Everyday RCM

Oh, why oh why didn’t I employ the “Essence” of RCM when I packed for my keynote speech? Watch how I “suffered” because I didn’t! [Read more…]

As Responsible Custodians, we’re not in the business of predicting or preventing all Failure Modes. Watch as I explain how RCM helps with our first responsibility – Managing the Consequences of Failure. [Read more…]

Who knew that the cooking lessons my Sicilian mother gave me would teach me something about managing physical assets. Join me in Lambertville, New Jersey as I talk about how to properly care for our physical assets. [Read more…]

I never would have thought that a “productivity tip” also held the key to starting (or continuing) your RCM program.  Watch as I explain (from Vegas!) how spending only 10 minutes a day can help you achieve greatness with RCM and with your personal and professional life! [Read more…]

Watch as I describe how maintenance can help us to achieve our equipment’s inherent reliability, but it can’t make a machine something that it isn’t. If we’re doing the right maintenance, and we still don’t have the reliability we want, we have two choices… [Read more…]

When it comes to managing risk, there are three elements to consider and RCM can help you define all three. Watch as I manage risk and change consequences all at once! [Read more…]

Whenever I’m at an airport, I always get nostalgic because RCM principles were first conceived in the commercial airline industry. It’s an exciting story. Join me as I recount the details! [Read more…]

…“protected” on my journey to my favorite place on the planet…Las Vegas, Nevada!

Join me and my seat-mates, Kyle and Wesley, on Southwest Airlines as we explore one of the most important tools that Reliability Centered Maintenance has to offer! [Read more…]

In this video we touch on all 7 steps of the RCM process as we introduce one of the most important aspects of the application of RCM…asking the people who really know! [Read more…]

Watch as I explain what it is. (Hint…it’s simple, but it’s not always easy!) [Read more…]

Who knew that the ocean could teach us something about Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM). Join me on Daytona Beach and we’ll debunk one of the most common misconceptions about the process. [Read more…]

On December 29, 2018, RCM celebrated its 40th birthday. This process offers us two very important gifts. And they are just as important (if not more relevant!) today as they were in 1978. [Read more…]

Have you ever wondered how RCM principles emerged? They were born from a hard-fought lesson in the mid 1960s by the commercial airline industry. Watch as I explain from 25,000 feet! [Read more…]

Join me and Elvis Presley in a game of “Reliability Centered Maintenance, True or False.” In front of the iconic “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign, we explore: 1) What RCM can yield; 2) What assets you can apply RCM to; and 3) Whether or not you need comprehensive failure data to do RCM. [Read more…]

Join me in a game of “Reliability Centered Maintenance, True or False” with some very interesting characters on the Las Vegas strip including: Vegas showgirls, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Batman, and Mickey Mouse! [Read more…]