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A team has the potential to achieve an objective that is far beyond the capabilities of a lone person. Dr. Suzanne Bell — NASA team-science researcher For many years, one of the hot topics in the international FMEA community has been how much of an FMEA can be automated versus how much needs to be […] The post FMEA and AI – FMEA Teams appeared first on Accendo Reliability.
In reliability engineering, the duty cycle is a concise description of how long and how hard a component is expected to work, and under which environmental and operational conditions it must survive for the life of the product. A well-constructed duty cycle captures the time history of all relevant stresses—thermal, mechanical, electrical, chemical—and translates that […] The post Duty Cycle Engineering appeared firs
Linkedin groups are a continual source of interesting questions. We learn and share with each other to grapple with some of the common and not so common issues we face at work. For example, recently, in the Plant Reliability & Maintenance Professionals – PRMP LinkedIn group, the following question appeared. Is there a practical and/or […] The post Value Of Reliability Engineering appeared first on Accendo Reliability
Sample Size Outweighs Estimator Choice — n = 3–6 Abstract This study examines why Weibull parameter estimates from very small samples are so uncertain, and how that uncertainty compares with the choice of estimator. Two Monte Carlo designs span five true shape parameters (β = 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 5; η = 1000) and four […] The post Why Three to Six Weibull Failures Tell You Less Than You Think appeared first on Accendo Relia
High reliability does not result from doing maintenance. Rather, it is the result of using quality management processes when doing the maintenance. Organisations with high equipment reliability are designed with business processes built to create reliability. Reliable equipment is a ‘product’ that they produce. Most industrial businesses make their equipment fail. Their business processes are […] The post Most Indust
Compressed air controls coordinate pressure, compressor sequencing and schedules, while continuous monitoring helps maintenance teams catch problems early.
Deloitte’s Tim Gaus discusses best practices for successful AI implementation and how it intersects with maintenance and reliability.
In my previous post, I discussed Asset Criticality and why organizations use it to prioritize maintenance activities and allocate limited resources. Asset Criticality is an excellent starting point but it should never be the final destination. Organizations identify which assets are critical. The next question to be asked is “What are the consequences if those […] The post Integrating Reliability, Asset Integrity, an
Why 20 Percent of Your Failures Deserve 80 Percent of Your Attention Every plant generates more failure data than any team can act on. Sensor alarms, work orders, breakdown reports, shift handover notes. Buried inside that noise is a small number of failure modes responsible for most of the downtime. Finding them, and acting on […] The post The Pareto Principle in Plant Reliability appeared first on Accendo Reliabili
Green dashboards, breakdown heroes and bad culture get a reality check about what really drives plant reliability.
A colleague and friend, Bill Barto, worked up an example concerning two pieces of equipment. By simply not assuming a constant failure rate the …. well, let Bill tell the story…. Here’s the story in Bill’s own words via Youtube. [just in case you not able to view the video – here’s the text.] Imagine […] The post Assets and MTBF appeared first on Accendo Reliability.
In a Plant Wellness Way EAM System-of-Reliability, all 15 ways to operate and do maintenance are done. The result is less maintenance, fewer maintenance people, lower maintenance costs, and all while ensuring your plant runs reliably for longer! Most of the 15 topics covered are new to operations management and maintenance management. Each one reduces […] The post 15 Ways to Reduce the Size of Your Maintenance Crew!
Maintenance and reliability professionals increasingly recognize that total cost of ownership (TCO) provides a comprehensive framework for evaluating asset investments. TCO encompasses all costs associated with acquiring, operating, maintaining, and disposing of an asset over its lifecycle, extending beyond the initial purchase price. This approach enables informed decision-making, optimizes resource allocation, and
The SMRP 2026 keynote offered an unexpected lesson for maintenance teams: the best results often depend on preparation nobody sees.
Discover training robots for maintenance tasks through digital simulations and real-world validation to improve reliability, safety, and workforce readiness The post Training Robots for Maintenance: From Digital Practice to Real-World Reliability appeared first on Maintenance World.