Reliability Articles
7 tips for retaining tribal knowledge and managing cultural change
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…
The powerful principles behind Reliability Centered Maintenance
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…
Repair/replace and resource strategies for your asset life cycle management
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…
Go paperless with CMMS software
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…
How to Make Data-driven Decisions with Connected Reliability
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…
Pairing the P-F Curve with Condition Monitoring
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…
The Hive: Vibration monitoring saves time
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.
Potential-Failure (P-F) Curve FAQ
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…
How to Detect and Prevent Roller Bearing Failure
Lubricated roller bearings are like a well-hydrated person. More likely to be reliable when it matters. Learn more here!