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262 – Why AI Fails with Matt Kirchner

262 – Why AI Fails with Matt Kirchner

Why AI Fails with Matt Kirchner

Matt is the Chief Product Officer at Atonix Digital and is involved with AI, works on software packages, analytics etc. More about Matt:

He has a background in mechanical engineering and started off in a large firm where they offered remote monitoring services to power generating customers. They oversaw reliability and operational performance. Over time, the company started investing in software tools to facilitate better and more efficient monitoring. The firm then split and now a portion of it only focuses on operational intelligence tools.

In this episode we covered:

  • What is operational intelligence and how is it different from reliability or preventive maintenance programs?
  • Why do many organizations miss operational intelligence in reliability?
  • How do companies benefit from operational intelligence?

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SOR 655 Hints to Have a Proactive Reliability Program

SOR 655 Hints to Have a Proactive Reliability Program

Hints to Have a Proactive Reliability Program

Abstract

Chris and Fred discuss ‘proactive’ reliability engineering … and trying to get out of being ‘reactive.’ Some entire organizations are structure around waiting for the catastrophe to happen before we fix it. So changing perspectives can be challenging.
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SOR 654 Reliability Starts at the Top

SOR 654 Reliability Starts at the Top

Reliability Starts at the Top

Abstract

Chris and Fred discuss how reliability starts at the top of every organization. And by that, we mean … leadership. What does that mean? How can the CEO be more important for reliability performance than the reliability engineer with decades of experience and post-graduate qualifications?
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QDD 005 The Designer’s Risk Analysis affects Business, Projects, and Suppliers

QDD 005 The Designer’s Risk Analysis affects Business, Projects, and Suppliers

The Designer’s Risk Analysis affects Business, Projects, and Suppliers

It takes a village to produce a design from concept to realization. Everyone along the way seems to think of risk a little bit differently. Designers are both directly and indirectly involved with all these risk management methods, but it’s important to understand who is looking at what type of information. Why? Because of communication. One group might think that risk management is covered in the way they’re thinking it should be, when in actuality it’s not.

This podcast will review risk management of other functional groups and how a designer’s risk affects them.

  • Business/Marketing risk management
  • Project Manager risk management
  • Supplier Management

As a designer you have an important job and a unique perspective to analyze risk of your design and a responsibility to communicate it so everyone can help reduce risks.

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MD 159 Thinking Differently About How Business Asset Questions Are Answered

MD 159 Thinking Differently About How Business Asset Questions Are Answered

MD 159 Thinking Differently About How Business Asset Questions Are Answered

Welcome back to another episode of the Technology Innovations series of the Maintenance Disrupted Podcast where we look at the people and technology fueling Industry 4.0. In this episode, Blair Fraser sit down with Dane Boers of Modla to talk about the digitization of asset knowledge.

In this episode, we discuss the typical approach to answer questions like what should my budget be next year or what predictive monitoring technology should I utilize. It doesn’t take long to realize that most of the questions get answered from the foundation knowledge that exists in exercises like FMECA and RCM but more concerning is the amount of information in people’s head, SME knowledge. But how do you get it out? How do you have repeatability in your answers? Take a listen to this new approach to answering questions using asset modeling.

Connect with our Guest Here:

Dane Boers – https://www.linkedin.com/in/daneboers/

If your company sells products or services to engaged maintenance & reliability professionals, tell your marketing manager about Maintenance Disrupted.  If you’d like to discuss advertising, please email us at maintenancedisrupted@gmail.com

Check out our website at www.maintenancedisrupted.com and sign up for the weekly disruption newsletter with bonus content. If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow maintenance disrupted on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Follow Maintenance Disrupted on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/maintenancedisrupted

Music: The Descent by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

 

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261 – Why is it so hard to get Lubrication right with Bennett Fitch

261 – Why is it so hard to get Lubrication right with Bennett Fitch

Why is it so hard to get Lubrication right with Bennett Fitch

Welcome Bennett who is the Director of Product Development at Noria Corporation.

Bennet has a background in Mechanical Engineering and worked in an oil analysis laboratory. Currently focuses on lubrication product development and has consulted for many plants enough to notice the common challenges

In this episode we covered:

  • Why do organizations struggle with lubrication?
  • What are the small things that make the biggest difference?
  • How do we overcome current restrictions on training due to pandemic?

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MD 158 Leading as a Millwright with Dylan Day

MD 158 Leading as a Millwright with Dylan Day

MD 158 Leading as a Millwright with Dylan Day

On this episode, Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky welcome Dylan Day to the show.  We talk to Dylan about how he leads as a millwright.

Go to robsreliability.com/leadership and sign up for The Leadership Launchpad Project High Impact Leader program.  We’re giving you a $500 early bird discount until May 21 so sign up today!

If you want a private offering of The Leadership Launchpad Project program at your site, email rob@highperformancenarrative.com

Follow The Leadership Launchpad Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-leadership-launchpad-project

Connect with Dylan Day on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-day-22265890/

Connect with Rob Kalwarowsky on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kalwarowsky/

Check out – robsreliability.com/leadership

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MD 157 Assets and Failure Modes with Tacoma Zach

MD 157 Assets and Failure Modes with Tacoma Zach

MD 157 Assets and Failure Modes with Tacoma Zach

An asset is a collection of failure modes, manage the failure modes and you manage the asset… This is a quote from our guest this week, Tacoma Zach!

In this episode we discuss failure modes, operating context, and a whole lot more. Asset management is one of Tacoma’s passions and we were lucky to corner him for an hour to discuss!

Connect with our Guest Here:

Tacoma Zach – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tacoma-zach-p-eng-0913514/

www.mentorapm.com

www.uberlytics.com

If your company sells products or services to engaged maintenance & reliability professionals, tell your marketing manager about Maintenance Disrupted.  If you’d like to discuss advertising, please email us at maintenancedisrupted@gmail.com

Check out our website at www.maintenancedisrupted.com and sign up for the weekly disruption newsletter with bonus content. If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow maintenance disrupted on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Follow Maintenance Disrupted on LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/maintenancedisrupted

Music: The Descent by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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QDD 004 A big failure and too many causes? Try this analysis.

QDD 004 A big failure and too many causes? Try this analysis.

A big failure and too many causes? Try this analysis.

We have identified a failure of our design. It’s a complicated failure that has multiple potential root causes, and some that are conditional. Is there a tool that can capture it all and help us prioritize our reactions to get rid of this problem? Yes, there is: Fault Tree Analysis!

Learn what it is and how it can help us get a handle on that big failure:

  • all of our causes are mapped out in a visual diagram
  • we can identify cut sets
  • we can see where to prioritize resources where its best to eliminate or reduce causes

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RM 067: A Conversation with Rework/Repair Expert Norman Mier of Best Inc.

RM 067: A Conversation with Rework/Repair Expert Norman Mier of Best Inc.

A Conversation with Rework/Repair Expert Norman Mier of Best Inc.

Episode 67: A Conversation with Rework/Repair Expert Norman Mier of Best Inc.

Norman Mier is a U.S. Marine Corp. retired veteran with over 20 years of experience in the electronics rework and repair industry. He received his training through the Navy’s Micro Miniature (2M) Electronic Repair Program. He has progressed through every level of rework and repair recognized in the industry. Norman has also earned the highest certifications awarded by IPC in electronics training, being certified as a Master Instructor in IPC A-610, IPC J-STD-001D, IPC/WHMA-A-620 and IPC 7711/7721.

He has worked through BEST for several electronics industry leaders and created tailored courses for their equipment. This also includes providing training to technicians and engineers in surface mount and advanced surface mount technology. The knowledge Norm has brought to these companies has been invaluable to their process improvement efforts. His skill has also been a major factor in keeping BEST training at the forefront in the electronics-training field.

Norman may be contacted here:
nmier@solder.net

 

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Fundamentals of Design for Reliability

Fundamentals of Design for Reliability

Fundamentals of Design for Reliability

podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg

DFR has been a term in and out of fashion for some time—one of the many DFX type programs. DFR, unlike some of the other Design for X programs, has to exist within the overall culture of the organization to be successful. The premise that design occurs at the point of decision implies that each design may have the appropriate information to consider the decision’s impact on reliability performance properly. [Read more…]