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ESA with MotorDoc & Taylor Smith at SMRP 2026Most people still think Electrical Signature Analysis is just for finding broken rotor bars. Howard Penrose (MotorDoc) and Taylor Smith (Framatome / EMPATH) set the record straight live from SMRP!It’s full system analysis — motors, driven equipment, the whole machine — with high-confidence prognostics and very few false calls. The tech has been arou...

Most “predictive maintenance” programs are just expensive ways to stay reactive. In this no-BS CMMSradio episode, industry veteran, and original member of The Syndicate (CMMSradio) Matt Knuth sits down to cut straight through the hype. We talk about why true predictive work means catching problems months ahead - not days - why 80% of condition-monitoring setups still fail, and why sensors, AI, and...

Oil is the lifeblood of your machines… and most plants are slowly poisoning it. In this raw SMRP 2026 episode, Jon Fazenbaker and Ken Hill of WearCheck and WearCHeck International spill the unfiltered truth on CMMSradio live at SMRP 2026 in Raleigh, NC!Dirty “new” oil, drums baking in the sun, wrong viscosities, missing sample data, and procurement chasing the cheapest gallon while reliability pay...

Bryan Bieschke, of Align Machine Company and original member of The Syndicate (CMMSradio), sits down for a quick primer on people and progress and that progress is problems! Recorded live at SMRP 2026 in Raleigh NC! No hogwash! All Value! Listen to Real Deal pros! Are you listening yet? Industrial equipment repair and maintenance! Align Machine Company: https://www.alignmachinecompany.com/ Serving...

What if the reason your reliability program keeps getting ignored has nothing to do with your data — and everything to do with the language you're speaking? Live from SMRP, Joe Anderson of ReliabilityX sits down with CMMSradio for a conversation that will change how you pitch maintenance forever. One number he mentions will make you rethink your entire budget ask. One question he says you shou...

Progress Creates Problems Bryan's central idea is that  progress  is  problems . In pursuing improvement - Better technology, better training, higher availability and reliability - You inevitably uncover problems that weren't even on your radar. This is exactly the situation in maintenance and reliability today, where everyone is striving for progress. Always listen to real deal pros like...

CMMSradio catches up with Dave Lubach about NFMT West (Las Vegas, Nov 3–4, Horseshoe Event Center). Use code CMMSRADIO for 25% off registration at nfmt.com/westThe show targets facility managers across universities, K-12, healthcare, commercial buildings, data centers, and hospitality. Expect strong education sessions, peer-led talks, and about 100 vendors on the expo floor. Highlights include ses...

We talk with first-time guest JK Hong ahead of SMRP (Raleigh, Sept 28–Oct 1). CMMSradio is at booth 530.JK is building Carbyn, AI-powered safety glasses for frontline maintenance technicians, to capture tribal knowledge while interfacing with your CMMS. Think Meta AI glasses, but safety-rated and purpose-built for the plant floor. The glasses have a camera and voice interface, connect to a phone,...

He's back! We talk with Andy Gager ahead of SMRP 2026 (Raleigh, Sept 28–Oct 1). Use code CMMSRADIO for 10% off registration. Andy is running a sold-out all-day workshop on Monday (8 a.m.–5 p.m.) covering supervision and leadership. Topics include proper supervision techniques, motivation, delegation, discipline, understanding your own leadership style, and managing different personalities. Att...

CMMSradio talks with Gary Specter (CEO of Limble) about IMTS and SMRP (Raleigh, Sept 28–Oct 1, booth 807)!Use code CMMSRADIO for 10% off to attend SMRP: https://smrp.org/events/annual-conference/Limble’s upcoming October report shows many maintenance teams still rely on one person’s knowledge. AI only works after real platform adoption and clean data. Most old CMMS systems can’t be fixed by just a...

CMMSradio talks with Joe Anderson and George Williams of ReliabilityX ahead of #SMRP (Raleigh, Sept 28–Oct 1, booth 615). Use code CMMSRADIO for 10% off registration. Joe is releasing three books at SMRP! 1. Spotlighting Your Hidden Plant 2. Business Acumen for Manufacturers 3. It’s Not You But It’s You (written with George)We also talk about their SMRP sessions: Joe Anderson “From Wrench to Walle...

CMMSradio talks with Alex Bolan (DigitalThinker / TheSyndicate) about... The focused two-day Streamline workshops in Denver (AI, Power BI, configuration, integrations, and no sales booths)!SMRP in Raleigh, NC. Alex will be at the CMMSradio booth (530); use code CMMSRADIO for 10% off here: https://smrp.org/events/annual-conference/The Syndicate’s integrity-first approach! Practical AI use in EAM in...

We sit down with Matt Hoffner ahead of his SMRP session in Raleigh (Sept 28–Oct 1; use code CMMSRADIO for 10% off). On Sept 29 (2:45–3:45 p.m. ET, room 302 AB) Matt delivers “Driving Reliability Through Lubrication Excellence: The OC JAX Story.”We discuss what started as a stubborn failure pattern, the certifications and process shifts that followed, why the obvious “fix” wasn’t the full answer, a...

CMMSradio hosts Joe Caetano and Stephan Schomberg of Elevotec ahead of the 2026 SMRP Conference in Raleigh (Elevotec platinum sponsor, booth 1202; use code CMMSRADIO for 10% off). We must shift from measuring maintenance costs to focusing on reliability and cost avoidance! Use sensor data and machine facts to prevent failures and extend asset life. Use targeted (not overdone) sensing on critical a...

George Williams breaks down real maintenance evolution vs. the buzzword versions of Maintenance 1.0–5.0. The knowledge and skill gapWhy people still matter more than AIHow ReliabilityX actually assesses plants instead of cookie-cutter maturity scores. The upcoming University of Wisconsin courses and SMRP 2026 sessions. *Bonus: Mid-episode technical glitch caused a temporary drop, so George hijacke...

The First Agentic CMMS by Remberg is Revolutionizing Maintenance Management! David Hahn introduces remberg’s agentic CMMS featuring AI agents that work alongside maintenance teams instead of replacing them. Sign up for a demo: https://go.remberg.com/cmmsradioAI handles the administrative grind: work request triage, scheduling, documentation, and reporting. Technicians get more real wrench time (cu...

Gary Jones, Senior Sales Manager at Eleco (PMAC & Shire), draws on 30 years in the CMMS/EAM world to explain why so many digital maintenance projects fail. Main points:Most organizations buy on “shiny thing syndrome” and emotional pain points instead of clear, quantified business outcomes. Buyers rarely prepare properly — they lack documented requirements and don’t involve all stakeholders bef...

CMMSradio catches up with Ozella Bowman of MaintainX, an Autodesk Company! Revisiting The "Floor to Board" workshop at Reliable Plant 2026 and translating maintenance work from the shop floor all the way to boardroom! How technology, like #MaintainX, supports different levels of the organization! Frontline adoption, making data actionable, and treating AI as an "augmented intelligen...

We catch up with Scott Blanford, Co-founder and CEO of mroplan.ai, to get the journey story! All of it! How did this start and why? We dig the specificity, around the problem being solved, of solutions like this! Avoiding ISO Audit Nightmares and more! MROplan.ai is a lightweight, AI-powered, plan-first #CMMS built for SMBs. It turns machine manuals into ready-to-use #maintenance plans, replaces c...

He's back! Yes, we found him! ReliaSquatch, Howard Penrose, The MotorDoc returns to CMMSradio for a ripper of an episode! The real meaning and history behind #Maintenance 1.0–5.0!Maintenance hype and terminology is repackaged marketing spin! The truth about AI, what it is and what it is not! The dangers of automation and removing humans from the loop! Stop punching down on the Skilled Trades!...

You will always get heavy doses of real when Joe Anderson of ReliabilityX is on CMMSradio! Maintenance 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0... and 5.0? Real, buzzword BS, or? Business acumen in maintenance, and manufacturing, to get approvals! SMRP in Raleigh, NC September 28 - October 1, 2026!Much more! Tune in for a listen and share you thoughts in the comments! Follow for more heavy hitting episodes with Real De...

Meet Your Welding Coach, Joe L. Brown Jr., and get the skills to pay the bills! This is a special episode dedicated to the skilled trades, building a business, and growing! Joe is all about it! Find him at yourweldingcoach.com, HogOnTV, or any of the social platforms you use! We get into parts of his journey story, a bit on how parents can learn to see that value in the trades for their children a...

Catch all the booth visits and floor walk from Reliable Plant 2026 in RENO/TAHOE NV. Fluid Life MaintainX I-Care and Technical Associates of Charlotte Aetos Guide Ti Reliable Plant 2026 was a blast! Next year we'll see you in Mobile, Alabama JUNE 14–17, 2027! Thanks for following

Let the battle begin! We did it! The first ever CMMS Versus panel hosted by CMMradio! Featuring Igor Marinelli (Founder, Tractian), Bryan Christiansen (Founder, Limble), and our heavy-hitter referee Corey Dickens (Brightly, a Siemens Company)! Tune in for a fun and lively conversation with loads of questions! Thanks to all that attended and to our awesome AF panelists!

Brace yourself! We grabbed this footage, of Kevin Clark's session, at Reliable Plant 2026 in RENO! Asset Management: The Hard Truth About People presented by Kevin Clark – Vice President, Head of Industrial Strategy, Siemens! It's an honor to showcase Kevin on #CMMSradio and you'll want to hear the entire session! Follow, and connect with Kevin Clark on LinkedIn! He loves this industry...