Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)

The “Reliability Centered Lean Maintenance – RCM” methodology aims to ensure maximum system performance in terms of physical availability, operational reliability, safety, maximum service life and optimal cost, with the main purpose of producing the quantity, time, cost and quality required by the customer.

All of these aspects above will be achieved through the optimization of maintenance actions represented by optimized work plans.

The exclusive characteristics of the RCM methodology are the preservation of the System Function (Reliability); the identification of functional failures and dominant failure modes; the identification of potentially suitable types of Maintenance activities through a decision diagram and the selection of applicable and effective tasks.

The main benefits of the RCM methodology are the provision of rational bases for the Maintenance Plan; reducing maintenance costs (preventive maintenance); increasing the availability of the facility and forming a systematic basis for the continuous improvement process.

The goal is to provide participants with an overview of best practices for creating the best maintenance strategy through maintenance plans.

Top Learning Objectives

  • Develop a world-class maintenance planning and scheduling regime
  • Appreciate how reliability-centered principles can be applied to all types of assets and the entire life-cycle of assets
  • Understand why the process has been so successful in the most demanding maintenance environments over a long period, and why it is equally applicable for today’s equipment and challenges
  • Systematically analyse and conduct Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality analysis (FMECA) to effectively identify criticality of key assets, prioritise tasks and minimize wastage
  • Design and tailor the ideal RCM framework to suit your business needs for operational excellence
  • Learn how to determine the most effective and efficient failure management policy for your equipment in its operating context
  • Determine the best preventive and predictive maintenance task that is suitable for the business operation
  • Learn how Reliability Centered Maintenance supports a Continuous Improvement programme, even in a changing environment
  • Determine what needs to be done to ensure the successful implementation of RCM analysis
  • Ensure successful adaptation and implementation of asset management improvements from artisans, technicians and contractors

Who Should Attend?

Technical managers; engineers; technical specialists; planners/schedulers:

  • Asset management and asset integrity
  • Maintenance, Planning and Scheduling
  • Asset reliability and health
  • Engineering and technical support
  • Project management

Trainer's Background

  • Acclaimed maintenance and integrity specialist with more than 30 years of experience and has led his teams to many maintenance and engineering excellence awards.
  • Author of several Maintenance & Reliability Books. He also developed and implemented several blue chip organizations across the world.
  • He also Implemented several key maintenance projects in Brazil, USA, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Honduras, Angola, Malawi, Bangladesh, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Kenya, with training in “World Class Maintenance Practices”

EVENT SCHEDULE

Face-to-Face Masterclass
Date: 23 – 25 February 2026
Time: 8:30 – 16:30
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Combine this training with 2-Day “Machinery Failure Analysis Masterclass”

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“The training was very good. Knowldege of subject was perfect and examples and case studies are very good.”

– Sociadade Mineira do Luele