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Chris and Fred discuss which liner is best to use on a centrifugal pump, or make a general recommendation. How do you make a recommendation using reliability performance?
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Bryan Bieschke returns to CMMSradio, reflecting on the panel at Reliable Plant and digging into the art of truly understanding clients. They spotlight the gap between buzzwords and real-world practices—especially when it comes to asking better questions, clarifying terminology, and integrating CMMS purposefully within well-defined maintenance roles.
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Hello #Reliabilitygang i hope everyone is having a productive week! This weeks podcast we talk about how Condition Monitoring can have a big impact on Energy Savings. We talk about our partnership with The Green Team to help Companies achieve better energy usage. I hope you enjoy this weeks episode!
This episode of CMMSradio features Drew Troyer of Bootleg Advisors, a seasoned reliability leader with over 36 years of experience. Drew and Greg Christensen dive into topics like Reliability Driven Innovation, the evolution of asset management, and the importance of reimagining maintenance and reliability as value-driven disciplines. The episode previews Drew’s upcoming keynote at the Mainstream UK Summit, where he challenges the traditional view of asset management as a cost center.
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What if your factory could predict failures before they happen, capture decades of human expertise, and make better decisions than ever before—without replacing the people who run it?
Today’s guest sits right at the intersection of innovation and industry.
Bryan DeBois, Director of Industrial AI at RoviSys, is helping reshape what manufacturing looks like in the age of intelligent machines.
From predictive analytics that catch problems before they happen, to data-driven systems that optimize production in real time, Bryan’s work is transforming how factories think, learn, and produce.
But this isn’t about replacing people, it’s about amplifying human expertise and capturing decades of industrial knowledge before it disappears.
In this episode, we’ll explore how smart factories are changing the game, what it really takes to begin a digital transformation, and why trust and transparency are just as critical as algorithms and code.
What stands out most is Bryan’s ability to make advanced technology practical. He’s not talking about theory, he’s helping real manufacturers integrate AI in ways that improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability.
I speak with Bryan about how artificial intelligence is redefining manufacturing, the challenges of digital transformation, and the future of smart factories.
RoviSys
https://www.rovisys.com
In our first episode we were joined by Daniel Disney, a Plant Manager from Sanofi.
In this conversation, Daniel highlights the challenges and innovations in the pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare industry. He describes challenges he’s facing in managing labor shortages and a shift towards automation. We also discuss the importance of reliability, the role of technology in manufacturing, and the value of investing in people.
This conversation offers practical insights into the dynamics of manufacturing operations and the critical role of reliability in maintaining production standards.
Chris and Fred discuss how to analyze reliability data for repairable spares—and why the “as good as new” assumption can be dangerously misleading. They explore how maintenance itself can introduce new failures and distort your analysis.
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Brandon Cummings of Flowpath joins CMMSradio to explore the company’s deliberate and thoughtful approach to AI in maintenance. Over 12–16 months, Flowpath developed intelligent, reliable AI assistants to automate work order creation, analysis, and alerts—carefully avoiding AI drift and hallucinations. The result is a practical, verifiable solution already in the hands of users, with future expansions planned for asset lifecycle management.
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Mojan and Fred discuss how to integrate service plans into reliability target planning. They explore the shift from “worst-case” maintenance schedules to data-driven strategies, highlighting how predictable failure mechanisms and telemetry allow teams to take credit for high availability in their reliability models. ᐅ Play Episode
$150M Round and a Bold Leap Forward for MaintainX
Nick breaks down how MaintainX is going beyond buzzwords to deliver real results—focusing AI on Asset Intelligence (machine health) and Work Intelligence (empowering humans). We dig into:
Listen in or watch to see how they’re helping frontline teams win with better tools, smarter data, and bold moves.
It’s incredibly frustrating when your team faces the same exact problems over and over again. You spend months untangling a complex project issue, only to discover someone two cubicles down solved the exact same thing three years ago.
This continuous cycle of rediscovery isn’t happening because your team is careless. It’s happening because most organizational systems are accidentally built to be reactive and protective—focusing on stopping the bleeding rather than preventing the next injury.
Tobias Pforr with Hexagon joined CMMSradio at Streamline 2025 in Greenville SC to talk about creating value, asset management, condition monitoring, data, and how AI creates unique dumbness.
Be sure you attend Streamline in 2026! New format and tons of learning from real pros!
Mojan and Fred dive into the surprisingly complex world of the “paper jam,” a problem that remains a daily frustration despite decades of high-level scientific research. From Fred’s time at HP to the massive technical laboratories at Xerox, they explore why the interaction between rigid mechanisms and non-rigid, organic media remains one of the most difficult (and accepted) puzzles in reliability engineering.
The Mainstream UK Summit is coming to Birmingham, England!
This episode features Steve Morris of the Mainstream Community, discussing the power of community learning, practical problem-solving, and a human-centric approach to maintenance and reliability. With the upcoming Mainstream UK Summit as a backdrop, the conversation emphasizes the importance of reimagining maintenance and reliability by focusing on people, shared knowledge, and core fundamentals.
Mainstream Community supports professionals through learning, advisory boards, and summits. A people-first mindset—technology is a tool, not the focus.
