When Thomas's realised that their PM procedures were not effectively preventing breakdowns, the company looked for a new maintenance model. They turned to RCM2, a Datastream solution.
People can be very skeptical of new things and are reluctant to change.
However, the teams realised very quickly that RCM2 is not a two-day wonder. It is a formal system and part of an ongoing process that you have to follow to get the desired results. Thomas's implemented a pilot project on a cooker extruder at the Batley plant. Beyond the improvements to the production line, Thomas's noticed an increase in teamwork between maintenance and production staff. Because RCM2 identified the root causes of failure, Haslem could allow engineers to ' design out' components that negatively affect a plant's performance, adding even more savings to the long-term benefits.