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Nov 2, 2026
Reliability Engineering

FMEA and AI – FMEA Teams

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.

Oct 28, 2026
Reliability Engineering

Duty Cycle Engineering

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

Oct 28, 2026
Reliability Engineering

Value Of Reliability Engineering

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

Oct 27, 2026
Asset Management

From Spreadsheets to CMMS: A Practical Guide for Maintenance Teams

Transitioning from spreadsheets to a CMMS provides a structured approach to managing maintenance operations. This guide explains when to make the move, how to prepare for the transition, and the practical steps maintenance teams should follow to implement CMMS software successfully. The post From Spreadsheets to CMMS: A Practical Guide for Maintenance Teams appeared first on Maintenance World.

Oct 27, 2026
Reliability Engineering

Why Three to Six Weibull Failures Tell You Less Than You Think

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

Oct 27, 2026
Reliability Engineering

Most Industrial Operations Make Their Equipment Fail

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

Oct 21, 2026
Pipeline Integrity

GasNet Nears Completion of $3.2 Million High-Pressure Pipeline Upgrade Near Jihlava

GasNet Nears Completion of $3.2 Million High-Pressure Pipeline Upgrade Near Jihlava Daniel Onyango Wed, 10/21/2026 - 10:28 GasNet Group, Czechia’s largest gas distributor, is finalizing the reconstruction of a critical trunk high-pressure gas pipeline near Jihlava. The 74 million Czech koruna ($3.2 million) investment aims to bolster long-term supply reliability for more than 116,000 customers across the Vysočina Reg

Oct 21, 2026
Maintenance Engineering

Preventive maintenance: Replacement vs. Detection

Preventive maintenance boils down to a single question: When should we act before a failure acts on us? Two dominant schools of thought answer differently. A time-based replacement program schedules service after a fixed number of hours, cycles, or calendar days, betting that history is a good proxy for future risk. A condition-based detection program […] The post Preventive maintenance: Replacement vs. Detection app