Let’s be honest—choosing the wrong condition monitoring sensor can wreck your uptime, drain your budget, and frustrate your ...

In this episode of Gear Talk, Wes sits down with Scott Fry, Director of Workforce Development at MidAmerica Industrial Park, ...

John and I will explore and clarify the challenges facing maintenance and reliability professionals considering wireless ...

It stands to reason—the more complex an enterprise’s operations, the more intricate the facility that must house it.

COLUMBUS, OHIO – April 30, 2025 – AssetWatch, Inc., the fast-growing leader of end-to-end predictive maintenance and condition monitoring solutions, today announced the close of its Series C funding ...

This article is an overview of the findings by John Day's assessment of Alumax of South Carolina. In this aluminum plant, different approaches to maintenance and the philosophical side of maintenance ...

Criticality analysis is defined as the process of assigning assets a criticality rating based on their potential risk of failure. Criticality analysis is defined as the process of assigning assets a ...

Vibration analysis helps you monitor and detect issues using vibration data. Read about vibration analysis methodology, tools and techniques, vibration analysis measurement methods, and more.

A well-known saying attributed to Benjamin Franklin states, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” Anyone who has worked in a maintenance organization that runs from one crisis to the next knows this ...

What is a Fishbone Diagram? A fishbone diagram is a cause-and-effect discovery tool that helps figure out the reason(s) for defects, variations or failures within a process. In other words, it helps ...

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

PM procedure may need to be rewritten Training may be required PM frequency may be inaccurate and need adjustment Checking if equipment is in "maintainable condition" Step 11: Rewrite PMs or write new ...