Defining failure of manufacturing machinery and equipment

The Society of Automation Engineering's (SAE) "Reliability and Maintainability (R&M) Guideline for Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment (M&E)" defines as: an event when machinery/equipment is not available to produce parts at specified conditions when scheduled or is not capable of producing parts or perform scheduled operations to specification. For every failure, an action is required. The R&M Guideline's definition of failure makes both the user and the supplier accountable for the failure. The new definition requires the user to specify the specific conditions in which the equipment will work.<
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