. At the same time, reasonable evaluation and adjustments should be made to production schedule adjustments or work plan adjustments caused by maintenance to ensure the coordination and efficiency of the overall work.

Through cause analysis and adjustment assessment, improvement measures can be proposed for problems that arise during equipment maintenance, and work plans can be adjusted in a timely manner to ensure the smooth progress of the overall work, achieve efficient operation, and better cope with complex equipment maintenance tasks in the future. In order to strengthen the summary of maintenance results and experience sharing, after each equipment maintenance, relevant personnel should be organized to summarize the maintenance results, analyze the successes and shortcomings in the maintenance process, and propose improvement measures. In addition, actively carry out experience sharing activities to allow employees within the company to learn from each other and improve together, so as to better cope with complex equipment maintenance tasks in the future.

4 Suggestions for upgrading the maintenance and management of port machinery and equipment in the new era

4.1 Continuously improve the professional level of the maintenance team

Strengthen the training and education of maintenance personnel, and improve the professional skills and comprehensive quality of staff. Establish a complete training mechanism and curriculum system, and strengthen the learning and application ability of new technologies and new processes. At the same time, strengthen the introduction of talents and the implementation of incentives to attract more high-level talents to join the port machinery and equipment maintenance industry.

4.2 Improve the level of intelligentization of port equipment maintenance

With the continuous development of science and technology, intelligent technology has been widely used in all walks of life. For the port machinery and equipment maintenance industry, improving the level of maintenance intelligence can not only improve the efficiency and quality of maintenance work, but also reduce costs and manpower investment. Intelligent maintenance equipment can be introduced, and advanced intelligent maintenance equipment and tools, such as intelligent diagnostic instruments, robotics, laser scanning, etc., can be used to improve the accuracy and efficiency of equipment fault diagnosis and maintenance. Especially for the energy supply problem of offshore platforms, it would be a good choice to adopt an intelligent management system supporting gas generator sets to directly use offshore natural gas for power generation. 5 Conclusion By implementing effective maintenance strategies and management measures, the equipment failure rate can be reduced, the equipment utilization efficiency can be improved, and the equipment service life can be extended, providing a strong guarantee for the normal operation and production benefits of the port. In the future development, with the continuous advancement of technology and changes in production needs, the maintenance and management of port machinery and equipment will also face new challenges and opportunities. Therefore, we need to continue to explore and innovate, and continuously improve and improve the maintenance and management level of equipment to adapt to the development needs of the times.

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