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Welcome to the home of reliability improvement; RELIABILITY CONNECT! The community is designed to provide you with educational articles, videos, and podcasts...

The Leadership Connection
  • Leadership

Episode 33: Matt Stegmiller

The Leadership Connection Host, Doug Plucknette, interviews reliability leader Matt Stegmiller. Matt is currently a Rotating Equipment Reliability Engineer at Marathon Petroleum.

Veterans CONNECTED
  • Leadership

Episode 11: Michael Moody

Welcome to VETERANS CONNECTED maintenance and reliability expert and military Veteran Eric Bevevino interviews military Veteran Michael Moody. Mike retired in 2015 following 28 years of active and reserve duty. He is from Cheboygan, Michigan. LCDR Moody joined the Navy in 1987, enlisting to train in the Nuclear Power Program where he completed boot camp, Machinist Mate “A” School, Nuclear Power School and Prototype Training at S3G in Ballston Spa, NY. Tune in as they exchange their experiences and discuss the transition from the military to industry, and the paths and resources that led them to where they are today…

  • Eric Bevevino
  • Veterans Connected
Veterans CONNECTED
  • Leadership

Episode 10: David Howard

Welcome to VETERANS CONNECTED maintenance and reliability expert and military Veteran Eric Bevevino interviews military Veteran David Howard. David is an American entrepreneur, a veteran of the United States Air Force, and respected leader in the predictive maintenance industry. Tune in as they exchange their experiences and discuss the transition from the military to industry, and the paths and resources that led them to where they are today…

  • Eric Bevevino
  • Veterans Connected
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  • Precision and Proactive Skills

Playing it Safe — How to Avoid Arc Flash Explosions

Working around electrical equipment, it’s imperative to understand the potential hazard of arc flashes, what causes them, and how to prevent serious damage to people and assets. When electrical current passes through the air from one point to another, the resulting arc flash can reach temperatures up to 35,000° F. An arc flash is the light, concussive energy, and heat produced as part of an arc fault, a type of electrical discharge that results from a connection from phase to phase, or phase to ground.

The Leadership Connection
  • Leadership

Episode 32: John Reeve

The Leadership Connection Host, Doug Plucknette, interviews reliability leader John Reeve. Mr. John Reeve is a CMMS Champion. With 21,000 followers on LinkedIn, he regularly shares knowledge on many topics, especially in asset management. Being the 2nd consultant hired by the company that invented Maximo, he spent the first 10 years consulting in project management consulting followed by 20 years on asset management with emphasis on Maximo software.

Five Minute Facts
  • Implementation Strategy

The Importance of Predictive Maintenance

As early as the 1960’s, many companies realized that by routinely monitoring the operating condition of rotating equipment it is possible to obtain an advanced warning of operational or other problems that would impact continued efficient operation.

Two Minute Tips
  • Implementation Strategy

DIPF Curve

There are several areas people use integration tools in a reliability program. The DIPF Curve is one example to get the most value out of your reliability program.

Five Minute Facts
  • Defect Elimination

What Are the Costs and Effects of Poor Power Quality?

Alan Ross, president of EPRA, gives an overview of the causes of poor power quality, the sectors that are most affected, and the cost of outages…

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