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RRP 078 Steam Traps with Doug Waetjen

RRP 078 Steam Traps with Doug Waetjen

RRP 078 Steam Traps with Doug Waetjen

On this week’s episode, I welcome Doug Waetjen to the show.  Doug is the Vice President of Global Operations for UE Systems.  We discuss steam traps, how they fail and how you can use ultrasound to identify those failures.

A few of you have asked me which conferences I’ll be attending in 2020.  Right now, I have nothing on the books but I am looking for a few to attend.  That being said, I’m hoping to attend the SMRP conference, Ultrasound World conference and the MainTrain conference.  If there are any others, you’d like me to check out or if you’d like me to speak at your event, please let me know by sending me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com or send me a message on LinkedIn.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

Follow Doug Waetjen on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-waetjen-cmrp-497b997/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

 

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184-HPI and LT with Bob Latino

184-HPI and LT with Bob Latino

HPI and LT with Bob Latino

RCA has been around for a long time and has evolved with time. There are different acronyms associated with it such as HPI and RCFA. There are also different definitions of RCA out there and it really depends on how to perceive RCA. Most of the organizations consider it a linear process that serves the same purpose as a 5-Y would. When companies try to implement RCA with these sorts of limited perceptions, they always fail to get the results that they need. In the end, they either blame the individual carrying out the operations or just face continuous failures with temporary corrective measures.

The focus areas for the episode are:

  • What is the truth behind RCA?
  • Who do these definitions limit the perceptions of engineers?
  • What principles make up HPI?

And much more!

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Bonus Episode-Advancing the Reliability and Maintenance Standards of Electrical Systems with Alan Ross

Bonus Episode-Advancing the Reliability and Maintenance Standards of Electrical Systems with Alan Ross

Advancing the Reliability and Maintenance Standards of Electrical Systems with Alan Ross

In this episode, James interviews Alan Ross, former Vice-President of Reliability at SDMeyers and President of the Electric Power Reliability Alliance. Alan Ross has been involved with electrical systems for roughly 30 years and is now dedicated to transforming the industry by educating the next generation of electrical reliability mentors and leaders. He will do this through the Electric Power Reliability Alliance.

In this episode we covered:

  • The Background and Purpose of the EPRA.
  • The Reliability and Maintenance Standards of Electrical Systems.
  • How Production Quality of Electrical System pieces has changed.
  • How You Can Help the EPRA on their mission

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RRP 077 Simplifying Reliability with Gerard Wood

RRP 077 Simplifying Reliability with Gerard Wood

RRP 077 Simplifying Reliability with Gerard Wood

On this week’s episode, I welcome Gerard Wood back to the show.  Gerard is the author of Simplifying Mining Maintenance and the host of the Bluefield 30 in 30 podcast.  We discuss simplifying reliability, culture change and making sure the basics are done correctly.

A few of you have asked me which conferences I’ll be attending in 2020.  Right now, I have nothing on the books but I am looking for a few to attend.  That being said, I’m hoping to attend the SMRP conference, Ultrasound World conference and the MainTrain conference.  If there are any others, you’d like me to check out or if you’d like me to speak at your event, please let me know by sending me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com or send me a message on LinkedIn.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

Follow Gerard Wood on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerard-wood-146a3212/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

 

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183-Transitioning to CMMS with Steve Ricard

183-Transitioning to CMMS with Steve Ricard

Transitioning to CMMS with Steve Ricard

CMMS stands for Computerized Maintenance Management System. These systems have been in existence since somewhere around 1965. They have, however, seen a dramatic shift from punch cards to the modern architecture we see today.

Steve Ricard of Fiix joins in this episode to share his insights on how organizations can make a successful transition from older to more modern CMMS.

The focus areas for the episode are:

  • How to know when to transition?
  • What drives organisations to make the shift?
  • Key considerations to make an effective migration
  • Should you take historical data with you?
  • What role do people make in the transition?

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SMRP 02 – Gaining Control of Process Control

SMRP 02 – Gaining Control of Process Control

Gaining Control of Process Control

In this episode, James interviews Keith Staton of Weyerhaeuser. Keith has had a long career in reliability and got his start with the Navy. He is now the maintenance and reliability director for 14 Weyerhaeuser plants and just published a paper titled Gaining Control of Process Control which inspired this episode.
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SOR 471 Questions to Ask about Data Analysis

SOR 471 Questions to Ask about Data Analysis

Questions to Ask about Data Analysis

Abstract

Chris and Fred discuss data analysis … specifically the first question we ask before we help someone with their data analysis project. Chris always asks – what is the decision that this data analysis will support? And Fred always asks – where did this data come from? The reason these questions are important is that you need to know what information you need before you construct an analysis to get that information. And you need to be confident in the results. A single data set can potentially create multiple information sets. And this depends on how you construct the analysis. Which based on the decision. Listen to this podcast if you would like to learn more.
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RRP 076 How to Find a Job in Reliability with Steve Dobie

RRP 076 How to Find a Job in Reliability with Steve Dobie

RRP 076 How to Find a Job in Reliability with Steve Dobie

On this week’s episode, I welcome Steve Dobie back to the show.  Steve recently got a new job as a reliability engineer at Teck Resources so we discuss finding a job in reliability.  I give you some statistics that I pulled together from 41 reliability job postings on Indeed.ca  If you’d like a copy of those statistics, send me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com.

A few of you have asked me which conferences I’ll be attending in 2020.  Right now, I have nothing on the books but I am looking for a few to attend.  That being said, I’m hoping to attend the SMRP conference, Ultrasound World conference and the MainTrain conference.  If there are any others, you’d like me to check out or if you’d like me to speak at your event, please let me know by sending me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com or send me a message on LinkedIn.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

Follow Steve Dobie on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/dobiesteven/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

 

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