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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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.

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RRP 054 Systems Engineering with Rob Gabrielcyzk

On this week’s episode, I welcome Rob Gabrielcyzk to the show.  Rob is the managing director of AEON Engineering and an expert in systems engineering.  We discuss some principles of systems engineering and look at some of the parallels between systems engineering and reliability.

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RRP 053 – 5 Habits of Extraordinary Reliability Engineers with Peter Horsburgh

This week on Rob’s Reliability Project, I welcome on Peter Horsburgh to talk about his book, 5 Habits of Extraordinary Reliability Engineers.  We talk about what the 5 habits are, how to apply them and Peter gives us his top tips on how to become an extraordinary reliability engineer!

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RRP 052 Proper Bearing Installation with Bernd Seidenthal

This week on Rob’s Reliability Project, I welcome on Bernd Seidenthal to talk about proper bearing installation.  We discuss why installing bearings properly is important, what people get wrong when installing bearings and Bernd gives his top tips for how to install them correctly.

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RRP 051 Thermography with Paul Goodbody

On this week’s episode, I welcome Paul Goodbody on to the show.  Paul is a level 3 thermographer and the IRISS.  We talk about what we can detect using infrared cameras, how often we should take readings and Paul gives us some top tips for using thermography as a predictive maintenance tool.

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RRP 050 Lucas Marino Turns the Tables on Rob

This week on Rob’s Reliability Project, Lucas Marino guest hosts the show and puts me to the test.  We talk about my experience running the podcast, what I’ve learned throughout my reliability career and what I think the differences between reliability and asset management are.

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RRP 049 RCM-R Deep Dive with Jesus Sifonte

On this week’s episode, I welcome back on to the show, author of RCM – Re-Engineered, Jesus Sifonte to take a deeper look at RCM.  We talk about the importance of defining a proper operating context, primary, secondary and hidden functions and why having a champion is vital in the implementation stage.

My calendar has been filling up lately with conferences and I wanted to let you know where I’ll be podcasting and speaking.  I’ll be at Reliable Asset World in Clearwater Beach, Florida May 14-17 and I’ll be at Asset Management Manitoba Summit on June 7th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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RRP 048 FMECA with Andrew Curry

On this week’s episode, I welcome on Andrew Curry to the podcast to discuss Failure Mode, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and changing reliability culture from reactive to proactive.

My calendar has been filling up lately with conferences and I wanted to let you know where I’ll be podcasting and speaking.  I’ll be at Reliable Asset World in Clearwater Florida May 14-17 and I’ll be at Asset Management Manitoba Summit on June 7th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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RRP 047 Calibration with John Cummins

On this week’s episode, I welcome on John Cummins, the CEO of CalOpex.  We discuss why calibration frequencies need to be risk-based and why we need to talk about calibration at our facilities.

My calendar has been filling up lately with conferences and I wanted to let you know where I’ll be podcasting and speaking.  I will be in Chicago, Illinois at MaintenanceCon April 15-17th.  Then I’ll be at Reliable Asset World in Clearwater Florida May 14-17 and I’ll be at Asset Management Manitoba Summit on June 7th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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