A major Australian chemical manufacturer experienced almost simultaneous repeated stoppages on their existing Iwaki magnetic drive process pumps which had otherwise run faultlessly for several years. Iwaki Pumps staff worked closely with the reliability engineers and maintenance planners in studying failure modes & symptoms to identify root causes.

It was discovered that the causes of the stoppages were in fact attributable to several operating procedures and changes in system operating conditions over time. We then identified the causes & effects, allowing improved software reporting of process conditions, improved PM and symptom feedback which could avoid the circumstances leading to the stoppages. Operating procedures, reporting parameters and process communication were all revised, leading to elimination of the stoppages and maximising equipment uptime.

Iwaki Pumps field staff are pleased to offer our experience in working closely with Iwaki end users to solve operational issues whose causes may not initially be apparent or obvious.