CONNECT Conversations
Reliability in Design – Are OEMs Doing Enough?
According to various studies, most capital projects over run their budget and schedule, and anecdotal evidence suggests that most projects are not designed for reliability. In this particular we’ll provide a broad summary of the status of capital projects being design for reliability of an operating plant, and then specifically focus on OEMs and the reliability of their equipment or service.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Reliability Engineer/Manager – What Is Their Role?
There is often confusion or a lack of understanding about the role of a reliability engineer in an organization. Very office they are just a maintenance engineer that’s had a title change, or a condition monitoring engineer with a title change, or something else. Is there confusion surrounding these job roles? In this podcast, we’ll discuss the roles and responsibilities of a reliability manager and/or engineer.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Reliability as a Project – Does It Work?
According to Professor Bent Flyvbjorg and Dan Gardner – authors of the book ‘How Big Things Get Done’ and in their study of over 16,000 projects only 8.5% of projects hit their targets on time and on budget. Other studies say even less hit their targets, with extraordinary budget and schedule overruns.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Interviews
Training and Qualifications for Accurate Inspections
In today’s episode, we are going to chat about training, certification and qualifications needed to perform safe and accurate inspections on reliability equipment.
- Brad Nanna
- IRISS Inc.
Articles
A Balanced Ecosystem Approach Drives Better Industrial Technology Results
Buying solutions in manufacturing can be a complex process. There is no shortage of technology solutions available, with the range of hardware and software options enough to create great potential for second guessing and doubt.
- Adam Napolitano
- Triple Circle Partners
Five Minute Facts
Detecting Elusive Loose Electrical Connections
Intermittent faults caused by loose electrical connections are difficult to detect with standard inspection methods, and if left unchecked they can be expensive and dangerous. Is it possible to flag these problems early without breaking the bank?
- Brad Nanna
- IRISS Inc.
Case Studies and Stories
RCA: Going From Good to Great
In this paper, I would like to remove the RCA provider brand labels, and delve into ‘What makes any RCA effort, good versus great?” When we remove the labels and look at any investigative occupation, all the steps are basically the same.
- Robert Latino
- Prelical Solutions
Interviews
RED Talks- Episode 1
In this episode, Brad Nanna, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at IRISS, will talk about NFPA 70B, the set of revised standards that came out in 2023, and we're going to try and get a better understanding of what those standards mean for our electrical inspections, especially when it comes to safety.
- Brad Nanna
- IRISS Inc.
Case Studies and Stories
Case Study of NASA Webb Telescope via Ferrography and More
Ferrography has been around since the 1970’s invented by Vernon Westcott due to a need to observe wear particles/Ferrography in the 5–350-micron range. Most believe this is the particle size range to detect potential failure prior to any mechanical problems. However, the ferrography analysis was thought to be time consuming, expensive, and non-repeatable.
- Ray Dalley
- Trico Corporation
