Otimização das paradas para manutenção e inspeção do sistema de geração de vapor

Abstract

One of the biggest problems of an industry is the stoppage of its production lines, due to mechanical or electrical failures in equipment. These stoppages bring great losses, financial losses, with the costs of man-hours not working, raw material that has to be discarded and in the repair of damaged equipment, as well as commercial losses, with a lack of products there is a breach of contract with buyers, as well as the absence of these products in supermarkets influences the decline in the company's market share with the consequent loss of revenue. In an industry in the city of Uberlândia - MG, several stoppages due to breakdowns, breaks and operation interruptions are recorded in steam generation specifically in the boiler. In this role, it is proposed the acquisition of another steam generator to replace the boiler operation on Sundays, a day when there is no production and there is only the operation of a cleaning process that uses steam generation. With the acquisition and use of this equipment, the boiler can be stopped on Sundays for maintenance and cleaning. In this way, it is expected that boiler stoppages will be reduced by 40%, generating monthly savings of R$ 109,832.80. This savings will make the investment necessary for the acquisition and installation of the steam generator, which is R$ 645,462.69, to be liquidated and start to generate financial returns for the company from the sixth month of implementation.