At this year’s Reliable Plant conference, much of the discussion centered on lubricants. That makes sense: lubrication, ...

When it comes to Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), simplicity often takes center stage in the pitch. Many ...

PdM success can be achieved by pairing AI with dedicated human expertise. When experienced analysts work alongside AI systems ...

What is a Fishbone Diagram? A fishbone diagram is a cause-and-effect discovery tool that helps figure out the reason(s) for defects, variations or failures within a process. In other words, it helps ...

Lean manufacturing or “going lean,” refers to a series of methods, philosophies and tools to minimize waste in your business and maximize production. Read about different ways your company can go lean ...

It's estimated that 50 to 70 percent of vibration issues in rotating machinery are caused by misalignment, according to Texas A&M's OAKTrust study on coupling misalignment forces. In fact, reliability ...

Lubrication is unique: it involves frequent, repetitive tasks across many points, requires precise procedures, and often ...

34th President of the United States and U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower is famous for making the paradoxical statement, "In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but ...

Saft, a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-tech batteries, broke ground for its new lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery manufacturing plant at Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville, Fla. The ...

While most people associate lean with tools and principles such as value stream mapping, one-piece flow, kanban, 5-S, Total Productive Maintenance and kaizen events, few people think about the more ...

As I conduct assessments at organizations that have made attempts to implement lean manufacturing, I consistently observe similar results. The company has sometimes received assistance from an outside ...

Condition-based maintenance (CBM) is a maintenance strategy that monitors the real-time condition of an asset to determine what maintenance needs to be performed. Condition-based maintenance (CBM) is ...