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10. Investigate the availability of expert consultants:
a. Vibration.
b. Welding.
c. Metallurgy.
11. Investigate plan and facilities for repair of remote vendors’ equipment:
a. Identify possible locations.
b. Investigate qualifications.
c. Make advance contacts.
12. Investigate local repair facilities:
a. Larger machine tools than available in plant shop; special shop facilities or
tools.
b. Special casting repair techniques (“Metalock@” and “Metalstitch@”)
c. Welding and metallurgy.
13. Identify machinery vendors’ service personnel:
a. Establish procedures for obtaining services of vendor representatives for
run-in and startup operations.
0 Determine official contact and responsible management.
e Also make advance contacts for equipment where service representative is
to be on an “on call” only status, such as for governors on steam turbines,
materials-handling equipment, gearing, centrifuges, etc.
b. Assess qualifications of assigned representatives quickly and obtain replace-
ments if qualifications are unsatisfactory.
c. If the erection advisor continues on as the startup advisor, verify that he is
qualified in this area.
d. Utilize vendor representatives for training plant personnel as time permits.
e. Assign qualified plant mechanics to work supervised by vendor representa-
tives.
14. Arrange preventive maintenance details:
a. Prepare equipment:
* Portable shelter.
0 Rotor lifting and supporting rig.
Verify access path and lifting position of mobile crane.
b. Develop pre-planned inspections of critical equipment for execution during
unplanned, brief plant operation interruptions.
c. Develop overall plan for preventive maintenance services on all equipment
items.
d. Establish records of inspections, repairs, and part replacements:
Separate records for each major machinery item.
Use special forms, with sketches for recording vibration and other critical
operating parameters.
0 Use vendors’ instruction books and startup advisors for developing forms.
Plan overhaul technique of most critical machines in detail (e.& instru-
ment air compressor).
15. Understand spare parts situation:
a. Status of deliveries.
b. Warehouses properly organized for pre-startup period.