THE MAINTENANCE UNDER OPENCAST PROJECT - AN APPROACH

The cost of production is based on the quality of system of working, environment, equipment, quality of maintenance which affect on long run and increases the life of equipment. The cost of maintenance is increasing day by day due to various factor like ty pes of equipment, lack of skilled labour, supporting equipment, requiring proper planning of maintenance system, lack of technology for up keeping the plant, etc. Compared to periodic maintenance, predictive maintenance is condition based maintenance. Th is is a method in which the service life of important part is predicted based on inspection or diagnosis, in order to use the parts to the limit of their service life. It manages trend values, by measuring and analyzing data about deterioration and employ s a surveillance system, designed to monitor conditions through an on - line system. Ongoing maintenance activities such as cleaning washrooms, grading roads hand mowing lawns, which are required because of continuing use of the facilities. The authors are interested to bring the notice by presenting this paper for attention of maintenance as per quality of products and services render to it and also for better life of equipment and machines.