How Ignoring VFD Guidelines Led to Bearings, Belts, and Drive Failures
When we are called out on service calls to test long-term failures in variable-frequency-driven...
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Maintenance and Reliability
The RCA Interview Method That Builds Trust and Gets Honest Answers
The role of a trusted advisor is similar, whether you serve as the lead for a Root Cause Analysis...
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Why This 800 HP Steel Mill Fan Motor Failed and What Tests Revealed
The combustion fan motors at the steel plant are 800 horsepower, 1785 RPM, 4160 Vac, 101 Amp AC...
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The Smart Way to Use AI in Maintenance and Reliability? With Experts
By Drew Troyer and Shaun Flaharty Augmented Intelligence, Not Artificial Wisdom Artificial...
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How to Build a Convincing Business Case for Reliability Improvements
One of the major areas of focus in industry today is improving equipment reliability. Why? To...
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How Weibull Analysis Helps You Identify Early and Late Failures
Weibull analysis is a handy statistical tool for figuring out why things break, when they’ll...
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Diagnosing Electric Motor Issues with Advanced Surge Testing
When reviewing the IEEE and EPRI large electric motor studies and what was considered ‘excellent...
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How to Advance Reliability and Asset Management by Breaking Down Silos
Asset Management is defined as the ‘coordinated activities of the organization to deliver...
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How to Use Maintenance Scheduling Discipline to Maximize Asset Uptime
Ask any maintenance professional working in an industrial setting if they want to see a weekly...
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How to Justify New Hires or Equipment With Cold, Hard Numbers
When I was a plant manager years ago, my operations manager asked me for permission to hire four...
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How to Make Predictive Maintenance Actually Drive the Right Work
Predictive maintenance is no longer a competitive advantage—it’s the cost of entry for modern...
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Creating a Smarter Field Strategy for Troubleshooting Centrifugal Pumps
Centrifugal pumps are reliable workhorses, but even these assets can behave unpredictably in the...
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