Reliability Radio brings you the latest information on reliability from Reliabilityweb.com and Uptime Magazine
On Industry Trends & Insights, Bob Francis speaks with Ben Dutro of California Water Service and Tacoma Zach of Mentor APM about solving one of asset management's biggest challenges: poor asset data. Learn how AI-enabled data collection, condition assessments, thermography, and Maximo integration are helping utilities improve reliability, planning, and decision-making.
On Reliability Radio, Brendon Russ speaks with Graham Provost of C3 AI about anomaly detection, AI agents, workflow automation, and asset performance optimization. Learn how organizations are using AI to improve reliability, accelerate investigations, optimize processes, and unlock operational efficiencies.
Can AI deliver value if your asset data isn't trustworthy? In this episode, Bob Francis sits down with Joe Nichols from Octave to explore how knowledge graphs, data quality, AI-driven classification, and connected industrial intelligence are reshaping asset management and reliability.
On Industry Trends & Insights, Bob Francis speaks with Malavika Tohani of Verdantix about industrial AI adoption, data governance, workforce trust, and asset lifecycle management. Learn why organizations are focusing on scalable AI use cases, contextualized data, and reliability-driven digital transformation
On Reliability Radio, Brendon Russ sits down with AssetWatch experts to explore the connection between lubrication, vibration analysis, condition monitoring, and reliability. Learn how education, culture, and proactive maintenance practices help organizations reduce failures, improve asset health, and build sustainable reliability programs.
As the veteran workforce retires, industries are facing a massive loss of specialized knowledge. Dr. Karl Hoffower joins hosts Jonathan Gindner and Brendan Russ to explain why AI isn't a "magic bullet" for swinging wrenches and how a lack of leadership incentives often leads to repetitive equipment failure. Drawing from his background as a chiropractor and neurologist, Dr. Hoffower shares how he adapted human medical diagnostics—like x-rays and EKGs—into high-level vibration and oil analysis for industrial machinery. Discover why "value engineering" and procurement bonuses might actually be ruining your plant's reliability and how a Reliability Intervention Team (RIT) can save your bottom line.
Kelly Amundson, Senior Director of Sustainable Operations at JLL, joins Reliability Radio to discuss the evolving landscape of sustainability in asset management. The conversation covers key initiatives such as electrification, water reduction, and waste management, emphasizing the importance of breaking down silos between sustainability and engineering teams. Kelly highlights the role of specialized knowledge in driving change and the shift towards ROI-focused sustainability programs in large organizations.
In this episode of Reliability Radio, Jeff Hay, CEO and founder of RDI Technologies, explains how Motion Amplification is changing the landscape of vibration analysis. By using standard video cameras to measure and visualize movement, RDI helps organizations identify root causes of equipment failure, improve commissioning processes, and bridge the communication gap between technical teams and management. Jeff also shares insights on the future of AI in reliability and RDI's new continuous monitoring solutions for hazardous areas.
In this IMC 2025 episode of Reliability Radio, Hetal Lee, Workplace Management Lead at JLL, shares a practical perspective on integrating reliability and asset management into broader organizational strategy. The conversation builds on the conference's opening keynote, reinforcing that reliability, data, and business objectives can no longer be treated as separate initiatives.
In this session from IMC, Greg Elliott, a prominent expert from JLL, delves into the essential strategies for navigating the evolving landscape of wealth and asset management in 2025. He discusses the critical balance between growth and profitability, the modernization of data to harness the power of AI, and the integration of sustainability into core business operations. Elliott provides actionable insights on building cyber resilience, adapting to new regulatory frameworks, and leveraging managed services to drive efficiency and scalability in a volatile global market.
In this episode of Reliability Radio, we sit down with Chris Sobota and Glenn Gardner of Waites to explore the past, present, and future of condition monitoring. We discuss the transition from manual analog data to the current revolution of wireless sensors and cloud-based AI.
Recorded live at IMC 2025, this episode of Reliability Radio features Andrew Dixon, CEO of MaxGrip, in a thoughtful discussion on AI, change management, and the gap between ambition and execution. Hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ explore why AI success in reliability isn't a technology problem—it's a people and process challenge. A grounded conversation on turning AI promise into real operational impact.
In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ talk with Clayton Bahn of AssetWatch at IMC 2025. The discussion centers on the "barriers of entry" that keep maintenance teams from adopting remote condition monitoring. Bahn clarifies that modern technology has eliminated the need for miles of cabling or internal vibration experts. Instead, AssetWatch offers a turnkey service that bundles AI-powered software with certified condition monitoring engineers to act as an extension of a plant's team. Bahn details their rapid-scaling model, highlighting how facilities can achieve operational status in as little as one day and start receiving prescriptive maintenance recommendations within a week.
At IMC 2025, Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ sit down with Nick Haase, co‑founder of MaintainX, to explore executive inaction—why leaders stall on decisions, how it puts reliability programs at risk, and what it takes to spark action before failure forces change.
Live from IMC 2025, Patrick Heiser, Senior VP at JLL, joins Reliability Radio to discuss the practical implementation of Reliability Centered Maintenance Reengineered (RCM-R). Patrick explains how JLL utilizes the RCM-R roadmap—Assessment, Education, and Implementation—to streamline maintenance strategies without "boiling the ocean". The conversation covers the importance of starting with pilot programs, partnering with experts like Jesus Sifonte, and focusing on the human element to drive sustainable reliability across global accounts.
On this episode of Reliability Radio, SpareTech's Martin Weber joins Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ to unpack the hidden realities of MRO management — from bloated inventories to missing parts, weak processes, and the urgent need to "stop the bleeding" with smarter data and better controls.
In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan and Brendan are joined by Aaron Hermes, VP of Product Development at Interloc, to discuss the critical role of mobile solutions in maintenance. The conversation focuses on "mobile relevance"—the practice of filtering data so technicians only see what they specifically need for their tasks—and the importance of usability in challenging environments, such as direct sunlight. Hermes also shares advice on overcoming resistance to technology adoption and why organizations must define their operational objectives before choosing a mobile product.
At IMC 2025, Reckitt's Daniel Roșu explains why sustainable TPM programs require patience, cultural change, and realistic expectations—despite pressure for fast results.
Get ready for a powerful Reliability Radio conversation as Glenn Simmons of Sabert Corporation joins hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ to break down the real‑world challenges of technology adoption, technician behavior, and modern reliability practices. From data capture gaps to AI-assisted improvements, Glenn shares insights earned across three decades in the field.
In this episode from TRC25, we sit down with John Dang, Director of Facility Services at Tessara (formerly Skookum), to discuss how they manage facility maintenance across large military installations with a unique workforce. As an AbilityOne contractor, Tessara's mission is to provide employment for people with significant disabilities. John shares how they overcome challenges in accurate asset inventory, the importance of a functional game plan, and how they leverage technology like mobile tablets to empower technicians of all abilities. We also explore their journey from reactive to proactive maintenance using data analytics and condition-based monitoring.
In this episode recorded live at TRC25, Jonathan and Brendan sit down with Jim Carrel to discuss the current state of the reliability industry. Jim critiques the prevalence of "reliability word salad," where professionals use terms they don't fully understand, giving the discipline a bad name. The trio explores the dangers of organizations hiring guides without understanding the journey themselves and why rushing toward "the future" often leads to failure. They also clarify the true definition of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) as an analysis process rather than a maintenance type. Finally, Jim shares why coachability is the most critical trait for success and reminds us that failure is always avoidable if we make the right decisions.
In a unique twist at The Reliability Conference 2025, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ hand over the microphone to Jack Ryan, a young engineer from JLL. Jack interviews the veteran hosts, exploring how reliability methodologies have evolved through technology while core objectives remain the same. The trio discusses the "Sisyphus" nature of the reliability journey, emphasizing that there is no peak value, only continuous improvement. They dive into essential traits for engineers—specifically persistence and attention to detail—and share practical advice for overcoming technician skepticism and leveraging AI as a tool rather than a savior.
In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ sit down with Fabrice Brion of I-care at The Reliability Conference to move past the AI hype and focus on actionable solutions. Fabrice argues that for technology to succeed, it must be implemented "bottom-up," solving real problems for the workforce rather than serving as top-down mandates. The trio discusses the pressing "Silver Tsunami"—the aging workforce crisis—and how predictive maintenance and AI are essential for doing more work with fewer resources. Fabrice also draws a compelling parallel between the future of surgical, high-speed maintenance and Formula 1 pit stops, ultimately predicting a fully integrated "maintenance autopilot" system within the next five years.
On this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ speak with JLL's Bryce Steffens about the most important asset in the age of AI: People. While many workers are "running scared" that AI will take their jobs, Bryce shares a revolutionary mindset shift: What if you eliminate your own job first?
Drawing from his presentation at TRC 2025, Bryce focuses on the People and Culture at Work domain of the Uptime Elements, emphasizing Opportunity for Growth and Mattering at Work.
Key Takeaways & Concepts:
The Glug Effect: Bryce introduces the hilarious and highly relatable analogy of the "glug" —the sudden, overwhelming feeling of negative emotions caused when too many demands (meetings, urgent work) flood your schedule, leading to breakdowns and messes in your team and process.
The Proactive Solution: The core counter-strategy is to write things down with the explicit mentality of giving that work to someone else. This practice captures valuable tacit knowledge, creates growth opportunities for others, and frees up your time for passion work.
Reliability Connection: By reducing the overwhelm (the "glug"), people are happier, more effective, and the underlying processes become more reliable.
Actionable First Steps: Bryce offers simple, low-tech ways to get started, such as writing down just one task, recording a screen recording, or keeping an informal SharePoint or Wiki—proving you don't need official sign-off or a huge budget to begin leaving a meaningful legacy.
This session serves as a breath of fresh air, reminding everyone that people drive processes, and focusing on team well-being is the fastest route to reliable equipment. Watch Session https://reliabilityweb.com/en/reliability-tv/maintenance-culture
On this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ welcome Michael Bigelow, Systems Engineering, Energy and Water Efficiency lead at Seattle Children's Hospital, to discuss the extreme measures taken to ensure the reliability of critical assets, specifically patient transport elevators.
In a facility where vertical transportation is essential for safety, accessibility, and the core mission, Michael details their holistic strategy:
This is a masterclass in how reliability principles are applied when asset failure has significant life-or-death implications.
Join Hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome Matt Vilardebo from JLL. Drawing on four decades of experience—starting with his father's early work in vibration analysis—Matt discusses the surprising persistence of reactive maintenance. He explores the "million dollar question": Why do maintenance teams still walk by known asset failures? Matt shares real-world stories from power plants to the Middle East, highlighting the constant battle against the mentality of running assets to failure and the critical need for maintenance professionals to communicate the true cost of downtime and subsequent equipment damage.
On this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ welcome Bill Kilbey, Chief Reliability Officer from Weight Sensor Technology, to discuss the ongoing tension between AI hype and the human element in condition monitoring.
Drawing on his background from the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarines, Bill emphasizes that sound and vibration analysis is a detective game that requires deep human expertise. He argues that while AI is necessary to process 5 billion readings a day, a human analyst must always be in the loop to provide curated, in-context data and prevent inaccurate, unqualified recommendations.
Key Takeaways:
The AI Reality: Learn why the hype cycle is in full swing, but true predictive maintenance still relies on certified analysts with industry experience.
Beyond the Sensor: How the company won the Solution Award by creating a product that enables customers, not replaces them.
Future of Data: The powerful role of Large Language Models (LLMs) in ingesting documents (like motor manuals) and cross-correlating them with analysis data to provide contextual maintenance guidance.
The Final Warning: A call to arms to put down the phone, use your brain, and not outsource critical thinking to a digital twin.
On this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ welcome Candi Robinson from IFS Ultimo to confront the biggest misconception in Enterprise Asset Management (EAM): that AI is an "easy button" that will magically fix every operational problem.
With two decades of EAM experience, Candi argues that technology cannot solve a foundational problem. She reveals that many organizations are still stuck using antiquated practices, like printing work orders, while expecting to jump straight to Industry 4.0.
This candid session covers:
The Data Reality Check: Why 20 years of inaccurate data will shape (and potentially break) your AI-driven future.
The Work Ahead: The essential steps—like implementing mobile solutions and achieving transparency—that must be completed before AI becomes useful.
Ultimo's Solution: How Ultimo embeds AI into the work order process to aid technicians and enforce better data entry, driving accuracy and educating users.
Single Pane of Glass: The importance of a unified platform to drive KPIs and manage compliance, especially amid changing economic and sustainability pressures.
Stop debating AI and start fixing the fundamentals.
On this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ welcome Allen Rienstra from SDT Ultrasound Solutions to discuss the biggest mistake companies make after purchasing new technology: undervaluing training.
Allen reveals that the failure rate for new monitoring programs that neglect continuous, hands-on training aligns perfectly with the 70% program failure statistic. The core problem is the confusion between certification training (learning physics and theory) and implementation training (learning the software, making real-life decisions, and applying it to your assets).
Key Takeaways:
Never value engineer training—it is the difference between a successful program and a tool collecting dust.
On this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ (JLL) welcome Robert Skeirik from i-care, the largest independent vibration service company globally, to discuss the limitations of traditional monitoring and the future of Maximo Predict.
Robert reveals the critical flaw in using a single "overall" vibration number, explaining through a compelling "radio dial" analogy why minor but critical signals—like a looming bearing defect—are drowned out by louder faults (unbalance, misalignment).
This session details:
Jonathan and Brendon welcome Jon Mortensen from IFS on Reliability Radio for a discussion that defines the future of enterprise asset management. Jon reveals IFS's commitment to the full Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) journey, which they call the "Must to Dust" cycle.
The key focus is on solving the universal problem of capital constraint. Learn how the strategic acquisition of a leading Asset Investment Planning (AIP) company allows IFS to optimize capital expenditure, evaluating repair vs. replace decisions, and leveling financial peaks and troughs over a 20-year horizon.
This episode details:
Industrial AI: How IFS avoids the "University of TikTok" problem by using a closed, pre-trained AI ecosystem that leverages your organization's manuals and data, making AI practical and reliable.
The Future of Work: The imminent arrival of AI Agents designed to automate mundane business processes, like procurement, dramatically reducing "busywork."
ALM Strategy: Why 80% of an asset's cost is determined before it's even purchased, and how this data-driven philosophy changes maintenance strategy forever.
Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they speak with Sheldon Roper, a CRL Black Belt and Reliability Engineer at JLL. Sheldon shares his unique career path from working on offshore rigs to becoming a reliability engineer and achieving his Black Belt in a remarkably short two and a half years.
This conversation demystifies the prestigious Black Belt certification, explaining that it's not about new, complex projects, but about providing a "proof of concept" by documenting the valuable work you do every day. Sheldon offers practical advice for anyone on the fence about pursuing the certification: just set aside the time to write up the projects you're already completing. The discussion highlights the importance of certifications for professional growth and demonstrates how they serve as a powerful tool for showing tangible value to clients and your organization.
Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome Jeremy Frank, CEO of KCF Technologies. Jeremy shares his company's fascinating journey, which began 25 years ago with niche, high-tech work for the Department of Defense on applications for submarines and helicopters. He explains how KCF successfully transitioned this "exotic" technology to the industrial world, applying it to solve complex machine health problems.
Jeremy reveals their key technical differentiator—a proprietary wireless protocol that provides high data throughput on a low power budget, enabling them to "eradicate all the problems, not just the easy ones." The conversation then turns to the biggest challenge facing the industry: the people problem. Jeremy candidly discusses how to overcome the "grizzled veteran" mentality and the fear of change, emphasizing that once workers embrace the technology, it leads to improved work-life balance, recognition, and genuine satisfaction. This episode offers a powerful message for leaders and technicians on why understanding and embracing change is the key to unlocking the true potential of AI.
Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome Andy Hancock from SAP to discuss the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on enterprise asset management. Andy explains how SAP is leveraging AI—from its early predictive analytics library to its new digital assistant, Joule—to fundamentally change how users interact with the system.
The conversation delves into the three phases of SAP’s AI strategy: a “help me” function for new users, an advanced “decision support” phase that pulls insights from multiple systems, and the future of autonomous workflows that run in the background. Andy also addresses the critical role of data quality and the importance of a well-executed change management plan. This episode offers a clear roadmap of how AI is becoming a core, mainstream feature that will simplify processes, reduce screen time, and empower maintenance teams to make more accurate decisions, quicker.
Jeremiah Woodford – Verusen AI: Optimizing spares inventory tends to be a forgotten item with the focus being on day-to-day operations and maintenance activities. Often enough, companies are over buying parts and/or not accounting their use property to know where to start. We speak with Jeremiah Woodford of Verusen AI to discuss their current capabilities in leveraging organizations purchase history to identify the right MRO strategy based on your needs.
In this episode of Reliability Radio, Jennifer Gatza from Maven joins Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ to discuss a common problem in the Maximo® community: the "shiny object syndrome." Jennifer, a computer engineer by background, shares her powerful insight that putting technology first—before process and strategy—is a critical pitfall that leads to poor outcomes and user frustration.
She details Maven's objective, disciplined methodology for guiding clients, which starts with a focus on core asset management principles and the establishment of robust governance. The conversation provides a roadmap for success: hone your fundamentals in Maximo Manage, take an incremental step with the Health module, and then strategically expand to advanced applications like Predict. This is a must-listen for anyone who wants to ensure their Maximo journey delivers sustainable value, not just a collection of cool tools.
Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome Louis Innocent, Director of Asset Management at EAM 360. Louis dives into a core problem facing the industry: the persistent failure of mobile adoption strategies.
He explains the "why" behind this resistance—from generational knowledge gaps to poorly designed applications—and shares EAM 360's philosophy for success. Their approach prioritizes a user-friendly, offline-first experience with smart features like voice-to-text and automated work mapping. Louis also offers a powerful insight for the future: that mobile is the "last mile" for a successful AI strategy, as the quality of data captured by technicians in the field is what will ultimately enable AI's full potential.
Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they speak with Peter from Hexagon, a company focused on Asset Information Management (AIM). The discussion begins with a look at a fundamental challenge facing every industry: the "silver tsunami" and the loss of critical knowledge. Peter explains how Hexagon's solution bridges the siloed gap between engineering and maintenance by creating a "smart digital reality"—a digital twin of a facility.
This virtual map is created using drones, scanners, and cutting-edge technology, transforming old, paper-based drawings into an explorable, video-game-like environment. Peter outlines the immense benefits of this approach: it significantly improves technician safety, boosts efficiency by providing instant access to asset information, and helps attract and retain young talent who grew up in a digital world. The conversation concludes with a look to the future, where AI will become a standard feature, offering autonomous task suggestions before humans even have to ask.
Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome Roger Ham and Muhammad Yusuf Bin Nazman from Kerry Ingredients, a global food production powerhouse. This episode tells the story of Kerry's journey, which began in 2021 with a commitment to "safety first, quality always," and culminated in a prestigious Uptime Award for reliability and sustainability.
The guests share the "golden nugget" of their success: recognizing that people are the ultimate competitive advantage. They detail how they secured executive sponsorship from the CEO and overcame challenges like language and cultural barriers across 30 sites and 17 countries by creating a common, competency-based roadmap. Their strategy focused on building a strong foundation and empowering their team with training before jumping to advanced technologies. This discussion offers invaluable lessons on how to lead a multi-regional reliability program and demonstrates that the biggest factor in long-term success is a strategic, unwavering focus on the people who make it happen.
Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they welcome John Fortin and Billy Appleton from the Beverly Salem Water Board. This episode tells the inspiring story of a small utility (18 employees, 4 in maintenance) serving 100,000 residents, and their incredible journey from outdated, verbal maintenance practices to winning an Uptime Award for sustainability.
John and Billy detail their strategic adoption of the Uptime Elements framework, transforming operations that once relied on 1990s paper records into a structured system. A key focus is their proactive approach to succession planning and onboarding new talent, integrating the "language of reliability" (Uptime Elements, CRL) into job descriptions and training. Billy shares his first-time experience at the conference, highlighting the invaluable power of the Reliabilityweb community for learning and peer-to-peer sharing from diverse organizations. The discussion underscores how strategic alignment, cross-collaboration, and continuous learning are vital for even the smallest teams to achieve significant impact, including preparing for an upcoming $8.5 million plant upgrade.
Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio for a controversial debate with Tom Woginrich from IBM on "predictive maintenance vs. condition-based maintenance." Tom challenges the traditional view, defining the "predictive maintenance" of old as limited "univariate analytics" (single variables like vibration), often leading to frustration and missed failures.
He then unveils the true power of multivariate analytics: high-frequency data from dozens of variables (amps, temperature, load, even time of day) analyzed by machine learning to predict problems long before they become potential failures. Tom shares a fascinating anecdote of how a simple window shade caused a multi-million dollar recall for an automotive manufacturer, a problem only uncovered through disparate data analysis. Learn how IBM Maximo's capabilities, including multivariable health scores, are building the foundation for this next-level prediction. The discussion culminates with a glimpse into the future, where AI-powered systems automatically suggest actions without human prompting. This episode is a must-listen for anyone ready to move beyond guesswork and unlock the true predictive power of their asset data.
Join Jonathan Guiney on Reliability Radio as they sit down with JLL's rising stars, Alexis Madris and Eric Rosales. Offering a fresh, younger perspective on the industry, they reveal the unexpected appeal of reliability and asset management: the creativity in data analysis, the thrill of problem-solving, and the satisfaction of seeing assets perform with "fantasy football" like precision.
The conversation delves into their unique career journeys, from planning and maintenance technician roles to strategic reliability platforms, highlighting how diverse, hands-on experience provides a crucial "leg up." They offer powerful advice for aspiring professionals: don't be afraid to ask questions, seek out experienced mentors (especially those on the shop floor), and always challenge complacency. The discussion candidly addresses the perception problem of "facilities" work, advocating for "sexifying" the industry to attract new talent by showcasing its true complexity, impact, and "fun." Eric and Alexis ultimately emphasize the vital role of operations in ensuring essential systems, from steam to power, reliably keep the world running.
Join Jonathan Guiney on Reliability Radio as he welcomes Sunil Kamerkar, from Asset Analytix. With over 30 years in the business, Asset Analytix specializes in helping Maximo® users transform their operations, focusing on data quality, PM job plan optimization, and strategic program assessments. Sunil explains their partnership with Reliabilityweb's Uptime Elements framework, which guides their comprehensive assessments with the RAM-GPS tool.
Learn how they tackle common pain points like outdated PM programs, leveraging Maximo data and a blended methodology of tribal knowledge, FMEA, and RCM to drive tangible improvements and mitigate corrective work. Sunil details their engagement model, starting with an accessible Proof of Concept workshop that demonstrates immediate business benefits like reduced downtime, mitigated risk, and cost savings. He offers a powerful message for organizations feeling "not ready" due to data quality or budget constraints: "Start wherever you are." Discover how taking that crucial first step, starting small, and continuously measuring progress is key to overcoming inertia and sustaining your reliability journey.
Join Jonathan Guiney on Reliability Radio as he speaks with Natascha Heyman, Director of WIRAM Africa (Women in Reliability and Asset Management). Natascha shares her inspiring story of joining WIRAM and her vision for accelerating the organization's exposure across Africa. She highlights ongoing, impactful projects like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and the West African Network Rail , emphasizing WIRAM's crucial role as a platform to connect skilled African women and men with international global experts and networks.
The conversation delves into how WIRAM actively addresses the global skills gap through monthly webinars , mentorships , and engagement with students , extending beyond just networking to genuinely improve professional skills.
Natascha firmly believes that diversity is an accelerator for innovation and discusses WIRAM's unique potential to foster international diversity and inclusion within the industry. She extends a powerful invitation to all listeners, regardless of gender or culture, to join the WIRAM community, emphasizing the immense personal and professional gains from becoming part of this global movemen
Join Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ on Reliability Radio as they chat with Jim Barlow, Solution Strategy at JLL Technologies, live from TRIRIGAWorld. Jim unpacks the major themes shaping global real estate, including the current market contraction and the projected 30 million square feet of corporate space leaving US portfolios. Discover how leading organizations are moving beyond traditional utilization metrics, focusing on rights-sizing portfolios and optimizing spaces to attract and retain top talent.
The conversation delves into the critical role of data – "the new oil"—and the art of translating it into actionable strategies. Jim highlights the importance of user experience in ensuring facilities remain desirable workplaces and touches on the convergence of Maximo and TRIRIGA for a unified view of operations. He also sheds light on the IBM Champion program, emphasizing the need for both service providers and clients to deeply understand business processes to unlock technology's full value. Learn why user experience is the single most important concept today and Jim's key advice: the journey is iterative. Don't aim for perfection out of the gate; plan well, adapt, and continuously grow your TRIRIGA implementation for lasting success.
Join Jonathan Gagne and Brendan Russ on Reliability Radio as they sit down with passionate industry experts Dave Reiber from Reliabilityweb and Rich McInnes from Net Results. This episode dives deep into the urgent issue of the skilled trades gap – a "big hole that's getting bigger."
Dave and Rich reveal the motivation behind their upcoming book, designed to be a conversation for everyone in the trades, from aspiring apprentices to seasoned leaders and organizational decision-makers. Hear fascinating historical insights on the origins of trades and guilds, and how artisans have shaped our world for millennia.
Beyond the challenges, the discussion celebrates the pride, craftsmanship, and artistry of tradespeople, highlighting the often-overlooked value and legacy they create. Dave shares his personal journey from an electrician at General Motors to a global business manager, emphasizing the vast opportunities a trade career can unlock. Rich challenges the notion that AI will diminish the need for skilled hands, making a compelling case for the enduring importance of those who "bend pipe or solder a joint."
They explore critical questions: How do we foster aspirational goals in the trades? What does "master of the master" truly mean? And how can we bridge the perception gap between college degrees and vocational skills, showing the incredible ROI of a trade career? This conversation is a powerful call to action, reminding us that tradespeople are the unsung heroes building our future, and they need our recognition and support.
In this episode of Reliability Radio, host Jonathan Guiney sits down with Alexander Delic and Karolina Szymanska from MaxTAF at MaximoWorld. From flight cancellations and unexpected layovers to breakthrough tech sessions on generative AI, this episode is packed with real stories and real innovation.
MaxTAF is on a mission to bring AI-powered productivity tools to the Maximo community—and they’re doing it with a plug-and-play Chrome extension designed to put generative AI right where the work happens. Learn how they’re using tech to solve real-world enterprise challenges, the importance of user-led innovation, and what’s next for AI in enterprise asset management.
First get smart, then get quick. Dave Armstrong of Cohesive joins Reliability Radio live at MaximoWorld 2024 to talk digital integration, smarter asset strategies, and how to unlock serious ROI in Maximo Application Suite.
With all our technology that we have available, we still struggle at getting it all in one place. We hear about concepts such as systems of systems. How do we bring all this data that’s buried in various places into a single pane of glass with MAS. We chat with David on integrating systems together, like Maximo, with a critical eye on focusing on the value of the effort.
What’s the first step in building a smart, reliable operation?
Hint: It’s not AI.
In this episode of Reliability Radio, we’re joined by Jeff Kinard from Prometheus Group, who drops hard-earned wisdom on what actually moves the needle. From baseline data to data governance and building trust between tech and people—it’s all about doing the blocking and tackling before you throw deep.
🔑 Key Topics:
🎧 Whether you're buried in email chains or leading enterprise-scale change, this one’s for you.
Is technology your silver bullet—or a shiny distraction? In this episode of Reliability Radio, Jason Smith of ABS Consulting joins us at IMC to cut through the noise. You’ll hear:
🎯 Whether you’re a reliability veteran or just starting your journey, this is a must-listen.
Nobody graduates college as a reliability engineer—it’s a journey you grow into. In this episode of Reliability Radio, JLL’s Matthew Tingsanchali shares his story—from wrenching on cars to earning a CRL Black Belt. He opens up about early challenges, real-world lessons from implementing programs, and why the CRL framework helped bring it all together. Whether you're just starting out or deep in your reliability career, this episode is a reminder that leadership isn’t a title—it’s a mindset.
The reliability world is shifting—fast. In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ(JLL) sit down with Fabrice Brion, CEO of I-Care, to discuss how AI and IoT are reshaping predictive maintenance.
💡 What’s changing?
🚀 We’re in the middle of the Fourth Industrial Revolution—are you keeping up?
Sustainability and reliability are often seen as separate initiatives, but what if they are actually deeply connected? In this episode of Reliability Radio, David Robertson and Ian Higham from the Sustainability Consortium of the Reliability Leadership Foundation discuss how organizations can align their reliability practices with sustainability goals to drive efficiency, reduce waste, and improve asset performance.
🔹 How reliability naturally supports sustainability 🔹 The direct vs. indirect impact of reliability on environmental performance 🔹 A new framework for integrating sustainable asset management 🔹 Why companies are missing out on critical savings by treating sustainability as an afterthought
This isn’t just theory—these experts are proving how reliability principles can deliver real sustainability results. Join the conversation and explore how reliability is the foundation of a sustainable future.
As AI reshapes reliability, how do we move beyond buzzwords to real-world solutions? In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ from JLL sit down with Igor Marinelli, CEO of Tractian, to explore how AI and advanced condition monitoring are tackling some of the biggest challenges in maintenance and asset management.
We are at a unique set of crossroads with the standardization of AI within solutions, generative AI, the silver tsunami, and a new generation of technicians that approach work and technology differently. The days of going to pick up a manual, or going between multiple systems to determine the appropriate action are becoming outdated. More and more, companies are integrating multiple sources of information to focusing on the prescriptive actions. Listen in on this conversation with Igor Marinelli of Tractian and hear about their approach to a single pane of glass for asset health.
What if reliability and asset management had a universal system—a framework that could be seamlessly integrated into your organization, no matter its size or industry?
In this episode of Reliability Radio, Terrence O’Hanlon (CEO, Reliabilityweb.com) joins Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ of JLL to unpack the Uptime Elements Profound System of Knowledge—a structured approach designed to align asset management, leadership, and digitalization with enterprise objectives.
🔹 What makes this system "profound"? Inspired by W. Edwards Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge, it provides a structured yet flexible roadmap to managing reliability enterprise-wide. 🔹 How does it integrate with ISO 55,001 and other standards? Learn why organizations can bolt Uptime Elements onto existing management systems for a streamlined approach. 🔹 What’s new? The latest People and Culture at Work framework and the IoT Domain Project Manager’s Guideexpand on the foundation, addressing cultural transformation and digitalization. 🔹 Why does this matter? With over 6,000 implementations worldwide and 4,000 Certified Reliability Leaders, this framework isn’t just theoretical—it’s changing how reliability is done.
If you're looking for a clear path to enterprise-wide reliability success, this episode is a must-listen.
In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ, of JLL, dive into the People and Culture at Work framework with industry leaders Sean Mullan (Medtronic) and Melissa Ruth (Cohesive).
🔹 Why it matters: 85% of employees feel disengaged at work, and engaged teams see 202% productivity improvements. 🔹 How reliability connects to culture: The Uptime® Elements framework now includes six elements focused on people and workplace culture—because technical solutions alone don’t drive long-term success. 🔹 What’s next: Learn how this new framework helps reliability professionals create an engaged, safe, and sustainable work environment.
📢 Want to be part of the conversation? Certified Reliability Leaders (CRL) can join the People and Culture at Work Consortium or explore the new People and Culture at Work Passport—a guide to creating a workplace that attracts and retains top talent. The People and Culture at Work Passport is avaliable at ReliabilityMarketplace.com
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In too many organizations, we hear about the need to align the goals to drive better value, but no one wants to change what they or what they are measured by. In this special episode of Reliability Radio, we sit down with Ron Moore and have a frank conversation about what works and what doesn’t work in the effort to achieve actual inter-department cooperation and partnership. Everyone on the reliability journey needs to tune in to this one!
What can it do for me in Reliability and Asset Management? There are a lot of solutions in the market to help leverage data to create information with context to make decision. Jon Mortensen from IFS joins us to discuss this concept and what the capabilities are to unlock the power of data to move the needle on value creation at an organization.
New condition monitoring solutions are coming to the market with an ever increasingly frequency with updated features, firmware, and accessories. However, every once in a while, a new solution comes along that turns everyone’s head. It’s not very often that we hear about two titans in the condition monitoring space coming together to create a new solution. We have a chat about the union between Teledyne Flir Systems and UE Systems that led to the creation of the SI2 Acoustic Imaging Camera. Learn about this new technology with Graham Fonseca of UE Systems and Rob Milner from Teledyne Flir.
Have you heard about the Lubrication Leader Badge? What about the new IoT Leader Badge? Listen in on this podcast as we have a deep discussion with Jeff Smith of Reliabilityweb on the state of condition monitoring, fault cause detection, and the learning opportunities available to the Reliability and Asset Management community on Reliabilityweb’s own Workshop Study System (WSS).
Defect Elimination. It’s more than just an element in the Work Execution Management Domain. It represents one of the goals of reliability … to improve the value of an organization. We sit and have a chat with Tim Rice, the author of “Defect Elimination: Left to Right, Right to Left” and discuss the concept of Defect Elimination, its benefits, challenges, and much more. A can’t miss episode for those looking to make truly sustainable improvements.
In the world of condition monitoring, we’ve come a long way to get our results better, faster, and more accurate. The advancement of technology has allowed all of us to self-perform just about every facet of condition monitoring and more importantly, leverage the results together to make decisions. However, there is one technology that most practitioners still don’t do themselves and is often disconnected, Fluid Analysis. Listen in as we talk with Jack Poley on state of fluid analysis in industry today, why it’s important to bring it into the fold with other technologies, and a clear vision of its future.
Performing self-assessments to gauge where you have been an important step in determining areas of strength and for identifying needs for improvements. Whether you are just starting your reliability journey, restarting a program, or just getting a grasp of the current status, assessments are crucial for awareness. Additionally aligning your programs to the Uptime® Elements gives them a parallel to a common understanding of reliability standards.
Were you aware that there are two assessments that give an organization's maturity, using the Uptime Elements?
We talk with Russ Parish of ReliabilityWeb as we go over the need for reliability assessments, the Asset Analytix RAM-GPS assessment, and the new Uptime Elements-GPS assessment.
When you go to a health care provider, hospital, or outpatient center, the reliability of the equipment should be the furthest thing from your mind. With the potential effects of a failure includes risk to bodily harm, reliability isn’t an option, it’s an imperative. We speak with David Lockhart from Kaiser Permenente on the history, current state, and future of reliability in the health care sector.
Are you curious about just what the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) is all about? Join us for this episode of Reliability Radio where we have a conversation with Jim Carrel from Forum Reliability, a Reliability Partner, about his volunteer work with AMP, its benefits for the Reliability and Asset Management community, the Certifications it provides, and his work with Forum Reliability. Don’t miss this information packed podcast!
Being able to convince executive leadership of the value of reliability can be daunting. We’ve all heard of the concept of an “Elevator Pitch” but what about the need to have a FIVE SECOND PITCH to get attention! On this episode, we speak with Tom Woginrich of IBM about the need beef up our value statements for reliability to ensure executive sponsorship.
Networking is one of the best parts of any Reliabilityweb.com event. The chance to meet people who are working in the same field and learn from them has become the best part of conferences like IMC. Going through the crowd and finding others who just might have some advice to help you with your reliability efforts. We have a discussion with George Parada about his personal reliability journey, what his challenges and successes have been.
ABB is widely known for being an industry leader in industrial electrical and instrumentation technology, products, and services. What is not so widely known is that ABB can take all the data coming off those devices and provide meaningful analytics. In this podcast, Ryan Conger from ABB opens our eyes to the vast wealth of hidden data that can utilized from ABB devices in truly groundbreaking ways.
Did you know that there are thousands of CRLs, but only 20 CRL black belts? Listen to this podcast where we have a chat with Kendra Mock and Jon Cameron on their reliability journey to becoming CRL black belts to help you chart your own course towards CRL certification and beyond.
Convincing leadership of the need for a reliability program can be hard to find sometimes. Getting and maintaining executive sponsorship requires identifying and actioning an organization’s need. We have a conversation with Eric Ayanegui from Cintas where we discuss Cintas’s reliability journey well over the course of a decade from being first introduced to reliability to an Uptime Award winning organization.
The term Industry 4.0 has been around the reliability and asset management space for a while now. One of the main examples of solutions that associated with Industry 4.0 has been the integration of systems and generative AI to increase efficiency and improve quality. Sean Gregerson from AVEVA sits down with us in this podcast and takes us through examples of AVEVA’s Industry 4.0 solutions.
Are you trying to leverage Maximo to enhance your organization’s reliability journey? The Reliability Leadership Foundation has a virtual special interest group dedicated to the use of Maximo for the Uptime® Elements. Listen to our discussion with Dave Reiber and Matthew Boehne about this transformational work to enable Maximo users in utilizing the Uptime Elements.
Want to hear some insight from executives on how they view reliability? Listen to this podcast where JLL Work Dynamics’s Global COO Paul Morgan and America COO Carey Sealy discuss their perspective on why they support reliability initiatives.
There are a lot of acronyms in reliability and asset management. Many of them are centered around the system that organizations use to track daily business and maintenance activities such as CMMS, ERP, and EAM. Pop quiz – Can you tell me the difference between them and what they are used for? If not, this podcast can help. We speak with the Global CTO of IFS, Jon Mortensen, who explains the differences between each of these three types of systems and what IFS can offer organizations interested in implementing them.
Have you ever experienced a program’s collapse after someone retired or left your organization? Need some guidance or examples on how to make a system sustainable regardless of the individuals involved? In this podcast, we have a chat with John Fortin about his work at the Salem Beverly Water Supply Board and what earned them a Special Recognition Uptime Award for Best Sustainability Program.
Most people in manufacturing either use or know of John Crane’s pump products, but were you aware that John Crane is more than just pump seals? Come and listen to our conversation with Barney Graham and Mike Judd from John Crane on their host of reliability and asset management services for their clients.
Maximo® users were introduced to MAS 8 in 2021 and we are still discussing how can those organizations make the switch. It can be a daunting task to go through a CMMS upgrade or conversion alone while trying to optimize Maximo for your needs. Solution providers can provide insight and support to help. We speak with the CEO of Maven, Jennifer Gatza, who walks us through how Maven incorporates the concerns and challenges of Maximo users to deliver best of breed solutions for Maximo implementations.
Just in case you aren’t aware of all the opportunities to help accelerate your personal reliability journey, we’ve got you covered. We sit down with Maura Abad, Vice President of Reliabilityweb.com, to discuss all of the community driven activities, consortiums, and virtual special interest groups to get you caught up.
The reliability and asset management community thrives here at Reliabilityweb.com events like IMC. The Reliability Leadership Foundation continues to promote topics to help advance, promote, and to empower reliability professionals.
What’s coming next for the Reliability and Asset Management community? We got a chance to sit down with Publisher and CEO of Reliabilityweb.com, Terrence O’Hanlon and talk about his perspective of the new trends and opportunities in the reliability space. A can’t miss episode with a one of a kind thought leader!
For those who don’t know, there is a group within the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) dedicated to engaging and empowering women as leaders who advance reliability and asset management in their organizations and the world. In this episode, we speak with WIRAM members Jennifer Jordan and Lauren Crimi on their perspective and experience in the reliability and asset management.
There’s a new book on the shelves, “Embrace Industry 4.0!: Architect Your Way Out of the Jungle” In this podcast, we have a discussion with the main author Gail Petersen and contributing author Jack Lucy on this new publication and their experiences in the industry bringing Industry 4.0.
Ron Moore is a well-respected voice in the Reliability and Asset Management community. From his published works “Making Common Sense Common Practice” to “What tool? When?” Ron has been delivering sage advice to help people understand what their needs really are and how to address them. In this podcast, we talk to Ron about his work on his book “Defect List: A Common Sense approach to Defect Elimination.”
Hosted by Jonathan Guiney, CRL-BB, CMM & Brendon Russ, CRL-BB from JLL.
Latin America is hungry for AI and Machine Learning.
AJ is passionate about making an impact with AI and Machine Learning.
What is the benefit of AI? How does it work in practical terms? AJ explains how effective IoT starts at the edge. How it is automated for the engineer.
Let’s get to the root of the unknown.
Latin America is hungry for AI and Machine Learning.
AJ is passionate about making an impact with AI and Machine Learning.
What is the benefit of AI? How does it work in practical terms? AJ explains how effective IoT starts at the edge. How it is automated for the engineer.
Let’s get to the root of the unknown.
Reliabilityweb Radio speaks with Aveva's Sean Gregerson and Justin Thomas about their unique proces of taking industrial data coupled with forward thinking technologies like AI and human insight to create usful performance intelligence. They discuss the rapid changes of technology from the industrial revolution to industry 4.0 where data rules. They ask the questions - will the metaverse change everything in such a way that it creates industry 5.0? How do we get into the metaverse?
Jonathan Guiney from JLL speaks about challenges and opportunities. As the Operations Director, Reliability & Asset Management at JLL he provides deep insights into situations that organizations face and how JLL has managed to meet these challenges and remove road blocks.
Jonathan speaks about technology and culture how both are important and why. What he sees for the new generation and career opportunities.
Relibaility Web radio speaks with Cintas about their path to becoming the 2021 Best Reliability Program winner. Starting from ground zero and embracing the Uptime elements Cintas was able to develop a world class maintenance program that maximizes their asset use and worker productivity. Realizing that the key to success means preapring the next generation of reliability worker, they have helped local universities integrate the uptime elements into their core curriculum.
Kevin Price VP Portfolio Strategy & Enablement for EAM, Digital Assets Strategic Advisor, & Technical Product Evangelist at Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) at Hexagon. Kevin evangelizes about the history of the company and why it has taken the steps it has. Great conversation about the present and future of EAM you should know about.
Reliability Radio speaks with Michelle Reines author of Badass Leader. Highlighting the ups and occassional downs of her distinguished career, Michelle explains the framework for her success roadmap. By following her leadership plan you can learn from her journey and lead with confidence and humility.
Discovery a powerful and painless way to do an assessment that you may not know about. Sunil gives deep insights as the founder of Asset Analytix.
The Uptime® Elements is a Framework for Asset Management and reliability.
Learn about the RAM-GPS ‘powered’ by the Uptime Elements. over 6,000 organizations world wide are using this powered framework.
Learn about how the RAM-GPS system has been refined over the years into a very effective assessment.
Jeff Hay the CEO of RDI Technologies speaks about autonomous Asset Condition Management with RDI’s partnership with Boston Dynamics mounting a motion amplification camera on SPOT® the robot dog to run autonomous vibration routes. This innovation with RDI’s cameras and SPOT was documented and SPOT was rewarded with a Green Asset Condition Management Mastery Belt from AMP (Association of Asset Management Professionals).
In this podcast you will find out more about what exactly RDI does. Jeff talks about lots of interesting use cases and those ‘interesting finds’.
Learn more about this incredibly useful tool. Jeff speaks about things to come and the sky's the limit in condition monitoring with a robot that can endlessly run routes with an array of sensors.
How Covid opened the door to new possibilities.
Though the pandemic made many things more difficult. Matt speaks about what Banetti discovered. Learn about curated data. How the new workforce will not be copies of the past workforce.
Matt speaks about the number one problem in the business side is culture. The importance of cross-functional teams. It's all about people.
Michael Guns speaks about what it's like to be an attendee at the International Maintenance Conference. What his team is learning, what advancements can they make, and crystalizing their strategy.
Michael speaks about what kind of awarness training is critical for your team at work and at a conference.
Michael speaks about how their product is their students. How that relates to ROI and the way they look at maintenace.
As the CEO of The Little Potato Company Angela Santiago explains why she looks for these 3 things first in her plants.
Are the people safe, are the people being cared for do they feel valued and productive, and are the assets doing the majority of the work.
She also explains how to get executive sponsors to buy in and ‘get’ reliability initiatives. Coming from the CEO of a food producer you will gain insights and resources you may not have known about.
You've probably seen 3D rendering, digital twins, and videos but you haven't seen anything like this. Reliabilityweb Radio speaks with Greg Demchank, Director of the Digital Innovation Lab at Bentely Systems.
Combining Bentley's powerful software like itwin combined with Unreal Engine, NVIDIA, and Oculus has been no easy task. The results are extraordinary. A fully immersive Virtual Reality experience in 4D (across time) of a large multinational energy project worth billions of dollars. Learn about this project for clean sustainable energy and Bentley Systems’ role in the digital transformation into VR, AR, and XR as a vital component.
Models courtesy of ITER and Brigantium Engineering.
Reliability Web Radio speaks with Sean Mullan, Corporate Reliability Engineer at 3M about the cultural shift from traditional maintenance to reliability and digitization. Incorporating the Uptime Elements, 3M is juggling the task of this shift while facing the unique obstacles encountered by a global, long standing company taking on such a paradigm change. In five years, they have gone from one CRL to more than twelve and doing so embraced the opportunities that the Uptime Elements are designed around to maximize asset value and longevity and minimize risk and waste.
How do you show ROI as a consulting organization? Chris Colson gives a very interesting and insightful answer. You’ll have to listen to find out.
Allied Reliability has been in reliability and asset condition monitoring for many years. Where do you start? Where should you start? How do you get to a robust asset condition management? What about ESG? Does your company have a goal? Have they made a commitment?
Chris Colson from Allied Reliability speaks with George Williams at the International Maintenance Conference (IMC).
Reliabilityweb speaks with Cohesive (part of Bentley Systems) about the momentus task of creating a diverse group of thought leaders into a global maintenance power house.
How well do you understand millennials? Are you trying to higher them? What attracts them? Are millennials loyal to a job? What makes them loyal? Did you know millennials are attracted to cutting edge technology? Fascinating and informative conversation with Luke Clark a millennial himself and Reliability Professional at Allied Reliability Group. If you are hiring don’t miss this great podcast. Hosted by George Williams
Blair Fraser and George Williams talk about Ultrasound in maitenance, asset management, reliability. How you can use IoT to save you time? Imagine having more time. UE Systems technology that monitors rotating equipment 24-7 and lubricates bearings perfectly for you! With IoT this condition monitoring can be done from anywhere in the world.
With data comes responsibility. Learn from this technology how it will handle data for you.
Where is the evolution of wireless going?
Reliability Web Readio speaks with Tom Woginrich of IBM one the dynamic client relationships they lead to successful maintenance programs. Tom speaks about the keys to a successful maintenance program and looking for the needles in the haystacks when developing systems relevant to indivual client needs.
Sean Mullan from 3M and Ed Stanek speak to George Williams at IMC about the Asset Assessment tool 3M is using based on the Uptime® Elements Framework.
Reliability Web Radio speaks with Boston Dynamics about their revolutionary robotics program. Using sophisticated design to develop state of the art robotics tools like 'Spot', Boston Dynamics is changing the landscape for traditional maintenance programs, opening up new career fields and helping to drive the next generation of minds into the EAM space.
Rey Marquez has great insight in what it takes to improve the culture in a company to raise the bar for reliability. Listen to Rey discuss culture change in a 150 year old company.
Rey achieved his Certified Reliability Leader (CRL) Black Belt at the International Maintenance Conference in 2021. Rey Marquez is the General Maintenance Manager overseeing 9 mining facilities for the Doe Run Company. He completed 5 projects in all 5 Uptime® Elements Domains over a 3 year period earning himself a CRL Black Belt. George Williams also a CRL Black Belt interviews him for this Reliability Radio episode.
Reliability Web Radio speaks with keynote speaker Michael Parker about uplifting and positive leadership. Michael details the various styles of leaders and how to incorpporate positive guidance whiile avoiding the missteps of iron fist leadership of the past.
Michelle's Badass Leader brand and book "From Bad to Badass Leader" was born out of a desire to create an approachable, playful yet serious, relatable leadership resource for high-performance leaders and teams for badass industries. Enjoy this conversation from IMC 2021. You are sure to learn something about yourself and how you can be a leader no matter what your position.
Kevin Clark comes to IMC (The International Maintenance Conference) as a discovery visit not as a sponsor or speaker. What is the built evironment? Taliored solutions for facilities management.
Reliability Web speaks with John Parsons of McKinsey and Company about managing company initiatives in a changing landscape. As the era of Covid ushers in a dynamic new system of remote and hybrid work, tools like the five frames of transformation are available to help guide culture and change practices in a way that manages the risks involved ensuring success whether technology adoption or continuity and worker satisfaction in a remote working world.
Reliability Web Radio speaks with Marty Osborn and John Holmes about the assimilation of Advoco into Accenture's culture. They discuss the psychology behind successful change management and how creating identity and letting it fuel enthusiasm can make the difference in project success.
ReliabilityWeb Radio speaks with Tom Kurtz of SAP and John Holmes of Accenture. Working together they are capitalizing on their shared industry knowledge to help bring SAP’s Intelligent Asset Management Suite to market in the most effective way for end users. Using this diverse tool, maintenance managers can employ sophisticated business solutions to streamline their initiatives using the most cutting edge technology.
Reliability Web Radio speaks with Jeromy Risner of IBM’s MRO software, an inventory optimization solution. Easily coupling with SAP, Oracle and Maximo, MRO allows for data confidence as it extracts key inventory statistics to help managers make realtime decisions. With hot topics like the worldwide supply chain crisis, MRO provides key data criticality that maximizes the all important uptime indicator.
Reliability Web Radio speaks with Tiffany Ly and Bruce Parsons about MVI (Maximo Visual Inspections) and other innovative initiatives fuleing the changes in maintenance. Using the power of AI, MVI culls knowlegdge owners for their experience and input to enable Maximo to devellop sophisticated analysis and possible solutions to pressing issues.
Reliability Web Radio speaks with Brenden Russ of US Sugar on the roles of the Reliability Leadership Foundation consortiums and the excitement of releasing the digitalization passport. Brenden describes the new elements defined within the framework and the process of navigating the leading minds in our industry toward the common goal of standardizing processes.
Samotics is a Provider of real-time, actionable insights to optimize the energy efficiency, reliability, and performance of AC motors and rotating equipment.
AC motors and rotating equipment are the cornerstone of the modern economy
300 million assets globally. They consume +30% of all the electricity in the world. They have two problems: They fail quite often, and they waste energy. Learn how this technology is saving energy to help make the world more sustainable. Learn how Samotics is making the world safe and profitable.
Samotics’ flagship product - SAM4 - is a plug & play system that acts like a virtual doctor: “Predictive Maintenance. Terrence says predictions are for the weatherperson and stockbrokers, I want prescriptions, like what a doctor does.”
SES detects failures at an early stage. It flags destructive operations. It helps to optimize energy use.
SAM4 is unique in that it analyses electrical waveforms. AES Installs inside the Motor Control Cabinet, and not on the asset in the field. Detects both electrical and mechanical failures on the motor and the driven equipment and flags operational and energy issues.
Example Use Cases. ArcelorMittal: Detecting failures. Dutch Oil & Gas company: Reducing energy waste. Nobian: Flagging adverse operations.
Simon speaks about the:
What is the Factory of the future?
We’ll discuss this and more in this episode of Reliability Radio with Simon Jagers Founder and company Evangelist of Samotics and maybe even step into the domain of “What you don’t know you don’t know.”
Reliability Web speaks with Steve Loan of the Reliability Leadership Foundation a non profit organization founded by Terry O’Hanlon and Maura Abad. Tackling relevant maintenance topics through consortiums powered by some of the best and most innovative thinkers in the industry the RLF takes on topics from Diversity and Inclusion to Digital Transformation with an eye for education and advancement.
Reliability Radio speaks with Stan Smith of IBM on the effort to develop a Maximo solution that helps companies leverages relevant ROI and allows for flexibility to change directions in order to maximize stakeholder investment. By taking a wholistic approach to the redesign investors can be confident that the ideal solution to their maintenance requirements can be accomplished within Maximo in a timely, cost effective way.
Alex Walter of Reliability Web speaks with Melissa Ruth on her work with the WIRAM organization and how diversity is a tapestry that goes beyond just what the eye can see. They also discuss how to take the lessons of diversity and apply them in the modern maintenance workforce.
Alex Walter of Reliability Web speaks with Aaron Hermes of Interloc on winning the Maximo World mobility award and the effort and excellence that helped them do so. They also discuss the success of MW and how getting people back together in the same room changes the energy fundamenatlly for the better.
Alex Walter of Reliability Web speaks with Patricia Douglas and Robert Cockrill ACS Leidos about the challenges of leading a successful mobile impleentation in the harsh conditions of Antartica. They also dive into WIRAM and it's inspiring mission and ability to help spark creativity.
Maximo User Groups (MUGS)
Alex Walter of Reliability Web speaks with Scott Shilling of Prometheus Group about the importance of community and sharing. They dive deep into the value of collaboration and the impact meetings like Maximoworld and other user Maximo User Groups can have on success and progress in your maintenance journey.
Scott Smith of Skookum Contract Services • Director, Reliability and Asset Management and Zachary Rose of Interpro Solutions • Director of Technical Services Learn what the Maximoworld experience teaches you. Learn from their Maximoworld Award winning 'Best Partnership.' Asset management and mobility is a huge advantage to organizations today as the world’s best run companies move toward more digital transformation.
How do adults learn apposed to young people? Why are maintenance people more likely to learn from visual and kinesthetic learning? With over a decade of experience, and human development theory, you will enjoy this conversation with Jay West, President of EAM Masters and Richard Bowman Director of Operations, and direct overseer of Training at EAM Masters.
You will find something useful from this conversation to put to use in your organization.
Alex Walter of Reliabilityweb speaks with Joe Berti of IBM about the many exciting technological advancements happening at IBM to help bring Maximo and the maintenance industry into the digital age.
Alex Walter of Reliabilityweb speaks with Scott Yates CEO of EDI and Eddie Clayson Director Airport Maintenannce at SLC Airport. In this episode they discuss the merits of focusing on time to value as a key benchmark of a successful project. They also discuss the positive results possible when teaming with others who start from a place of taking in pride in what they do.
Alex Walter of Reliabilityweb speaks with Katriona Levins of Bentley Systems and Michael Salvato of Mott McDonald about the importance of developing a diverse company culture. By including voices from different perpsectives in the daily dialogue companies' ability to act in an informed and successful way multiplies exponentially.
Alex Walter of Reliabilityweb speaks with Suzanne Livingston of IBM about the exciting roadmap for Maximo and the many next wave tools it is teaming with to bring the ultimate maintenance solutions to end users. They discuss the process of realizing some of these goals in the covid era and the ultimate payoff in value for the client.
Alex Walter of Reliavilityweb and Paul Cisternelli and Tim Dykstra(?) of Boston Robotics discuss the endlless potential synergies between your maintenance vision and the brave new world of robotics. Coupling the practicality of Maximo with the sophistication of Boston Robotics, opportunities for saftey advancement, productivity effciencies and ROI are tangible and immediate. They also discuss the addage - never share the stage with kids or dogs.
Alex Walter of Reliabilityweb and Ben Graham of Sedin Technologies explore the mobile and project landscape of Maximo and the exciting trends opening up new functionalities and opportunities. They also delve into the power of asset management and Maximo to help impact the resolution of the pandemic.
Alex Walter of Reliabilityweb speaks with Ed Stanek of Asset Analytics about the need for strong data analytics and the best cases for shifting the mindset from reactive to proactive. Listen as they distill the importance of embracing information and using that information to better your maintenance program.
Jeremy Morton, Director of Service and Mechanical Solutions at TechStar, andCallis Ogles, Senior application engineer BK Vibro discuss minimizing false machine trips with the Maintenance Override Switch (MOS). The goal of this conversation is to educate, increase awareness, and increase use of the MOS. You'll be surprised just how important the MOS is and how it can boost your overall success.
Jay West is the Founder and President of EAM Master. He is also a Certified Reliability Leader.
Jay discusses the aim and methodology that drives EAM Masters. He explains his early motivations and valuable insights he has learned through multiple enterprise asset management implementations. Jay validates web-delivered training, special project work templates, and guiding an organization through a full lifecycle implementation. Gain valuable insights into what works and why it works.
As B&K Vibro works hard to meet their customers’ needs this has led creative new uses of technology. In this edition of Reliability Radio, we talk about cyber security for a nuclear power plant. What are the challenges and successes of Setpoint technology? How edge computing connects to cyber security. What is most important toBrüel & Kjær Vibro?
Conversation with Benjamin Detober CEO of I-Care Reliability in the USA. What is Maintenance 4.0? How can you get world class asset condition monitoring without a huge investment?
What I-Care is doing to replace the workforce that is retiring and so many companies are trying so hard to replace. Fascinating solution that I-Care Reliability is pioneering.
Special Guest Avinash Jain the Chief Technology Officer at VIE Technology talks about his love for physics which lead him down the path of engineering. From IIT Bombay to San Diego on the forefront of wireless technology Avi’s journey has made him well qualified for his current role with VIE Technology.
After this Podcast you will have an understanding of the difference between AI and Machine Learning. How VIE’s sensor technology is making asset management safer, 24/7 at your finger tips, and maintenance ever more predictive.
Jonathan Nichols UK Marketing Coordinator BPD Zenith talks about 'Love Your Asset' a new all in one dashboard solution for all your assets. Love one, tens of thousands, or a limitless number of assets with this tested and proven solution for your assets. You will hear about the origin and real life use cases for this quick to implement, powerful tool.
Director of Professional Services at TriNmax. Stéphan speaks about TriNmax’s new Optical Character Recognition tool ScanNmax. Learn how this powerful solution is creating substantial ROI and, more importantly, paving the way to continuous improvement and reliability.
BK Vibro is back in the United States in a big way. Lively Product Manager Greg Lee is featured with host Michael Meehan CMM, CRL, and CMM instructor.
Trish Gosch of Ontracks speaks to Reliabilityweb host Michael Meehan about Maximo solution for small to medium size organizations. 'Fastrack' solution, new from Ontracks, a fast and budget friendly way to get your organization up and running IBM Maximo.
Tom Peters is one of the Most Influential Business Thinkers of All Time and the key note speaker at IMC 2019. Find out why Tom's recommendation for reliability leaders is to make this the year of training.
Reliability Radio interviews Peyton Swan of B&K Vibro. Peyton Swan is a highly experienced professional engineer in the field of Vibration Monitoring and Analysis and has worked in many different industries. Reliability Radio interviews him about key customer needs, and benefits, and some hurdles to overcome when working with customers on site.
James Emery is struggling to balance his various roles as husband, father, and plant manager for Modern Products Manufacturing. When an accident occurs at the plant, leaving people seriously injured, James feels responsible.The accident is the impetus to drastic changes in both James' personal life and his career. .
How do we get the most from our people, processes, and equipment across the lifecycle of a piece of equipment? From designing and engineering to how you operate to how you maintain that equipment is covered with AVEVA portfolio.
I sit down with Matt Newton to talk about their solution portfolio, including how they are helping their customers get to zero unplanned downtime.
The team at Mercer Celgar loves new technology but they realize without motivated, skilled and trained tradesmen and women results would be limited.
I sit down with Dragon and Dave to talk about their recent Uptime Award for best Asset Condition Management and what is next for them on their journey.
What happens when two great companies get together and create a joint development project based on software portfolio, you get a new product called PlantSight.
Jan Pawlewitz and Aaron Beazley sit down to discuss how PlantSights deals with dark data, integration, key users and how this new product is ensuring digital reliability.
What typically ends up happening is you are left with silos of functionality based on different requirements of functionality and needs from different users. Brian Hying from The Prometheus Group sits down to discuss how you can simplify your EAM, ERP and CMMS system.
Before you can get to the “do” you have to have a plan. Yes, you can just wing it, but it is proven time and time again, those with a strategy have the best results in the end.
This is even more true with the proper maintenance strategy as the foundation. The team at ARMS Reliability is doing that through reliability consulting, their software OnePM and through training. Darren from ARMS Reliability sits down to discuss how a strategy is not a scary process and the two things you can do today to start developing your strategy.
Imagine implementing a risk framework on hundreds of thousands of components that serves over one million people clean and safe drinking water. Andy Yang, Manager of Asset Management and the team at San Jose Water did just that and we got the chance to discuss the recent what it is like to win the award for best reliability engineering for maintenance and what is next for San Jose water.
Fluke recently made a move to further strengthen their product and service offering to help their customers keep their equipment in optimum operating condition, with the acquisition of industrial reliability leader PRUFTECHNIK. David O'Reilly of Fluke Digital systems walks us through this acquisition and what is next for Fluke.
Launching any reliability initiative is hard, better yet initiating a program during the financial crisis of 2008 adds another challenge to overcome. Eric and Tommy from Cintas discuss their recent leadership for reliability uptime award and why this is just another stop on their journey to reliability excellence.
George Castle and Scotty Mclean of Bentley Systems sit down and discuss the partnership of Bentley Systems and Siemens to create a joint go to market strategy to offer one of the industry most comprehensive solution portfolio.
It may seem simple but there are small things we can do to avoid premature bearing failures. Adam Stredel from Ludeca talks with us about the low hanging fruit you can do to avoid premature bearing failures, a workshop he facilitated at IMC 2019.
It is no surprise that most RCM projects fail to make into the CMMS. The folks at Banetti are “closing the gap” to bring that work flow the processes and culture directly into Maximo with their product RCMax. We sit down with Matt Boehne to discuss why and how we can solve this problem.
Implementing the Maintenance Excellence (MEX) effort approximately two years ago has turned into a 2019 Uptime Award for best Work Execution Management. We sit down with Jim and Eric to discuss their next steps in their journey to asset management.
We are all in data overload, we are constantly filling the bucket with more data, while our friends at Asset Analytixs are emptying the bucket. Ed Stanec walks us through how Asset Analytix is bringing in all the data to tell a story through the lens in which we need to see our information.
What does 61.4 years in the industry mean for Henry Elimann after his Lifetime Achievement Award at IMC. Humble recognition for this great leader, but this is not slowing this man down. We sit down with the legend to discuss why not hang up your hat and call it a successful career and what is next for him.
Scotty McLean is the Director of Asset Reliability at Bentley Systems. A deep discussion about CMMS, reliability, maintenance, and what Bentley Systems does.
Matt Midas is Director of Sales with Prometheus Group. Prometheus, being a large company, brings its many tools into the Maximo space. What solutions and values will Prometheus bring to the table?
Mark Granger is the Director of Business development with Asset Analytix. It’s not a secret any more: GPS, Guidance and Performance System. What is your RAM (Reliability and Asset Management) score? Based on the strong framework of the Uptime Elements®.
Kevin Knill speaks ability what Prenscia does with Maximo. Boiling down the physics-based approach. An AMP solution on top of Maximo.
Dr. Karl Hoffower is Director of Business Development Failure Prevention Associates. Speaks about Systemize, eyes on your data stream. A new optimal way to condition monitoring in real time.
The Coming Battle of Professions. Ben Pring speaks about emerging technologies and the anxiety of AI and machines taking jobs. Opportunity or Threat?
Stephen Miller is a CRL and Senior Business Process Consultant from Cohesive Solutions. Mark Haag is the Maximo Process Lead of WBI. The migration of paper to Maximo, paper to iPad in a year. How did they do it?
Award winning program :Best New Implementation.
Ron Moore shares his insights that lead to writing his acclaimed book Making Common Sense Common Practice (Published by Reliabilityweb.com®.)
FM MUG (Facility Management, Maximo User Group.) Mike Baker speaks about MUG variety, value, and networking.
Direction of new projects with Maximo and Cmms. Evolution of Maximo into the next 20-40 years.
Speaks about the Maximoworld Award: Best Implementation or Upgrade Project. Here about this award-winning work done with Ontracks and ONE Gas.
Francisco Acoba Managing Director, Nigel Sylvester Director of Deloitte
Second visit to Maximoworld. Connecting clients to the virtual. Expertise Asset Management on Maximo and the IoT. Using new technology like drones for inspection.
Jack Poley Author of Practical Fluid Analysis published by Reliabilityweb.com® speaks in depth about the new book.
Aaron Hermes of Interloc Solutions. How Interloc Solutions won the Maximoworld award for Best Mobility Program.
John Gould Director at JFC & Associates
Maximo Award winner explains how they won for best asset management program with a benchmarking project!
Matt builds excitement with insights into what’s next for CMMS.
Prevent the silo effect. How do we handle the crushing amount of data? Is your data just noise?
Matt Boehne talks about Banetti’s ‘CMMS Health check.’
Using Maximo for airports. Forming MUGs for airports. Airport MUGs sharing information, benchmarking standards, and solutions.
Maximoworld 2019 interview.
Implementing technology for the next generation. Using the IIoT (Industrial internet of things) to close the trade skills generation gap.
Real world objects talking to the internet. Using IoT to prove RoI.
Fluke has gone far beyond analog into the digital ‘Fluke Cloud.” Mr. Clark speaks about Fluke’s new offering ‘Connected Reliability.’ A must listen for you Maintenance Managers!
John Reeve discuses his new book Demanding Excellence. He also discusses new trends in Maximo.
Lindsie Lemburg and Ashley McLaughlin from Caterpillar are WIRAM advocates tackling solutions in a male dominated industry.
"We want people to just see a leader, not a male or female leader." What is working for Caterpillar to promote diversity above and beyond just diversity in the sexes? What successes have come from these efforts?
Scotty with Bentley Systems discusses the positive impact that a Digital Twin will on you reliability strategy.
Interview with Ms. Sandra Dimatteo and Mark Confer with Bentley Systems and Siemens Gas & Power and we are talking about their Reliability Web Awards
Ramesh with Jacobs discusses his books and receiving the ReliablityWeb’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Interview with Mr. Paul Llewellyn with Lubrication Engineers and we are talking about proper storage of your lubrication products.
Nicholas with Fluke discusses the positive impact Fluke Digital Systems is having on the Reliability Industry.
Mary with Intel discusses IoT and IIoT and moving companies toward a comprehensive strategy for proper deployment of this technology.
Interview with Mr. Martin Robinson with IRISS Inc. and we are talking about Electrical Maintenance and Safety.
Interview with Maddy Hawkins and Ray Miciek with Aquitas Solutions and we are talking Reliability Award for Work Execution.
Interview with Mr. Jim Hall Founder of the The Ultrasound Institute and we are talking about the power of Ultrasound information.
Jim with Technical Associates Out of Charlotte North Carolina discusses the ever-changing world of vibration analysis.
Interview with Mr. Jeff Hay with RDI talking about Reliability Web Solutions Award for the product Iris MX.
Interview with Jason Ballentine with ARMS Reliability and we are chatting about Reliability Web Solutions Award.
Jason with ARMs Reliability discusses his new book called: Asset Strategy Management ASMx: A Leader's Guide to Reliability Transformation in the Digital Age
Interview with Mr. Jack Poley with CMI and we are talking about Reliability Partners Program at Reliability Web.
Ed Stanek with Assetanalytix and we are talking Data Analytics to drive continuous improvement.
Mr. Ed Duda, Associate Technical Consultant with Des-Case Corporation and we are talking lubrication.
Interview with Mr. Dan Ambre with Full Spectrum Diagnostics and we are talking about Interactive Vibration Online Training.
Interview with Mr. Christian Silbernagel with Prüftechnik Group and Pruftechnik Group - North America.
Blair Fraser with Quartic.ai discusses Industrial AI and the future impact it will have on Reliability.
Allan with SDT International discusses their IoT award and the efforts behind their success.
Interview with Mr. Alexander Nowak with Pruftechnik Group - North America and Prüftechnik Group and where the Reliability market is heading.
This week's Reliability Radio episode dives deep into the awesome tech that is IBM's Watson. Terry Saunders, IBM's Worldwide Utility Industry Leader, discusses the technology that drives the expanding knowledge and capabilities of Watson and the incredible impact this technology will have on industry. To learn more about Terry, connect with him at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saundersterrylee/
At Reliabilityweb.com Dave is responsible for developing long-term strategy with a focus on expanding capabilities for the Uptime Elements Reliability Framework and on continually improving the Certified Reliability Leader™ learning management system.
Listen to Artem discuss Augury's software, hardware and AI algorithms that utilize sound to detect machine malfunctions before they occur and provide real-time actionable diagnostics.
Listen to Roy and Stephen discuss the benefits of being a member of Association of Facilities Engineering or AFE.
Mr. Ramesh is a legend in the reliability world. Listen to Ramesh discuss organizational challenges impacting reliability market.
Joel is a legend in the reliability world. Listen to Joel discuss how he helps organizations learn how to treat their employees, communities and the environment with respect. At the same time reduce waste, improve effectiveness and make work more interesting.
If you want to know anything about lubrication and oil analysis and the positive impact it has on your assets, just ask Robert.
If you have any questions about applying reliability principles in a harsh steel environment - You need to ask Brian how he gets the most out of his assets.
As a Sr. Portfolio Marketing Manager with Aveva, Matt understands the reliability market and the bright future.
Listen to this weeks interview with Nick Jize and find out why he is a leader in Reliability.
Listen to Paul discuss the need to provide training and education on asset reliability and lubrication best practices for manufacturing facilities.
Listen to this father and son duo talk about vibration analysis and how they are leaders in their field.
As a Sr. Maintenance Reliability Consultant with Fluke, Greg knows a thing or two or three about maintenance and the reliability profession.
Listen to Marie and Ramesh discuss the "nimbleness" of Jacobs and their commitment to Reliability.
Listen to Rajiv and Blair discuss how to enable operational excellence through technology.
Think Big, Start Small and Scale Fast. Listen to Johnny discuss Asset Management Data and technology and how this is transforming industries and the way we utilize information to make decisions.
Listen to Nancy discuss her love affair (professionally speaking) with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) for the last 20years.
Listen to George discuss the creation and development of a Maintenance and Reliability culture within all business units that is consistent with World-Class Operations.
Listen to Will discuss how to take advantage of the industrial internet of things (IioT) to improve operational performance.
Listen to Gail discuss the post-sales support by developing and implementing training that gives customer the most out of their new solution.
Listen to this SDT Ultrasound duo discuss providing ultrasound solutions that give customers a greater understanding about the health of their factory.
John is an Author and is very passionate about reliability. Listen to John discuss how his passion can lead teams to success through powerful collaboration.
Listen to Patrick talk about assisting Owners in leveraging their facility and asset data to improve operational performance.
Listen to Gail with AT&T talk about IoT and the positive impact this technology will have on Asset Management.
Listen to Michael discuss how The Vibration Institute provides machinery condition monitoring training and certification for the reliability industry.
Listen to Paul discuss how he and his team of maintenance professionals keep the water clean and flowing for the wonderful people of Kansas City.
Listen to Martin discuss how the IRISS group of companies continue to be innovators and pioneer of products and services that incorporate the technological benefits of condition based maintenance technologies globally.
Listen to Gretchen discuss Interloc Solutions its 100% focus on Maximo Software and Innovative Solutions for Maximo.
Listen to James Mourafetis with Argo lead its Transportation operational improvement practice worldwide.
Listen to Mr. Allen Ross discuss the mission of SDMyers and how they provide the expert guidance, testing, servicing, and training needed to maximize the life of transformers—ensuring the continuity of critical power.
Listen to Mr. Bill Wilder explain how Life Cycle Engineering helps organizations change behavior to produce results through change management and learning.
Listen to Florian talk about Pruftechnik's mission to Help clients/partners optimize the performance of rotating machinery in North America!
Listen to Mr. Stan Shoun talk about excellence in the Technical education at Ranken Technical College.
Interested in AI, Machine Learning, BIG DATA? Well this interview is for you! Craig is a Master at this subject. Listen to this episode and Learn why this is the wave of the future!
Jeff Smith is a pioneer in the Reliability, Asset Management and Maintenance World - He has seen it all! You want to know more about this expanding and cutting edge profession, Listen to Jeff Smith!