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SOR 422 What Do I Do When the MTBF is Imposed on Me?

SOR 422 What Do I Do When the MTBF is Imposed on Me?

What Do I Do When MTBF is Imposed?

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Chris and Fred discuss what happens when you can’t avoid having the MTBF imposed upon you – even if it is your own organization and not the customer. Perhaps you are told that ‘our competitors quote the MTBF … so we have to as well!’ But you can (sneakily) tailor test data to get whatever MTBF you want. You can make life easy on yourself by not challenging this paradigm (noting that you will most likely get an unhappy customer). But it is almost impossible to apportion MTBF goals to individual designers that even allow the motivated ones to create a reliable system. So what do you do? Listen to this podcast to help you on your reliability journey.
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SOR 421 Specification Requires Testing… Really?

SOR 421 Specification Requires Testing… Really?

Specification Requires Testing… Really?

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Chris and Fred discuss scenarios where it is (for whatever reason) impossible to demonstrate reliability through testing. Some organizations think that if you can’t demonstrate through testing … then it can’t be a requirement that appears in a specification. So … does this mean that the customer can’t get something that is reliable if we can’t test for it? … can customers even ask for it? Of course they can. The customer knows what they want. Everyone needs to understand that you can verify performance through activities that don’t involve testing (… like analysis). This is how it works for nuclear power plants … so what makes your organization special? Listen to this podcast if this intrigues you.
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RM 015 – Scoop TV Interviews Mike Konrad

RM 015 – Scoop TV Interviews Mike Konrad

Scoop TV Interviews Mike Konrad

Today’s episode turns the table on our usual format. Normally, I interview an industry expert. Today, I’m the subject of the interview. My friend and colleague Phil Stoten from Scoop TV interviewed me a few months ago where we discussed cleaning and cleanliness testing as method to improve reliability. This interview took place on a crowded and relatively noisy trade show floor, so pardon the background noise. Here’s that interview.

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157 PdM in RCM r with Jesus Sifonte

157 PdM in RCM r with Jesus Sifonte

PdM in RCM R with Jesus Sifonte

Condition monitoring is time-based solution to mitigating and preventing failures and it is a huge part of RCM or RCM R. RCM R is the advanced, updated version of RCM that entails predictive maintenance as the main technique to perform condition-based monitoring to improve asset performance. The reason that RCM and PDM fit together perfectly is because reliability can never be complete without having some sort of predictive maintenance method in place. Condition monitoring is the perfect tool for that. It also incorporates vibration analysis, oil analysis, and the use of infrared from time to time but it’s all a part of running PMs smoothly.

In this episode, we covered:

  • What is RCM R?
  • How RCM and PdM fit together!
  • The best technology out there to help your PdM program!
  • And much more!

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RRP 051 Thermography with Paul Goodbody

RRP 051 Thermography with Paul Goodbody

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.

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.

In addition, if your company sells products or services to maintenance, reliability and asset management professionals and you would be interested in having your message spread to engaged industry professionals, tell your marketing manager about Rob’s Reliability Project.  There are advertising options available from appearing on the podcast, video/picture content to having an ad read on the show.  If one of those appeals to your company, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com to get more information.

If you haven’t signed up for my weekly reliability newsletter with extra exclusive content, go to http://robsreliability.com/email-list/ and sign up!

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Check out IRISS – https://www.iriss.com/

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156 Manufacturing Analytics with Bryan Sapot

156 Manufacturing Analytics with Bryan Sapot

Manufacturing Analytics with Bryan Sapot

Data is the single important thing—whether it’s quality data, failure data or any other kind of data—that helps you make decisions in the best interest if your assets and the organization. You may have set data points but those don’t mean anything unless you know what you are looking for. When you take unstructured data, analyze it, and then turn it into meaningful information to improve manufacturing, it can be called manufacturing analytics. You can use it to make your reliability processes better or you can use it for performance measurement for your assets or personnel, it works great for both.

In this episode, we covered:

  • The value of data!
  • What to do with your data!
  • The uses your data has!
  • And much more!

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RRP 050 Lucas Marino Turns the Tables on Rob

RRP 050 Lucas Marino Turns the Tables on Rob

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.

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.

In addition, if your company sells products or services to maintenance, reliability and asset management professionals and you would be interested in having your message spread to engaged industry professionals, tell your marketing manager about Rob’s Reliability Project.  There are advertising options available from appearing on the podcast, video/picture content to having an ad read on the show.  If one of those appeals to your company, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com to get more information.

If you haven’t signed up for my weekly reliability newsletter with extra exclusive content, go to http://robsreliability.com/email-list/ and sign up!

If you have any questions, business inquiries or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com

Check out http://robsreliability.com/

Follow Lucas Marino on LinkedIn –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-marino-pmp/

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

 

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