What is BS EN 60706-3 - Maintainability of equipment about?
BS EN 60706-3 is the third part of the BS EN 60706 multi-series that discusses the maintainability of equipment.
BS EN 60706-3 describes the various aspects of verification necessary to ensure that the specified maintainability requirements of an item have been met and provides suitable procedures and test methods. While maintainability verification as such should be a mandatory part of any maintainability programme, each individual case requires appropriate methods to be carefully selected in order to ensure overall cost-effectiveness.
BS EN 60706-3 also addresses the collection, analysis and presentation of maintainability related data, which may be required during, and at the completion of, design and during item production and operation
Who is BS EN 60706-3 - Maintainability of equipment for?
BS EN 60706-3 on verification and collection, analysis and presentation of data is useful for:
- Manufacturers
- Designers
- Quality control personnel
- Product managers
Why should you use BS EN 60706-3 - Maintainability of equipment?
The design of an item includes the need for efficient maintenance techniques to ensure that the item continues to operate properly. Before it is put into service it is necessary to verify that the proposed maintenance procedures can be executed as designed and the collection and analysis of data is an essential part of the verification process.
There are a number of verification procedures that are explained in BS EN 60706-3 with the associated analysis techniques. They are designed to check the adequacy of the maintenance procedures, the tools and equipment supplied for maintenance, the adequacy of the technical publications and the ease of maintenance of the item. This enables improvements to be made to the maintenance procedures and, if necessary, modifications to be carried out on the item to improve maintainability.