The Problem of Increasing the Reliability of Machinery and Equipment

The basis for a satisfactory level of operability of modern machines and equipment of domestic production was and remains the engineering and technical service of equipment and the "Planned preventive maintenance and repair system of machines in agriculture." Timely implementation of mechanized processes and work with low reliability of agricultural machinery requires an increase in the level of reliability and serviceability of the fleet of machines and equipment. (Research purpose) The research purpose is increasing the operational reliability of modern agricultural machinery based on the development and implementation of proprietary technical service. (Materials and methods) Materials obtained as a result of the author's own research and data on the reliability of domestic machinery and equipment from open sources were used in the research. The following methods were applied: comparative assessments, analysis and synthesis of the results of a survey of the operational reliability of agricultural machinery and equipment in real-world operation, the effectiveness of using various forms and methods of organizing their production and technical service. (Results and discussion) It was determined that an increase in the level of operability and reliability of modern domestic equipment can be ensured only with a significant improvement in the quality of manufacturing machinery and equipment and with the direct participation of the equipment manufacturer in technical service based on the proprietary method of technical service. It was noted that the organization of corporate technical service is possible only when creating a corporate production and technological system of mechanical engineering. The solution of this problem by the forces and means of existing separate equipment manufacturing plants is not possible. (Conclusions) To improve the reliability of modern domestic technology, it is necessary to reorganize the existing system of separate manufacturing plants, create large machine-building firms and branded technical service centers.