{"id":14229,"date":"2023-09-06T10:58:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T16:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/?page_id=14229"},"modified":"2025-03-24T13:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:54:40","slug":"equipment-reliability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/learn\/definitions\/equipment-reliability\/","title":{"rendered":"Equipment Reliability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1686168792651{background: #152232 url(https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog-header-hex-bg4.webp?id=9266) !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1683307506642{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;]<header class=\"kd-section-title col-lg-8 vc_col-sm-8 text-center  subtitle-below-title    vc_custom_1702669100134\" ><h1 class=\"separator_off\" style=\"color: #ffffff;font-size: 50;\">Equipment Reliability<\/h1><h2 class=\"subtitle\" style=\"color: #ffffff;font-size:15px;\">Read up on methods for calculating equipment reliability and better understand the likelihood of asset failures and unexpected downtime.<\/h2><\/header><a  href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/resources\/cmms-buyers-guide\/\"  target=\"_self\"  title=\"\"  class=\"tt_button tt_primary_button btn_primary_color  button-center button-action-link   vc_custom_1742846078686\" ><span class=\"prim_text\">Free CMMS Buyer's Guide<\/span><\/a>\n      <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n         <span class=\"published\">\n            <span class=\"far fa-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>Last updated on March 24, 2025<\/span>\n            <span class=\"author\"><span class=\"far sway-author-meta\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <span>bBrinton<\/span>\n         <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n\n   [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687442797424{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;limble-page-blog-width&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>What is equipment reliability?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equipment reliability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a measurement of the likelihood that an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">equipment failure<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will occur within a given period and under certain conditions. By measuring reliability, you can gain a better understanding of your equipment\u2019s ability to perform its intended function.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, the term \u201creliable\u201d may have referred to any operational machinery. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/blog\/maintenance-and-reliability\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As reliability and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintenance strategies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have grown more mature, the definition of reliability has become more nuanced. Reliability is now evaluated in the context of how well the assets are utilized for success at both the strategic and operational levels. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687442797424{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;limble-page-blog-width&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Table of Contents<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#process\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to measure equipment reliability?<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#types\">Equipment reliability and maintainability<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#last\">Equipment reliability is a team effort<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687440273251{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;limble-page-blog-width&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"process\">How to measure equipment reliability?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The reliability of an asset is generally measured by the length of time it can operate without experiencing a failure<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">piece of equipment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is designed to operate continuously for 5,000 hours and it successfully did so, the equipment would be 100% reliable. Unfortunately, that is rarely the case.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most industrial equipment has many subsystems and components, each with its own level of reliability. You can calculate the overall reliability of such equipment by determining the reliability of all these individual pieces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculating the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reliability of equipment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is easier when you understand how all of the asset\u2019s subsystems relate to one another and how the failure of one or more will impact the equipment\u2019s overall reliability. Industry professionals have developed several <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">performance indicators<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for understanding reliability in terms of both equipment <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">uptime<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the duration of operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Mean Time Between Failures<\/b><b> (<\/b><b>MTBF<\/b><b>)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/metrics\/mean-time-between-failure\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mean Time Between Failures<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTBF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is a formula that is used to <\/span><b>measure the reliability of repairable equipment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1611 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MTBF-Mean-Time-Between-Failures-300x105.jpg\" alt=\"MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)\" width=\"500\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MTBF-Mean-Time-Between-Failures-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MTBF-Mean-Time-Between-Failures-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MTBF-Mean-Time-Between-Failures-451x158.jpg 451w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MTBF-Mean-Time-Between-Failures-554x194.jpg 554w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MTBF-Mean-Time-Between-Failures-93x33.jpg 93w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MTBF-Mean-Time-Between-Failures-540x189.jpg 540w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MTBF-Mean-Time-Between-Failures-100x35.jpg 100w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MTBF-Mean-Time-Between-Failures.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTBF<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> represents the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">average time<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between multiple failures that occur in a given period. A <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">piece of equipment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has to undergo at least two failures before you can calculate <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTBF<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The more data points you have, the more accurate your averages will be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Mean Time to Failure (MTTF)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/metrics\/mean-time-to-failure\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTTF<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on the other hand, measures the <\/span><b>reliability of non-repairable assets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-767 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Mean-time-to-failure-MTTF-300x75.jpg\" alt=\"Mean time to failure (MTTF)\" width=\"500\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Mean-time-to-failure-MTTF-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Mean-time-to-failure-MTTF-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Mean-time-to-failure-MTTF-451x113.jpg 451w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Mean-time-to-failure-MTTF-554x139.jpg 554w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Mean-time-to-failure-MTTF-93x23.jpg 93w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Mean-time-to-failure-MTTF-540x135.jpg 540w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Mean-time-to-failure-MTTF-100x25.jpg 100w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Mean-time-to-failure-MTTF.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTTF tells you the average lifespan of a particular asset, helping you to predict when you\u2019ll need to replace it. Your maintenance team can use this data to guide purchasing and inventory management for essential consumables or <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spare parts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and develop a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">predictive maintenance strategy<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Availability<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/blog\/reliability-availability-maintainability-analysis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Availability and reliability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aren\u2019t synonyms to maintenance professionals. That said, you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> calculate an asset\u2019s availability to better understand the overall effectiveness of your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintenance programs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and reliability of your assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Availability refers to the probability that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a machine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is in operable condition at a given time. Once availability falls below a specific threshold, the asset will require repair or replacement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can calculate an asset\u2019s availability by dividing its <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/metrics\/mean-time-between-failure\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTBF<\/span> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the sum of its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTBF<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/metrics\/mean-time-to-repair\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTTR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Your target availability will depend on how critical the equipment is to your organization\u2019s daily operations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Planned maintenance percentage (PMP)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculating an asset\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/metrics\/planned-maintenance-percentage\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">planned maintenance percentage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps you understand how much time your technicians spend on unplanned work compared to pre-planned maintenance tasks. If your team is spending significant time on unplanned work, you may have reliability issues worth addressing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can calculate PMP for a given asset or for your full <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintenance program<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by dividing the number of planned maintenance hours by the total number of maintenance hours and multiplying the quotient by 100. The figure is useful for optimizing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">asset management<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while keeping <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintenance costs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> manageable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/metrics\/overall-equipment-effectiveness\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> takes an asset\u2019s availability, performance, and quality into account as a way of assessing the overall productivity of your manufacturing process. You can calculate an asset\u2019s OEE by multiplying its availability by its performance (total output) and its quality (defect-free output).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A machine<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with an OEE of 100% produces as many items as possible with zero defects and no unplanned <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">downtime<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for maintenance. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1687440273251{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;limble-page-blog-width&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"types\">Equipment reliability and maintainability<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reliability and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/maintenance-definitions\/what-is-maintainability\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintainability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are closely related <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">metrics<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 that are often studied together. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintainability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indicates the ease of performing maintenance tasks on a given asset. The easier it is to perform <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/blog\/repair-and-maintenance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">repairs and maintenance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the asset, the higher its overall <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintainability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High reliability does not always mean high <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintainability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mean Time to Repair (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTTR<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do maintenance professionals measure <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintainability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Calculating an asset\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/metrics\/mean-time-to-repair\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mean time to repair (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTTR<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a common method for understanding its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintainability. It is also helpful in reducing <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the number of actions a technician has to perform during repairs. While cutting down repair times can improve <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintainability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, skipping important steps could lead to more failures over time. This would reduce the asset\u2019s reliability even while improving its <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintainability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An optimized <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintenance program<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> takes the differences between reliability and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">maintainability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into account to settle on the appropriate balance. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;fadeInDown&#8221; kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1691073586371{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #f1f6f8 !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1691073594574{padding-right: 70px !important;padding-left: 70px !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"kd-calltoaction\" >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                  <div class=\"cta-text-container kd-animated fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"cta-text\"><h3 >Want to see Limble in action? Get started for free today!<\/h3><\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"cta-btncontainer\"><a href=\"\/get-started\/\"  title=\"\" class=\"tt_button tt_primary_button btn_primary_color  button-action-link icon_right kd-animated zoomIn\" data-animation-delay=\"200\">Start Free Trial<span class=\"fas fa-chevron-right iconita\" ><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; el_class=&#8221;limble-page-blog-width&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"last\">Equipment reliability is a team effort<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reliability engineers<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aren\u2019t the only members of your team who should care about asset reliability. Every stakeholder within your organization has a potential role to play in maximizing the reliability of essential equipment. Effective organizations recognize\u00a0 the far-reaching impacts of equipment reliability and ensure all stakeholders have the right tools and knowledge.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start your reliability journey today and learn about how <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/cmms\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Limble <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CMMS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be a key tool for establishing stronger maintenance and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reliability programs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; kd_background_image_position=&#8221;vc_row-bg-position-top&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1541417547006{padding-top: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1515677064675{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px 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src=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ins-And-Outs-Of-A-Maintenance-Work-Request.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full\" alt=\"Maintenance Work Order Template\" title=\"The-Ins-And-Outs-Of-A-Maintenance-Work-Request\" srcset=\"https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ins-And-Outs-Of-A-Maintenance-Work-Request.jpg 700w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ins-And-Outs-Of-A-Maintenance-Work-Request-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ins-And-Outs-Of-A-Maintenance-Work-Request-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/limblecmms.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/The-Ins-And-Outs-Of-A-Maintenance-Work-Request-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"phb-content text-left \">\n                  <h5 >Reliability Engineering 101 \u2013 Definition, Goals, Techniques<\/h5>\n                  <p ><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div 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