The following article is the first of a three-part series in which we explore and clarify the challenges facing maintenance ...

On Tuesday, June 3 at the 27th Annual Reliable Plant Conference & Exhibition, Lisandra Cobu was introduced as the first ...

Today, plant assets play a key role in overall enterprise efficiency. That is why manufacturers are turning to reliability-based maintenance (RBM) more and more, using RBM as a strategy to help ...

Troubleshooting and RCA Come Together Back in 1997, I had reliability engineers tell me that root cause analysis didn’t work. They tried it, but they didn’t find fixes that would stop repeat equipment ...

On April 4, the diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced it has completed the purchase of The Moeller Group, as announced in Eaton’s December 20, 2007 news release. The ...

Near-zero downtime: Overview and trends Hai Qiu, the University of Cincinnati; Dr. Jay Lee, the University of Cincinnati ...

With the forming of ISO Technical Committee 251, it’s clear that asset management will soon have a standard. Now is the time to educate ourselves about the value that optimized asset management ...

Learn what makes the difference between an ordinary maintenance plan and a good, effective maintenance program.

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. Check out how to create a fishbone diagram and more.

Proper maintenance and scheduling in manufacturing, when done right, can greatly increase productivity. Read about how to implement maintenance planning and scheduling and more.

Aleris International, Inc. announced August 2 that it has completed the purchase of the downstream aluminum business of Corus Group plc. The acquisition includes Corus's aluminum rolling and extrusion ...

Most everyone would agree that striving for world-class maintenance status is a good thing, but what exactly does this mean and how do you know when you get there? An athlete knows there are world ...