Fluke Reliability Radio

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 more critical. In this webinar, educator and expert Dr. Klaus Blache will discuss the challenges but also the opportunities brought on by the pandemic; how gre...

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 within your own cohesive synergy involving people, processes, and technology. In this webinar, Gregory Perry, Fluke Reliability Senior Consultant, explores the 10 key steps that bring a focus and...

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 than we may think—and it goes way beyond maintenance. In this webinar, RCM expert Nancy Regan details the winning reliability philosophy that empowers equipment custodi...

The current crisis is making the benefits and value of flexibility in the Industrial Internet of Things more obvious than ever. It is driving more people to investigate how the cloud and IIoT with software-connected equipment and advanced analytics tools can turn data volumes into meaningful maintenance intelligence accessible onsite or remotely. However, maintenance leaders and decision makers ne...

With COVID-19 causing considerable uncertainty, many reliability and maintenance professionals are concerned about how to meet production goals. For football fans, there's also some anxiety—what's in store for America's favorite fall pastime? Maybe there's something we can learn from considering production and football goals at the same time. In this webinar, Life Cycle Institute educator and Reli...

What if laser 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 alignment technology. With it, alignment jobs get done faster and with higher precision. In this webinar, Jonathan Gough, Fluke Reliability Product Manager for PRUFTECHNIK, explain...

The industrial landscape is changing from COVID-19. In this pre-recorded podcast, Fluke Reliability subject matter expert, Mike Mills, discusses how you can leverage your pre-existing CMMS to create, assign, schedule, and complete cleaning or sanitizing work orders.

To achieve desirable outcomes in any asset-intensive enterprise, computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) systems or enterprise asset management systems (EAM) are indispensable. A CMMS system facilitates the common day-to-day activities of a skilled maintenance and asset management workforce. Scott Rojas discusses  CMMS implementation  planning and targeting a fit-for-purpose...

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 M&R experience, including...

New generations of laser alignment systems are changing the way jobs get done. With higher precision, jobs can be completed quicker and with less errors. Jonathan Gough, Product Manager for PRUFTECHNIK, tells us how laser alignment systems that automatically adapt to a user's skill and experience, as well as location and other variables, ensure that work quality is standardized and completed more...

Generate the skill and will to improve performance in your maintenance team by leveraging Industry 4.0 technologies. Join Calvin Williams as he discusses topics such as PDCA, the feedback Rubik’s cube, and gamification; he will also discuss how industry 4.0 technology can be used to enable companies to accelerate the improvement process. Calvin Williams, Founder and CEO of Impruver Technologies Ca...

Organizations provider transparency to personnel (from the front-lines to the boardroom) by measuring KPIs for asset and work management. However sifting through the measurements to find the data you need can be difficult. Enterprise Performance Management is important as it should shift the focus from individual performance to enabling cross-functional teams throughout an organization to empower...

Maintenance activities shouldn't be chaotic or unplanned, as much as possible they should be balanced between scheduling and resources. Suzane Greeman, president of  Greeman Asset Management Solutions Inc. , covers 6 steps to establish an effective maintenance planning and scheduling process, including: Asset Master Data Management Maintenance Strategy Work Management MRO Inventory Management...

Industrial IoT (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 strategies are bringing new opportunities to the well-known concepts of Condition Based and Predictive Maintenance. Join Martin Davis of DUNELM Associates and Jim Gavigan of Industrial Insight as they provide useful insights to revitalize your approaches to this topic. Martin Davis, Managing partner of DUNELM Associates Martin Davis is a results-driven C-Leve...

Implementing a CMMS is not just about data, it's about ensuring that your teams, systems, and data are ready for the transition. The lack of planning for this may be why up to 70-percent of initial CMMS implementations fail to meet expectations. Join Gregory Perry, Fluke Reliability Senior Consultant, as he explores 10 steps that can focus and guide your CMMS implementation. Gregory Perry, Senior...

Level of Repair Analysis, a method of evaluating resource mix and repair-or-replace strategies, can improve asset life cycle. Dr. Lucas Marino, Reliability engineer and consultant with 21 years of service in the Coast Guard, outlines benefits of using LORA for determining the best path forward on your road to reliability. Learn about data elements required to perform LORA, as well as innate challe...

We are certainly in extraordinary times, and companies must consider risks involved in inventory management supply chains. Glen Pierce and Brian Harmon share what they have learned about maximizing uptime and educing emergency parts orders with successful maintenance strategies. From operational effectiveness to procurement, this duo covers the importance of reliability and concrete, actionable da...

Kevin Clark (Fluke Reliability) and Matthew Midas (Cohesive Solutions) discuss their complementary industrial solutions that help maximize data quality and confidence. Bridging the gap between maintenance strategies and execution requires connected systems, data, and people. So are solutions and practices that produce trustworthy data and people to transform it into actionable insights. Kevin Clar...

Oliver Sturrock digs into possible trends in the industrial world for 2020 using his vast experience in the industry as a basis. AI, machine learning, automation, Industry 4.0 and more could all play big roles in 2020. Reflecting on takeaways from 2019 can help people prepare for the year ahead. Oliver Sturrock Oliver Sturrock previously worked at Fluke Reliability and SCHAD GmbH as CTO, leading a...

Blair Fraser (CMRP, CRL) joins this weeks' program to talk about improving uptime and adopting a more mature maintenance and reliability (M&R) program. Many have likely heard "We aren't ready for that," from leadership, but one must start somewhere to evolve with the changing times. AI and Machine Learning solution facts are mixed with myths, barriers, or a sense of fear. Yet, asset-intensive...

Ryan Best, Technical Sales Representative at PRUFTECHNIK, Inc., explains how to identify and solve soft foot before it results in expensive problems. Soft foot affects rotating machinery and can lead to mechanical and quality problems. In short, it is similar to a chair having one leg shorter than the other three. Ryan Best, Technical Sales Representative, PRUFTECHNIK, Inc. Ryan Best, based in Phi...

Kevin Clark, CMRP and VP of Fluke Reliability, covers the things you need to know about connectivity of data, systems, and teams. To be sure your condition-based maintenance or IIoT pilot program succeeds, those areas need to be assessed. Clark also explains barriers to connectivity and how you can get connected. Kevin Clark, CMRP, VP, Accelix, Fluke Reliability Kevin Clark has more than 25 years...

Get started on a the road to a reliability program by first tackling five difficult obstacles. Our guest, Shon Isenhour, offers suggestions for where to spend your time and effort at the start of your reliability initiative. Learn from real examples to help chart your path forward. Shon Isenhour, Founding Partner of Eruditio Isenhour specializes in adult learning, leadership, asset management, and...

Dana Inc.’s Robert McKenna shares how the automotive industry supplier leveraged the IIoT in a new way. This transformation will prepare the company’s manufacturing plants for the future and Industry 4.0. McKenna used their pre-existing eMaint CMMS system and Google Factory to digitalize its plants. Robert McKenna, Applications Specialist, Manufacturing Asset Management Lead, Dana Inc. Robert McKe...

Two powerful tools, Reliability-centered Maintenance (RCM) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), combine to decrease defections and improve the reliability of your asset. Doug Plucknette and Mark Galley join us to discuss how maintenance and reliability teams can identify losses, develop procedures to mitigate, and improve equipment reliability by combining the power of these two tools. Doug Plucknette,...