Engineering Diploma

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Engineering Diploma Level 2 Unit 7 Application of
Maintenance Techniques in Engineering
In this unit you will get involved with both
maintenance procedures and carrying out of
maintenance activities. This unit lends itself to
support from local workplace providers so you may
receive an insight into maintenance activities
within a real engineering environment. You will
find out about different types of maintenance,
carry out routine tasks and a risk assessment for
a maintenance activity.
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L2 U7 Learning Outcomes

• Understand different types of maintenance for
  engineering products, plant or equipment
  including the use of statistical trends.
• Be able to carry out routine maintenance tasks
  and devise a maintenance procedure.
• Understand the effects of poor maintenance and
  the range of spares and replacement parts.
• Be able to carry out a risk assessment in a
  maintenance environment.

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L2 U7 Content

• The maintenance of engineering systems is crucial
  to keeping them running efficiently. Some
  maintenance is planned in advance and some is
  needed to repair systems at short notice.
• As with all engineering activities, maintenance
  has to be assessed for risk, cost effectiveness
  and procedures have to be created and followed.
  Statistics can be used to prepare for things in
  advance and to make sure spare parts are
  available.

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L2 U7 Content

• The consequences of not maintaining engineering
  systems can include unhappy customers due to poor
  quality products and can increase the cost of any
  repairs that need to be carried out.
• In some situations poorly maintained systems can
  lead to damage, injury and even death. Some
  catastrophic air crashed caused by poor
  maintenance have led to the loss of hundreds of
  lives.

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Task 1 Demonstrate knowledge of types of
maintenance and carry out statistical analysis

• Types of Maintenance
• Describe two different types of maintenance that
  are carried out on engineered product, plant or
  equipment.
• Explain where these different types of
  maintenance procedures are used.
• Choose one of the above types of maintenance and
  justify why this is appropriate to your chosen
  engineered product, plant or equipment.

• Statistical Analysis
• Use the data you have been given to analyse the
  trend that the data predicts. State the relevance
  and value of this trend.
• Use the data you have been given to predict the
  mean-time-to-failure of the equipment and explain
  the likely consequence.
• Describe how the data you have produced can be
  used to predict the reliability of your chosen
  engineered product, plant or equipment.

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Task 2 Demonstrate how to carry out a routine
maintenance procedure and understand the
implications of maintenance.

• Routine Maintenance Procedure
• You have been given a maintenance procedure to
  carry out which includes making two adjustments
  to the equipment.
• Carry out these adjustments.
• The maintenance procedure requires the
  replacement of a part. Carry out this
  replacement.
• Carry out a diagnostic check to see if further
  maintenance is required.

• Maintenance Implications
• Describe two problems that might occur if the
  product, plant or equipment is not properly
  maintained.
• Explain and justify how the impact of these
  problems could be reduced

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Task 3. Demonstrate how to carry out a risk
assessment and develop a maintenance procedure

• Risk Assessment
• You will be given the documentation required for
  an engineering maintenance procedure and need to
  carry out a risk assessment for this procedure.
• Include in your risk assessment how PPE should be
  correctly used and stored and how health and
  safety regulations and warning signs should be
  used

• Maintenance Procedure
• Devise a maintenance procedure for an engineering
  system. The procedure should include sequence to
  follow, timescales, tooling/resources required,
  documentation to use, safety practices, relevant
  diagnostic routines.

• Spare Parts
• Identify the spares required for the maintenance
  procedure that you have designed. Describe what
  would happen if appropriate stock levels were not
  maintained. Use a statistical method to show what
  appropriate levels should be maintained.

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