MAINTENANCE OF COMPRESSED AIR DISTRIBUTION
Pharma Editor
November 19, 2016
Engineering
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- OBJECTIVE
- To lay down a procedure for Maintenance of Compressed Air Distribution
- SCOPE
- This SOP is applicable to Compressed Air Distribution.
- RESPONSIBILITY
- Technical Supervisor / Engineer
- ACCOUNTABILITY
- Sr.Executive / Manager
- PROCEDURE
- Daily Maintenance
- Clean the filter bowl externally with dry Cora cloth
- Ensure no waste material should be lie on bottom of the trenches & receiver.
- Ensure receiver tank air pressure should be between 7-8 kg/cm²
- Every one hour drain the condensate from 20 Micron, 1 micron and 0.01 micron air filters and FRL Units
- Ensure no air leakages at branch joints and arrest them if it is leaking.
- Put a Tick mark (Ö) in Daily Check Sheet after completion of each activity. If it is not O.K put a cross (X) in Daily Check Sheet indicating the reason in remarks column
- Immediately inform to the concern superior if it is not O.K (X) and take necessary corrective action as per the advice
- Any such deviations should be maintained in the Machine History Cord along with necessary corrective action and its compliance there of.
- Weekly Maintenance
- Check for pressure difference for the all air filters.
- Check the condition of valves operation.
- Check for any leakages in distribution
- Check the functioning of safety valves
- Check the functioning of all pressure gauge
- Put a Tick mark (Ö ) in Weekly Check Sheet.
- Monthly Maintenance
- Check and clean the filter elements of 20micron & 1micron air filters.
- Check and clean the filter element and change lube oil for FRLunits.
- Put a Tick mark (Ö ) in Weekly Check Sheet .
- Quarterly Maintenance
- Check the condition of all 0.01micron air filter elements.
- Check the condition of all 1 micron air filter elements.
- Check the condition 20 micron air filter element.
- Put a Tick mark (Ö ) in Weekly Check Sheet.
- Calibrate the all pressure gauges.
- Check and replace the worn out ‘O’ ring for all 20micron, 1micron, 0.01micron filters.
- Replace the filter elements if the differential pressure exceeding the limit
- Pressure testing to be done for air receiver tank.
- Check the condition of total pipelines
- Put a Tick mark (Ö ) in Weekly Check Sheet.
- Forms and Records (Annexures)
- NA
- Distribution
- Master copy – Quality Assurance
- Controlled copies- Quality Assurance, Production, Quality Control
- History
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