Alex Walter, Business Leader, A3J Group
Tim Rodgers interviews Alex about conditioned based maintenance.
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SOR 373 A Brief History of Reliability
A Brief History of Reliability
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Chris and Adam discuss a ‘brief history of reliability.’ There are many significant milestones in the history of mankind. The dawn of the iron age meant that instead of having tools that lasted a matter of days, humans could (in a very short period of time) create tools that lasted several human lifetimes. The Industrial Revolution of the 1800s taught us that we could ‘over-engineer’ a device so that it would last longer than its ‘useful life.’ There are many more different milestones and events that have defined reliability over time. And these have shaped how we deal with product and device reliability today. Learn more by listening to this podcast. ᐅ Play Episode
133 – Detecting the Most Common Motor Faults with John Bernet
Detecting the Most Common Motor Faults with John Bernet
Vibrational analysis has widely used applications in the maintenance and reliability industry. It is a very effective tool in detecting an imbalance in the machine components by monitoring, comparing, and then eliminating any issues that can wear the machinery down. It can also be used for dealing with mechanical faults in the motors. For the detection and elimination of electrical faults, electrical tools are better suitable. When there is an offset in the alignment of the shaft or there is an imbalance in the bearings, you can scan, determine, and fix it by using the vibrational analysis tools.
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RRP 027 Continuous Improvement with Calvin Williams
RRP 027 Continuous Improvement with Calvin Williams
On this week’s episode, I welcome continuous improvement expert, Calvin Williams, on to the show. We talk about continuous improvement, mistakes people make when looking at OEE and why a targeted improvement approach geared at business goals makes more sense than a generic approach.
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SOR 372 Best Practices When Dealing with Field Failures
Best Practices When Dealing with Field Failures
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Kirk and Fred discussing the value of getting field failures returned for failure analysis and best practices in determining the causes.
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SOR 371 Quality and Reliability Relationship
Quality and Reliability Relationship
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Kirk and Fred discussing the relationship between quality and reliability. Quality can lead to a functional failure but sometimes is cosmetic or feel of a product.
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132 – 5 Habits of an Extraordinary Reliability Engineer with Peter Horsburgh
5 Habits of an Extraordinary Reliability Engineer with Peter Horsburgh
As a reliability engineer, you have to come in contact with failures that repeat over and over again. Sometimes you can’t find the best solution to solve a problem because there are other people involved in the issue as well. It might be due to the lack of communication because reliability engineers are not always good at people skills. There are various other fields that a reliability engineer might not be good at. So, there are many reasons a solution can’t be implemented right or doesn’t get you the desired results. That’s why Peter Horsburgh has written a book titled as “5 Habits of an Extraordinary Reliability Engineer.”
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RRP 026 Leadership with Lucas Marino
RRP 026 Leadership with Lucas Marino
On this week’s episode, I welcome back Lucas Marino, branch chief for the US Coast Guard and founder of Marino consulting back on to the show. We talk about leadership styles, communication and why trust is so important in leadership.
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SOR 370 Principle 3 Integrating Reliability with Development Process
Principle 3: Integrating Reliability with Development Process
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Carl and Fred discussing the three most important principles that summarize the reliability philosophy of successful companies, focusing on the third principle.
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Fundamentals of Reliability Testing
Fundamentals of Reliability Testing
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Testing is expensive. Reliability testing is often complex. Let’s break down the basics of planning and conducting reliability testing that provides meaningful results cost-effectively and timely. Let’s do testing right.
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SOR 369 Principle 2 Design in Reliability
Principle 2 Design in Reliability
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Carl and Fred discussing the three most important principles that summarize the reliability philosophy of successful companies, with focus on the second principle.
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131 – RCM Principles with Nancy Regan
RCM Principles with Nancy Regan
The companies who have an asset management program can’t be successful without implementing RCM in their facilities. They will face failures all the time and if they don’t have any proactive process like RCM in place, they are never going to come out of fixing things again and again. So, what is RCM? RCM is one of the most efficient and effective proactive maintenance processes that is considered one of the most powerful asset management tools. One of the coolest things about RCM is that you can apply it to any industry or your daily life. It has one of the most diverse applications in the world.
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RRP 025 Vibration Analysis with John Bernet
RRP 025 Vibration Analysis with John Bernet
This week’s episode is sponsored by Fluke and I welcome back John Bernet to the show. We talk about why we need to start off with criticality or RCM to determine our maintenance strategies, mistakes people make when starting a vibration analysis program and we dive deeper into vibration analysis.
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SOR 368 Principle 1 Achieving or Calculating Reliability
Principle 1 Achieving or Calculating Reliability
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Carl and Fred discussing the question: Is it more important to calculate reliability or to achieve reliability?
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SOR 367 Dealing with the Occurrence of Failure
Dealing with the Occurrence of Failure
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Chris and Fred discussing how different organizations deal with failures. Failures are a ‘bad’ thing in that a system doesn’t do what you hoped it would. But what about failures that occur during the design or production process? This is different. If you have scope to improve your system, then failures that you can analyze in a laboratory or test bed are invaluable. They, more than any other event, will help you understand the vulnerabilities of your system. And you must actively seek vulnerability to improve reliability. But if you are looking for failures, you must first admit that your system is vulnerable. And that is difficult for many people to do.
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