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Guest post by Suzane Greeman, ASQ-CMQ/OE, CAMA, CAMP, CMRP
It is certainly is refreshing to see that asset management education is on the uptake. Three points come to mind as I thought about asset management education for asset-dependent companies: [Read more…]
On this week’s episode, I welcome Joe Kuhn on to the show. We discuss how to get your plant manager to buy into your reliability initiatives and why pairing data with observation is a great idea.
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I have recently been diving into work orders and using Weibull analysis to determine optimal replacement times. During one of the analyses, we discovered a significant infant mortality problem where the equipment was failing under 1 year of operation. I’m not stopping there.
A common misconception with infant mortality is that there’s nothing we can do. I’ve heard people say that we can’t plan for infant mortality or we can’t reduce these types of failures without switching manufacturers.
That’s not the case [Read more…]
This week’s episode is a presentation that Rob Kalwarowsky gave at PEMAC’s MainTrain conference on September 18th titled, “Why You Need to Talk About Risk”. I want to thank PEMAC for letting me share my thoughts and for collaborating me on the Edmonton Maintenance & Reliability monthly meetups. To check out PEMAC, go to pemac.org. If you’re in Edmonton and you want to come to the monthly meetup, send me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com and I will add you to my email list.
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The golden rule for lubricant storage is keeping the lubricant “clean, cool and dry”. Let’s discuss 3 ways to improve your lubricant storage.
What are some best practices for lubricant storage at your plant?
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On this week’s episode, I welcome on my friend and naturopathic doctor, Liam LaTouche, ND back to the show. We discuss how to optimize your performance through mindset, physical and emotional health. Liam recommends a fair amount of books and other resources throughout the show so check the podcast notes for those.
Resources mentioned on the podcast:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
TED Talk – How to Make Stress Your Friend, Kelly McGonigal
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about my thought processes for choosing an oil sampling location. To continue on the lubrication theme, I wanted to give you a few ideas for contamination control. Next week, I’ll take on lubricant storage. [Read more…]
Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky. On this week’s episode, I welcome on Sanya Mathura from Strategic Reliability Solutions. We talk about lubricant degradation mechanisms, oxidation and what oil analysis tests we should be looking at to identify when to change oil.
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I created and posted this meme a few weeks ago and it went viral through the LinkedIn reliability community. It was a tongue-in-cheek look at the vicious circle that keeps most plants in a fire-fighting mode. One of the people who shared the post asked ‘what comes first the chicken or the egg?’ In our case, reliability work comes first. [Read more…]
Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky. On this week’s episode, I welcome on Drew Welch from Resilient Reliability. We talk about how 39% of plants don’t use a CMMS, why people using a paper system should move to a mobile solution and why the excuses companies make to stay with paper aren’t justifiable.
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A few weeks ago, I got a question about the best place to take an oil sample for oil analysis. Instead of generic answers like, “after the pump before the filter” or “never on the drain”, I like to take a more practical approach. [Read more…]
Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky. On this week’s episode, I welcome on LaWayne Smith to talk about my new role in asset management, the relationship between asset management and reliability and the parallels between reliability and water polo.
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Welcome to Rob’s Reliability Project, I’m Rob Kalwarowsky. On this week’s episode, I welcome on Don Doan from Symphony Azima AI to talk about using machine learning to optimize processes. We talk about using supervised machine learning & why we still need human operators.
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On this week’s episode, I welcome on Shadrach Stephens to talk about collaboration, reliability leadership and the voice of the customer.
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This week’s episode focuses around reliability in mining with Steve Dobie. We talk about changing cultures, haul truck tires and the impact of autonomous trucking on reliability.
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Another thing I haven’t mentioned lately, if you want to stay up to date, subscribe to Rob’s Reliability Tip of the Day. It’s available on whatever platform you’re listening to this show on as well as Amazon Alexa Flash briefings. It’s a daily 1 min clip with a reliability tip from this show so you always can get your reliability on.
Finally, if there are any topics, guests you’d like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
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