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Improving Serviceability
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Rising costs have increased the need for simplifying service. The response at Cummins Engine Company has been a program to improve the serviceability of engines, plus an effort to help equipment manufacturers make engines more serviceable in their installations. The program is a cooperative effort among several areas.
Design criteria for improved engine serviceability are discussed. Key maintenance and repair operations are used as the basis for measuring and comparing the serviceability of engines. The method presented is flexible enough to allow various trade-offs to be made during the design stage.
Guidelines for improved installation serviceability are outlined. The guidelines establish time limits for daily checks and routine maintenance, plus targets for service repairs. These are based on the times to perform the respective operations on free standing engines with allowances for installation considerations.
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Patton, D., "Improving Serviceability," SAE Technical Paper 780431, 1978, https://doi.org/10.4271/780431.Also In
References
- Mohan J.G. “Designing for Serviceability” Automotive Industries July 15 1977
- Engineering Design Serviceability Guidelines Construction and Industrial Machinery SAE J817a July 1976
- Wilson R. A. “International Harvester S-Series” Automotive Industries July 15 1977
- Breitling A. P. “Serviceability - A Multi-Edged Problem” Paper 760403 presented at SAE Earth Moving Conference Peoria, Illinois April 1976
- Teer N. L. “A User, His Needs” Paper 760424 presented at SAE Earth Moving Conference Peoria, Illinois April 1976