Preparation of Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Guidelines for Emulsion Preparation and Processing Plant Using Risk Management Techniques

This paper presents preparation of preventive and predictive maintenance guidelines for emulsion preparation and processing (EPP) plant using risk management techniques at GrainCorp Foods Melbourne, Australia. The EPP plant consists of three margarine and spreads production lines, one shortening processing line, a cleaning in place (CIP) system and an auxiliary plant for hot water generation. Currently, there is no preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance (PM and PdM) plan in place. A generic risk management standard A/S NZS ISO 31000:2009 to prioritize the PM and PdM required based on the level of risk to the defined plant objectives. A comprehensive PM and PdM guideline was compiled using industry experts' input, instructions from plant equipment manuals, current practices and best practices in the industry.