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RCM++ Product Features

ReliaSoft’s RCM++ facilitates data management and reporting for Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) analysis. The software provides predefined profiles for the major reporting standards (such as ATA MSG-3 and SAE JA1011/1012) and offers extensive capabilities for customizing the interface and reports to meet your specific needs. RCM++ also provides full-featured capabilities for Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and related analyses such as Design Verification Plans, Process Control Plans and Design Reviews Based on Failure Mode.

Centralized Data Storage

By storing your analyses in a relational database (Microsoft Access®, SQL Server® or Oracle®), RCM++ enables you to build and manage a valuable, keyword-searchable knowledge base of product reliability information and lessons learned that can be shared throughout your organization. The software makes it easy for multiple users to cooperate on RCM projects and also helps to establish consistency among analyses.

Easy to Find and Reuse Existing Analysis Data or Phrases

RCM++ provides an array of tools to help you find and reuse descriptions from any existing analysis and to select phrases from predefined templates or phrase libraries. You also can use Excel® templates (which are now fully customizable in Version 5) to quickly import system configurations and/or analysis data from external data sources.

Supports RCM Decision Logic Diagrams

RCM++ supports two configurable methods for determining which equipment will be analyzed with RCM techniques: Selection Questions (yes/no) and Criticality Factors (rating scales). The software also supports the Failure Effect Categorization (FEC) and Maintenance Task Selection logic charts from the major industry RCM standards and provides the ability to customize the questions and categories to meet specific application needs.

Compare Maintenance Strategies and Determine the Optimum Replacement Interval

When it comes to comparing maintenance strategies based on cost and availability or selecting the optimum replacement interval, RCM++ goes far beyond calculations based on MTBFs and the assumption of a constant failure rate. The software puts the "reliability" back into "reliability centered maintenance" by allowing you to choose from a variety of statistical distributions to describe the equipment's failure behavior and then apply built-in simulation/calculation engines to obtain useful metrics that will inform the decisions you need to make.

Flexible Reports, Queries, Charts and Diagrams

RCM++ provides a complete set of print-ready reports, flexible ad-hoc queries, charts and diagrams that allow you to present analysis information in the most effective ways to support decision-making.

Reasons to Upgrade to Version 5

RCM++ Version 5 offers a completely updated user interface and many useful new features. This includes:

• Support for more robust SQL Server or Oracle databases to manage RCM and FMEA data throughout the entire enterprise.
• Major usability enhancements and more configuration options for analysis worksheets.
• Greatly increased flexibility for queries, report generation and importing/exporting data via Excel. 

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