Maintenance Disrupted

Meaning, Purpose & Changing Your Beliefs

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Warning - Contains Explicit Content About Suicide.   On this bonus episode of Rob's Reliability Project, I talk about purpose, meaning and how ch...

Culture Change with Michelle Henley & Jeff Shiver

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Michelle Henley and Jeff Shiver.  We discuss culture change and motivation. You can connect with our guests her...

Mental Health Part 2 With Greg Ward, Clive Lloyd & Jeff Naylor

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Greg Ward, Clive Lloyd, & Jeff Naylor.  We discuss mental health in the “Macho” industries You can connect with...

Why You Are a Leader

25 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode, I talk about why you're a leader, what leadership is and why poor leadership is what's holding our industry back. Sign up for m...

Mental Health Part 1 With Greg Ward, Clive Lloyd & Jeff Naylor

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Greg Ward, Clive Lloyd, & Jeff Naylor.  We discuss mental health in the “Macho” industries You can connect with...

Are You Leading Your Metrics or Are Your Metrics Leading You?

19 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode, I talk about some examples of misused metrics and I give you ideas to consider when choosing metrics of your own.  If you ...

Reliability & Maintenance with Bob Latino, Sanya Mathura, Cliff Williams, & Andy Gailey

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Bob Latino, Sanya Mathura, Cliff Williams, & Andy Gailey.  We discuss maintenance and reliability, critical...

Fear-Based Leadership

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode, I talk about fear-based leadership, why it's ineffective over the long term and sustainable growth leadership, Check out my we...

Reliability Math Q&A with Fred Schenkelberg and André Ferrari

06 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Fred Schenkelberg and André Ferrari to the show.  We discuss Reliability math, and how to use it. You can conn...

Continious Improvment Q&A with Hal Frohreich, Mario Aguirre, Calvin Williams, Maria Williams, Brandy Schade, and Nick Dumasia

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Hal Frohreich, Mario Aguirre, Calvin Williams, Maria Williams, Brandy Schade, and Nick Dumasia the show.  We di...

Life, Compartmentalization & Role Clarity

28 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode, I talk about life, compartmentalization, disengagement & role clarity.  Thank you in advance for your answers to the q...

Starting Reliability with Bob Latino & Steve Dobie

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Bob Latino & Steve Dobie to the show.  We discuss how to uncover chronic failures, the difference between m...

Maintenance & Reliability in Mining with Steve Dobie, Jeff Naylor, and Jason Apps

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Steven Dobie, Jeff Naylor, and Jason Apps.  We discuss the biggest issues in mining, defect elimination/RCA, an...

Love, Compassion & Healing

13 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode, I talk about giving yourself what you need, not what you've been taught; love & compassion. Follow Rob's Reliability Projec...

Culture Change with Cliff Williams, Michelle Henley, Susan Lubell & Martha Myers

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Michelle Ledet Henley, Sue Lubell, Cliff Williams and Martha Myers to the show.  We discuss all aspects of cult...

People, Connection & Culture with Ryan Chan

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Ryan Chan, the founder & CEO of UpKeep to the show.  We discuss radical transparency, communication and bui...

Manufacturing Q&A with Joe Anderson, Calvin Williams, George Williams & Hal Frohreich

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome a great panel of guests to answer questions about manufacturing, continuous improvement and starting/stopping produc...

RCM Q&A with Nancy Regan, Doug Plucknette & Errin Evans

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome a great panel of guests to answer questions about RCM.  The expert panelists are Nancy Regan, Doug Plucknette &...

Personal Leadership & COVID-19

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode of Rob's Reliability Project, I talk about personal leadership, setting boundaries and showing up as leaders in our facilities. ...

IIoT & AI Live Q&A

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome a great panel of guests to answer questions about artificial intelligence & the industrial internet of things. &...

Planning, Scheduling and CMMS Q&A

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome a great panel of guests to answer questions about planning, scheduling and CMMS.  The expert panelists are Geor...

Maintenance & Reliability Q&A

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, we have a great panel of guests to take some questions from the audience.  Our expert panelists are Joe Anderson, Fred Sc...

The Courage in Asking for Help

26 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode, I talk about the courage, strength and vulnerability it takes to ask for help. If you're company sells products or services to ...

I'm You & I've Found a Better Way

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode, I talk about how I've been where you are and how that's led me to depression, how being vulnerable is the ultimate power and ho...

Sensors, IIoT & AI with John Schultz & Chris Colson

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome John Schultz & Chris Colson to the show.  We discuss choosing sensors, the IIoT and what companies get wron...

Love, Connection & Reliability

19 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this bonus episode, I talk about love, connection, vulnerability, reliability and my mission. If you're company sells products or services to engag...

Asking for Help & the IIoT with Fred Schenkelberg

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Fred Schenkelberg back to the show. We discuss asking for help, the IIoT and how our reliability problems are not un...

Depression, Mindset & Performance with Susan Hobson

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome my mindset & leadership coach, Susan Hobson to the show. We discuss depression, mental health and how to increas...

Emotional Intelligence with Sanya Mathura

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Sanya Mathura to the show. We discuss emotional intelligence, self awareness and leadership. If you're looking for e...

Precision Maintenance & Reliability Improvements with Joe Adam

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Joe Adam to the show.  Joe is the Engineering & Maintenance Manager at Roche Diabetes.  We discuss usi...

Culture, Hiring & Sensors with Ryan Chan

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Ryan Chan back to the show.  We discuss hiring, building a great culture and some of UpKeep's new sensors. If y...

Transformer Reliability with Alan Ross

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Alan Ross to the show.  We discuss electrical reliability and transformers. If you're company sells products or...

Toyota Kata with Hal Frohreich

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Hal Frohreich on to the show.  We discuss Toyota Kata, PDCA and continuous improvement. If you're company sells...

RCM Blitz with Doug Plucknette

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s episode, I welcome Doug Plucknette to the show. Doug is the author of RCM Blitz. We talk all things RCM. Doug gives us his tips, tric...

Asset Management & Collaboration Panel Podcast

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Rob Gabrielczyk, Ashley Barratt & Claire Gowson to the show.  We discuss asset management, collaboration an...

Motion Amplification with Judd Jones

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Judd Jones from RDI Technologies to discuss motion amplification.  We discuss what it is, how it's useful and J...

Lubrication Excellence with Ed Duda

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Ed Duda from Des-Case to talk about lubrication excellence.  We discuss lubricant storage & handling, breat...

Finance for Reliability with Javier Fernandez

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Javier Fernandez, the Chief Financial Officer at Omaha Public Power District.  We discuss the differences betwe...

Haul Truck Fuel Monitoring with Kevin Dagenais

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Kevin Dagenais from Cascadia Scientific to talk about haul truck fuel monitoring.  We discuss the savings avail...

CMMS Integration with Stuart Fergusson

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Stuart Fergusson from Fiix Software to talk about CMMS integration.  We discuss what other software or data sou...

Why You Aren't Hitting Your Reliability Goals with Jason Apps

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Jason Apps to the show.  Jason is the CEO of ARMS Reliability and the author of an article titled, "Driving a R...

What's in it for Them? with Fred Schenkelberg

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Fred Schenkelberg back to the show.  Fred is the host of the Speaking of Reliability podcast and the owner of A...

Depression, My Origin Story & How I Hope to Inspire You

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, I speak about my struggles with depression, my origin story, chasing happiness versus finding fulfillment and how I hope to inspire y...

Plant Services 2019 Workforce Survey with Christine LaFave Grace

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Christine LaFave Grace to the show.  Christine is the managing editor for Plant Services Magazine and the autho...

Productive Leadership with Tom Moriarty

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Tom Moriarty to the show.  Tom is the author of The Productive Leadership System and the president of Alidade M...

Mediocre Organizational Leadership with Paul Daoust

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Paul Daoust to the show.  Paul is the founder of Scio Asset Management and an organizational asset management e...

Electrical Reliability with Paul Baker

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Paul Baker to the show.  Paul is the principal consultant for CRED consulting and electrical reliability expert...

Steam Traps with Doug Waetjen

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Doug Waetjen to the show.  Doug is the Vice President of Global Operations for UE Systems.  We discuss ste...

Simplifying Reliability with Gerard Wood

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Gerard Wood back to the show.  Gerard is the author of Simplifying Mining Maintenance and the host of the Bluef...

How to Find a Job in Reliability with Steve Dobie

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Steve Dobie back to the show.  Steve recently got a new job as a reliability engineer at Teck Resources so we d...

The State of Mining with Peter Finn

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Peter Finn to the show.  Peter is the host of the Full Production Podcast and the managing director of Face Con...

How to Boost Productivity Using Continuous Improvement with Calvin Williams

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Calvin Williams back to the show.  We discuss how WTI Inc boosted their productivity by 97% in 12 weeks using c...

A Plant Manager's Perspective with Joe Kuhn

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Joe Kuhn on to the show.  We discuss how to get your plant manager to buy into your reliability initiatives and...

Why You Need to Talk About Risk - PEMAC's MainTrain Conference

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is a presentation that Rob Kalwarowsky gave at PEMAC's MainTrain conference on September 18th titled, "Why You Need to Talk About ...

Optimizing Your Performance with Dr. Liam LaTouche, ND

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome on my friend and naturopathic doctor, Liam LaTouche, ND back to the show.  We discuss how to optimize your perf...

Lubricant Degradation with Sanya Mathura

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Rob's Reliability Project, I'm Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week's episode, I welcome on Sanya Mathura from Strategic Reliability Solutio...

CMMS in the Real World with Drew Welch

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Rob's Reliability Project, I'm Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week's episode, I welcome on Drew Welch from Resilient Reliability.  We ...

Reliability, Asset Management & Water Polo with LaWayne Smith

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Rob's Reliability Project, I'm Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week's episode, I welcome on LaWayne Smith to talk about my new role in asset...

Using AI to Optimize Processes with Don Doan

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Rob's Reliability Project, I'm Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week's episode, I welcome on Don Doan from Symphony Azima AI to talk about us...

Voice of the Customer with Shadrach Stephens

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome on Shadrach Stephens to talk about collaboration, reliability leadership and the voice of the customer. If you have...

Reliability in Mining with Steve Dobie

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode focuses around reliability in mining with Steve Dobie.  We talk about changing cultures, haul truck tires and the impact of a...

Manufacturing and the IIoT with Kate Cohen

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome on Kate Cohen of Automation Intellect to talk about the manufacturing industry and it's challenges with the Industri...

Mobile CMMS & CMRP Prep with Ryan Chan

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Rob's Reliability Project, I'm Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week's episode, I welcome on Ryan Chan, CEO of Upkeep, to discuss his recent ...

Personal Development with Joe Anderson & George Williams

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome on George Williams and Joe Anderson from ReliabilityX to talk about personal development.  We discuss how setti...

Why You Shouldn't Rely on MTBF with Fred Schenkelberg

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I welcome Fred Schenkelberg back to the show to talk about mean time between failures and the basics of reliability math.  Long story ...

Electrical Signature Analysis with Howard Penrose

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Rob's Reliability Project, I'm Rob Kalwarowsky.  On this week's episode I welcome on Howard Penrose to talk about electrical signature...

Asset Management, Risk & Business Processes with Suzane Greeman

09 Jul 2019

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...

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) with John Reeve

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I am joined by John Reeve, co-author of Failure Modes to Failure Codes to talk about computerized maintenance management syste...

Implementing AI with Adam McElhinney & Derek Valine

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I am joined by Adam McElhinney and Derek Valine from Uptake to discuss artificial intelligence implementation.  We talk a...

Starting a Reliability Journey with LaWayne Smith

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show, I welcome on LaWayne Smith.  LaWayne is  the Asset Management and Reliability Manager at the University of Kansas Medic...

Planning with James Kovacevic

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Rob's Reliability Project, I welcome James Kovacevic back to the show to discuss planning.  We talk about the differences between pl...

Systems Engineering with Rob Gabrielcyzk

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Rob Gabrielcyzk to the show.  Rob is the managing director of AEON Engineering and an expert in systems enginee...

5 Habits of Extraordinary Reliability Engineers with Peter Horsburgh

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Rob's Reliability Project, I welcome on Peter Horsburgh to talk about his book, 5 Habits of Extraordinary Reliability Engineers.  We...

Proper Bearing Installation with Bernd Seidenthal

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Rob's Reliability Project, I welcome on Bernd Seidenthal to talk about proper bearing installation.  We discuss why installing beari...

Thermography with Paul Goodbody

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Paul Goodbody on to the show.  Paul is a level 3 thermographer and the IRISS.  We talk about what we can d...

Lucas Marino Turns the Tables on Rob

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Rob's Reliability Project, Lucas Marino guest hosts the show and puts me to the test.  We talk about my experience running the podca...

RCM-R Deep Dive with Jesus Sifonte

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome back on to the show, author of RCM - Re-Engineered, Jesus Sifonte to take a deeper look at RCM.  We talk about ...

FMECA with Andrew Curry

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome on Andrew Curry to the podcast to discuss Failure Mode, Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and changing reli...

Calibration with John Cummins

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome on John Cummins, the CEO of CalOpex.  We discuss why calibration frequencies need to be risk-based and why we n...

Reliability Blockchain with Tim Ingram

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I welcome on Tim Ingram.  Tim is an asset management consultant and the chair of UK's mirror committee for ISO 55000.  In this ep...

The Art of Reliability with Fred Schenkelberg

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I welcome on Fred Schenkelberg.  If you haven't heard of Fred, you haven't been looking hard enough.  Fred runs accendoreliabilit...

Precision Alignment with Adam Stredel

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I welcome on Adam Stredel from Ludeca to talk all things precision alignment.  Adam breaks down soft foot, thermal expansion and gives us his top...

Failing Companies & Personal Development with Calvin Williams

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I welcome on the CEO of Impruver Technologies, Calvin Williams.  Last time Calvin was on we spent a lot of time getting into continuou...

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Deep Dive with Holcombe Baird

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I welcome on the principal root cause analysis (RCA) investigator for Reliability Center, Holcombe Baird.  We take a deeper look at th...

Reliability Centered Maintenance - Reengineered with Jesus Sifonte

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I welcome Jesus Sifonte to the show.  Jesus wrote Reliability Centered Maintenance – Reengineered with James Reyes-Picknell.  H...

Risk, Decision Making & Uncertainty with Devin Luquist

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I welcome my good friend Devin Luquist to the show.  Most of you won't know Devin but he's a chemical engineer who has worked in oil &...

Ultrasound Deep Dive with Adrian Messer

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Adrian Messer from UE Systems to the show.  We talk more about how to use ultrasound as a predictive maintenanc...

Holistic Physical Asset Management with Dharmen Dhaliah

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Dharmen Dhaliah to the show.  Dharmen is the author of Physical Asset Management - An Organizational Challenge ...

Key Performance Indicators with James Kovacevic

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

I welcome back James Kovacevic on to the show.  James is the host of Rooted in Reliability podcast and the principal instructor at Eruditio.&nbsp...

Listener Questions about AI with Rajiv Anand

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's show, I welcome on Rajiv Anand, the founder and CEO of Quartic.AI.  During this episode, Rajiv explains different types of project...

Artificial Intelligence Primer with Adam McElhinney

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome on Adam McElhinney.  Adam is the Chief of Machine Learning and AI Strategy from Uptake and, in his spare time, ...

Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) with Lucas Marino

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Rob's Reliability Project, I welcome Lucas Marino back on to the show for a discussion on Level of Repair Analysis or LORA.  LORA is...

What Should Reliability Engineers Do? with James Hunting

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome James Hunting back on to the show.  We talk about what reliability engineers should be working on, Pareto/bad a...

Alcohol & Weight Loss with Dr. Liam LaTouche, ND

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Dr. Liam LaTouche, ND returns to the show. We talk about staying healthy over the holidays, alcohol consumption and effective ...

Ultrasound with Sean Miller

11 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome Sean Miller from UE Systems on to the show. We talk about using ultrasound for lubrication and as a predictive maint...

Simplifying Maintenance with Gerard Wood

04 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome the author of Simplifying Mining Maintenance, Gerard Wood, on to the show. We talk about maintenance, why we need to...

Continuous Improvement with Calvin Williams

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome continuous improvement expert, Calvin Williams, on to the show. We talk about continuous improvement, mistakes peopl...

Leadership with Lucas Marino

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, I welcome back Lucas Marino, branch chief for the US Coast Guard and founder of Marino consulting back on to the show. We talk...

Vibration Analysis with John Bernet

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I welcome back John Bernet to the show. We talk about why we need to start off with criticality or RCM to determine our maintenance strategi...

What Really Motivates with Michelle Ledet Henley

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, I speak with Michelle Ledet Henley about her SMRP conference talk, "Ball Caps and Barbecues? What Really Motivates." We talk a...