SMRP 2022 Recap – Raleigh, NC
TRM and IDCON have both attended this conference for many years. Given the level of attendance, it appears conferences are certainly back in business and are back on track to produce ever-increasing levels of excitement. https://smrp.org/Events/30th-Annual-Conference...
ExperiencePOWER Conference 2022 – Denver
Unlike most conferences that TRM attends, we did not have a booth this time around. Rather the conference accepted two abstracts for a presentation from us, so I went and enjoyed not having to stand in a booth all day! The two presentations I gave were on spare parts...
ReliabilityWeb Uptime Elements®, Maximo, and TRM Products
Uptime Elements from ReliabilityWeb have been around for many years and have had a positive impact on the reliability and maintenance disciplines. They have helped to organize and visualize all the pieces that may play a role in your improvement efforts. The question...
WSJ: Efficiency Demands Predictive Maintenance – True or False?
Oh my… those few words recall all kinds of nightmarish scenarios involving spreadsheets, consultant’s reports, corporate messaging, and industry buzz words. It’s ok. We can talk it through. The strive for more and more efficiency cannot be ignored… the demand is too...
Doing Rapid Problem-Solving Slowly
Quick… solve the problem. Do it now! No waiting… fix it! Use your expensive and extensive skills. Right now, solve it! Do it! Now! Sound familiar? Unless you are on a SWAT team, it is highly likely that you have the time to ponder a problem and develop a good...
Business Processes Versus Reality – What They Are and How to Improve Them
Every day we go to work to execute processes. Whether a financial process, a purchasing process, or a physical work process, we are doing sets of tasks that are generally in a series. The process may be documented and very formal. It may be informal. It may be...
Reliability – Leveraging Maximo to Solve Your Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Problems
In general, RCM is a process through which you determine what you must do over time to ensure a physical asset fulfills its intended functions, considering the context it is operating within. The maintenance you are performing is focused on preserving the reliability...
Noria Reliable Plant Conference – For Those Looking to Expand Knowledge of Available Technologies
Reliable Plant is one of those conferences where all sorts of practical and mechanical things are on display. Unlike many, where the majority focus is on software and other ethereal tools, Reliable Plant is rife with lubrication, vibration, infrared, and ultrasound...
Better Maintenance Decisions with Reliability Tools – FMECA
Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) has been a secret weapon in the arsenal of the Reliability Engineer for many years. While it began in the early days as just Failure Modes and Effects (FMEA), the addition of the Criticality (aka, “Who cares?”)...
A Powerful Tool Measuring Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) in Maximo
In this article, we are going to talk about the elements needed to calculate OEE, then how you can capture and present them in Maximo (or the new MAS Manage). What are the elements of OEE? There are classically three elements of OEE: Availability Productivity...