Ever felt like a young grasshopper in a room full of seasoned masters? This reliability engineer did, facing skepticism and resistance when implementing new plans. But instead of sweating, he learned two golden rules: Respect knowledge, and involve the team.
A case study demonstrates how ECM detected a manufacturing defect in a pump, leading to a 7% energy reduction and $100,000 in potential savings. The article also explores the key features of ECM hardware and software, and compares the ROI of ECM and RCM approaches.
Is Everything Really Critical? When Everything is Critical, Nothing Is. The reliability team conducted a meeting and met with representatives of the various departments of a facility, such as safety, quality, operations, engineering, maintenance, and even the plant manager.
Asset-intensive enterprises, such as utilities, often face large backlogs of maintenance work orders, which include routine preventive maintenance (PM) tasks and corrective maintenance (CM) actions to address known equipment issues.
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There are many contributing factors in a dysfunctional PM program. Individually, these problems are painful, but when combined, they compound the problem with unforeseen consequences.
In my many years of experience in working with hundreds of industrial operations, the storeroom or spare parts is one of the most frequently criticized functions, and the self-assessments at these operations suggest the criticism is justified — at least in the eyes of the maintenance department.
Discover the transformative role of connected workers in factory automation, seamlessly integrating human expertise with advanced technologies to enhance efficiency, productivity, and safety in the evolving manufacturing landscape of 2024 and beyond.
Starting January 2024, we’re doubling down on the Reliability Leadership Institute (RLI), transforming it into the nucleus of your Reliability Journey and ours.
Transitioning into asset management or maintenance and reliability, whether within your current company or at a new one, is a critical moment filled with opportunities and challenges.
The 37th IMC International Maintenance Conference, which started last December 4th in Marco Island, Florida, officially welcomed the 38th IMC 2024 this Thursday, December 7th, by Terrence O'Hanlon, CEO & Publisher of Reliabilityweb.com, the organization responsible for this event. This official closing ceremony of IMC 2023 and welcome to the 38th IMC 2024 invited the entire international asset management community to continue participating in a new edition of this magnificent conference.