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Becoming a High Reliability Organization Through Defect Elimination

Becoming a High Reliability Organization Through Defect Elimination

High reliability organizations (HRO) are those that effectively manage risks by identifying and controlling probability and consequence.

Q & A with Suzane Greeman

Q & A with Suzane Greeman

Suzane Greeman, CMQ/OE, CAMA, CAMP, CMRP is the President and Principal Asset Management Advisor of Greeman Asset Management Solutions Inc (GAMSINC). An accomplished asset management leader with over 22 years of experience, Suzane has worked across several asset management disciplines to implement asset management strategies for cement manufacturing, power generation, wastewater treatment and airport assets. She is also a member of the Empowering Women in Industry 2020 Steering Committee and Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM). Uptime® magazine was fortunate enough to speak with Suzane about her company, asset management and the role of diversity in the industry.

Operations-Led Reliability Effort: 10 Years Later

Operations-Led Reliability Effort: 10 Years Later

In 2009, Cameco Corporation's Port Hope Uranium Conversion Facility in Port Hope, Canada, launched a new approach to continuous improvement. It was documented and presented in the Aug/Sept 2012 issue of Uptime magazine titled, “Operations-Led Reliability.” Ten years later, here is an update on how it has evolved through multiple improvements.

Why Closed Oil Mist Lubrication Systems Are Worth Considering

Why Closed Oil Mist Lubrication Systems Are Worth Considering

It is not uncommon to receive queries about “closed” plant-wide oil mist lubrication.

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Digital Reliability Engineering: Tools and Methods

Digital Reliability Engineering: Tools and Methods

Since the beginning of time, human beings have survived and evolved through the use of tools. Tool usage is the basis for both ancient and modern engineering advances. 

A Cautionary Tale: The Story of One Family-Owned Company Putting the Customer Ahead of Revenue

A Cautionary Tale: The Story of One Family-Owned Company Putting the Customer Ahead of Revenue

A family-owned motor repair business in Pennsylvania has been selling industrial motors, controls, gearboxes and all related services since 1981. Its vision has always been to grow beyond a geographic service area, but it was not willing to compromise on its commitment to quality.

Who Will Benefit from Maintenance 4.0 Adoption?

This article explores whether the benefits of Maintenance 4.0 will be disproportionately spread and how this will impact the industrial sector.

Energy Industry Risk Assessment: Current Practices and Elements

Energy Industry Risk Assessment: Current Practices and Elements

As the North American oil and gas infrastructure ages, changes made to facilities during their lifetime may not have been transferred to the official recorded drawings of the facilities. 

Optimizing Asset Utilization: LOOP’s Continuous Improvement Journey

Optimizing Asset Utilization: LOOP’s Continuous Improvement Journey

The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP LLC) is the nation’s largest privately owned crude oil terminal. Initially constructed in 1981 to import crude oil from around the globe, LOOP has grown to become a fully diversified crude oil trading and exchange hub. LOOP is the only facility of its kind in the world where shippers can off-load crude oil from very large crude carriers (VLCCs), load VLCCs, and purchase, sell, exchange, store, blend, or deliver crude oil.

Reliability strategy improvement

The system and associated work execution management (WEM) process was meant to improve the performance of assets, but failures keep occurring at a cost to your business.

PM Optimization: Challenge and Transform Your PM Strategy

PM Optimization: Challenge and Transform Your PM Strategy

The primary objective of maintenance is to provide the maximum availability and efficiency of company assets throughout their expected life cycles at the lowest possible cost.

The Latest Technology for Asset Management in Oil & Gas

The Latest Technology for Asset Management in Oil & Gas

For owner-operators of oil, gas and chemical companies, mechanical integrity (MI) and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) are pivotal components of any comprehensive asset management (AM) program.