RRP 069 CMMS in the Real World with Drew Welch

Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week’s episode, I welcome on Drew Welch from Resilient Reliability.  We talk about how 39% of plants don’t use a CMMS, why people using a paper system should move to a mobile solution and why the excuses companies make to stay with paper aren’t justifiable.

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RRP 068 Reliability, Asset Management & Water Polo with LaWayne Smith

Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week’s episode, I welcome on LaWayne Smith to talk about my new role in asset management, the relationship between asset management and reliability and the parallels between reliability and water polo.

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RRP 067 Using AI to Optimize Processes with Don Doan

Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week’s episode, I welcome on Don Doan from Symphony Azima AI to talk about using machine learning to optimize processes.  We talk about using supervised machine learning & why we still need human operators.

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RRP 066 Voice of the Customer with Shadrach Stephens

On this week’s episode, I welcome on Shadrach Stephens to talk about collaboration, reliability leadership and the voice of the customer.

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RRP 065 Reliability in Mining with Steve Dobie

This week’s episode focuses around reliability in mining with Steve Dobie.  We talk about changing cultures, haul truck tires and the impact of autonomous trucking on reliability.

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RRP 064 Manufacturing and the IIoT with Kate Cohen

On this week’s episode, I welcome on Kate Cohen of Automation Intellect to talk about the manufacturing industry and it’s challenges with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).  We discuss what the IIoT is and what it’s supposed to deliver.   We discuss why manufacturers should stick to manufacturing and Kate gives us her top tips on IIoT implementation.

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RRP 063 Mobile CMMS & CMRP Prep with Ryan Chan

On this week’s episode, I welcome on Ryan Chan, CEO of Upkeep, to discuss his recent CMRP certification, common mistakes companies make when implementing a CMMS and Ryan gives us his top CMMS implementation tips.

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RRP 062 Personal Development with Joe Anderson & George Williams

On this week’s episode, I welcome on George Williams and Joe Anderson from ReliabilityX to talk about personal development.  We discuss how setting a vision for yourself should help you determine what you need to do right now and how fear often holds us back from starting.

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RRP 061 Why You Shouldn’t Rely on MTBF with Fred Schenkelberg

This week, I welcome Fred Schenkelberg back to the show to talk about mean time between failures and the basics of reliability math.  Long story short, I hope you’re not using MTBF as a proxy for reliability!

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RRP 060 Electrical Signature Analysis with Howard Penrose

Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week’s episode I welcome on Howard Penrose to talk about electrical signature analysis.  Howard is the president of MotorDoc and a past chair of the Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals.  We discuss electric motors, the similarities and differences between ESA and vibration analysis and Howard gives us his tips on passing the CMRP exam.

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I have released my own reliability, maintenance and asset management coaching, consulting and professional services offerings, check out robsreliability.com for more information and if I can help you become a better reliability engineer or your company achieve it’s reliability goals, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com.  I look forward to working with you.

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RRP 059 Asset Management, Risk & Business Processes with Suzane Greeman

This week I’m joined by Suzane Greeman to discuss asset management and why your business processes are holding you back from achieving your reliability goals.

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RRP 058 Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) with John Reeve

On this week’s episode, I am joined by John Reeve, co-author of Failure Modes to Failure Codes to talk about computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).  We talk about how we can use a CMMS to facilitate chronic failure analysis, how to properly set up a component list and John gives us his top CMMS tips.

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RRP 057 Implementing AI with Adam McElhinney & Derek Valine

On this week’s episode, I am joined by Adam McElhinney and Derek Valine from Uptake to discuss artificial intelligence implementation.  We talk about analyzing work order data and if AI will replace us all in the industrial space.

I have released my own reliability, maintenance and asset management coaching, consulting and professional services offerings, check out robsreliability.com for more information and if I can help you become a better reliability engineer or your company achieve it’s reliability goals, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com.  I look forward to working with you.

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RRP 056 Starting a Reliability Journey with LaWayne Smith

On this week’s show, I welcome on LaWayne Smith.  LaWayne is  the Asset Management and Reliability Manager at the University of Kansas Medical Center.  We talk about LaWayne’s journey in reliability, how he’s gotten KUMC started in asset management and he gives us his top reliability tips.

I have released my own reliability, maintenance and asset management coaching, consulting and professional services offerings, check out robsreliability.com for more information and if I can help you become a better reliability engineer or your company achieve it’s reliability goals, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com.  I look forward to working with you.

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RRP 055 Planning with James Kovacevic

This week on Rob’s Reliability Project, I welcome James Kovacevic back to the show to discuss planning.  We talk about the differences between planning and scheduling, what planners should be doing and James gives us his top planning tips.

 

I have released my own reliability, maintenance and asset management coaching, consulting and professional services offerings, check out robsreliability.com for more information and if I can help you become a better reliability engineer or your company achieve it’s reliability goals, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com.  I look forward to working with you.

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