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SKF expands maintenance service network Appoints Indo Bearing Traders, Andheri as its Certified Maintenance Partner (CMP)
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ndo Bearing Traders in Mumbai, Maharashtra recently earned the status of SKF Certified Maintenance Partner, allowing Indo Bearing Traders, Andheri to provide machine reliability services through the use of information and technology that are proprietary to SKF. Indo Bearing Traders in Mumbai has been an SKF Authorized Distributor since 1987. As an SKF Certified Maintenance Partner, Indo Bearing Traders, Andheri is now able to offer equipment assessments; identifying key condition monitoring data points; data collection and analysis; utilizing SKF Reliability Systems hardware; software and databases; and recommendations for optimizing the performance of plant equipment, offering a corrective action plan designed to improve machinery performance. Mr. Sudhir Rege, Director, Regional Sales and Services, South Asia, SKF said, “We are pleased to appoint Indo Bearing Traders as an SKF Certified Maintenance Partner. CMP is an unique business model in the industry, which provides means for distributors to offer more value added services to customers. CMP utilizes the synergy of SKF and the distributor to develop the strongest service offering to end customers.” “We want to work closely with the customer,” said Mr. Ashish Tahiliani, Partner, Indo Bearing Traders. “This service enables us to work at the shop floor level and understand areas where the customer needs support and thus add value to the customer. CMP Program is an excellent way of becoming a Solution Provider and not merely a product
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Ashish Tahiliani Indo bearing supplier,” he added. Certification in this program requires qualified engineers employed by Indo Bearing Traders successfully completing SKF training in the operation of advanced machine reliability software and equipment. Indo Bearing Traders currently has one Service Engineer trained in SKF Certified Maintenance Partner practices, and plans to add one additional engineer to its team. Indo Bearing Traders, Andheri has been serving key Industries like Mineral and Mining, HPI, Power and other process Industries. The USP has been stronger relations and commitments for better service with customers. This has resulted into deeper penetration and winning customer confidence as a partner for SKF products and services.
About the SKF Certified Maintenance Partner Program The SKF Certified Maintenance Partner Program trains qualified technicians, employed by an SKF Authorized Distributor, to collect and analyze data on rotating machinery used in manufacturing. Types of data include vibration, temperature and process measurements, as well as visual inspection data.
The data sets are used to provide recommendations to improve operational efficiency, reliability and safety throughout the plant. Applying proprietary software and databases, the SKF Certified Maintenance Partner collects and interprets equipment data to recommend corrective actions that potentially will prevent catastrophic failures, increase plant productivity and reduce overall operating costs. The program includes a preliminary assessment of critical machinery data points, lubricants and other information. This information is used to generate a cost estimate and identify appropriate procedures for the project. Upon acceptance of the proposal, the SKF Certified Maintenance Partner will create a database of information and operating parameters specific to the machinery. The data also are used to determine and program alerts and alarms to be downloaded into the condition monitoring equipment. The SKF Certified Maintenance Partner will collect appropriate machine reliability data at intervals and condition monitoring points determined by the contract. The data are then uploaded to SKF, where data analysis experts will apply data analysis tools and software for interpretation. Finally, the SKF Certified Maintenance Partner will prepare a performance report that includes an evaluation of each machine’s current condition and potential problems. In most cases, a course of corrective action will be recommended to improve the performance of critical equipment. E-mail: editor@engrreview.com
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