An Interview with Gerard Wood
In this week’s episode of Masterminds in Maintenance, we are excited to have Gerard Wood, Managing Director at Bluefield Asset Management, and Director of Relialytics, on the show!
MIM S2:E16 Gerard Wood
DTK Ray Harkins Business Leader
Ray Harkins Business Leader
Tim interviews Ray about professional development, which is the focus of The Manufacturing Academy.
Reliability Analysis … now what? Part 2
Reliability Analysis … now what? Part 2
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
Last month’s webinar was ‘Reliability Analysis … now what?’ And we showed how to slightly ‘tweak’ all those textbook reliability analyses into USEFUL ACTIVITIES. What good is a 90 % confidence bound on reliability? What does this mean for profit? Or fleet size? Or mission success? We solved this problem by identifying the ‘likely’ ways we can explain our data. In fact – there is a whole bunch of statistics on creating the ‘likelihood’ of an explanation of what we see. We use this ‘likelihood’ in most statistical applications – including those USEFUL ACTIVITIES we discussed above. [Read more…]
RRP 123 Lubrication and Leadership with Sanya Mathura
RRP 123 Lubrication and Leadership with Sanya Mathura
On this week’s episode, I welcome Sanya Mathura. We discuss Lubrication, Leadership, and work life balance.
You can connect with our guest here:
Sanya Mathura: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanya-mathura-mle-362438129/
If your company sells products or services to engaged maintenance & reliability professionals, tell your marketing manager about Rob’s Reliability Project. If you’d like to discuss advertising on my content, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
Check out my website robsreliability.com and 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.
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RM 052: A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Dr. Sean Clancy of HZO
A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Dr. Sean Clancy of HZO
Episode 52: A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Dr. Sean Clancy of HZO
Dr. Sean Clancy and I discuss the various types of conformal coatings designed to protect circuit assemblies from moisture and other hazards. We discuss coating best-practices and current IOT-based products that are increasing the need for protecting circuit assemblies from harsh environments.
Dr. Sean Clancy is the Director of Coating Technology at HZO, where he leads a group developing thin-film conformal coatings.
Throughout his career, Sean has assisted hundreds of organizations with electronics manufacturing failure analysis, as well as developed functional coatings and materials for corrosion protection, charge storage, chemical sensing, light emission, and medical research.
Sean holds an Adjunct Professor appointment at the University of Utah’s Materials Science and Engineering Department and has previously provided consulting services in the STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics).
Sean earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Southern California, his B.S. in Chemistry from the University of North Florida, and his Certificate in Project Management from the University of Delaware.
Dr. Clancy may be reached here:
sclancy@hzo.com
228 – Reliability Career with Tim Holmes
Reliability Career with Tim Holmes
We’re excited to have Tim Holmes joining us. Tim’s presented at conferences and worked with SMRPs. He’s also DuPont Operations’ principal internal corporate consultant for reliability and maintenance engineering. Before that, he was involved in maintenance and reliability as well as Six Sigma. He’s actively involved in SMRP since 2011. Tim’s a Carnegie Mellon mechanical engineer and engineering in public policy graduate with a total experience of 33 years in the field.
Tim will give us insight on:
- How did he get pulled into maintenance and reliability?
- Roles that influenced Tim’s view on maintenance and reliability
- What is the difference between maintenance and reliability engineering?
- Which roles allowed him to better understand maintenance and reliability?
… and so much more!
SOR 585 You Gotta Think
You Gotta Think – Part 1 of 2
Abstract
Philip and Fred discussing why we need to think when we work with reliability in a light hearted discussion that topics like the speed of light, way back when in physics class, spinning hands, Ben Franklin, Super conducting submarine engines, keyboard jockey’s blind bliss, plug-n-chug – Spec & Dump, Universities role in teaching thinking, Today’s reliability software, using the right tool for the right job,balancing today’s dynamic work load, water foutain statistical process control, the value of a great mentor and social invisibility.
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SOR 584 Influence As a Small Buyer
Influence As a Small Buyer
Abstract
Chris and Fred discuss the age-old problem of ‘influence’ or lack thereof when you are a small buyer. Influence to get reliable components. Influence to have that supplier remedy your issues. Because you feel too small and insignificant. Sound familiar? Then listen to this podcast.
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RRP 122 Human Connection & Relability with Bryan Bieschke and Jim Vantyghem
RRP 122 Human Connection & Relability with Bryan Bieschke and Jim Vantyghem
On this week’s episode, I welcome Bryan Bieschke and Jim Vantyghem. We discuss human connection, reliability, and the importance of psychological safety.
You can connect with our guests here:
Bryan Bieschke: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bieschke-cmrp-221a05ba/
Jim Vantyghem: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-vantyghem-3338a320/
If your company sells products or services to engaged maintenance & reliability professionals, tell your marketing manager about Rob’s Reliability Project. If you’d like to discuss advertising on my content, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
Check out my website robsreliability.com and 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.
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.
227 – Machinery Installation: Integrity with Roman Megela
Machinery Installation: Integrity with Roman Megela
We’re excited to have Roman Megela joining us. He’s a senior reliability engineer with Easy-Laser. Before that, he was a service manager, and he also worked in the service engineering field. Roman’s primarily worked with rotating equipment for over 20 years. He’s dealt with glass production and stainless-steel production.
He’s also been involved in oil and gas, mainly dealing with oxygen gas compression systems. He dealt with blowers, compressors, fans, and pumps for oxygen production, among others. Roman’s career specialty, however, lies in machinery installation, assembly, and their placement. He’s also been a commissioner for oil and gas, commissioning these globally in areas such as the US, Asia, Singapore, and Europe.
Roman will give us insight on:
- What machinery installation is
- Why proper machine installation is important
- What integrity is and how it can apply during machine installation procedures
… and so much more!
SOR 583 Time Discussing Reliability
Time Discussing Reliability
Abstract
Chris and Fred discuss the idea of timing how long you spend talking about ‘reliability engineering.’ And by this, we mean conversation where you (1) proactively talking about preventing failures before they occur, and (2) in a way where something gets done about it (improving something)? Let’s say someone timed how much time your organization spent on this sort of conversation – would you be proud of the number you get?
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SOR 582 ALT Planning Questions
ALT Planning Questions
Abstract
Chris and Fred talk about accelerated life testing or ALT. Well before we start, we need to work out what the decision we are informing is. Want to learn more? Listen to this podcast.
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MIM S2:E15 Cliff Williams
An Interview with Cliff Williams
In this week’s episode of Masterminds in Maintenance, we are thrilled to have Cliff Williams on the show!
Essential Reliability Engineering Techniques
Essential Reliability Engineering Techniques
podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg
The difficult part of creating this list of essential techniques is to avoid selecting just the most common. There is an overlap between essential and those commonly used, yet essential implies a technique is crucial—crucial in rare yet very important situations. The idea for today’s discussion is to focus on those vital few techniques that every reliability engineer must master. [Read more…]
RRP 121 Defect Elimination with Michelle Ledet Henley & George Mahoney
RRP 121 Defect Elimination with Michelle Ledet Henley & George Mahoney
On this week’s episode, Michelle Ledet Henley & George Mahoney join me to discuss defect elimination.
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