Top Ten Reliability Myths
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Carl and Fred discussing some of the biggest myths surrounding reliability, based on their experience in managing reliability programs.
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SOR 461 The Big Reliability Myths
MIM 004 Fred Schenkelberg
An Interview with Fred Schenkelberg
This week we hear from Fred Schenkelberg on his reliability journey, why Mean Time Between Failure is NOT the best metric to track, and what ARE the best KPIs for your operations. [Read more…]
RRP 071 Optimizing Your Performance with Dr. Liam LaTouche, ND
RRP 071 Optimizing Your Performance with Dr. Liam LaTouche, ND
On this week’s episode, I welcome on my friend and naturopathic doctor, Liam LaTouche, ND back to the show. We discuss how to optimize your performance through mindset, physical and emotional health. Liam recommends a fair amount of books and other resources throughout the show so check the podcast notes for those.
Resources mentioned on the podcast:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
TED Talk – How to Make Stress Your Friend, Kelly McGonigal
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MIM 003 Ricky Smith
An Interview with Ricky Smith
This week’s guest is Ricky Smith, CMRP. Ricky joins the Masterminds in Maintenance podcast to discuss his journey of creating asset reliability and process reliability with his maintenance teams.
177-Project Manager’s Guide with Brandon Weil
Project Manager’s Guide with Brandon Weil
Planning and scheduling maintenance and reliability programs takes a bit of a work but implementing that plan takes real effort and that’s where the project managers come in. They are the ones who define the scope of the plan and come with estimates in terms of budget and time. Project planners usually have a singular responsibility and that is to divide the work into a group of activities. These activities are part of major interdependent processes and there are always risks involved that need to be identified and addressed at the very start. It is very difficult to get the results without proper planning and management.
In this episode, we covered:
- How do you become an effective Project Manager?
- What are the traits of a reliable Project Manager?
- What are the the steps for M&R Implementation?
- And much more!
SOR 460 The Number One Challenge for HALT
The Number One Challenge for HALT
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Kirk and Fred discussing the common response from design engineers when a weakness is found in HALT that is well outside the specifications
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DTK Andrew Russell Scholar
Andrew Russell Scholar
Tim interviews Andrew Russell, a bit of the history of science and technology, and the upcoming Maintainers III conference.
SOR 459 Where to Learn About HALT Today
Where to Learn About HALT Today
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Kirk and Fred discussing a little of the history of Kirk’s working with Dr. Gregg Hobbs, PE, the former IEEE/CPMT technical group Accelerated Stress Testing and Reliability and the future of promoting and teaching the use of HALT and HASS.
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MIM 002 Rob Kalwarowsky
An Interview with Rob Kalwarowsky
This week’s guest is Rob Kalwarowsky of Rob’s Reliability Project. Rob joins the Masterminds in Maintenance podcast to discuss the importance of learning on the ground from the maintenance and reliability technicians who know your assets the best. [Read more…]
Bonus Episode-Planner Certification with Shon Isenhour
Planner Certification with Shon Isenhour
Behind a successful reliability program, there’s always a great plan for implementation. This is something that maintenance planners handle. They are the ones who create job plans, strategize those plans, and then develop procedures to implement them with success. The scope of a maintenance planner’s job is flexible, so there are different type roles that a planner or a planner and scheduler plays depending upon the type of the organization they are working for. Some of the maintenance planners receive proper training while the others just get into the process as they go along.
In this episode, we covered:
- Why is a plan for implementation the key to a successful reliability program?
- Why is consistent feedback important?
- Why does planning and scheduling hold great organizational value?
- And much more!
RRP 070 Lubricant Degradation with Sanya Mathura
RRP 070 Lubricant Degradation with Sanya Mathura
Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky. On this week’s episode, I welcome on Sanya Mathura from Strategic Reliability Solutions. We talk about lubricant degradation mechanisms, oxidation and what oil analysis tests we should be looking at to identify when to change oil.
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RM 024 – A Conversation with Teradyne’s Reliability Experts Mark Levin and Jon Rodin
A Conversation with Teradyne’s Reliability Experts Mark Levin and Jon Rodin
A conversation with Teradyne’s Manager of Reliability Mark Levin and Senior Software Engineering Manager Jon Bodin about reliability, DFM, and their new book “Improving Product Reliability and Software Quality: Strategies, Tools, Process and Implementation”, 2nd Edition. The book is available here: https://tinyurl.com/y2f3nhav
176-RCA Tips with Shon Isenhour
RCA Tips with Shon Isenhour
RCA is one of the most basic yet most important of the processes in a reliability program. RCA isn’t just about solving a problem or fixing an error in your system. It is more than just finding a single root causes. When a problem occurs, there can be more than one reasons why that occurred in the first place. RCA helps us reduce the risk of that problem to a level that is acceptable to the organization. It is always a systemic and latent approach that takes time and should be done more often rather than just doing it when a problem has already occurred.
In this episode, we covered:
- Why is RCA on of the most important processes in a reliability program?
- What is the best way to solve any problem?
- Why is note taking a vital part of RCA?
- And much more!
MIM 001 Peter Funk
An Interview with Peter Funk
SOR 458 Testing in the Flat Part of the Curve
Testing in the Flat Part of the Bathtub Curve
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Chris and Fred discuss the question posed to us by one of our listeners regarding the ‘flat’ bottom of the ‘bathtub curve.’ Just a bit of background – the ‘bathtub curve’ represents the hazard rate of a system. That is, it helps us understand the probability that a product that works ‘now’ will fail. The ‘flat’ part of the curve is often cited as the ‘random’ part of the curve where failure is caused by environmental overstress conditions. So how do we test for this part of the curve? … but hang on – is the ‘bathtub curve’ even a thing? Is it even relevant for the useful life of a product? If this intrigues you, listen to this podcast!
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