Solving Lubrication Degradation Starts with Asking the Right Why
Can Oil Fail? Within the industry, there has always been a great debate: it is not the oil that...
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Root Cause Analysis
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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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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How Forensic RCFA Unlocks True Root Causes of Machine Failures
A tremendous amount of time, productivity, and production can be lost using improper...
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Why Components Break: A Logical Look at Common Fatigue Failures
Recently, I have explored the basics of Erosion, Corrosion, Fatigue, and Overload. We emphasize...
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Why Your RCA Effort Is Doomed (Unless You Fix These Issues)
Most of us have all worked at places with some degree of a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) effort. They...
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How to Prevent Root Cause Analysis from Becoming a Money Pit
Properly conducted RCAs are time-consuming and resource-consuming, so when we are not getting the...
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How RCA and Logic Trees Help Diagnose Mechanical Failures
The Role of RCA in Diagnosing Mechanical Breakdowns When performing a Root Cause Analysis (RCA),...
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Boiler Feed Pump Failure: Tracing the Steps of a Forced Outage
The failure occurred in a turbine-driven boiler feedwater pump (TDBFP) at a fossil fuel power...
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How to Recognize Basic Gear Fatigue Failure Patterns
Understanding gear fatigue failures begins with mastering the fundamentals of how materials behave...
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How to Examine Rolling Element Bearings: Prep for Root Cause Analysis
This will be metallurgy 101 for seasoned analysts but intended for those on the front lines. You...
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Root Cause Analysis: Cost Center or Profit Driver?
In times that promise to be a financial challenge for some corporations, we must decide where to...
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