Current Thinking & Progress in the Development of Training & Accreditation Standards in Condition Monitoring & Diagnostics of Machinery

摘要

There are some time-honoured adages, which are so relevant to modern times. It is worth remembering a few of these words of wisdom, which have withstood the test of time. These are; 'Knowledge is power', 'Experience is the best teacher of all', 'Little knowledge is dangerous', 'prevention is better than cure', 'To seek the truth but not to yield', 'Time and tide waits for no man', 'What goes up must come down', 'Ignorance is the root cause of evil', 'An idle brain is a devil's workshop', 'Team spirit is good spirit', 'Health is wealth', etc. The relevance of these immortal phrases to the progress of the human race is clearly reflected by all serious thinkers, policy makers, strategists, academicians, trade unions, employer's federations, and economists all over the world. Quality of life, Continuous performance improvement, Wealth creation, Protection of Eco-life, and Sustaining manufacturing businesses in the competitive global markets, are on top of everyone's agenda. Advanced tools, techniques and strategies on its own (however beneficial they may be) have very little impact. A knowledgeable workforce creates the economic prosperity by adding values to the individual, business and to the community at large. The key to prosperity is implementing a proactive approach to the management of our industrial assets. Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM) philosophy and practices offers the best possible solutions to many real-life problems faced by industries. Many benchmark studies about the cost-effective benefits of this discipline have been reported in the technical literature. The International Standardization Organization (ISO), is now fully engaged in developing technical standards in this interdiscipline. The ISO/TC 108/SC 5 Sub-committee has set up a new Working Group (WG) 7 to develop an agreed, meaningful and harmonised international standard on "Training and Accreditation in the field of Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics Machines". This paper offers the current thinking and progress in the development of such a standard.