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James Kovacevic — Thought Leader

Author of Maintenance and Reliability articles, ebooks, and host of Rooted in Reliability, co-host on Speaking of Reliability.


This author's archive lists contributions of articles and episodes.

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214 – Sealing in Pulp & Paper with Chuck Tanner

214 – Sealing in Pulp & Paper with Chuck Tanner

Sealing in Pulp & Paper with Chuck Tanner

Today we’re joined by Chuck Tanner, the director of market development at SEPCO. With over 25 years in the industry, he’s been helping with sealing challenges.

 

In this episode:

  • What is sealing
  • Why are pulp and paper sealing hard
  • How do we overcome contamination
  • Do successful organizations have good maintenance programs on the seals to improve reliability

… and so much more!

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SOR 556 Verifying New Vendor for Spares

SOR 556 Verifying New Vendor for Spares

Verifying New Vendor for Spares

Abstract

James and Fred discussing a question considering how to best qualify a new vendor for use in our plant.
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213 – Scheduling for All with John Reeve

213 – Scheduling for All with John Reeve

Scheduling for All with John Reeve

We welcome John Reeve back to tell us all about scheduling for all. He has three decades in the industry.

John is going to guide us through:

  • What scheduling for all is
  • Its benefits
  • How automation can help
  • The struggles
  • The solutions

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SOR 555 Switching from Interval to Condition Based

SOR 555 Switching from Interval to Condition Based

Switching from Interval to Condition Based

Abstract

James and Fred discussing a recent question on the analysis necessary to switch to a condition-based strategy.
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212 – Asset Integrity with Ali Bashir

212 – Asset Integrity with Ali Bashir

Asset Integrity with Ali Bashir

Our guest today is Ali, who is a reliability and asset management consultant.

He’s going to be touching on:

  1. What asset integrity management is
  2. Regulatory requirements in place
  3. How do we develop an asset integrity management system
  4. How to make an organization successful through asset integrity management

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SOR 552 Assumptions and Maintenance

SOR 552 Assumptions and Maintenance

Assumptions and Maintenance

Abstract

James and Fred discussing the notion of when we really need to check assumptions.
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211-Fleet Maintenance Software vs CMMS with Sean Eckersley

211-Fleet Maintenance Software vs CMMS with Sean Eckersley

Fleet Maintenance Software vs CMMS with Sean Eckersley

Sean Eckersley from Assetminder is today’s guest. He’s talking about fleet maintenance software versus the use of traditional CMMS’s.

Various assets can have different maintenance schedules. Fleet software is like CMMS but focuses on fleets of vehicles. These include trucks, trailers, and even plant machinery. A Computerized Maintenance Management System, or CMMS, focuses on assets like manufacturing equipment.

We will tackle:

  • Differences between a fleet software and CMMS
  • How does a CMMS fail to support fleets
  • Can you also add third-party vendors into the system
  • And much more!

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SOR 551 Building Reliability Culture

SOR 551 Building Reliability Culture

Building Reliability Culture

Abstract

James and Fred discussing a few of the elements that help to fit together to build an excellent culture.
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210-Inherent Availability and Reliability with Greg Perry

210-Inherent Availability and Reliability with Greg Perry

Inherent Availability and Reliability with Greg Perry

We’re privileged to have the Capacity Assurance Consultant for Fluke Reliability Solutions, Greg Perry. He has two decades worth of experience in the industry. So he will be talking about what availability and reliability are.

We will tackle:

  • What are availability and reliability
  • What are the inherent availability and inherent reliability
  • Do companies confuse inherent versus the actual values
  • And much more!

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209-The Productive Leadership System with Tom Moriarty

209-The Productive Leadership System with Tom Moriarty

The Productive Leadership System with Tom Moriarty

With us, today, to talk about the Productive Leadership System (PLS) is Tom Moriarty. PLS is essential in getting maintenance and reliability principles to work.

 

We will tackle:

  • What leadership is
  • What is PLS
  • How to improve leadership within the organization
  • How to begin the journey to having good productive leadership in your organization

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208-Pros and Cons of Different RCA Methods with Shon Isenhour

208-Pros and Cons of Different RCA Methods with Shon Isenhour

Pros and Cons of Different RCA Methods with Shon Isenhour

Shon has been on our past episodes. He is the founder of Eruditio LLC, a co-author of several books, a conference presenter, and he has been in maintenance and reliability for quite a while. He has been in the reliability sector for 20 years.

This episode focuses on:

  • What is root cause analysis
  • What are the Different Tools of RCA
  • How do You Pick a Tool to Use

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207-Hand Safety With Joe Geng

207-Hand Safety With Joe Geng

Hand Safety With Joe Geng

In maintenance and reliability practices, physical risks are always present. The most common injuries are hand injuries. Today, we have Joe Geng telling us all about the importance of hand safety.

He has a book out aimed at helping workers understand:

  • Why hand safety is important
  • How we can prevent hand injuries
  • The levels of ensuring work safety
  • The measures you can take to ensure hand safety

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206-Reliability Basics and AI with Fred Schenkelberg

206-Reliability Basics and AI with Fred Schenkelberg

Reliability Basics and AI with Fred Schenkelberg

Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic today with organisations attempting to find ways of applying it.  The fact is, however, that a good number haven’t found a compelling case for the adaption. Fred of Accendo Reliability joins us on this episode to break down what AI means for the reliability industry.

Key highlights from this interaction are:

  • How reliability is influenced by AI
  • Why people are jumping on the ‘trend’ without looking at the relevance
  • Considerations to make before adopting AI for reliability

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205-Ultrasound Remote Monitoring with Doug Waetjen

205-Ultrasound Remote Monitoring with Doug Waetjen

Ultrasound Remote Monitoring with Doug Waetjen

Today we host Doug, the Vice President of Global operations, UE Systems. He has been with the organization since the 80s. He has spent a lot of time working with ultrasound technology.

Key highlights from this episode are:

  • Overview of Ultrasound Remote Monitoring
  • What technology is available to monitor remotely with ultrasound
  • What should be done that is not being done

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204-Data Quality Issues with Manjish Naik & Sarah Lukens

204-Data Quality Issues with Manjish Naik & Sarah Lukens

Data Quality Issues with Manjish Naik & Sarah Lukens

Manjish Naik and Sarah Lukens join us to discuss how to overcome data quality issues with KPIs.

They’ll help us understand:

  • What a KPI is
  • How to get started with data
  • How to establish KPIs
  • Factors hindering the accuracy of data quality
  • How to overcome data quality issues

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