International Maintenance Conference: The Speed of Reliability

International Maintenance Conference 2025: The Speed of Reliability

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Acceptance Testing as Part of Commissioning Offers Defect-Free Post Warranty Performance

Acceptance Testing as Part of Commissioning Offers Defect-Free Post Warranty Performance

The commissioning process should include an acceptance testing specification and the associated testing to ensure that the equipment and systems continue to do what is needed without defects even after the warranty period expires.

Reliability Centered Design vs Design for Reliability - What’s the Difference?

Reliability Centered Design vs Design for Reliability - What’s the Difference?

Considering when in an asset’s life cycle these tools are deployed, complexity, and cost of both solutions is explored.

Our Reliability Journey: Next Steps in the Quest for Continuous Improvement

Our Reliability Journey: Next Steps in the Quest for Continuous Improvement

We will discuss plans that will help others just starting their journey and our next steps.

Mobility 4.0 – Your Practical Digital Accelerator

Mobility 4.0 – Your Practical Digital Accelerator

Complements Maintenance 4.0 by digitizing core data needed for autonomous processing. Will cover key aspects and lessons learned in a “crawl, walk, run” format.

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Regional Reliability Journey (Case Study) through the Uptime Elements and OPEX Environment

Regional Reliability Journey (Case Study) through the Uptime Elements and OPEX Environment

You´ll see the initial diagnosis, hypothesis, development of the multi-year strategic plan, implementation sequence, follow-up & measurement. English and/or Spanish.

Implementing Sustainability Programs Using Asset Performance Management

Implementing Sustainability Programs Using Asset Performance Management

APM monitors and helps control energy usage and emissions. Learn how to reduce energy intensity, improve efficiency and equipment uptime, and examine a case study.

Full Adoption of AI-driven Maintenance in Pulp and Paper Manufacturing – Industry 4.0

Full Adoption of AI-driven Maintenance in Pulp and Paper Manufacturing – Industry 4.0

In 2021, they adopted a new condition-based monitoring system called Senseye PdM to achieve predictive maintenance which utilizes both rule-based and AI-driven diagnostics.

The Journey to Data Driven Decision Making

The Journey to Data Driven Decision Making

Focusing on the Asset Criticality Assessment has enabled an appetite for a data driven maintenance program

Reliability Radio EP 295: John Fortin, Salem Beverly Water Supply Board

Reliability Radio EP 295: John Fortin, Salem Beverly Water Supply Board

In this podcast, we have a chat with John Fortin about his work at the Salem Beverly Water Supply Board and what earned them a Special Recognition Uptime Award for Best Sustainability Program.

Maximizing the Value of Predictive Sensors Across the Enterprise

Maximizing the Value of Predictive Sensors Across the Enterprise

This presentation would cover our learnings in:

  • Alert notification, making corrections, and root cause.
  • The cradle to grave process of correcting issues.
  • Process to evaluate the effectiveness of sensors
  • Process to remove inspections with confidence after sensors are installed
A Pragmatic Approach to Improving Maintenance Performance Based on Maintenance Value

A Pragmatic Approach to Improving Maintenance Performance Based on Maintenance Value

It will explore how traditional maintenance improvement programs tend to only focus on one component

TAKEAWAY: How to get started with improvements

Maintaining Shaft Alignment – Base Component Reliability

Maintaining Shaft Alignment – Base Component Reliability

The issue is real, recurring, and, in many cases, it can be significantly reduced. This presentation will focus on a common cause of misalignment; effects; RCA using 5 Whys; and review key learnings.

Uptime Award Winner: Medtronic's Mission of Best Overall Program

Uptime Award Winner: Medtronic's Mission of Best Overall Program

An inspiring journey of leadership and utilizing the Uptime® Elements Framework accross multiple locations around the world to become one of the world's best run companies.

AM Fundamentals: Why it's not Just for Reliability Departments within Leading Organizations

AM Fundamentals: Why it's not Just for Reliability Departments within Leading Organizations

2.5 Million technical/engineering jobs unfilled in next 24 months 100,000 Reliability Engineering jobs open in US alone, rapid retirements, 10,000 people per day with very little transfer of knowledge.

Building a Culture of Reliability

Building a Culture of Reliability

Excellence in Reliability is a journey with no end, requiring continuous improvement and a passion that never quits. Success in this pursuit isn't guaranteed nor easy to come by. Join Pat Akins, Reliability Director, as he shares the approach taken by Weyerhaeuser with their Reliability Journey.

Pipeline Risk and Asset Management

Pipeline Risk and Asset Management

Jose WaterSan Jose Water, serving over 1 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area, is committed to maintaining its high level of service and reducing the number of water main breaks resulting in social, financial, and environmental impact.

FMEA & RCA - The Cycle of Continuous Learning

FMEA & RCA - The Cycle of Continuous Learning

Most failures happen at the component level. In order to safely maintain an accepted level of reliability, we need both proactive and reactive learning strategies. FMEA and RCA are the keys to this cycle of learning.

Taming the Process Butterfly Valves

Taming the Process Butterfly Valves

Dive into DC Water's tried and true maintenance program for replacing butterfly valves. This is a critical process, as the replacements occur in the final stage before treated wastewater enters the Potomac River. Expert mechanical maintenance manager Laura Knox shares how it is done in this presentation.

Practical Implementation of IoT Devices for Remote Monitoring

Practical Implementation of IoT Devices for Remote Monitoring

I discuss these including hardware, software, communications networks, and platforms. I’ll also give practical examples of projects covering different aspects of IoT implementation.