Connected Reliability Webinars
The Accelix Community’s monthly Best Practices Webinars are a great resource for maintenance and reliability professionals looking to expand their industry knowledge and gain insight into best practices from thought leaders across the globe. The webinars provide you with the opportunity to get their questions answered by industry experts.
Upcoming Webinars
eMaint Connect Webinar Q2: What’s New and What’s Coming with eMaint?
Stay Ahead with eMaint Connect – Q2 2026 Webinar
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM EDT
Join us for the Q2 edition of our eMaint Connect Webinar Series! This quarterly session is your exclusive opportunity to stay informed, inspired, and ahead of the curve with everything happening at eMaint.
What to Expect:
- Be one of the first to see the eMaint AI Suite and how purpose‑built AI is being integrated into everyday maintenance workflows
- Understand what’s included in the AI beta
- Learn how AI can speed up access to maintenance data, reduce manual effort, and improve decision‑making
- See how smarter work execution and knowledge capture can help maintenance teams work more efficiently and consistently
Why You Should Attend:
- Stay Updated on the latest developments and innovations.
- Get Ahead by leveraging new tools and features.
- Be Informed about our strategic direction and upcoming releases.
- Ask Questions and interact directly with our product experts.
Can’t make it live? No problem! All registered participants will receive a recording of the session.
Presenters:
Navin Kulkarni – Director of Product Management
Over 15 years of Product Management experience with enterprise applications such as EAM/ CMMS, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), and Warehouse Management. Responsible for leading eMaint Product Management team and creating the product roadmap and strategic vision.
Michael Mills – Technical Sales Manager
Focused on ensuring complex business needs are met with clear, effective technical solutions with over a decade of hands-on experience in CMMS/EAM and asset reliability. Specializing in enterprise software deployments, system upgrades, and scalable process improvements.
Understanding the Basics of Automated Diagnostic Systems
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Automated diagnostic systems are transforming the way we approach problem detection and decision-making across various industries. These systems utilize algorithms, data analysis, and often artificial intelligence to identify issues, recommend solutions, enhance efficiency and accuracy, and makes programs scalable with current analyst head count. This presentation introduces the basic concepts behind our automated diagnostics. By exploring the basic components and benefits of this systems, the session aims to provide a fundamental understanding of how automation is reshaping traditional diagnostic methods and paving the way for faster, more reliable outcomes.
Speaker:
Dean Thiel, Subject Matter Expert and Senior Analyst, Fluke Reliability
Dean Thiel is a Subject Matter Expert and Senior Analyst with the Fluke Reliability Vibration Services Team, bringing over 20 years of hands-on experience in the field. As a Level 3 Analyst, he specializes in complex diagnostics and strategic problem-solving across diverse technical environments. With deep expertise developed over two decades, Dean plays a critical role in leading high-level investigations, mentoring junior analysts, and driving continuous improvement in service delivery and diagnostic efficiency.
The Connected Reliability Starter Kit – Taking Asset Management to the Next Level
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
This webinar will explore best practices in enterprise-wide visualization and multi-experience engineering, with a focus on optimizing asset performance strategies. Attendees will learn how to apply tools such as Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), asset strategy simulation, and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) to define, measure, and continually improve their asset strategies.
The session will also highlight proven approaches for reducing unplanned downtime through predictive and prescriptive maintenance, time-to-failure forecasting, and root cause analysis (RCA). In addition, participants will gain insights into leveraging industrial information management to aggregate, contextualize, and act on real-time operational technology (OT) data—empowering organizations to strengthen decision-making, streamline operations, and deliver measurable performance improvements.
Speakers:
Finlay Craig, Client Relations Manager at Optimal
Finlay has a BSc (Hons) in Computing from Robert Gordon University and over seven years of experience in IT systems and marketing. He specialises in bridging client needs with technology-driven solutions, with a particular passion for asset management and optimisation. Finlay works closely with clients to align digital platforms with practical asset performance outcomes, bringing an approachable, solutions-focused perspective to engagement that consistently delivers measurable business results.
Zulfikar Umar, FLUKE Systems Manager
Zulfikar brings over 25 years of field experience as a seasoned Vibration Analyst specializing in predictive maintenance and asset efficiency optimization for rotating equipment. With a BTech in Mechanical Engineering, VA CAT3, and IR CAT2 certifications, he is deeply focused on connected technologies, remote diagnostics, and cloud-based solutions. Passionate about advancing the Connected Reliability Journey, Zulfikar helps organizations leverage products, software, and services to achieve greater operational success.
Avoiding Alignment Errors: Improving Accuracy and Efficiency
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
This session will help reliability professionals and maintenance technicians overcome common alignment pitfalls, eliminate operator error, improve measurement accuracy, and understand how and when to use each measurement mode for best results.
Speakers:
Jay Morel, Technical Manager at Star-Tech Instrument Systems, Inc.
Jay has over 35 years’ experience in maintenance and reliability and has spent the last 28 years at Star-Tech Instrument Systems, Inc., where he fills his current role as Technical Manager. His duties include helping clients with technical field application issues as well as supporting the Star-Tech sales staff with any complex or unusual application. He manages Star-Tech’s training department and provides advanced training in the areas shaft alignment, geometric measurement, condition monitoring, and shop and field balancing.
