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MD 170 The Tools in the Reliability Tool Box W/ Chris Defalco

MD 170 The Tools in the Reliability Tool Box W/ Chris Defalco

MD 170 The Tools in the Reliability Tool Box W/ Chris Defalco

What are the tools in the reliability tool box? Are they being used properly? How could they be utilized better?

In this episode Steve & Blair welcome Chris Defalco to the show to discuss some of the tools in the reliability tool box. We learn about some tools that are out there and how they can be used better.

Episode Shout Outs:

Chris Defalco – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdefalco/

Itus Digital – https://www.itusdigital.com/

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Music: The Descent by Kevin MacLeod

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

 

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270 – Where to Start with DfM & DfR with Fred Schenkelberg

270 – Where to Start with DfM & DfR with Fred Schenkelberg

270 – Where to Start with DfM & DfR with Fred Schenkelberg

Welcome Fred back to the podcast. Clients are starting to realize that they have to design their systems properly while paying attention to certain tradeoffs. However, tell us where they should start; whether to design for reliability or maintainability.

Before starting, the team has to look at their business goals and decide whether the acquisition of any system or a piece of equipment assists to that end. It has to be a business decision.

Pay attention to:

  • The environment of usage
  • The cost of ownership; is it going to be profitable?
  • The usage rate of the tool
  • Type and quality of the tool

In this episode we covered:

  • Understanding the tradeoffs is essential while keeping the important things in mind. Where do we place time and resources? Reliability or maintainability?
  • Once they have chosen to rely on data and experience? Where do they start in designing for maintenance or reliability?
  • Create basic standards. Otherwise, the advanced things like the right model shall not matter. Basic aspects such as a complete bill of material that can be uploaded on to the CMMS, documentation should be taken into account.

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TLC 009 Leadership Connection Interview with Bill Barto

TLC 009 Leadership Connection Interview with Bill Barto

Leadership Connection Interview Bill Barto

The Leadership Connection Host, Doug Plucknette, interviews reliability leader Bill Barto in Episode 9 of this series. Bill has spent over 20 years in various Engineering, Reliability and Maintenance roles. His work interests include Preventive Maintenance Optimization, Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Reliability-Centered Maintenance and Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS).

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QDD 013 When it’s Not Normal: How to Choose from a Library of Distributions

QDD 013 When it’s Not Normal: How to Choose from a Library of Distributions

When it’s Not Normal: How to Choose from a Library of Distributions

When trying to fit a probability distribution to quantitative results, sometimes the normal probability doesn’t fit. Minitab has a wealth of distributions to pick from. Do you just pick whichever one Minitab tells you fits the best? Maybe not. Just because the distribution fits your data doesn’t mean it’s a good one to use. We review my top 3 distributions for product testing and some other ones that come up but may not be appropriate to use.

We’ll also share what you need to think about when picking a distribution:

  1. think about your purpose of test
  2. consider your failure mode and how you’re expecting your product to perform – does the typical use case of a distribution fit?
  3. when you have options, the simpler the distribution the  better (i.e. choose a 2-parameter over a 3-parameter)

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7+ Basic Quality Tools

7+ Basic Quality Tools

7+ Basic Quality Tools

podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg

I often describe reliability work as we do everything quality does, and we do it over time. Quality folks may disagree. What is not in dispute is that in reliability engineering, we use a lot of different ‘quality’ tools. That is because many quality tools lend themselves to data analysis and problem-solving, [Read more…]

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MD 169 Added Value Strategies for Digitalized Lubrication – Online Lubrication Monitoring with Guillermo Miró

MD 169 Added Value Strategies for Digitalized Lubrication – Online Lubrication Monitoring with Guillermo Miró

MD 169 Added value strategies for digitalized lubrication – Online Lubrication Monitoring with Guillermo Miró

Industry 4.0 is a current paradigm. Plants are being digitized and maintenance is evolving towards 4.0. The digitization of critical assets has led to a strong interest in detailed condition monitoring during their lifetime, using different online condition monitoring techniques.

Online lubricant monitoring can be widely deployed to provide early fault diagnosis to improve reliability and boost cost savings. The use of this advanced data helps operators make better O&M decisions and optimize asset conditions and lifetime management. Online lubricant monitoring is applied to assess the wear signature and measure the oil degradation and contamination processes for different equipment, even in the most extreme scenarios. [Read more…]

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269 – The Capabilities Trap with Simon Jagers

269 – The Capabilities Trap with Simon Jagers

The Capabilities Trap with Simon Jagers

Welcome Simon back to the podcast. Simon is the founder of Samotics and has been involved in technology throughout his Career. Today we will talk about capabilities trap. Although briefly, tell us more about you:

Involved with technology, our guest focuses on: machine learning, and the conversion of data into information.

In this episode we covered:

  • What is a capabilities trap?
  • It basically refers to sacrificing everything for the short-term, right?
  • Why should we be aware of capabilities trap? How do we manage it?

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RM 071: A Conversation with Manufacturer’s Representatives About Sales and Support Post Covid 19

RM 071: A Conversation with Manufacturer’s Representatives About Sales and Support Post Covid 19

A Conversation with Manufacturer’s Representatives About Sales and Support Post Covid 19

Episode 71: A Conversation with Manufacturer’s Representatives About Sales and Support Post Covid 19

Four manufacturer’s representatives share their experience in supporting their customer’s needs. They share how sales and support has changed over the years and review the “new normal”.

My guests are:

David Leventhal
Restronics
dleventhal@restronics.com

Joan Carrol-Kennedy 
Restronics
jcarroll@restronics.com

Murray Percival Jr.
Murray Percival
mapercival@murraypercival.com

Todd Wittmer 
Wittco Sales
toddwittmer@wittcosales.com

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SOR 669 Wright’s Law and Reliability

SOR 669 Wright’s Law and Reliability

Wright’s Law and Reliability

Abstract

Chris and Fred discuss this thing called ‘Wright’s Law’ which is a really fascinating way of describing how things improve as we create more of them. And why is this relevant for reliability engineering? Does ‘reliability growth’ ring a bell?
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SOR 668 Maintenance Culture Matters

SOR 668 Maintenance Culture Matters

Maintenance Culture Matters

Abstract

Chris and Fred discuss how important maintenance culture is – especially when it comes to safety-critical systems. Like ‘cable cars’ used to transport people up ski slopes. But unfortunately (like the recent accident that occurred in Italy that resulted in 14 deaths) toxic maintenance culture can lead to disastrous consequences. And this tends to happen across the world on a regular basis. Why does this happen?
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TMC S3:E12 Indranil Sircar

TMC S3:E12 Indranil Sircar

Indranil Sircar

In this episode of The Maintenance Community Podcast, we have the incredible honor of interviewing Indranil Sircar, CTO of Manufacturing Industry at Microsoft. Ryan and Indranil tackle a few questions sourced from members of The Maintenance Community Slack Group. And, Indranil shares his vision for the future of the manufacturing industry. Listen today!
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TLC 008 Leadership Connection Interview with Ron Moore

TLC 008 Leadership Connection Interview with Ron Moore

Leadership Connection Interview Ron Moore

The Leadership Connection Host, Doug Plucknette, interviews reliability leader Ron Moore in Episode 8 of this series. Ron specializes in maintenance, manufacturing performance leadership, and engaging the workforce, management. Ron is the author of Making Common Sense Common Practice, 5th ed.; of What Tool? When? A Management Guide, 2nd ed.; of Where Do We Start Our Improvement Program?; of Business Fables & Foibles;  of A Common  Sense Approach to Defect Elimination;  and of Our Transplant Journey: A Caregiver’s Story, as well as some 70 journal articles.

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