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International Maintenance Conference 2025: The Speed of Reliability

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Facility Degradation And Investment Modeling Tool And Agency Maintenance Measures

Facility Degradation And Investment Modeling Tool And Agency Maintenance Measures

With a $259M maintenance budget shortfall, NASA is tackling a critical challenge. This session reveals their new strategy: a tiered maintenance approach and a Facility Degradation and Investment Modeling Tool. This data-driven model will predict asset condition based on funding scenarios, enabling decision-makers to optimize facility health and performance within a constrained budget.

The Stand - The New Way to Build a Reliability Expert. -Jeff Smith

The Stand - The New Way to Build a Reliability Expert. -Jeff Smith

What's the difference between a badge and a belt? Join CRL Black Belt Jeff Smith as he breaks down the new Uptime® Elements learning journey. He explains a tiered approach that combines foundational knowledge with project-based proof of competence, and shares how new, AI-supported training is being built for the next generation of reliability professionals.

NASA Agency Functional Auditing Initiative Center RCM Program Analysis-Program Assessments

NASA Agency Functional Auditing Initiative Center RCM Program Analysis-Program Assessments

With a $3.0B maintenance backlog and a consistently underfunded budget, NASA is tackling its aging infrastructure head-on. This session reveals NASA’s multi-pronged RCM initiative, which includes a new training program, maintenance prioritization based on mission relevance, and an agency-wide analysis of best practices to ensure limited resources are focused on the most critical assets.

NASA's Tiered Maintenance Program

NASA's Tiered Maintenance Program

With limited resources, how does NASA ensure its most critical assets are always reliable? This session details NASA's tiered maintenance strategy, a framework that uses mission relevancy scores to prioritize assets. Learn how this approach provides a cost-effective blend of RCM techniques—including CBM, PM, and Reactive Maintenance—to ensure the right resources are allocated to the right assets at the right time.

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NASA's Agency Master Plan (AMP)- A Mission-Driven Framework For Portfolio Management

NASA's Agency Master Plan (AMP)- A Mission-Driven Framework For Portfolio Management

NASA's aging infrastructure has resulted in a staggering $3.8B in deferred maintenance, with unplanned failures consuming up to 30% of its annual budget. The 2023 Agency Master Plan (AMP) is NASA’s strategic roadmap to tackle this challenge. Learn how this collaboratively developed, data-driven plan is guiding investments, optimizing real property assets, and laying the groundwork for a more affordable and resilient future for mission-critical infrastructure.

Measuring Progress to the Uptime® Elements: Building the Two-Year Plan

Measuring Progress to the Uptime® Elements: Building the Two-Year Plan

Most organizations use some of the Uptime® Elements, but how do you create a cohesive plan for the rest? In this session, Jim Carrel and Kevin Brown from the University of Kansas Health System share how they built a resilient 2-year plan that aligns with their organization's vision. Learn how they navigated the challenges and achieved success in implementing a program designed to sustain far beyond its initial rollout.

Building the Reliability Culture in a Mature Organization

Building the Reliability Culture in a Mature Organization

For a decade, only 5 people drove reliability. But with new executive sponsorship, 20 additional CRLs—from engineers to planners—are now leading a coordinated program to bring business value. Discover how this cross-functional team is on track to achieve over 50 mastery belt completions this year and create a blueprint for sustained success.

Reliability Radio EP 330: SMALL TEAM. BIG RELIABILITY. John Fortin & Billy Appleton

Reliability Radio EP 330: SMALL TEAM. BIG RELIABILITY. John Fortin & Billy Appleton

Discover how the Beverly Salem Water Board, a team of just 18, won an Uptime Award for sustainability. John Fortin and Billy Appleton share their journey from old-school maintenance to a structured Uptime Elements framework, emphasizing culture, new talent, and strategic succession planning.

Wireless Sensors Vs Manual Data Collection

Wireless Sensors Vs Manual Data Collection

Veteran vibration analyst Allen Friedman tackles the biggest debate in maintenance today: Should you replace your walk-around technician with wireless sensors? This session unpacks the trade-offs of each approach—from sensor quality and cost to safety and data integrity—and reveals a surprising conclusion.

Integrating the Uptime® Elements Into Your Organization's Technical Development Plan

Integrating the Uptime® Elements Into Your Organization's Technical Development Plan

Eric Ayanegui, Senior Director of Operations Engineering at Cintas, shares their incredible 10+ year journey to build a world-class reliability program. Learn how they transformed from a company with no reliability knowledge to winning four Uptime Awards by creating a powerful vision, investing in their people, and branding their mission.

Reliability Myths And Pitfalls

Reliability Myths And Pitfalls

Is your organization relying on CMMS, PdM, and IoT for reliability? This talk by Ron Moore debunks the myth that technology alone is the answer. Discover the foundational elements—from leadership and alignment to a culture of operational excellence—needed to truly leverage your tools and avoid the pitfalls of adding complexity without a holistic strategy.