An IIoT or condition-based maintenance pilot has little chance of success if connectivity of data, systems, and teams has not been properly assessed. In this webinar, Kevin Clark, VP of Fluke Reliability Solutions, discusses the barriers of connectivity and the steps you can take to get connected. Kevin Clark, CMRP Kevin Clark, CMRP, has more…
Predictive technologies and condition-based maintenance play a larger role in establishing a robust reliability and maintainability process than most realize. This webinar presentation by renowned expert Dr. Klaus Blache will discuss the past, present, and future of predictive technologies; how they drive reliability and maintainability, their influence on continuous improvement, and more. Dr. Klaus Blache,…
By Oliver Sturrock A surge in retirements in the coming years means a generational changing of the guard at most workplaces. Baby boomers in the workforce reached a peak size of 66 million in 1997 but have since dwindled to 41 million as of 2017, according to a Pew Research Center analysis1. Their ages in…
The basics of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) provide substance and attention to detail that can be (and should be!) applied to just about any asset improvement initiative. Hear RCM expert Nancy Regan‘s engaging presentation on what you need to know. Regan, a Maintenance and Reliability (M&R), speaker and trainer, has more than 20 years of hands-on…
Reliability engineer and consultant Lucas Marino discusses using Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) for evaluating the resource mix and repair-or-replace strategies for your asset life cycle management. He outlines the benefits of LORA for determining the most effective maintenance and support philosophy needed throughout the asset lifecycle. His presentation also includes the essential data…
Searching for and recreating lost paper documents costs organizations mightily. Those with 1,000 employees spend approximately $2.5 million to $3.5 million per year on such tasks, according to the research firm International Data Corp. Computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software not only helps you standardize and automate maintenance activities but also provides you with a…
The push to transition to more sophisticated digital tools, such as computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) software and condition monitoring sensors, is inescapable. By integrating condition monitoring data with CMMS software, maintenance and reliability (M&R) professionals receive an overall view of asset health and maintenance activities in real-time—all in one place. Gather the data Most…
The P-F Curve is a concept illustrating an asset’s progression toward failure. The X-axis of the chart represents the time to failure, beginning with an asset’s design and installation, and the Y-axis represents an asset’s resistance to failure. Potential failure, or PF, is a detectable state of failure, or the point when degradation begins. Functional failure, or FF, is when the asset has reached a…
In this edition of The Hive, our bees are working hard… or hardly working. By harnessing the power of predictive maintenance and condition monitoring, they’re working smarter and playing harder than ever before.
The Potential Failure (P-F) Curve is a visual tool for communicating the condition of a component and its decline toward failure. With an optimized maintenance program, you can prolong the time until failure takes place and schedule needed maintenance actions for the most convenient times. What is the purpose of the P-F Curve? The P-F…