Reliability Articles
The most costly pitfalls in laser shaft alignment
Maintenance teams know these pitfalls. Coupling backlash, where manual positioning of the coupling is needed during a measurement rotation. Uncoupled machines, where laser and sensor heads must be separately and manually positioned on…
Maintenance automation and the P-F Curve – cocktail for the pandemic and beyond
The pandemic that has upended normalcy in 2020 is fueling urgency among maintenance leaders for system improvements previously viewed as “future considerations.” The ability to monitor asset health remotely, for example, has gone…
Are you letting your machines control you?
Reliability is designed—literally and figuratively. Literally speaking, the inherent reliability of our equipment is governed by its design. But as equipment custodians, what we do (or don’t do) affects a machine’s reliability more…
Q&A on how to achieve CMMS success
Gregory Perry, Fluke Reliability Senior Consultant, explored in a recent webinar 10 key steps to achieve successful CMMS implementation. Many attendees submitted questions, and Perry answers those questions below. 1. What is the…
Introducing Fluke Reliability Radio: our new podcast series
Fluke Reliability strives to provide maintenance and reliability professionals not only with quality products and services, but also with the best in industry thought leadership. In our efforts to continue this mission, we…
How to lead and maintain reliability in a crisis
What’s changed and what hasn’t in these challenging times of virus-driven decision making? As asset management and other maintenance and reliability activities continue, adherence to new pandemic-prompted standardized best practices is even…
10 key steps to CMMS success
Experts estimate that up to 70 percent of initial CMMS implementations fail to meet expectations. A CMMS implementation is not just about CMMS data. It also involves centering empirical asset health data…
Adaptive alignment: the next generation in laser shaft alignment systems
What if laser shaft alignment systems could automatically adapt to different assets, simple-to-complex alignment challenges, and any user’s skills and experience? Such adaptability is the hallmark of a new generation of laser…
Lessons from the pandemic to help maintenance & reliability pros be more effective
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread havoc across the globe but has also brought key learnings that may change the way we do business forever. These will likely include more workplace protections such…