Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) Management in a Calibration Laboratory for Biomedical and Physical Metrology Measurement and Control Equipment Gestión de mantenimiento centrado en confiabilidad (RCM) en un laboratorio de calibración para equipos de medición y control de metrología biomédica y física

Abstract

This study develops a proposal based on the Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) philosophy in a calibration laboratory for biomedical and physical metrology measurement and control equipment. The study began with the characterization of the equipment and instruments that make up the laboratory's calibration service, identifying 82 pieces of equipment. Subsequently, the operational reliability tool was applied to the characterized equipment, resulting in 9 critical pieces of equipment. Nine Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) were developed. After analyzing the corrective actions for each, guidelines for the organization and planning of reliability-based maintenance were established. These include a preventive maintenance program, calibrations, and intermediate verifications according to calibration intervals, autonomous maintenance, instruction index cards, an annual preventive maintenance activity schedule, and organizational guidelines and indicators regarding the management of critical equipment.