In the Windy City of Chicago, the 2024 Reliable Plant Conference provided a place where experts and beginners alike could find a safe haven to explore topics that have been top-of-mind for industrial ...

Reliability is important to every manufacturing operation. Successful reliability requires communication, cooperation and coordination. To learn the importance of these three Cs, let’s examine how ...

Things break. No matter what you do, there is always a chance that products will fail. The same holds true for bearings, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t prevent many of the issues that result in ...

Perceptiv empowers teams to proactively manage their assets, reducing costly downtime and enhancing overall equipment health.

Asset management is critical to operational excellence in the maintenance and reliability industry. By implementing a ...

According to Gallup, 51% of Americans are not engaged in the workplace, mostly due to management, which has severe ...

On this episode of Gear Talk, Wes Cash chats with special guest Lisa Williams, Product Manager at Ametek Spectro Scientific and Sub-Committee Chair for ASTM, to talk about how on-site oil analysis can ...

Poka-yoke (pronounced PO-ka yo-KAY) is the use of a mechanism or device that helps an equipment operator (or anyone) avoid mistakes. In Japanese, poka-yoke translates ...

Terry C. Southall is a protected veteran who spent 15 years in the United State Air Force and quickly found his way into manufacturing. He spent time as a contractor developing a learning management ...

Misalignment of an asset happens, and everyone has their method, process, and belief on how to resolve it. At that point, industry standards and proven techniques take a back seat to partial training ...

For those responsible for electrical maintenance at a facility, ensuring the safety of personnel while optimizing the performance, reliability, and longevity of electrical systems is of utmost ...