217-Life Cycle Costing with Paul Daoust

Life Cycle Costing with Paul Daoust

It’s a pleasure for me to have Paul Daoust back again to talk about life cycle costing. Paul is the founder of Scio Asset Management, with over 25 years of experience in the asset management field. He also sits on the board of directors at PEMAC.

Together, we’ll be taking a closer look at:

What life cycle costing is and why it’s necessary
Formulas for calculating it
Who’s in charge of the process
How to get management to approve the initial investment necessary

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MIM S2:E10 Steven Dobie

An Interview with Steven Dobie

In this week’s episode of Masterminds in Maintenance, we are excited to have Steven Dobie, Reliability Engineer at Teck Resources Limited, back on the show!

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SOR 563 Tips on Failure Analysis

Tips on Failure Analysis

Abstract

Kirk and Fred discussing doing failure analysis and the challenges
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SOR 562 What are the New Challenges in Reliability Engineering?

What are the New Challenges in Reliability Engineering?

Abstract

Kirk and Fred discussing the new challenges in reliability engineering, which maybe the old challenges of moving away from the misleading approach of Failure Prediction Methodology (FPM) and for Fred its the continued use of MTBF as a metric for reliability.
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RRP 110 Continuous Improvement Q&A with Hal Frohreich, Mario Aguirre, Calvin Williams, Maria Williams, Brandy Schade, and Nick Dumasia

On this week’s episode, I welcome Hal Frohreich, Mario Aguirre, Calvin Williams, Maria Williams, Brandy Schade, and Nick Dumasia the show. We discuss how to become better continuous improvement leaders.

You can connect with our guests here:

Hal Frohreich – https://www.linkedin.com/in/halfrohreich/

Mario Aguirre – https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaguirre/

Calvin Williams – https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-l-williams/

Maria Williams – https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamsantonia/

Brandy Schade – https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandyschade/

Nick Dumasia – https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-dumasia-b6182616/

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RM 046: “The Experts” – A Special Episode Featuring a Conversation with Four Industry Experts

“The Experts” – A Special Episode Featuring a Conversation with Four Industry Experts

Mike Konrad joins Dr. Jennie Hwang, Phil Zarrow, Bob Willis, and Ray Prasad to discuss several industry topics including the pandemic, common technical issues, training and support, and other interesting topics.

A video version of this podcast is also available here:
https://vimeo.com/433866207/d0f9ac8f65

Dr. Jennie Hwang
jennie.hwang@h-techgroup.com
www.jenniehwang.com

Phil Zarrow
phil_zarrow@itmconsulting.com
www.itmconsulting.com

Bob Willis
bob@bobwillis.co.uk
www.bobwillis.co.uk

Ray Prasad
rayprasade310@gmail.com
www.rayprasad.com

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216-Proper Greasing with Wesley Cash

Proper Greasing with Wesley Cash

We’re excited to have Wesley Cash to shed light on proper greasing techniques. He’s been at Noria Corporation for nine years now and is currently their director of technical services. However, his professional experience in fields relating to reliability, lubrication, and maintenance spans over 16 years, enabling him to acquire numerous ICML and CLS certifications.

He’ll help us learn more on what’s necessary for proper greasing practices, such as:

Why lubrication is important
The type of failures it could cause
Common issues with lubricating
Proper use of a grease gun
Factors to enhance proper lubrication

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MIM S2:E9 George Mahoney

An Interview with George Mahoney

In this week’s episode of Masterminds in Maintenance, we are excited to have George Mahoney, Program Manager and Business Optimization Lead at Merck, on the show!

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SOR 561 Reliability Informed Decision Making

Reliability Informed Decision Making

Abstract

Chris and Fred discuss the typical decisions that are informed by reliability. It might be easier to list what decisions are not informed by reliability engineering. We came up with a list of 13 … and that is only because we ran out of time. What decisions you think are influenced by reliability engineering? Listen to this podcast to learn more.
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SOR 560 Strategies for Designing a Reliable Product

Strategies for Designing a Reliable Product

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Chris and Fred discuss different strategies for reliability. We start with a couple of strategies that don’t work (big shout out to virtually every military customer … ever!) and then come up with some approaches that have been shown to work – at least in some circumstances. And that is the key – different scenarios demand different strategies. Sound interesting? Then this is the podcast for you.
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The Reliability Value Map. It is a thing.

podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson

If reliability engineering ends up costing you money, then you are doing it wrong. But chances are that someone you work for looks at reliability engineering as a black hole of costs. This needs to stop!

Reliability engineering is about creating value. Or money. Or more missions. Or safety. But you need to show how this will happen. [Read more…]

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RRP 109 Starting Reliability with Bob Latino & Steve Dobie

On this week’s episode, I welcome Bob Latino & Steve Dobie to the show. We discuss how to uncover chronic failures, the difference between maintenance and reliability, and some tips on starting a reliability program.

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RM 045: A Conversation with Dr. Chris Jackson About Reliability

A Conversation with Dr. Chris Jackson About Reliability

Episode 45: A Conversation with Dr. Chris Jackson About Reliability
Dr. Chris Jackson discusses reliability and his five-part article series entitled “3 Ways to do Reliability Allocation.”

Dr. Chris Jackson is the founder of Acuitas, a company dedicated to reliability.

Chris founded Acuitas in 2010. He was awarded his mechanical engineering degree from the University of New South Wales, and has since receive a Masters in PhD in Reliability Engineering from the University of Maryland. He is an American Society of Quality Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), and a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) from Engineers Australia.

He has been the Senior Reliability Engineer for the Australian Defence Force, and has been the director and founder of multiple research centers at the University of California Los Angeles. He has authored or co-authored multiple textbooks on reliability engineering and implemented several RAM programs across multiple industries.

During the interview, Chris discusses his five-part article entitled “3 Ways to do Reliability Allocation.” This article may be viewed here:
https://lucas-accendo-site-speed.sprod01.rmkr.net/?s=3+Ways+to+do+Reliability+Allocation

Additional technical works by Dr. Jackson may be viewed here:
https://lucas-accendo-site-speed.sprod01.rmkr.net/page/2/?s=jackson

Dr. Jackson’s book “Reliability Engineering and Management” may be purchased here:
https://www.amazon.com/Reliability-Engineering-Management-Christopher-Jackson-ebook/dp/B071LGDYQG

Dr. Jackson may be reached here:
chris.jackson@acuitas.com

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215-Remote Working with Patrick Parker

Remote Working with Patrick Parker

Patrick has been with Rockwell Automation 7 years now but previously served in the US Navy. He started out as an electronics technician then moved on to dealing with nuclear systems in aircraft. He is now a reliability professional and has 13 years work experience in his field. Patrick works from home. This is not new to him since working on a ship is similar to working from home.

In this episode:

What is the definition of remote working
What makes remote working effective
What Contributes to The Ineffectiveness of Remote Working
What Changes can people make to their home office effective

… and so much more!

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MIM S2:E8 Michelle Ledet Henley

An Interview with Michelle Ledet Henley

In this week’s episode of Masterminds in Maintenance, we are so excited to have Michelle Ledet Henley, Developer and Facilitator at The Manufacturing Game, on the show!

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