AIP (Asset Improvement Program)
AIP is based on each region, and at present, not all of the NSK offices provide the program.
For detailed information, please contact the nearest NSK office.
What is AIP?
It's a real opportunity for you to unlock additional profitability through improved machine reliability and increased working knowledge. AIP is a well-proven asset improvement program that combines your own knowledge of the working environment, culture, processes and problems in your business, with the engineering expertise, and innovation of NSK. The key to its success is the close working dialog NSK will have with your own staff to identify and understand the issues and problems that affect them and the impact of these problems on your business financially.
What are the benefits of AIP?
AIP is not a thinly disguised attempt to sell you so called 'solutions' or 'value less' services! It provides real answers to your problems that are quantifiable and measurable in terms of lowered costs, increased efficiencies, reduced downtime and therefore, increased profitability, helping to keep you competitive in your operating marketplace. It focuses directly on solving problems that are costing you valuable time and money and are therefore eroding your overall profitability.
Why is AIP different?
Because it delivers!
NSK has many years experience of working with its customers and helping them to solve their problems, NSK works with you through a structured, pre-planned approach of Situational analysis, Value proposition, Value implementation, Value measurement and Shared Best Practice ensuring that you achieve the stated benefits within the agreed time frames.
Why NSK?
Because NSK and its Authorized Distributors are totally committed to helping you address your problems and collectively we have a proven track record of helping our customers achieve improved reliability and increased efficiencies. In addition, we recognize the need for you to remain competitive in your marketplace. We have a 'Your success is our success' mentality and by utilizing the combined experience and expertise of NSK and our distributors we have the capability to deliver the ultimate - peace of mind that we are proactively working to make you more profitable.
Situational Analysis
An assessment to understand your problems - what is the problem, how often, what are the implications of the problem to our business, what is the cost of the problem?
From this assessment, NSK then goes away and considers how we can solve the problem.
Value Proposition
Having understood the extend of the problem, this is where we present our solution to you, including the costs and other associated issues (lead times, redesign, etc...).
This is your opportunity to ask any questions or raise any other issues regarding our value proposition.
Value Implementation
Once you have accepted our value proposition we work with you as necessary, to create a mutually agreed implementation plan, taking into account any deadlines, key milestones and who is likely to be affected by our proposition.
The correct implementation of our value proposition is key in order that you achieve the forecasted savings.
Measuring Value
Once the NSK proposition has been implemented, we work with your own personnel to ensure that the forecasted savings are actually realized, through best practice maintenance of the implemented proposition.
Share Best Practice
Once the NSK value proposition has proven its worth, we discuss with you any other departments or factories that may be having similar problems to those just resolved by our value proposition, and could therefore potentially benefit from hearing about how we did it!
For an explanation of each activity within the NSK Service Spectrum, please click on the topic of interest.
AIP Service Spectrum has a measure of difference in their contents by a country.
| Technical Support & Consultancy | Training Courses | Analytical Services | Value Added Services |
|---|---|---|---|
Application Reviews (1,572 KB) |
Introduction to Bearing Technology (1,870 KB) |
Failure Mode Analysis (1,677 KB) |
NSK Cost Down Approach (1,340 KB) |
| Engineering Support (1,261 KB) |
Best Practice Fitting & Removal of Bearings (1,837 KB) |
Material Analysis (1,321 KB) |
Maintenance Schedules (1,776 KB) |
| Machine Design Consultancy (2,040 KB) |
Bearing Diagnostics (1,697 KB) |
OEM Part Conversion (1,594 KB) |
Site & Stores Surveys (2,198 KB) |
| Bearing Surveys (1,918 KB) |
Application of Bearings (1,300 KB) |
Standardization & Rationalization (1,472 KB) |
Maintenance Tools Audits (1,837 KB) |
| Diagnostic Analysis (1,549 KB) |
Sector Specific (1,945 KB) |
On-site Inspection Service (1,738 KB) |
Super Precision Service Package (1,383 KB) |
Bottom Line Improvements
The savings generated by utilizing NSK's AIP program are both significant and varied, in terms of their nature and in the industries where they have been implemented.
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- European Car Manufacturer
(727KB)
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- Injection Molding Machinery
(741KB)
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- Underground Train Traction Motor
(621KB)
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- Aluminium Wheel
(705KB)
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- Micro Wind Turbine
(547KB)
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