How to Quantify Reliability Risk
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Adam and Fred discussing how confidence can be measured in a program and where is the most value for testing investment.
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SOR 442 How to Quantify Reliability Risk
SOR 441 How to Show Value of a Reliability Test
How to Show Value of a Reliability Test
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Adam and Fred discussing how to determine ROI for investment in reliability activities
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RRP 061 Why You Shouldn’t Rely on MTBF with Fred Schenkelberg
RRP 061 Why You Shouldn’t Rely on MTBF with Fred Schenkelberg
This week, I welcome Fred Schenkelberg back to the show to talk about mean time between failures and the basics of reliability math. Long story short, I hope you’re not using MTBF as a proxy for reliability!
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RM 020- A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Phil Kinner
A Conversation with Conformal Coating Expert Phil Kinner
A conversation with Electrolube’s conformal coating expert Phil Kinner. We discuss the reasons for conformal coating and the variety of conformal coating materials available.
167-Greatest Manufacturing Challenges with Calvin Williams
Greatest Manufacturing Challenges with Calvin Williams
Every organization’s end goal is to have continuous improvement. There are tools out there that can help you with it. One of such tools is the Impruver. It helps you keep your performance up-to-date and notifies you when you miss something and gets you on your way towards what need to be done. Another tool that helps you make continuous improvement is digital action board. It places an accountability process in place where you can see the results for yourself, improve the area that needs it, and keep tracking individual and overall performance. Having those checks brings a sense of responsibility in everyone that directly impacts manufacturing of your facility.
In this episode, we covered:
- How can you achieve continuous improvement?
- Find out which organizational tool is right for you!
- Why is it getting more difficult for big companies to stay current with market trends?
- And much more!
PR 024 Interview with Tim Allen, RCM and Asset Management Professional
Interview with Tim Allen, RCM and Asset Management Professional
Tim talks to us about the efforts he has taken to implement reliability centered maintenance as a key component within his organization. Tim discusses the challenges and tips to ensure actual implementation and the evolution of culture.
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SOR 440 Got Enough Failure Mechanism Knowledge
Got Enough Failure Mechanism Knowledge
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Carl and Fred discussing how to utilize the knowledge of failure mechanisms to improve reliability in product designs. How much knowledge should you have?
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SOR 439 Reliability Planning and Maturity
Reliability Planning and Maturity
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Carl and Fred discussing the importance of considering the capability of a company from a reliability point of view and developing the tasks in a reliability plan.
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RRP 060 Electrical Signature Analysis with Howard Penrose
RRP 060 Electrical Signature Analysis with Howard Penrose
Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky. On this week’s episode I welcome on Howard Penrose to talk about electrical signature analysis. Howard is the president of MotorDoc and a past chair of the Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals. We discuss electric motors, the similarities and differences between ESA and vibration analysis and Howard gives us his tips on passing the CMRP exam.
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166-2nd Habit with Peter Horsburgh
2nd Habit with Peter Horsburgh
Whenever there’s a problem in the plant, it always comes to finding the root cause if you are looking to solve it and stop it from reappearing later on. To successfully do that, you need to have what’s going on with your plant. You should have the complete understanding of the processes and the events that might have led to that issue in the first place. It isn’t always a single root causes that results into a failure. It can be a number of small things that contribute to that problem and result in a failure. So, there can be multiple causes for a single problem.
In this episode, we covered:
- What is Root Cause Analysis?
- Learn about 5Y!
- How can you apply RCA effectively?
- And much more!
PR 023 Interview with Ryan Chan, CEO of Upkeep Maintenance Management
Interview with Ryan Chan, CEO of Upkeep Maintenance Management
Ryan discusses what separates Upkeep from other CMMS solutions, the keys to system utilization, and the process of selecting and implementing a CMMS solution.
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SOR 438 Making Testing Useful for Your Organization
Making Testing Useful for Your Organization
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Kirk and Fred discuss whether reliability testing is necessary or not.
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DTK Mike Konrad Business Leader
DTK Mike Konrad Business Leader
Tim Rodgers interviews Mike about circuit board cleaning systems.
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Fundamentals of Measurement System Analysis
Fundamentals of Measurement System Analysis
podcast episode
When we make a measurement, we make a decision based on the data provided. It’s important to have data close enough to the actual measurement. What is the measurement error if something is supposed to be 2 cm long and we measure it at 2.1 cm?
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What You Need to Know About MTBF
What You Need to Know About MTBF
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
MTBF stands for ‘mean time between failure.’ This sounds intuitively easy to understand. But … if you haven’t taken the time to understand MTBF, and your organization relies on the reliability of its products, you are almost certainly in trouble. [Read more…]