Continuous Improvement
Two Minute Tips
The Industry 4.0 Roadmap and How I-care’s Approach Is Different
Industry 4.0 is what organizations are all striving for, but it’s not something that can be fixed overnight. To achieve sustainable results, a long-term mindset is needed. It is therefore essential to choose a strategic approach taken in stages. And, of course, the right partner to help you guide all facets of your organization through this major transition.
- Tom Rombouts
- I-care Group
Nine Minutes of Knowledge
How Exactly Does Machine Learning Work?
Have you ever wondered exactly how machine learning works? Where does the system get the data for equipment that is not allowed to fail often? Jason Tranter goes into a method an AI system might use to tell us whether a bearing is about to fail…
- Jason Tranter
- Mobius Institute
Two Minute Tips
For Maximum ROI, Check the IIoT Hardware Installation
Once we’ve selected the assets and the appropriate technology, it’s time to look at hardware installation, since we know our analysis is only as good as our data. There are many sensors in the market today and they all promote ease of installation, but a proper installation will determine whether you get actionable results…
- Dries Van Loon
- NanoPrecise
Articles
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).
Articles
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
Nine Minutes of Knowledge
Using PdM to Drive Reliability Improvement
PdM programs manage failures – they do not usually improve reliability. John Pucillo wants to change this. Here, he describes how your PdM program can be used to drive reliability and provides examples…
- John Pucillo
- True Reliability
Five Minute Facts
CMMS, EAM, Who Cares?
In many ways, the "CMMS vs EAM" distinction has become outdated and misleading. Most CMMS’ today have EAM functionality, after all, and most EAM tools are necessarily also CMMS.
- Frederic Baudart
- Accruent
Two Minute Tips
Why You Should Perform a PdM Assessment
If your plant has a long-standing PdM program, I recommend performing an assessment. I encourage people to do self-assessments, but you may at some point wish to bring in an outside professional to perform an overall program assessment. It’s kind of a score card…
- John Pucillo
- True Reliability
Five Minute Facts
7 Steps to Assess Your Organization’s Readiness for Industry 4.0
In the ideal world of Industry 4.0, organizations will have better equipment with wireless connections and sensors linked to a system that can visualize and control the entire production line and make autonomous decisions. Industry 4.0, in other words, describes the ever-increasing trend towards automation and data exchange.
- Tom Rombouts
- I-care Group
