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Engineering & maintenance guides

Understand the inputs, check the assumptions and keep useful records.

Electrical

kW, kVA and amps: choosing the right calculation

Understand active power, apparent power, power factor and line current before converting a motor or equipment rating.

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Instrumentation

4–20 mA scaling: check the transmitter and HMI ranges

Check lower and upper range values, linear scaling and out-of-range signals before interpreting a 4–20 mA reading.

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Maintenance

MTBF and MTTR: prepare a consistent breakdown log

Define operating time, failure count and repair time consistently before calculating equipment reliability and availability.

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Maintenance

OEE calculation: check availability, performance and quality

Prepare consistent production-time and count data, calculate the three OEE factors and investigate results above 100 percent.

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Maintenance

How to use a preventive maintenance planner in Excel

Build an asset task schedule, enter completion dates and use formula-driven due dates and overdue alerts in the blank PM workbook.

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Maintenance

Spare parts register: stock, reorder alerts and criticality

Use the blank Excel register to track quantities, minimum stock, part value, suppliers and equipment criticality without mixing currencies.

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