Maintenance Disrupted

How to Avoid Becoming an Asshole Boss with Rob Kalwarowsky

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Maintenance Disrupted podcast, it's Rob Kalwarowsky's keynote from the MAINSTREAM conference in Melbourne, Australia.  Rob talks...

Addiction, Mental Health & Relational Intelligence with Adam Bandelli

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Adam Bandelli returns to the show.  Adam talks about his struggles with mental health, his...

Boost Your Professional Value by 50% - Why Communications Matters

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why Maintenance & Reliability Communications Goes Wrong, and How to Fix it! In Maintenance and Reliability, communication may be the most importan...

MD Vault - Asset Management, Risk & Business Processes with Suzane Greeman

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week I'm joined by Suzane Greeman to discuss asset management and why your business processes are holding you back from achieving your reliabilit...

Industrial Ego with Darren McDonnell

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How is maintenance perceived in industry? We often struggle with buy-in from our operations and it negatively impacts our ability to do our jobs and c...

The Value of Happy Employees with Anna Greenwald

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Anna Greenwald, the CEO of On the Goga joins the show.  We talk about why happiness is a k...

The ROI of Leadership 2.0 with Joe Peters, Rob Kalwarowsky & Susan Hobson

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Joe Peters, Managing Director at MiQ Digital, joins the show to talk about MiQ's journey with L...

Paying it Forward with Shadrach Stephens

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, we are joined by the founder of ReEngineer & Global Improvement Director at Dow, Shadrach S...

Why Change Initiatives Fail and How to Succeed at Change with Cassandra Worthy

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, the World’s Leading Expert on Change Enthusiasm, Cassandra Worthy joins Rob Kalwarowsky &...

High Performance Leadership with Susan Hobson

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show, Susan Hobson gives a keynote called High Performance Leadership. For high-performance leadership programs, services, psychologica...

Disrupting Leadership with Gary Ryan

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's The Leadership Launchpad Project, Gary Ryan, author of Disruption Leadership Matters, joins Rob Kalwarowsky and Susan Hobson.  We ...

BONUS - Inspirational Leadership with Ryan Chan

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode of The Leadership Launchpad Project, Ryan Chan, the CEO & Founder of UpKeep joins the show.  We talk about having a gro...

Iron & Earth with Luisa Da Silva

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We have crazy targets upcoming as we work globally to decarbonize. The changes are coming rapidly, but with rapid change comes challenges. How are we ...

Management of Plant and Process Change With Ronan O'Sullivan

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When you bring in a new project or process, how do you manage the change? Do you connect with the stake holders? Do you ensure the proper amount of ti...

Back to the Basics - Fundamentals of Vibration Analysis with Dr. Karl Hoffower

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the Back to the Basics series, we get to the foundational knowledge of a specific technology or methodology in the maintenance and reliability fiel...

Onboarding in Maintenance & Reliability W/ Kent Knight, Allyson Hawley, & Neil Summers

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lets talk about onboarding! Onboarding is such an important topic that is rarely covered, and in this episode we dive deep with our three guests. Ally...

Find Spare Parts Faster - The fastest way to find spare parts and DIY components with Partium.io

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We can spend a staggering amount of time, typically between 20-30% of our time identifying and retrieving the right spare parts.  Platinum's solu...

Back to Basics - Missing Fundamentals With Akshay Athalye

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we chat with new podcaster Akshay to talk about some of the missing fundamentals in industry. Join us for this fun conversation where ...

6 Myths about Machine Learning that M&R Professionals Must Overcome with Blair Fraser

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For many asset-intensive businesses, conversations about adopting maintenance and reliability-focused AI or Machine Learning solutions are infused wit...

Back to the Basics - Training Fundamentals With Neil Summers & Lucas Marino

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of our back to the basics series we welcome Neil Summers & Lucas Marino to talk about training. We cover a lot of ground in this e...

Back to the Basics - Fundamentals of Ultrasound Inspection with Adrian Messer of UE Systems

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the Back to the Basics series, we get to the foundational knowledge of a specific technology or methodology in the maintenance and reliability fiel...

Scaling up AI+IoT Projects in Process Industries with Vivek Gupta & Sunil Vedula

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you thinking about implementing a new sensor in your facility? Maybe it is the Nanoprecise sensor? In this weeks episode we talk with Vivek Gupta ...

Brining on New Assets With Dean Jarvis

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode we talk about bringing on new assets and the proper processes, and impacts that has on an organization.  Episode Shout Out...

False Positives & False Negatives with Nanoprecise

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know what a false positive is? How about a false negative? Do you know how that going to affect your predictive maintenance program? This week'...

Lubrication Explained Joint Podcast with Rafe Britton - Industry 4.0 & Tech Trends in Maintenance

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A joint episode with Rafe Britton of Lubrication Expert on Industry 4.0 & Tech Trends in Maintenance. Follow Lubrication Expert here: https://www....

Beyond Safety Compliance W/ Tanya Hewitt

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is safety one of your companies core values? What is a core value? How can we actually improve safety? Safety is always a topic at the forefront of ma...

Remote Ultrasound Guided Lubrication with Chris Hallum

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When you combine friction measurement with ultrasound and IoT, you get a game-changer for remote friction-based lubrication. This week we welcome Chri...

RCA as a System W/ Bob Latino

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When do you do RCAs? Is it one off? Have you thought about how RCA can be a system?  This week we welcome Bob Latino back to the show to talk all...

Does Confidence and Precision Matter in Remote Vibration Monitoring? Interview with Nanoprecise - REPLAY

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode a replay in which Blair welcomes Sunil Vedula and Graham Kawulka of NanoPrecise Corp, and Dean Stephens of Benchmark Reliabilit...

The Human Side of Maintenance W/ Jim Vantyghem & Rob Kalwarowsky

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

RCM has been around for a long time, yet we still see the same issues over and over again. Why is that? This week we welcome Jim Vantyghem & Rob K...

Are We Overcomplicating Asset Criticality? With Paul Daoust from SCIO Asset Management

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are we doing a disservice when talking about asset criticality to include anything other than the consequence? In this week's podcast, we welcome Paul...

Monitoring Mobile Equipment and Much More W/ Allyson Hawley

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How are you monitoring your equipment? How is the electric wave going to impact mobile equipment?  Join Allyson Hawley and Steve Dobie as they ta...

Why We Don't Get Results with Rob Kalwarowsky

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show, Rob Kalwarowsky does his talk about Why We Don't Get Results. For high-performance leadership programs, speaking, services, psych...

Maintaining Mobile Equipment W/ Bryan Bieschke

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How well is your mobile equipment maintained? How is mobile equipment different from fixed equipment? How can you maintain your mobile equipment bette...

LRVS - Ways to Show Economic Value of the Lubrication Program with Joe Anderson & Making sense of the ICML 55.1 Standard with Paul Hiller

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joe and I discuss tips on how to show the economic value of the lubrication program for your maintenance and reliability departments.  We then ch...

LRVS - Lubrication Sustainability, Benchmarking and Certification with Fluitec

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The word ‘sustainability' is widely used and yet not always well understood.  We chat with  Pierre Vanderkelen, CEO at Fluitec about the d...

Addressing Leadership Challenges with Robert Kalwarowsky

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Changing leadership is hard, both within yourself and within an organization.  In this weeks episode we catch up with Rob Kalwarowsky and discuss...

LRVS - So Many Answers, Why Are There Still Questions with Cliff Williams

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One thing that spending so much time online has highlighted is that there are a lot of good people out there with answers to most problems. Whether yo...

LRVS - What does the next generation of maintenance look like? (Hint, it's not pen and paper) with Ryan Chan

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"What is the next generation of maintenance?" The answer to that question lays squarely within our control. “As technology gives birth to new ways o...

Finding a Job in Maintenance & Reliability Q&A With Carl Kaufman, Mike Persson, & Allyson Hawley

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Searching for a job is hard! Whether you currently have a job, lost your job, or quit your job, finding that next one is a daunting task. In this week...

LRVS Special Episode - Discussion about Fan Bearing RCA with Bob Latino and a Systems Approach to Oil Analysis with Danny Shorten

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bob and I delve into how to break down a seemingly chaotic situation into its manageable components, letting the evidence lead the way to the physical...

Why Our Mindset Affects Our Leadership with Tom Furnival, Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode of Maintenance Disrupted, we bring you another Leadership Launchpad Project podcast with Tom Furnival.  Tom joins Susan Hob...

Finding a Job in Maintenance & Reliability With Carl Kaufman, Mike Persson, & Allyson Hawley

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Searching for a job is hard! Whether you currently have a job, lost your job, or quit your job, finding that next one is a daunting task. In this week...

Leadership, Psychological Safety & Mental Health with Lucas Marino & Rob Kalwarowsky

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode of Maintenance Disrupted, Rob Kalwarowsky joins Lucas Marino on an EAST Partnership LinkedIn Live.  We discuss leadership, ...

State of Work with Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky talk about The Great Resignation, the state of work and why Leadership 2.0 is the only path forwar...

The tools in the Reliability Tool Box W/ Chris Defalco

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What are the tools in the reliability tool box? Are they being used properly? How could they be utilized better? In this episode Steve & Blair wel...

Added value strategies for digitalized lubrication - Online Lubrication Monitoring with Guillermo Miró

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Industry 4.0 is a current paradigm. Plants are being digitized and maintenance is evolving towards 4.0. The digitization of critical assets has led to...

How parts fail with Shane Turcott & Sanya Mathura

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do you understand how your parts fail? What story are they telling you?  In this episode we welcome Shane Turcott & Sanya to the show to disc...

LRVS Special Episode - Exploring the root causes of Microdieseling with Sanya Mathura

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When a challenge arises due to lubrication degradation, the main focus is applied to solving the issue. Many times, this focus is placed on the physic...

The Credibility Equation with Dean Jarvis

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you credible? Do you have the buy in from your teams? Do you know how to spot a fraud? What can you do to be more credible? We discuss all these t...

Journey to Reliability: The Roadmap for Success with Dan Moss

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Over the past decade, facility equipment reliability has been elevated from an often vague ideal to a mission-critical goal with benefits that outweig...

Industrial Thought Leadership with Leah Friberg

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this weeks episode we welcome Leah Friberg and discuss a wide range of topics. Leah has her fingers on the pulse of our industry and we cover some ...

What Have We Learned from 3 Years and 160+ Episodes?

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, we look back at Rob's Reliability Project, now Maintenance Disrupted at the three years of the weekly podcasts and over 160 e...

Empowering Leaders in Industry with Charli Matthews

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky welcome Charli Matthews to the show.  We talk about empowering leaders and impact! Want to be...

Sanya Mathura - Maintenance & Reliability Champion

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lubrication, reliability, women in STEM, Maintenance Mastermind and a whole lot more. In this weeks episode we welcome Sanya Mathura to the show and w...

How to Engage Your People with Garett Earl

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode of Maintenance Disrupted, Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky welcome Garett Earl to the show to talk about people-centric leader...

Thinking Differently About How Business Asset Questions Are Answered

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of the Technology Innovations series of the Maintenance Disrupted Podcast where we look at the people and technology f...

Leading as a Millwright with Dylan Day

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky welcome Dylan Day to the show.  We talk to Dylan about how he leads as a millwright. Go to ro...

An Asset is a Collection of Failure Modes, Manage the Failure Modes and you Manage the Asset with Tacoma Zach

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An asset is a collection of failure modes, manage the failure modes and you manage the asset... This is a quote from our guest this week, Tacoma Zach!...

Maintenance Leadership with Bryan Bieschke

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky welcome Bryan Bieschke to the show.  We talk about maintenance leadership, impact and being t...

Considerations on How to Effectively Bring Technology into an Organization with George Williams

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are switching directions and instead of looking at the technology, we focus on people and processes to help bring these technologi...

Maintenance Task Analysis & Much More with Lucas Marino

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Every organization is trying to put together better and better work instructions. What is the best way to accomplish this? Who do you engage? Who shou...

IoT Enabled Connected Breather with Roy Giorgio from Des-Case

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Unlike any breather on the market, The Des-Case Connected Breather has eliminated the subjectivity of color-changing desiccant media, allowing you to ...

Starting A Maintenance Program with Ronan O'Sullivan

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Starting a maintenance program from scratch is no easy task. Our guest this week, Ronan O'Sullivan, has been with his plant from brownfield to operati...

Unlocking the value of Digital Transformation with a Unified Namespace

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scaling of Industrial IoT solutions requires a Unified Namespace, which acts as a centralized repository of data, information, and context where any a...

Allyson Hawley - Hazard Girl - Bonus Episode

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brought up in a mining family that had no time for gender stereotypes, Allyson Hawley, our guest on today’s show, was surprised when she began her m...

Is There A Better Way To Monitor Our Assets? - With Allyson Hawley

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us are down the path of monitoring our assets. We have tried different sensors, algorithms, and/or vendors. Many of these attempts to monitor ...

Improving Guest Experience at an Amusement Park with AI and 25,000,000 data points per second.

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It might be indirectly but we are all in the customer service industry. For many of us our customers are not end-users, but other departments in our o...

Reengineered Assets with Alex Rosales

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are your assets aging and no longer supported by the OEMs? Are you struggling with disengaged vendors? Re-engineering your assets and going to third p...

Fiix and Nanoprecise unite to take real-time asset performance monitoring to a new level

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The importance of partnerships not only from a vendor to a customer but from vendor to vendor to create a holistic approach to maintenance and reliabi...

Asset Life-Cycle with Cliff Williams

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you managing your assets life-cycle? Do you even know what your assets life-cycle is?  In this week’s episode of Over the Line, a Maintenan...

Rethink How You Collect Your Asset Data - Machine learning, image recognition, and expert crowdsourcing with Stephen Crampton from Utopia

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The importance of knowing what equipment we have where is the foundation of all of our reliability improvement initiatives, but do we truly know what ...

Execution & Tooling with Matt Joinson

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are the different groups within your maintenance department communicating? Is your tool crib being run well? In this week’s episode of Over the Line...

You CAN collect TOO MUCH time series data!!! - All things data with the Time-Series Data Storyteller, Jim Gavigan

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s guest I had stumbled upon in my endless scrolling through linked in. The title of this person's article was ‘Rant – you can collect ...

Decoding Mechanical Failures with Shane Turcott & Bob Latino

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do with the broken parts of your equipment? Do you just throw them out? What stories are those broken parts telling you? In this episode w...

AI-Driven Electrical Waveform Analysis with Simon Jagers of Semiotic Labs

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Could there be unique signatures in your AC motor's voltage and current measurements that could detect potential failures sooner and more reliable tha...

Over The Line - Training with Lucas Marino & Rob Kalwarowsky

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, we invite Lucas Marino & Rob Kalwarowsky, two individuals who have dedicated themselves to the improvement of our industry, and t...

Digital Technology Discussion with John Soldatos from Greece

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, we invite John Soldatos, a thought leader in the space of digital technology from Greece to cover basic understanding and application...

The Human Assets with Rob Kalwarowsky & Lauren Williams

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are people assets? Do we do preventative maintenance on our people? What is burnout? What is engagement? On this week's episode of Over the Line, a Ma...

Remaining Useful Life (RUL) Discussion with Falkonry

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Can we accurately measure the remaining useful life of our equipment?  The better question might be can we predict an event in the future that ca...

Over The Line - Upkeep Community with Ryan Chan

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Over the Line, a Maintenance Disrupted Podcast, Steve welcomes Ryan Chan, CEO of upkeep to the show. Steve & Ryan discus...

A Smarter Way to Lubricate Your Bearings with the OnTrak SmartLube by UE Systems

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Technology Innovation, a Maintenance Disrupted Podcast, Blair welcomes Doug Waetjen, VP at UE Systems. In this podcast, Blai...

Over The Line - RCA Road Blocks with Bob Latino

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Over the Line, a Maintenance Disrupted Podcast, Steve welcomes Bob Latino, CEO of the Reliability Center. In this podca...

Does Confidence and Precision Matter in Remote Vibration Monitoring? Interview with Nanoprecise

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of Technology Disrupted, a Rob’s Reliability Project Podcast, Blair welcomes Sunil Vedula and Graham Kawulka of NanoPrecise C...

Front Line Engagement with Dylan Day

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of Over The Line, a Rob’s Reliability Project Podcast, Steve welcomes Dylan Day to talk about front line engagement. In this ...

Learnings from Three Years of Implementing Artificial Intelligence with Vinodh Rodrigues & Xiaozhou Wang at Quartic.ai

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode of Technology Disruption, a Rob’s Reliability Project Podcast, Blair welcomes Vinodh Rodrigues and Xiaozhou Wang from Quartic...

Digital Work Instructions With Cody Dinel

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode of Over the Line, a Rob’s Reliability Project Podcast, Steve & Blair welcome Cody Dinel a Deployment specialist with Teck...

Blair Fraser & Steve Dobie Talk About the Future of the Show and Introduce the Two New Episode Themes

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In their first podcast without Rob, Blair and Steve talk about the direction of the podcast and request feedback from the listeners on what they would...

Rob's Reliability Introduces its New Hosts, Blair Fraser & Steve Dobie

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome the new hosts of Rob’s Reliability Project, Blair Fraser & Steve Dobie.  In this podcast we discuss the h...

Engagement & Personal Leadership

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Rob Kalwarowsky does a solo podcast talking about engagement & personal leadership. Subscribe to The Leadership Launchpad ...

Mental Health With Greg Ward, Clive Lloyd, & Jeff Naylor

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Clive Lloyd, Greg Ward, & Jeff Naylor.  We discuss mental health, psychological safety, and what it means t...

Reliability With Cliff Williams, Sanya Mathura, Bob Latino & Lucas Marino

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Cliff Williams, Sanya Mathura, Bob Latino & Lucas Marino.  We discuss Root cause analysis, and what our gue...

Leadership & Maintenance with Cliff Williams

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Cliff Williams.  We discuss leadership, maintenance, and Cliff’s long career. You can connect with our guest ...

Lubrication and Leadership with Sanya Mathura

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Sanya Mathura.  We discuss Lubrication, Leadership, and work life balance. You can connect with our guest here:...

Human Connection & Relability with Bryan Bieschke and Jim Vantyghem

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Bryan Bieschke and Jim Vantyghem.  We discuss human connection, reliability, and the importance of psychologica...

Defect Elimination with Michelle Ledet Henley & George Mahoney

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Michelle Ledet Henley & George Mahoney join me to discuss defect elimination.   You have 1 more week to sign up for T...

Authenticity, Value & Empathy

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I do a solo podcast talking about empathy, value & authenticity.  These concepts are part of being a high impact lead...

Teammates, Performance, Vulnerability & Psychological Safety with Susan Hobson

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Susan Hobson returns to dive deeper into leadership development.  We discuss the importance of teammates, how psychologic...

High Impact Leadership with Susan Hobson

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Susan Hobson.  We discuss new-school leadership, mindset & impact. Inspired to become a high-impact leader?...

Why Leadership, Why Me & Why Now

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I talk about leadership & why we struggle in industry.  To learn more about The Leadership Launchpad Project, go to h...