Case study reveals that 50% of failures occur at 100 operating hours in plastic extruders, suggesting that preventive maintenance at 100-hour intervals optimizes machine reliability.
The extrusion process of plastic transformation involves a series of variables and components which must be associated with the concept of reliability to achieve an expected performance in operational and quality terms. This paper describes the reliability framework of an extruder of a packaging company located in Brazil through the following mathematical representations: probability density function f(t), reliability curve R(t) and function rate of failure h(t). Through a statistical software the set of representations was able to develop the reliability framework of the machine, which can be used to support a FMEA analysis. Besides that, it was evidenced that in the current operating conditions of the machine, approximately 50% of the failure observations happen on the hour 100 of operating time. The main outcome is that it is recommended a systematic preventive maintenance based on 100h cycles. It is expected that this work may act as a guide for future implementation of improvement activities.
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