Alan Knight is the reliability manager at Mueller Company in Albertville. He has 30 years of experience in the maintenance and reliability fields as a mechanic, vibration analyst, and reliability professional. He holds certifications as a Level III vibration analyst and Level II infrared thermographer, as well as CMRP from the Society to Maintenance and Reliability Professionals and CRL from the Association of Asset Management Professionals. Alan currently resides in Ashville, Alabama. www.muellercompany.com
Ana Maria Delgado is a Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) and the Marketing Manager at LUDECA, Inc. in Doral, Florida. She is responsible for creating awareness of the benefits of proactive condition monitoring through the use of maintenance technologies, such as precision laser alignment, vibration analysis, balancing and ultrasound, to increase machinery reliability. www.ludeca.com
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