Description
New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers Maintenance Engineering by Dr. Siddhartha Ray
Any industry, big or small, invariably needs services of maintenance people for keeping the plant, machinery and assets in satisfactory running condition. Maintenance engineering is basically a practical skill oriented job reinforced with good knowledge of design and operational principles of different types of plant and machinery.
This book, written by a practitioner, gives sufficient exposure to repair and maintenance tasks and procedures in addition to the maintenance management practices. The book covers a wide range of topics like types of maintenance practices, policies and responsibilities of maintenance department, reliability engineering, modern maintenance management concepts, maintenance planning, scheduling and costing, lubrication engineering etc. The last chapter of the book discusses the various defects in different equipment and assets and the actual maintenance tasks and procedures for setting these right.
The book will cover both Diploma and Undergraduate engineering curricula for maintenance engineering and management course in India and neighbouring countries. This book will also help practicing engineers in their pursuit of becoming a successful maintenance engineer.