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SMRP 04 – Getting It Right With Mikeal Terner

SMRP 04 – Getting It Right With Mikeal Terner

Getting It Right With Mikeal Terner

How better tools and installation can reduce downtime and improve functionality

In this episode, James interviews Mikael Terner at SMRP 2019. Mikael currently handles the global sales and marketing for Easy-Laser and talks with us about installation and its importance in reducing downtime and improving the overall longevity of your machinery. Mikael also gives us an insight as to how the precision products from Easy-Laser and their support teams help people in conducting a better installation.
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RM 030: A Conversation About Reflow Technology with Guest David Heller

RM 030: A Conversation About Reflow Technology with Guest David Heller

A Conversation About Reflow Technology with Guest David Heller

Episode 30: A Conversation About Reflow Technology with Heller Industries’ CEO David Heller. David joined the family business in 1987, twenty seventy years after its founding. David shares what reflow ovens were like at the beginning stages of surface mount technology and the numerous technological changes required along the way.

 

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RRP 079 Electrical Reliability with Paul Baker

RRP 079 Electrical Reliability with Paul Baker

RRP 079 Electrical Reliability with Paul Baker

On this week’s episode, I welcome Paul Baker to the show.  Paul is the principal consultant for CRED consulting and electrical reliability expert.  We discuss aging electrical infrastructure, transformers and what condition monitoring needs to be done on electrical equipment.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

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

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

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Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

 

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185-The Impact of Industry 4.0 with Blair Fraser

185-The Impact of Industry 4.0 with Blair Fraser

The Impact of Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 has two notable waves. The first constitutes of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data. The second wave is what we’re currently experiencing and constitutes of Artificial Intelligence, Augmented and Virtual Reality.

Blair Fraser of Quartic.ai shares some important insights on the significance of Industry 4.0 as well as:

  • Its benefit in the industry
  • The technologies behind Industry 4.0
  • How Artificial Intelligence Works
  • Considerations before diving into the new wave
  • Pitfalls and ways to avoid a mismatch in the technology fit

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RRP 078 Steam Traps with Doug Waetjen

RRP 078 Steam Traps with Doug Waetjen

RRP 078 Steam Traps with Doug Waetjen

On this week’s episode, I welcome Doug Waetjen to the show.  Doug is the Vice President of Global Operations for UE Systems.  We discuss steam traps, how they fail and how you can use ultrasound to identify those failures.

A few of you have asked me which conferences I’ll be attending in 2020.  Right now, I have nothing on the books but I am looking for a few to attend.  That being said, I’m hoping to attend the SMRP conference, Ultrasound World conference and the MainTrain conference.  If there are any others, you’d like me to check out or if you’d like me to speak at your event, please let me know by sending me an email to robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com or send me a message on LinkedIn.

If you haven’t yet, check out my website robsreliability.comand sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content.  If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.

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

Check out UpKeep – http://www.robsreliability.com/upkeep/

Follow Doug Waetjen on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglas-waetjen-cmrp-497b997/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

 

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184-HPI and LT with Bob Latino

184-HPI and LT with Bob Latino

HPI and LT with Bob Latino

RCA has been around for a long time and has evolved with time. There are different acronyms associated with it such as HPI and RCFA. There are also different definitions of RCA out there and it really depends on how to perceive RCA. Most of the organizations consider it a linear process that serves the same purpose as a 5-Y would. When companies try to implement RCA with these sorts of limited perceptions, they always fail to get the results that they need. In the end, they either blame the individual carrying out the operations or just face continuous failures with temporary corrective measures.

The focus areas for the episode are:

  • What is the truth behind RCA?
  • Who do these definitions limit the perceptions of engineers?
  • What principles make up HPI?

And much more!

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