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Co-author of The Reliability Experience articles and co-host of Practical Reliability. This author's archive lists contributions of articles and episodes.

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PR S2:E7 Ryan Chan, CEO of Upkeep Technologies

PR S2:E7 Ryan Chan, CEO of Upkeep Technologies

Ryan Chan, CEO of Upkeep Technologies

Ryan Chan is CEO and Founder at UpKeep Maintenance Management. He is a Chemical Engineer from UC Berkeley, was named one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for Manufacturing in 2018, and is part of the Official Forbes Technology Council. Ryan started UpKeep out of passion and frustration by the lack of mobility in today’s maintenance management software. UpKeep has now been deployed to over 10,000 businesses and is a leader in mobile-first maintenance management software.

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PR S2:E6 Matt Schuman, Madison Metropolitan Sewer District

PR S2:E6 Matt Schuman, Madison Metropolitan Sewer District

Matt Schuman, Madison Metropolitan Sewer District

-Graduated from Carthage College with a Degree in Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Business

-Work for Caterpillar, Inc. for 5 Years in a newly developed Asset Management Team focused in the Mining division. Worked with Regional Teams to gather data on major component life cycles and repair standards. This data was used to develop Total Cost of Ownership models to assist with life cycle costing on new and existing equipment. Caterpillar was also where he got his first taste of Continuous Improvement through their Green Belt Certification process.

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PR S2:E5 Dan Anderson, Manager, Life Cycle Institute

PR S2:E5 Dan Anderson, Manager, Life Cycle Institute

Dan Anderson, Manager, Life Cycle Institute

Dan Anderson is the Manager of the Life Cycle Institute, the learning, leadership, and change management practice at Life Cycle Engineering (LCE). Dan joined LCE in 2007 as a Learning & Reliability Solutions Consultant. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Business Administration from The Citadel. In addition, Dan serves as the Secretary for the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) where he provides oversight and direction to the SMRP Foundation and Executive Committee. [Read more…]

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PR S2:E4 Paul Dufresne, CEO of Reliability Playbook

PR S2:E4 Paul Dufresne, CEO of Reliability Playbook

Paul Dufresne, CEO of Reliability Playbook

Paul Dufresne has been president and CEO of Reliability Playbook since 2017, following 31 years of experience in maintenance and reliability roles in the U.S. Military and at Georgia Pacific, Trico Corporation and Koch Industries. After the military, he spent the next several years in the corporate world designing and implementing reliability and maintenance programs focusing on industry best practices and achieving superior results while serving in a variety of roles in maintenance management and reliability leadership. In 2013, he received the Senior VP Award for Reliability from GP.
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7 Steps of Clean, Inspect, & Lubricate

7 Steps of Clean, Inspect, & Lubricate

Through daily inspections, cleaning, and lubrication practices we can measure, prevent, and restore deterioration to our equipment. The expectation is that a team is put together made up of maintenance, operations, and leadership employees to roll out strategy beginning with one piece of equipment. They will implement the following 7 steps:

  • Initial Cleaning
  • Eliminate sources of dirt and hard to clean & inspect areas
  • Create and maintain cleaning, inspection and lubrication standards
  • General Inspection
  • Operator Inspection
  • Activities standardized
  • Team Development and Operator Driven Reliability
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Clean to Inspect for Best in Class Operator Care

Clean to Inspect for Best in Class Operator Care

Cleaning is an important first step in Operator Care and reliability gains because:

  • Insufficient cleaning causes losses and
  • The cleaning activity itself exposes hidden defects

Dirt in rotating parts, sliding parts, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, electrical and control systems, sensors, etc. causes malfunctions, reduce function, failure by wear, clogging, resistance, speed losses, etc. are different types of defects. Defects are anything that is abnormal from the expected ideal condition. Insufficient cleaning causes forced deterioration. All these losses are solved through a thorough cleaning of equipment and countermeasures to keep the equipment clean.

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Asset Management Systems for Small Groups

Asset Management Systems for Small Groups

An asset management system is comprised of all of the necessary processes, procedures, tools, systems, and methods necessary to meet business objectives in a manner which is controlled, measured, and improved upon.  The system, more often than not, takes on some visual representation as in the graphic below.  The purpose is to provide a simplified understanding of the overall process to meet asset management goals.

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