Introduction to Reliability for Engineers
Consultant/Trainer: Francisco Amarra
Unexpected equipment failures. Costly downtime. Maintenance decisions based on guesswork. Sound familiar? In today’s competitive industrial landscape, reliability isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.
This course will equip you with the principles and modern techniques of maintenance and reliability, helping you shift from reactive fixes to proactive strategies. Learn how to extend equipment life, mitigate failures, and optimize maintenance costs using proven methodologies like RCM, IPF, and RBI.
Join industry experts with 30+ years of hands-on experience and gain the skills to transform your approach to reliability.
Cost
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates
TBD
About the Trainer
With over 40 years of global experience in maintenance and reliability, Francisco (Frat) Amarra has led major initiatives across the oil, gas, petrochemical, and industrial sectors. A former Principal Consultant at Shell Global Solutions and KBC Advanced Technologies, he is an expert in Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) and has trained professionals in over 50 companies.
Frat’s hands-on expertise in asset integrity, failure analysis, and turnaround optimization makes him the ideal guide to help you master reliability engineering and optimize maintenance strategies.
Participants
This course is ideal for engineers and professionals responsible for asset reliability, maintenance, and operational efficiency. Whether you’re a Reliability Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Asset Integrity Specialist, or Operations Engineer, you’ll gain practical insights to enhance equipment performance, reduce downtime, and optimize maintenance strategies.
Learning Objectives
As a participant, you’ll gain a solid understanding of reliability and maintenance fundamentals, learning how to apply Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) to optimize strategies and extend equipment life. You’ll analyze equipment failures with the P-F Curve, develop cost-effective maintenance policies, and improve turnaround and planning. The course also covers asset management and performance monitoring tools like FMEA and RBI to enhance reliability, reduce downtime, and ensure effective decision-making.
Day 1
- Objectives & Premises
- Building the Case for PM Tasks
- Stages to Maintenance Excellence
- Maintenance in the overall business process
- Syndicate Session #1
- Maintenance & Reliability Principles
- Meaning of “Maintenance”
- Need for Maintenance
- Evolution of Maintenance
- Equipment Life & Failure Patterns
- Failure Pattern F: Infant Mortality
Day 2
- Features of Poor Maintenance
- Modern Reliability Views
- Maintenance Options
- Syndicate Session #2
- Maintenance Policies
- Stand-alone
- Dedicated duty
- Dedicated standby
- Run-to-Failure
- Hidden Failure
- Syndicate Session #3
Day 3
- Understanding the P-F Curve
- Civil
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Tire Maintenance (example)
- Cost Effectiveness of Maintenance
- RCM Application
- Benefits
- IPF, RBI and RCM Development
- Meaning of “Life”
Programme
Day 1
- Objectives & Premises
- Building the Case for PM Tasks
- Stages to Maintenance Excellence
- Maintenance in the overall business process
- Syndicate Session #1
- Maintenance & Reliability Principles
- Meaning of “Maintenance”
- Need for Maintenance
- Evolution of Maintenance
- Equipment Life & Failure Patterns
- Failure Pattern F: Infant Mortality
Day 2
- Features of Poor Maintenance
- Modern Reliability Views
- Maintenance Options
- Syndicate Session #2
- Maintenance Policies
- Stand-alone
- Dedicated duty
- Dedicated standby
- Run-to-Failure
- Hidden Failure
- Syndicate Session #3
Day 3
- Understanding the P-F Curve
- Civil
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Tire Maintenance (example)
- Cost Effectiveness of Maintenance
- RCM Application
- Benefits
- IPF, RBI and RCM Development
- Meaning of “Life”