2020 is widely expected to be a year of progress for maintenance teams against their connected reliability goals, as they increase adoption of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) systems. Why this year? In his December 2019 webinar with Fluke Reliability, technologist Oliver Sturrock explores some of the underlying conditions around technology adoption in maintenance operations…
Leveraging the Fluke Connect™ Condition Monitoring (FCCM) data that you can trust, the new FCCM Asset Health Dashboard provides you with a concise, single-screen view to quickly understand the condition of your assets. Armed with a snapshot of facility trends, recent alarms and activities, and each individual vibration sensor and power monitoring sensor’s status, you…
Most maintenance professionals are aware of Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in theory. However, applying them in practice is still somewhat elusive. Martin Davis, the managing partner of DUNELM Associates, and Jim Gavigan, president of Industrial Insight Inc., present a practical view of these two interrelated concepts. They discussed how to…
For many asset-intensive businesses, conversations about adopting maintenance and reliability-focused AI or Machine Learning solutions are infused with widespread myths, illogical barriers, and a general sense of fear. You have likely overheard a conversation on the topic that ended with: “We aren’t ready for that.” For those looking to improve uptime and adopt more mature…
It shapes up to be an interesting decade, with massive changes expected to unfold in how maintenance and reliability professionals.
Roughly two-thirds of all rotating machinery experience a condition called “soft foot”. Learn how to recognize and avoid this common issue.
In presenting on leadership strategies to improve culture and performance among maintenance and reliability teams, leadership expert and consultant Tom Moriarty uses neuroscience to explain that successfully enacting change is often harder than people expect it to be. Moriarty titled his Accelix Best Practice Webinar, “Productive leadership: How to create the culture and performance you…
Planning for Industry 4.0? To achieve higher reliability and related goals—such as a better environmental footprint, lower energy costs, sustained or improved product quality, and so on—you need to prepare your people for a smooth and successful transition. In this one-hour webinar, reliability expert Jack Nicholas discusses how to plan for managing assets and people…
By Pamela Curry, Inframark Special Projects Manager Reprinted with permission from the Inframark newsletter, The Source, October 2019 Inframark’s first eMaint system went live in mid-2018, kicking off an effort to put in place a common computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) platform at all Inframark ConOps projects. When we started, projects were using a variety…
A key benefit of eMaint Computerized Maintenance Management System software is how it organizes assets by building, campus, and global locations. Cross-location asset management refers to assets set up in multiple places—near or far. One of the benefits of using eMaint computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) software is cross-location asset management. Within eMaint, users can…