Hackers continue to inflict more and more damage on enterprise companies’ networks, and manufacturing is seen as one of the world’s most exploitable industries. According to a 2019 IBM X-Force report, manufacturing ranked fifth among the top 10 most frequently targeted industry sectors. Today’s condition monitoring sensors and other Wi-Fi-enabled devices possess connecting capabilities and…
What will 2020 bring in terms of automation, AI, machine learning, and Industry 4.0? What takeaways do we have from 2019? What new could happen that we don’t know about? Oliver Sturrock, Chief Technology Officer for Fluke Reliability Solutions, takes a look at the trends driving change in our industrial world. Oliver Sturrock, CTO,…
Soft foot is a common problem that affects rotating machinery and can result in a range of mechanical and quality problems. Think of it as a chair with one leg shorter than the other three. Soft foot is frequently overlooked but the consequences of ignoring its symptoms can be serious and expensive. In this…
Key takeaways from October 2019 webinar by Dr. Klaus Blache As reliability professionals, we’re predisposed to prioritize the most critical assets. But what if someone told you that asset prioritization wasn’t the key to improving reliability maintenance? Dr. Klaus Blache, director of the Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville), has…
Automotive industry supplier Dana Inc. is transforming its manufacturing plants into facilities of the future to gear up for Industry 4.0. In this webinar, Dana’s Robert McKenna describes how the company is digitalizing its plants with Google Factory, made possible by the implementation of eMaint CMMS. Robert McKenna, Applications Specialist, Manufacturing Asset Management Lead, Dana…
Excerpts from a podcast with Kevin Clark, CMRP Kevin Clark, former Vice President of Fluke Reliability Solutions, spent more than 35 years in manufacturing, first as a wrench-turner and eventually as an expert in digital maintenance systems. He recently sat down with IIoT podcaster Dez Blanchfield to share some of his experiences. You can listen…
Board directors are asset managers too. In this webinar, Dr. Monique Beedles, an experienced company director, discusses the key role that a board of directors plays in achieving the aims of asset management and how you can improve your communication with the board. Dr. Monique Beedles, Ph.D., Author of “Asset Management for Directors” Dr….
For some maintenance managers, realizing that IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) devices won’t automatically fix their production capacity issues is kind of like a blockbuster movie with a depressing ending. Cheer up! Indeed, new technology is not the first step in most improvement processes. But it’s also true that we’re much better these days at…
Lucas Marino, veteran military engineer and an expert on LORA, explains its benefits in a recent webinar While the U.S. Military documents its operations thoroughly, many outdated processes still exist because “that’s the way it’s done.” In his nearly 20 years of experience maintaining military ships and landing craft, reliability expert Lucas Marino has discovered many…
Humans can and do learn throughout our lives. That means people can learn new behaviors, form new habits, and achieve culture change. What is productive leadership? It is the result of a leader being provided with direction and requirements—and then applying leadership roles, attributes, and skills through sources of power to influence behaviors and accomplish…