Elaboración del plan de mantenimiento y estudio de la distribución de los equipos de la Planta de Procesamiento de Frutas BAYFRUIT de la parroquia Bayushig cantón Penipe

Abstract

The fruit processing plant under the responsibility of the Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado of Bayushig Penipe, Chimborazo province. It has experienced problems with the functionality of equipment and facilities and suspension of production. The present work had the commitment of solving these problems by developing a maintenance plan for the equipment and the study of the distribution of the fruit processing plant named Bayfruit, in consonance with the inter-institutional linkage project between ESPOCH and the Consejo Nacional de Gobiernos Parroquiales Rurales CONAGOPARE Chimborazo. The development of the project started with the performance of technical visits to collect technical information on the assets, in order to define the technical condition of the equipment and facilities and the faulty layout of the plant according to electrical, hydrosanitary, civil and safety aspects. Then, inventories were carried out and standardized technical documentation accompanied with the determination of activities about corrective and preventive maintenance, necessary to start up the stopped equipment and functional ones. With the regulated information and specialized references, formats were proposed with specific processes for the elaboration of maintenance schedules and the proposal of the plant redistribution process. The general results of the maintenance plan elaboration are grouped in the definition of frequencies that comply with recommendations of manufacturers and regulations, description of necessary resources and calculation of costs with economic and beneficial alternatives. In the case of plant distribution, on the other hand, it concentrates on optimal lighting conditions, regulated industrial safety and compliance with hydrosanitary and civil regulations. The developed technical project generates a reliable environment which is necessary for decisions to be made for implementing new productive activities and resume regular operation.