Rooted in Reliability: The Plant Performance Podcast

215-Remote Working with Patrick Parker

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Remote Working with Patrick Parker Patrick has been with Rockwell Automation 7 years now but previously served in the US Navy. He started out as an el...

214 – Sealing in Pulp & Paper with Chuck Tanner

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sealing in Pulp & Paper with Chuck Tanner Today we’re joined by Chuck Tanner, the director of market development at SEPCO. With over 25 year...

213 – Scheduling for All with John Reeve

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Scheduling for All with John Reeve We welcome John Reeve back to tell us all about scheduling for all. He has three decades in the industry. John is g...

212 – Asset Integrity with Ali Bashir

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Asset Integrity with Ali Bashir Our guest today is Ali, who is a reliability and asset management consultant. He’s going to be touching on: What...

211-Fleet Maintenance Software vs CMMS with Sean Eckersley

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fleet Maintenance Software vs CMMS with Sean Eckersley Sean Eckersley from Assetminder is today’s guest. He’s talking about fleet maintena...

210-Inherent Availability and Reliability with Greg Perry

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Inherent Availability and Reliability with Greg Perry We’re privileged to have the Capacity Assurance Consultant for Fluke Reliability Solutions, Gr...

209-The Productive Leadership System with Tom Moriarty

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Productive Leadership System with Tom Moriarty With us, today, to talk about the Productive Leadership System (PLS) is Tom Moriarty. PLS is essent...

208-Pros and Cons of Different RCA Methods with Shon Isenhour

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pros and Cons of Different RCA Methods with Shon Isenhour Shon has been on our past episodes. He is the founder of Eruditio LLC, a co-author of severa...

207-Hand Safety With Joe Geng

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hand Safety With Joe Geng In maintenance and reliability practices, physical risks are always present. The most common injuries are hand injuries. Tod...

206-Reliability Basics and AI with Fred Schenkelberg

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Reliability Basics and AI with Fred Schenkelberg Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic today with organisations attempting to find ways of ap...

205-Ultrasound Remote Monitoring with Doug Waetjen

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ultrasound Remote Monitoring with Doug Waetjen Today we host Doug, the Vice President of Global operations, UE Systems. He has been with the organizat...

204-Data Quality Issues with Manjish Naik & Sarah Lukens

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Data Quality Issues with Manjish Naik & Sarah Lukens Manjish Naik and Sarah Lukens join us to discuss how to overcome data quality issues with KPI...

203-Digital Transformation with Dave Drerup

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Digital Transformation with Dave Drerup Data is the single most important parameter that helps you define the rest of the parameters in asset manageme...

202-RCAM with Richard Overman

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

RCAM with Richard Overman This episode revolves around the book titled as Reliability Centered Asset Management by Richard Overman. It is based on usi...

201-Culture with Patrick Parker

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Culture with Patrick Parker If a methodology or a program isn’t producing desired value for an organization even after putting all the necessary res...

200-Special 200th Episode of Rooted in Reliability Podcast

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Special 200th Episode of Rooted in Reliability Podcast Joining us for this special episode are some of our past guests. In no particular order: Shon I...

199-Oil Mist Lubrication with Heinz Bloch

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Oil Mist Lubrication with Heinz Bloch Lubrication is one of the most important aspects in asset management and having a sophisticated tool for this pu...

198-PDM with Martin Blenkers

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

PDM with Martin Blenkers All through Europe, America and other emerging economies, the new wave of industrial technologies is bringing a fundamental s...

197-Change from the Middle with Brandon Weil

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Change from the Middle with Brandon Weil For maintenance and reliability programs to be successful, often it will be championed by middle management. ...

196-Reliability Trends with Fred Schenkelberg

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Reliability Trends with Fred Schenkelberg “We’re not invited on Oprah to talk about Maintenance Management … Podcasts allow us to get insights f...

195-Supportability with Lucas Marino

04 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Supportability with Lucas Marino Supportability entails matching the design and logistics requirements of an asset to its operational needs. When buyi...

194-The Importance of Installation with Chris Greene

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Importance of Installation “How we install the equipment, will dictate how it will operate.” In this episode, James interviews Chris Green...

193-Empowering RES with Automation

21 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Empowering RES with Automation Industry 4.0 is here to stay. Organizations are now getting their feet wet in Artificial intelligence and Machine Learn...

192-DIKDAR with Paul Daoust

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

DIKDAR with Paul Daoust In maintenance and reliability industry, soft skills are just as important as the hard skills. When you are faced with uncerta...

191-Effective Maintenance Procedures with Ricky Smith

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Effective Maintenance Procedures with Ricky Smith Over the years, maintenance procedures have become a bore for many plant operators. They are likely ...

190-How to Start a Vibe Program with Jesus Sefonte

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How to Start a Vibe Program with Jesus Sefonte Even though the vibration analysis has been around for a long time, there are very few organizations th...

189-Lubrication with Sanya Mathura

24 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lubrication with Sanya Mathura In mechanical fields like automotive, oil and gas, power generation and aviation industries, lubricants play a  critic...

188-Thermal Growth with Daus Studenberg

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Thermal Growth with Daus Studenberg When a machine heats up and starts expanding in all the directions is simply called the thermal growth. When it ac...

187-Master Data Management with Scott Taylor

10 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Master Data Management with Scott Taylor For organizations, data that is critical for parties, places, and things is called master data. While convent...

SMRP 06 – Motion Amplification with Jeff Hay

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Motion Amplification with Jeff Hay How Motion Amplification Helps Us Learn More About Our Machines In this episode, James interviews Jeff Hay. Jeff is...

186-Third Habit with Peter Horsburgh

03 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Third Habit with Peter Horsburgh If your machines aren’t running smooth, clean, cool, and dry, there’s no way you will ever be able to get its lif...

SMRP 04 – Getting It Right With Mikeal Terner

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Getting It Right With Mikeal Terner How better tools and installation can reduce downtime and improve functionality In this episode, James interviews ...

185-The Impact of Industry 4.0 with Blair Fraser

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Impact of Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 has two notable waves. The first constitutes of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data. The second wave is ...

184-HPI and LT with Bob Latino

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

HPI and LT with Bob Latino RCA has been around for a long time and has evolved with time. There are different acronyms associated with it such as HPI ...

Bonus Episode-Advancing the Reliability and Maintenance Standards of Electrical Systems with Alan Ross

14 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Advancing the Reliability and Maintenance Standards of Electrical Systems with Alan Ross In this episode, James interviews Alan Ross, former Vice-Pres...

183-Transitioning to CMMS with Steve Ricard

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Transitioning to CMMS with Steve Ricard CMMS stands for Computerized Maintenance Management System. These systems have been in existence since somewhe...

SMRP 02 – Gaining Control of Process Control

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Gaining Control of Process Control In this episode, James interviews Keith Staton of Weyerhaeuser. Keith has had a long career in reliability and got ...

182-Electronic Monitoring With Simon Jagers

05 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Electronic Monitoring With Simon Jagers Impact the environment and your bottom line with better monitoring. In this episode, James interviews Simon Ja...

SMRP 07 – IoT Readiness with Kevin Clark

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SMRP 07 – IoT Readiness with Kevin Clark The internet of Things (IoT) is often assumed to be understood by everyone. However, there is somewhat ...

181-Pilot to Full Scale Adoption of iIoT with Arun Santhebennur

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pilot to Full Scale Adoption of iIoT with Arun Santhebennur The Industrial Internet of Things is not an initiative. It is now a real-world application...

SMRP 08 – SMRP Recap with Bill Leahy

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SMRP Recap with Bill Leahy The Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) Conference of 2019 attracted over 1200 professionals acr...

SMRP 03 – Rules of Thumb in Reliability

24 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rules of Thumb in Reliability Reliability is a procedural science at its core. This simply means that it is guided by a discipline to follow the set p...

180-Work-order Management with John Reeve

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Work-order Management with John Reeve Work-order management is the key for successful asset management programs. It is usually incorporated in the CMM...

SMRP 01 – Role of Data in Reliability

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Role of Data in Reliability With the advent of Industry 4.0, data and connectivity have enabled equipment to become continuous factories of data. Whet...

SMRP 05 – Maintenance Perfection with Joe

18 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Maintenance Perfection with Joe It’s hard to hear someone talk about maintenance without mentioning reliability, or the other way around. While thes...

179-Risk-Based Asset Criticality with Suzane Greeman

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Risk-Based Asset Criticality with Suzane Greeman Asset criticality plays a huge role in asset management. It is the ranking of assets depending upon t...

178-Risk with David Albrice

08 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Risk with David Albrice While doing asset management, the organizations are always keen to balance the outcomes between performance, cost, and risk. R...

177-Project Manager’s Guide with Brandon Weil

01 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Project Manager’s Guide with Brandon Weil Planning and scheduling maintenance and reliability programs takes a bit of a work but implementing that p...

Bonus Episode-Planner Certification with Shon Isenhour

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Planner Certification with Shon Isenhour Behind a successful reliability program, there’s always a great plan for implementation. This is something ...

176-RCA Tips with Shon Isenhour

24 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

RCA Tips with Shon Isenhour RCA is one of the most basic yet most important of the processes in a reliability program. RCA isn’t just about solving ...

175-Cyber Security with Howard Penrose

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Cyber Security with Howard Penrose Cyber security can be a significant issue why your assets are not working as they are supposed to and you face more...

174-What is the CMRT with Terry Torrence

10 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is the CMRT with Terry Torrence As a Reliability Engineer, you are always keen to learn something new and practice it to add to your professional...

173-What is ICML55 with Jim Fitch

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is ICML55 with Jim Fitch Lubrication is one of the fundamental things that needs to be taken care of if you want your machines healthy. There’s...

172-Key Performance Influencer with Bill Leahy

27 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Key Performance Influencer with Bill Leahy What does a KPI mean to you? Is it just a performance measurement tool to you? Is it a metrics that you hav...

171-Decision Making with Rob

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Decision Making with Rob Decision making is a major part of maintenance and reliability. The engineers have to make decisions all the time regarding a...

170-PMO with Rick Clonan

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

PMO with Rick Clonan PMO is a process where you make efficient use of your PMs to understand the operating context of your assets in a better way. Onc...

169-RCA Trends with Chris Eckert

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

RCA Trends with Chris Eckert RCA is a process where you get to the root cause of the problem and then solve it by using a systemic approach. To get st...

168-What are Functions with Nancy Regan

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What are Functions with Nancy Regan Reliability Centered Maintenance or RCM is a philosophy that is rooted in the fundamentals of the reliability and ...

167-Greatest Manufacturing Challenges with Calvin Williams

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Greatest Manufacturing Challenges with Calvin Williams Every organization’s end goal is to have continuous improvement. There are tools out there th...

166-2nd Habit with Peter Horsburgh

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

2nd Habit with Peter Horsburgh Whenever there’s a problem in the plant, it always comes to finding the root cause if you are looking to solve it and...

165-Reliability Catch Up with Fred

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Reliability Catch Up with Fred Reliability and Maintenance industry changes very fast. The organization always enlist the help of consultants when the...

164 Unsung Heros with Ryan

02 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Unsung Heros with Ryan With the kind of data that technicians collect in the field on a daily basis, it is very hard to note down everything. What the...

163-FRACAS with Brandon Weil

25 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

FRACAS with Brandon Weil With changing technology in the reliability and maintenance industry, the best practices are always changing in order to impr...

162-Bearing Isolators with Chris and Woody

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bearing Isolators with Chris and Woody One of the major reasons of bearing failure is the operating conditions of the machine. That’s why bearing is...

161-PdM Survey with Tom Wilk

11 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

PdM Survey with Tom Wilk Predictive maintenance is a continuous activity and it is really hard to drive PdM program success without having a clear set...

160 Transition on the road to Asset Management with Susan Lubell

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Transition on the road to Asset Management with Susan Lubell Asset management means to get the best value from your assets in a collaborative way. It ...

159 Maintenance Metrics with Stuart Fergusson

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Maintenance Metrics with Stuart Fergusson Maintenance metrics is a very important part of a maintenance and reliability program because you can’t im...

158 LORA with Lucas Marino

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Level Of Repair Analysis with Lucas Marino Most of the organizations in the maintenance and reliability industry have limited resources and they want ...

157 PdM in RCM r with Jesus Sifonte

14 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

PdM in RCM R with Jesus Sifonte Condition monitoring is time-based solution to mitigating and preventing failures and it is a huge part of RCM or RCM ...

156 Manufacturing Analytics with Bryan Sapot

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Manufacturing Analytics with Bryan Sapot Data is the single important thing—whether it’s quality data, failure data or any other kind of data—th...

155 Bearing Installation with Bernd Seidenthal

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Bearing Installation with Bernd Seidenthal Predictive maintenance is a huge part of the overall reliability of your assets. Most of the times, equipme...

154-Asset Condition Monitoring with Jack Nicholas

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Asset Condition Monitoring with Jack Nicholas Asset condition monitoring can be defined the process to determine the health status of the equipment us...

153-What tool when with Ron Moore

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What Tool? When? with Ron Moore Today’s episode is based on What Tool When by Ron Moore. The book covers all the common tools that are handy in a wo...

152- Field Balancing with Gary James

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Field Balancing with Gary James There are a lot of aspects that need to be taken care of in condition monitoring and field balancing is one of those. ...

151- First Day as a Reliability Engineer with Fred Schenkelberg

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

First Day as a Reliability Engineer with Fred Schenkelberg It is always a difficult first day for a reliability engineer in a new place. There are a l...

150 – Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting with Heinz Bloch

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting with Heinz Bloch The organizations often tend to ignore some simple things when they are mitigating a m...

SMRP18 – Working Man’s iIoT with Kevin Clark

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SMRP18 – Working Man’s iIoT with Kevin Clark Whenever people talk about the iIOT or other advanced technologies, they are not considered a...

149 – Football and Downtime Don’t Mix with Frederic Baudart

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Football and Downtime Don’t Mix with Frederic Baudart Cloud-based technologies have really improved data sharing. All you have to do is capture ...

148 – Leveraging Failure Data for Better Decision Making with John Reeve

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Leveraging Failure Data for Better Decision Making with John Reeve Failure data is very important for leaders to make effective and efficient decision...

147 – What is Oil Analysis with Robert Kalwarowsky

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What is Oil Analysis with Robert Kalwarowsky Lubrication is an important part of asset management and oil analysis plays a major role in keeping the l...

146 – Distance Learning and Coaching with Bill Leahy

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Distance Learning and Coaching with Bill Leahy Distance learning is becoming more trendy in the industry and is preferred by a lot of students especia...

145 – How to Choose the Correct Seal Type with Chuck Tanner

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How to Choose the Correct Seal Type with Chuck Tanner Seals are very important to contain machine fluids and keep them from different sort of contamin...

144 – Understanding Asset Hierarchy with Shon Isenhour and Brandon Weil

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Understanding Asset Hierarchy with Shon Isenhour and Brandon Weil Asset hierarchy is very important to utilize the limited resources of an organizatio...

143 – The Soft Skills Reliability Engineers Need with Fred Schenkelberg

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Soft Skills Reliability Engineers Need with Fred Schenkelberg In every industry, people skills contribute a lot to the success of an employee. The...

142 – Developing Failure Codes with Bill Leahy

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Developing Failure Codes with Bill Leahy Failures codes help the reliability engineers to make intelligent business decisions regarding the issues wit...

SMRP18 – Online Monitoring with Maureen Gribble

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SMRP18 – Online Monitoring with Maureen Gribble Ultrasound is a great tool but using it to monitor your equipment needs resources and time. When...

SMRP18 – SMRP Conference Discussion w Fred Schenkelberg

24 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SMRP18 – SMRP Conference Discussion w Fred Schenkelberg This episode is about the learning and value that conferences hold. In SMRP 2018 confere...

141 – Continuously Identify Problems w/ Peter Horsburgh

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Continuously Identify Problems w/ Peter Horsburgh Extraordinary Reliability Engineers always have some habits that differentiate them from the rest. O...

SMRP18 – Power Monitoring with Alex Desselle

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SMRP18 – Power Monitoring with Alex Desselle Condition-based monitoring is one of the best ways to proactively approach the solution to the prob...

SMRP18 – The Importance of Procedures with Adrian Messer

17 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SMRP18 – The Importance of Procedures with Adrian Messer There are a lot of plant facilities that do everything right but the results are never ...

140 – The Job Plan Library with Brandon Weil

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Job Plan Library with Brandon Weil Technicians and engineers carry out their day to day tasks in a standard way. Sometimes, there are variations i...

SMRP18 – Electrical Motor Maintenance with Howard Penrose

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SMRP18 – Electrical Motor Maintenance with Howard Penrose Motor maintenance is very important because the electric motors are vital parts of eve...

SMRP18 – What is Machine Learning with Philip Garcia

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SMRP 18 – What is Machine Learning with Philip Garcia Reliability is a very wide term and has numerous applications in different industries. Wit...

139 – Change Management with Scott Deckers

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Change Management with Scott Deckers The organizations are always going through one or the other change. Whether it’s the change in roles and respon...

138 – 4 Tips to Elevate your Coaching with Lisa Brownlee

01 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

4 Tips to Elevate your Coaching with Lisa Brownlee Coaching is one of the key activities that help individual employees bring out the best of themselv...

SMRP18 – What’s New with SDT with Allan Rienstra

27 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What’s New with SDT with Allan Rienstra Condition based monitoring is good for the equipment to do predictive analysis. Ultrasound helps greatly...

137 – Scheduling Best Practices with Christine Banham

25 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scheduling Best Practices with Christine Banham Scheduling is one of the key pieces in Maintenance and Management. When you are working on a piece of ...

SMRP18 – Is It Time for a CRO with Allan Ross

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Is It Time for a CRO with Allan Ross It is a common practice in the organizations to spend money on the maintenance of the equipment. They bring in a ...

SMRP18 – What is IIoT with Blair Fraser

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What is IIoT with Blair Fraser There are new emerging technologies that are helping organizations in the Maintenance and Reliability industry. Artific...

136 – 5 Tips to Delegate without Fear with Lisa Brownlee

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

5 Tips to Delegate without Fear Delegation is one of the most important pieces of leadership and organizational development. Delegation means that you...