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Software Reliability
Software reliability is the probability that software will operate failure-free for a specified period of time in a specified environment. It is an important contributing factor impacting system reliability (which includes hardware and human reliability).
Managing OEE to Optimize Production Performance
When we talk about operational efficiency in the industry, reality still shows us many challenges to be overcome. Although much is said about Industry 4.0 and about systems and technologies that enable unprecedented precision in the production process, the fact is that many companies still do not even measure the efficiency of their production chain.
- Fabio Brand
- Gerdau
Five Things That I’ve Learned in Five Months in Maintenance & Reliability Talent
After spending nearly two decades helping people solve problems related to physical assets and asset reliability, earlier this year, I decided it was time for a change and stepped into the maintenance and reliability talent acquisition and staff augmentation field.
- Adrian Messer
- Progressive Reliability, LLC
Importance of Maintenance Management- Why You Need It
For most businesses, their assets and equipment are a large expense and a critical component of their core business operations. For instance, in manufacturing companies, shredders, mixers, generators, lifts, centrifuges, and conveyor belts all play crucial roles in turning raw materials into finished goods.
- Jeff Roscher
- eWorkOrders
Checklist for Implementing an Electrical Preventative Maintenance Programme
Electrical equipment failures especially motors account for nearly half of facilities downtime, and the difference between a poor Electrical Preventative Maintenance programme and an excellent one is approximately 12 times.
- Mark Gurney
- 3Phi Reliability
Extend Asset Life with Oil Mist for Storage Preservation
Balancing today’s lengthy lead times/supply chain issues with the need to keep critical operations running smoothly, petrochemical and refining plants are hedging their bets by proactively ordering new or replacement equipment (e.g., pumps and motors) a year or more in advance of the anticipated install date.
- Keith Macaluso
- T.F. Hudgins, an Allied Reliability brand
Monitoring the Pulse of Machine Health
So many machines, so little time! An overview of benefits and limitations of condition-based vibration analysis as a tool to optimize your PdM schedule. You’ll learn the capabilities of earthquake switches, electronic switches, programmable accelerometers and vibration transmitters. Plus, how to determine whether wireless vibration monitoring is a good fit for your facility.
- Bob Martin
- IMI Sensors
The First Step in AI Based Predictive Maintenance
With the increasing demand of IIoT in the age of digitalization, data-driven maintenance optimization of industrial equipment is one of the most trending topics among maintenance professionals. At the beginning, data gathered by various sensors placed on the machines or embedded in the machine itself are pre-processed.
- Anil Ulusoy
- Sensemore.io
Check Sheets- Something is Missing, I Think…
Have you ever completed an infrared survey and wondered if you’ve missed something that should have been inspected? Do you know the special safety instructions to open certain electrical cabinets? Has management ever asked you when was the last time that you’ve inspected a specific cabinet and you couldn’t answer them? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, you need to develop a check sheet for the equipment that you inspect.
- Patricia Warner
- Cummins Inc.
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