Fluke Reliability Radio

Talent risks now represent a significant threat to asset dependent firms. In addition to the sheer unavailability of talent, there is the increasingly competitive environment to attract talent. The stark reality is that even where the talent is available, significant onboarding is required to hone troubleshooting and other skills that these firms rely on daily.In this webinar, veteran asset management advisor and instructor, Suzane Greeman will break down the complexities surrounding the competences and talent that industry needs. She will also outline some creative ways in which talent acquisition and retention practices need to change to manage these talent risks.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx

Maintenance and reliability teams increasingly utilize a range of technologies, systems and devices – all of which can present cybersecurity risks. For this presentation, cyber expert Matthew Hudon and CMRP Frederic Baudart are joining together to outline which cybersecurity risks M&R teams should pay particular attention to and what preventive actions make the most sense to implement. Topics include where to involve IT (and how), training the team to avoid phishing and other human-centric breaches, and how to effectively manage the inherent risks of introducing IIoT and SaaS solutions into the Maintenance and Reliability workflow. 

Vibration monitoring alerts teams to changes in machine condition before the situation degrades enough to cause harm. With a solid mix of monitoring and in-person evaluation, maintenance teams can move closer to condition-based-maintenance, where they make decisions and schedule work based on what their assets are saying, not just on the maintenance intervals. Join this webinar to learn more about vibration monitoring best practices, including what faults vibration detects as well as guidance on asset selection, installation, configuration setup, data evaluation and diagnosis.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Subject-matter expert Craig Haase provides a primer on thermography in maintenance and reliability and how it can powerfully unearth details surrounding your machines’ condition and health. Haase will detail customer scenarios and use cases, highlighting how thermal imaging solutions can record, provide alarm notifications, and monitor assets 24/7 regardless of location. He will also discuss the turnkey options available as solutions to common but complicated plant applications.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Friction is inherent in all machine bearings. When this friction starts to change, ultrasonic analysis can tell us a lot about what is happening in that bearing. When both friction and impact monitoring with ultrasound get combined with the real-time data collection of a IIoT system, we can uncover the signs of a bearing asking for help. In this webinar, Blair Fraser of UE Systems Inc. discusses how simple it is to apply ultrasonic technology and how taking full advantage can prevent bearing failure from ever occurring.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Calvin Williams has helped numerous companies build continuous improvement programs. In this webinar, he discusses the science behind daily improvement and how to use it to create a sustainable culture of continuous improvement. He relates how a 1% improvement daily amounts to 38 times better results in one year. He'll also describe the power of habit and how it is formed or engineered through daily repetition, especially with a coach's guidance.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

You may be surprised by how supercharged your CMMS can be when connected to more powerful sensors, software, and other compatible systems. Your CMMS is designed to support maintenance and reliability, and the outcomes only get better with systems that interoperate. Integrations can be painless and can set your company up for years to come. In this webinar, senior solutions engineer Michael Mills and Fluke Reliability colleagues Mike Ciocys, Jeremy Guo, and Brian Harrison demonstrate the robust synergies of integrating eMaint CMMS with VibGuard IIoT for vibration monitoring and analysis, Fluke Connect sensors for condition monitoring, and Fluke Connect2Assets software for data integration. This is part two of a two-part, CMMS-focused webinar series.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Some of the most game-changing features and usages of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) often get overlooked. That's a drag on your ROI and can be rectified by simple instruction and training. In this webinar, Michael Mills, a senior solutions engineer for Fluke Reliability, breaks down a typical company's CMMS usage model. Then, he demonstrates how easy it is to add inventory control, condition monitoring, mobility, and other functions to your CMMS practices. Multiple people on the team stand to gain from small changes as system visibility and familiarity increases. This is part one of a two-part, CMMS-focused webinar series.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

In this episode of Fluke Reliability Radio, Mike Watson discusses critical conversations about common goals frameworks pertaining to suppliers. Join us as we dive into how operations and maintenance teams can stay aligned and improve a businesses bottom line, while also benefiting both sides. Learn more about our solutions at www.Accelix.com.

"Defect elimination" has become a hot topic in the reliability world. But what exactly does it mean? Defect elimination is a bottom-up approach that uses small teams tackling small projects with broad participation. With that stronger involvement comes a greater understanding and buy-in to the reliability improvement effort. In this webinar, expert Michelle Ledet Henley discusses how a defect elimination program can enhance traditional maintenance programs by bringing you enthusiastic front-line participation and eliminate work from the bottom up.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Mines, sawmills, and pulp and paper plants represent some of the toughest environments to maintain machine alignment. Matt Joinson, the owner and operator of Jaffray Millwright and Welding, located in Jaffray, British Columbia, knows this well. He's got many stories to tell as well as advice for alignment professionals across sectors. Joining him in this webinar is Payam Assadi, Fluke Reliability sales manager for Pruftechnik Canada, as they discuss how to get precise measurements in challenging conditions, how to avoid downtime and high maintenance costs, and the best alignment tools for the job.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

The increasingly sophisticated motor testing technologies used today quickly identify anomalies and mechanisms leading to motor failure. In this presentation, Don Donofrio, veteran instructor and consultant for The Snell Group, an internationally recognized expert in electric motor testing training and research, demonstrates the methods used for de-energized and energized motor testing. These methods are powered by completely different technologies, which he will talk through. Donofrio also will cover static winding, circuit, and insulation assessment methods, and will discuss power quality, current signature, in-rush, and electrical signature analysis. He will leverage several case studies to illustrate the effectiveness of these advanced motor testing capabilities.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Oil analysis is a primary way to determine lubrication breakdown, a sign of potential premature failure in critical and other assets. Lubricant degradation occurs in six ways – oxidation, thermal degradation, micro dieseling, electrostatic spark discharge, additive depletion, and contamination. Expert Sanya Mathura, founder of Trinidad-based Strategic Reliability Solutions, Ltd., introduces the basic concepts of lubrication, and discusses how a lubricant can degrade and ways each situation can be handled to avoid asset decline and demise. Mathura’s company has solved lubrication problems and provided training in the automotive, industrial, marine, construction, and transportation sectors.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

As more plants move ahead with their digitalization strategies, individual maintenance and reliability professionals will find themselves becoming increasingly “connected” in 2021. But: What does that actually look like? Where are the biggest differences, what are the speedbumps we should watch out for and which opportunities are the most exciting? Keith Larson, editor-in-chief of Control magazine, and Ankush Malhotra, vice president and general manager at Fluke Reliability, share their insights about what the coming year may hold for maintenance and operations professionals.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Typically within an organization, asset criticality is visualized on a ranked list known as an Asset Criticality Ranking. In this webinar, Fluke Reliability experts Frederic Baudart and Gregory Perry discuss "criticality" as one of the most misused terms in the maintenance reliability world. Organizations often use this word when they really should be talking about "criticalness" – which more aptly describes the impact to an organization's safety, reliability, availability, and bottom line. Understanding criticalness will help maintenance and reliability teams focus their efforts where they are most needed. This concept becomes increasingly important when a company finds itself counting heavily on aging equipment for manufacturing and production.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Spatial Intelligence is the human ability to visualize with the mind's eye. Reality capture technology allows us to add a digital version of the mind's eye to our maintenance process and asset management tools. Imagine a world where you can find each asset at your fingertips, ensuring all your decisions, as well as your system analytics, are based on accurate documentation. Join Emad Jooghi and Sebastian Schuster of NavVis and Conner Rivard of Fluke Reliability. They'll provide a virtual representation of how your factory floor and integration with CMMS software can result in significant time and cost savings.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Condition monitoring and vibration analysis are separate processes, but both are vital indicators of machine health and require the collection of accurate data to analyze issues and trends. Colin Pickett is a consultant and former Prüftechnik engineer with 35 years of reliability and vibration analysis experience. He takes us through these processes, describes what to expect, and addresses how to handle potential roadblocks and snags to get readings and measurements you can trust.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Asset health management programs fail more often than they succeed. In this webinar, we share the top five reasons such programs fail and how a cloud-based, connected thermography program can help overcome these challenges. Michael A. Watson, Product Application Specialist with Fluke Reliability, outlines the people, processes, and technology to build a sustainable program. A qualitative asset health management program with connected data builds on the capabilities of a maintenance team and delivers a sustainable program.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

This presentation by CMMS deployment expert Scott Rojas of Fluke Reliability outlines the pre-implementation process we call the AIM. The AIM provides a detailed look at a company’s alignment on its business strategy and capabilities; project engineering, compliance, scoping, and other CMMS requirements; plus goals, objectives, and expected ROI. AIM seeks to reduce pitfalls that may derail or even cancel CMMS projects. It addresses how to recognize harmful traps and what to do about them. Join Scott Rojas for a high-level look at how to get your organization groomed for a strong, efficient implementation.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Lean management, Six Sigma, process reengineering, root cause analysis, and other techniques all provide methods for identifying the changes needed to move a business forward. But the biggest challenge has long been actually implementing the improvements. Implementation comes down to individual leaders influencing their direct reports at each level in the organization. They need to infuse essential changes. In this webinar, leadership expert and author Tom Moriarty provides insight and recommendations on how to successfully implement change in any organization.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Safety is all about people, and building a culture of safety is about instilling human behaviors that become the norm. That includes taking steps to protect workers from being infected by COVID-19, but it goes beyond this. And it is not something accomplished in a short time—typically, it takes five to 10 years. Yet positive short-term changes in processes and systems can, over time, contribute to building this culture. In this webinar, workplace safety expert Chuck Pettinger, a Process Change Leader at Fortive-owned Predictive Solutions, discusses his ongoing work with industrial companies to help build this safety-focused climate. He details the signs he sees in organizations successfully developing a culture of safety.To learn more, you can watch the on-demand video or register for an upcoming webinar.► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

Learn how CleanMaint helps in-house cleaning crews embrace the digital age to deliver a higher standard of sanitization. In the current and post-COVID-19 world, this cloud-based application from the makers of eMaint upgrades planning and scheduling to handle the more rigorous demands for cleaning requests, resources, and supplies. Users can map work orders to physical zones in facilities, track PPE and supply inventories more closely, and rid their current system of paperwork and inefficiencies.Speaker bio:As a Solutions Engineer for Fluke Reliability, Michael Mills focuses on Sanitization Software, Condition Monitoring Software, and Fluke's IIoT devices. His CMMS experience ranges across roles such as Customer Success Manager, Solutions Engineer, and SME on integrated systems and providing solutions for Workplace Safety, Packaging, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Public Sector, and Utilities.Have questions? Learn more at https://cleanmaint.com

Equipment downtime and poor performance can cost your company dearly, but did you know that it is possible to determine the health of the equipment? With the right technologies like condition monitoring and reliability practices, it is possible to determine the nature and severity of fault conditions months before the machine would fail.However, with the right approach, you can go much further and also improve the reliability of the equipment, resulting in even lower costs and better performance.In this animated and interactive presentation, Jason Tranter, the CEO and founder of Mobius Institute, will discuss the basic principles of condition monitoring (and briefly review each of the most common technologies) and emphasize how it is important to expand the program into a proactive approach that deals with the root causes of equipment failure and thus improves the reliability.This podcast was originally a webinar, published in April 2018.► To learn more about Accelix go to https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

An infinite number of causes can lead to lost production and unplanned downtime. But some have common physical roots and underlying latent roots related to our reliability issues. Presenter Shon Isenhour, founding partner of Eruditio, has reviewed or participated in thousands of root cause analyses. In this webinar, he discusses cases with more obvious roots at the surface, as well as the more neglected, and often completely missed, organizational troubles that can haunt reliability efforts. He pulls real examples to give attendees some areas to focus on and organizational issues to be aware of as part of their reliability journey.Speaker bio:Shon Isenhour is founding partner of Eruditio, a reliability education consulting firm. He specializes in adult learning, leadership, asset management, and reliability engineering. Isenhour is an expert in the implementation of holistic reliability solutions using tools such as Total Productive Maintenance, Reliability Centered Maintenance, and Root Cause Analysis, as well as Six Sigma and Lean to drive bottom-line results. He is a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional and Certified Asset Management Assessor and has been accredited by Prosci and Colorado State University as a Change Management Professional.To learn more, you can watch the original version of this podcast or register for an upcoming webinar.► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

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 a machine, leading to possible errors and rework. Repeated moves and measurements just to get an accurate alignment result.In this webinar, Jonathan Gough, PRUFTECHNIK product manager for Fluke Reliability, discusses these and other pitfalls that drive up the cost and extend the time it takes to complete alignment jobs. He will explain how Adaptive Alignment systems overcome these drawbacks and deliver new levels of speed and precision in laser shaft alignment.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

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 great things have and can be accomplished during a crisis; what the "new normal" means for maintenance strategies; the importance of being resilient, and what to focus on as a leader during a crisis.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/community/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

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 guidance to implementing your CMMS, setting you up for success.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/community/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

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 custodians to achieve their reliability goals. (And it may be simpler than you think!)Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

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 need to be clear on what they’re getting. In this webinar, IIoT experts Kevin Clark and Brian Harrison discuss how organizations can assess their current infrastructure and plan highly successful pilot programs to leverage the IIoT. This webinar may also help professionals in the process industries.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/community/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

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 Reliability Engineering expert Mike Smith shares how football and asset management are very similar, and how you can apply winning football tactics to your asset management strategies. He'll explain the role of the Reliability Engineer as the plant's attacking, ball-hawking defensive specialist, and how REs can best understand the risks and failure modes of their plant's assets.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

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, explains what adaptive alignment means, how it can address the problems occurring with today’s machines, and how it can work for your organization.Register for an upcoming webinar here: https://www.accelix.com/community/best-practice-webinars/► To learn more about Accelix visit https://bit.ly/2ncxyAx► Follow Accelix on Facebook https://bit.ly/2nWMrae► Follow Accelix on Instagram https://bit.ly/2mjdOL8

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 system build within a high-value CMMS implementation. Rojas will provide an overview of the important tasks, tips and potential pitfalls that should be considered when using a CMMS to support continuous improvement and connected reliability strategies.Rojas’s approach is grounded in Total Quality Management (TQM) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM). He teams up with operations and maintenance organizations to construct Op-Ex program strategies for deploying their own unique matrix of business competencies according to a variety of unique situational contexts and needs.Scott Rojas, CRL, Fluke ReliabilityScott specializes in CMMS/EAM implementation, operational excellence, business process analysis, and quality management. He has consulted within a variety of industries such as petrochemical, mining, discrete manufacturing, municipal wastewater, distribution, and others.Original session held on May 29, 2019SCHEDULE A CONSULTATIO

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 facilitating RCM analyses and conducting RCM training courses. Check out this spotlight video of Regan at Xcelerate18 where she discusses the value of understanding the maintenance reliability language.Original session held on September 11, 2019

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 accurately. Jonathan Gough, PRUFTECHNIK Product Manager, Fluke ReliabilityJonathan Gough is a Fluke Reliability Product Manager and the Product Owner for the PRUFTECHNIK touch alignment platform. Based in Ismaning, Germany, he has 25 years of experience with PRUFTECHNIK, including roles as Head of Product Management, International Sales Manager, and General Manager for the southeast Asia territory. He has 30 years of experience in the condition monitoring sector and holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bradford University in the United Kingdom.Originally recorded on June 3, 2020

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 TechnologiesCalvin Williams an experienced continuous improvement and operations leader with several Fortune 200s such as Nestle, Mars, Clorox, Tyson, Colgate-Palmolive and several others as a management consultant and coach. Williams also mentors younger manufacturing professionals and entrepreneurs.Original session held on June 5, 2019

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 all employees in delivering the mission, vision, and values. If everyone understands, buys-in, and feels there is transparent communication around the goals, performance will happen intrinsically.Joe Lonjin, Cohesive SolutionsJoe has been involved in Facilities Maintenance and Management for over 20 years now, starting in contractor services, the U.S. Army, and then at Penn State University. He gets to share his experiences and the knowledge given to him by so many great friends and colleagues along his journey.Original session held on June 19, 2019

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 ManagementMaintenance StrategyWork ManagementMRO Inventory ManagementProperly Sculpted RolesKPIs to Monitor and Review PerformanceSuzane Greeman, CMQ/OE, CAMA, CAMP, CMRPSuzane is the author of the “Risk-based Asset Criticality Assessment (R-b ACA) Handbook.  She is an accomplished asset management leader with more than 21 years of experience integrating business, risk and quality management principles into asset management strategies in cement manufacturing, power generation, wastewater treatment and furniture manufacturing.Original session held on April 24, 2019

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-Level executive and business leader with extensive experience across manufacturing, consumer goods, food, automotive, and transportation industries, delivering value globally in large Fortune 100 corporations and privately-owned companies. He focuses on high-quality business outcomes which result in customer satisfaction and return on investment. Davis has driven Industry 4.0 / Operational Intelligence Strategy, as well as being CIO for 10+ diverse companies.JIM Gavigan, Founder and President of Industrial Insight, IncAt Industrial Insight, Jim Gavigan focuses on helping large industrial companies proactively use time-series data from their production and manufacturing systems for increased efficiency, reliability, productivity, and profitability. Gavigan has 24 years of experience in manufacturing. He has worked as a vibration analyst, controls engineer, sales engineer, technical consultant, strategic account manager, manufacturing intelligence consultant, and now as the “Chief Time-Series Data Storyteller” at Industrial Insight.Original session held on July 10, 2019

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 Consultant, Fluke ReliabilityGregory Perry is Senior Capacity Assurance Consultant with Fluke Reliability. He has been a Certified Reliability leader with nearly two decades of experience in maintenance and operational best practices. Perry is dedicated to positive client relationships while bringing to the table a broad base of experiences in the areas of MRO and storerooms, world-class maintenance principles world-class CMMS consultation and leadership. In addition to delivering implementation and consultative services to clients, Perry also presents maintenance best practice sessions at leading industry conferences and has authored several online best practice webinars.Original session held on June 10, 2020

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 challenges for this kind of analytics. Dr. Lucas Marino, Engineering PM & EducatorDr. Lucas Marino specializes in reliability engineering, logistics engineering, project management, and training systems development. He is the Senior Reliability Engineer and Logistics Program Manager at BMT, a multi-disciplinary consulting firm providing engineering and technical services in the maritime and environmental sectors. Dr. Marino served 21 years in the U.S. Coast Guard and is experienced at all levels of the shipboard maintenance chain from propulsion mechanic to Chief Engineer. He also served as a Port Engineer, Naval Engineering Workforce and Policy Manager at Coast Guard Headquarters, and as Branch Chief of the Coast Guard’s Engineering and Weapons School.Original session held on August 27, 2019

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 data in uncertain times. Glenn Pierce, PMP, Vice President, SDIA certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Glenn Pierce has more than 20 years of experience in maintenance management, capital projects engineering, and manufacturing operations management to provide a more connected approach to SDI’s seamless solutions. As a Certified TPM instructor with a strong focus on Six Sigma, Pierce brings a creative problem-solving approach to each solution he designs. Because no two problems are exactly alike, he custom-tailors each solution to demonstrate tangible and measurable results for our clients.Brian Harmon, Director of Procurement, SDIAs the Director of Procurement at SDI, Brian Harmon is responsible for ensuring the company’s supply base works harmoniously in a connected ecosystem to better serve clients. Harmon is a dynamic supply chain professional with a track record of rapid growth through delivered results for SDI and previously with such companies as CRC Industries and Dorman Products. He is adept at overcoming complex supply challenges, establishing strategic alliances, and fostering positive supplier relations.Originally published on Accelix.com, 4/15/20.

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 Clark, Vice President, Fluke ReliabilityKevin Clark, CMRP, is Vice President of Fluke Reliability. He has more than 25 years of experience in operations leadership focusing on engineering, asset management, IT, supply, manufacturing automation, and safety systems. A Fluke leader since 2016, he previously served as a Senior Practice Director for Perficient, as a Manufacturing Engineer at Caterpillar, and held positions at Johnson & Johnson, including Manufacturing Equipment Excellence (ME2) global leadership. Clark is a longstanding member of the Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals and has been a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional since 2004.Matthew Midas, VP, Performance Management, Cohesive SolutionsMatthew Midas is Vice President of Performance Management at Cohesive Solutions, where he helps customers align people, processes, and data to corporate objectives. He has been a leader in the maintenance and reliability industry for more than 30 years. A graduate of the US Merchant Marine Academy, he has served aboard U.S. flag merchant vessels and was commissioned in the U.S. Navy serving aboard the USS Jesse L Brown, FF1089. He has held several positions at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, at PSDI/MRO Software, at Genesis Solutions, and at Solufy/Prometheus, where he was Director of Sales for Maximo solutions.Originally published on Accelix.com, 4/8/20.

Tom Moriarty, Human Capital columnist for Plant Services Magazine, offers insights about productive leadership.Learn how a leader-given direction and requirements can apply their skills to influence behaviors and achieve culture change. Anyone can learn new behaviors, create new habits, and accomplish their goals.Tom Moriarty, leadership expert and founder of Alidade MER, Inc.Tom Moriarty has been the Plant Services Magazine monthly Human Capital columnist for 11 years. He is the author of a new book, “The Productive Leadership System; Maximizing Organizational Reliability.” Moriarty is an expert in leadership, asset management, maintenance management, and reliability engineering. He is a licensed professional engineer, CMRP, and has earned Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and Master of Business Administration degrees. A retired Coast Guard officer, he founded Alidade MER, Inc., in 2004.Originally published on Accelix.com, 11/6/19

Doug Plucknette, president of Reliability Solutions, Inc., recommends methods and tools to ensure your assets are reliable throughout their lifespan.Building a program that improves reliability at your plant requires a focus on asset life cycle. Plucknette is the founder of RCM Blitz® and has provided reliability training and services to companies around the globe.Doug Plucknette has worked in the field of Maintenance and Reliability for 37 years. Plucknette has made key contributions to standard reliability measures for manufacturing and reliability training programs for engineers, managers, technicians and skilled trades. He has trained numerous client RCM facilitators and performed RCM analyses on hundreds of pieces of manufacturing equipment.Originally published on Accelix.com, 2/20/19

Dive into the details of cutting-edge technologies with Fluke Reliability experts Adam Kornak, VP Enterprise Solutions, and Brian Harrison, Industry Lead for IIoT.They discuss artificial intelligence vs. intelligent automation, virtual reality vs. augmented reality, the implications of IIoT for maintenance and reliability, and more. Learn what you can do today to build a foundation for tomorrow.Adam Kornak, VP Enterprise Solutions, Fluke ReliabilityAdam Kornak joined Fluke Digital Systems (FDS) in January 2018 as the Enterprise leader. He has more than 25 years of experience in the field of information technology, business process re-engineering, IT transformation, and global sales leadership. Prior to joining FDS, Adam led the Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies professional services practice at IBM. Kornak and his team were responsible for large multi-million dollar digital and IT strategy projects across all major verticals focused on digital, cloud, mobility, end user computing, and IoT (Internet of Things). Prior to working for IBM, Kornak worked with Microsoft for 10 years in various global leadership capacities, including leading the Nokia Alliance, managing the OEM strategy, and working with Microsoft’s largest enterprise customers. Adam also grew a start-up business from inception to acquisition and spent many years in at Ernst and Young LLP in various management consulting roles. Brian Harrison, Industry Lead for IIoT, Fluke ReliabilityHarrison has more than 10 years of experience in the field of enterprise asset management leveraging best-of-breed solutions and current industry leading practices. He has worked on enterprise projects across the industries including public sector, manufacturing, and aviation. Deploying a blend of EAM, Mobile, and IIoT solutions, he has delivered high value projects leveraging Reliability Centered Maintenance and in support of ISO55001, CBM and ICM.Originally published on Accelix.com, 9/27/19

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 SturrockOliver Sturrock previously worked at Fluke Reliability and SCHAD GmbH as CTO, leading a global team responsible for designing, developing and implementing enterprise software products enabling more efficient maintenance through the IIoT. Oliver specializes in creating customer-centric solutions in IoT, analytics, machine learning, real-time systems, secure web architectures, and mobile. Oliver previously served as VP Mobile Solutions at OpenText and Chief Technology and Strategy Officer of weComm Ltd. He has a BSc in Computer of Science from the University of York and has studied M&A and Business Strategy at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland.Originally published on Accelix.com, 12/18/19

Jack Nicholas (P.E., CMRP, CRL) gets us into 2020 on the right foot: how to plan for Industry 4.0. Achieving higher reliability and maintenance-related goals, such as improved environmental footprint or lower energy costs, must involve preparing people for the successful transition. Not only is success in Industry 4.0 about preparing people, it must include managing assets and next-gen technologies, how to sell the plan to "C" level leadership, and other important aspects of the reliability journey facing many this year. Jack R. Nicholas, P.E., CMRP, CRLJack Nicholas has nearly 50 years of experience leading, teaching, training, and consulting in maintenance and reliability for governments, utilities, and commercial venues internationally. He has served on the organizing, exam development, certification, and accreditation committees and board of directors of the Society for Maintenance Professionals Certifying Organization (SMRPCO). He was its exam director and led the effort to achieve initial accreditation for the CMRP scheme in accordance with the ISO 17024, Personal Certification Standard in 2007. He is the lead author or co-author and editor of 12 books and numerous professional papers, conference presentations, and magazine articles on R&M subjects and is a frequent keynote speaker.Originally published on Accelix.com, 1/08/20.

The useful P-F Curve takes front stage in this discussion with John Bernet and Dries Van Loon, both experts within Fluke Reliability. Do you know what proactive steps to take at the front of the curve? Do you know which stages can more efficiently extend the curve of your assets? Well, these two men have your answers all lined up and ready to assist you in moving toward a reliability program. John Bernet, Mechanical Application and Product SpecialistAs a mechanical application and product specialist at Fluke Corporation, John Bernet works with customers from all industries successfully implement their reliability programs. He has more than 30 years of experience in the maintenance and operation of commercial machinery and as a nuclear power plant electrician in the U.S. Navy. He holds a Category II Vibration Analyst certification and is a Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP).Dries Van Loon, Sales and Project Manager, Online Condition MonitoringDries Van Loon is Sales and Project Manager, Online Condition Monitoring, for Fluke Corporation, with 10 years of experience in predictive maintenance. He joined PRUFTECHNIK (acquired by Fluke in 2019) in Belgium as an Application Engineer in 2012, and moved to the company’s U.S. office in 2014 to set up a condition monitoring department. His department served all of the U.S. on condition monitoring activities such as proactive maintenance, remote (temporary) monitoring, troubleshooting, and torque measurements. He became a certified ISO CAT 4 analyst in 2017.Originally published on Accelix.com, 2/5/20.

Dr. Klaus Blache, director of the Reliability & Maintainability Center at the University of Tennessee covers the past, present, and future of predictive technologies.He also talks about how predictive technologies and condition-based maintenance are important in establishing a solid reliability process, and how they relate to continuous improvement. Dr. Klaus Blache, director of the Reliability & Maintainability Center (RMC)Dr. Klaus Blache is the director of the Reliability & Maintainability Center (RMC) at the University of Tennessee and a research professor at the university’s College of Engineering. He has more than 35 years of experience in various areas of manufacturing and continuous improvement (processes and people), including lean manufacturing, reliability and maintenance, competitive analysis, continuous improvement tools and techniques, new facility planning and implementation, industrial engineering, ergonomics, and change management. Dr. Blache is a past two-year chairman of SMRP (Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals) and helped initiate the organization. His most recent book is “The Relativity of Continuous Improvement: Learning How to Work on What Matters.”Originally published on Accelix.com, 10/11/19