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RRP 028 Simplifying Maintenance with Gerard Wood

RRP 028 Simplifying Maintenance with Gerard Wood

RRP 028 Simplifying Maintenance with Gerard Wood

On this week’s episode, I welcome the author of Simplifying Mining Maintenance, Gerard Wood, on to the show. We talk about maintenance, why we need to do plant walk-arounds to get quick wins and Gerard breaks down some easy ways to engage with the shop floor.

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SOR 374 Reliability Security Blankets

SOR 374 Reliability Security Blankets

Reliability Security Blankets

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Chris and Adam discuss ‘reliability security blankets.’ What are these? These are things that people or organizations do to give the illusion of ‘achieving something to do with reliability’ primarily to make them ‘feel’ better. Reliability security blankets tend to have little positive benefit. When we are focused on a feeling of ‘reliability goodness’ we quickly try to find the easiest way to get that feeling. Which leads us to standard or outdated methods, non-critical thinking, or (worst case) tests that are structured to ensure a system or product passes. Resources are sucked away from good reliability activities to create these reliability security blankets. If you think this applies to your organization, listen to this podcast.
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SOR 373 A Brief History of Reliability

SOR 373 A Brief History of Reliability

A Brief History of Reliability

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Chris and Adam discuss a ‘brief history of reliability.’ There are many significant milestones in the history of mankind. The dawn of the iron age meant that instead of having tools that lasted a matter of days, humans could (in a very short period of time) create tools that lasted several human lifetimes. The Industrial Revolution of the 1800s taught us that we could ‘over-engineer’ a device so that it would last longer than its ‘useful life.’ There are many more different milestones and events that have defined reliability over time. And these have shaped how we deal with product and device reliability today. Learn more by listening to this podcast. ᐅ Play Episode

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133 – Detecting the Most Common Motor Faults with John Bernet

133 – Detecting the Most Common Motor Faults with John Bernet

Detecting the Most Common Motor Faults with John Bernet

Vibrational analysis has widely used applications in the maintenance and reliability industry. It is a very effective tool in detecting an imbalance in the machine components by monitoring, comparing, and then eliminating any issues that can wear the machinery down. It can also be used for dealing with mechanical faults in the motors. For the detection and elimination of electrical faults, electrical tools are better suitable. When there is an offset in the alignment of the shaft or there is an imbalance in the bearings, you can scan, determine, and fix it by using the vibrational analysis tools.
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RRP 027 Continuous Improvement with Calvin Williams

RRP 027 Continuous Improvement with Calvin Williams

RRP 027 Continuous Improvement with Calvin Williams

On this week’s episode, I welcome continuous improvement expert, Calvin Williams, on to the show. We talk about continuous improvement, mistakes people make when looking at OEE and why a targeted improvement approach geared at business goals makes more sense than a generic approach.

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132 – 5 Habits of an Extraordinary Reliability Engineer with Peter Horsburgh

132 – 5 Habits of an Extraordinary Reliability Engineer with Peter Horsburgh

5 Habits of an Extraordinary Reliability Engineer with Peter Horsburgh

As a reliability engineer, you have to come in contact with failures that repeat over and over again. Sometimes you can’t find the best solution to solve a problem because there are other people involved in the issue as well. It might be due to the lack of communication because reliability engineers are not always good at people skills. There are various other fields that a reliability engineer might not be good at. So, there are many reasons a solution can’t be implemented right or doesn’t get you the desired results. That’s why Peter Horsburgh has written a book titled as “5 Habits of an Extraordinary Reliability Engineer.”
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RRP 026 Leadership with Lucas Marino

RRP 026 Leadership with Lucas Marino

RRP 026 Leadership with Lucas Marino

On this week’s episode, I welcome back Lucas Marino, branch chief for the US Coast Guard and founder of Marino consulting back on to the show. We talk about leadership styles, communication and why trust is so important in leadership.

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131 – RCM Principles with Nancy Regan

131 – RCM Principles with Nancy Regan

RCM Principles with Nancy Regan

The companies who have an asset management program can’t be successful without implementing RCM in their facilities. They will face failures all the time and if they don’t have any proactive process like RCM in place, they are never going to come out of fixing things again and again. So, what is RCM? RCM is one of the most efficient and effective proactive maintenance processes that is considered one of the most powerful asset management tools. One of the coolest things about RCM is that you can apply it to any industry or your daily life. It has one of the most diverse applications in the world.
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RRP 025 Vibration Analysis with John Bernet

RRP 025 Vibration Analysis with John Bernet

RRP 025 Vibration Analysis with John Bernet

This week’s episode is sponsored by Fluke and I welcome back John Bernet to the show. We talk about why we need to start off with criticality or RCM to determine our maintenance strategies, mistakes people make when starting a vibration analysis program and we dive deeper into vibration analysis.

If you want to learn more about Fluke’s products or about John Bernet, go to accendoreliability.com/go/fluke

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If you have any questions, business inquiries or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me atrobsreliabilityproject@gmail.com.

 

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