The origins of a reliability engineer may go back to Royal Engineers disposing of unexploded bombs. These Royal Engineers mastered their craft at mitigating risk, recognition of patterns, and iterating their skill-set. Similar to Reliability Engineers in manufacturing, there needs to be a skill set fully dedicated to similar situations.

A prerequisite to apply visual language models into a manufacturing facility is an asset hierarchy.

A challenge to overcome the cognitive dissonance of an organization.

The argument that a colonoscopy is preventive versus diagnostic Preventive maintenance (PM) is simply an action aimed at preserving a...

Justice Potter Stewart said, "I know it when I see it" when ruling on Jacobellis vs. Ohio. His opinion is applicable to a lot more.

What did you do when TikTok was down? Do you see the irony in that?

How low in the asset hierarchy should you go for a work order? We show how you can measure this to see how good you are doing.

Using Field Manual No.3-24 as a guide to transition a project from engineering to operations can improve an organization's effectiveness

How do you measure the consolidation of vendors supporting your MRO efforts? Here, we will discuss three ways to measure so you can improve.

How to measure the start-up effectiveness of a production unit

Recently, I realized I was part of the last generation that embraced what “live” was while watching a collection of live SoulHat videos ...

Within the 8 Deadly Waste of TIMWOODS , a waste exists that is kind and considerate on the surface but cruel to the pursuit of...

A conversation with someone at the end of their life is hard. Yet, it is probably harder for them to explain their emotions to others. Draw.

I am looking for a fight. Maybe, an open discussion of why anyone should schedule an individual 8-hour shift, 8 hours of work orders, and...

These are my Top 10 lessons learned from the service industry that are applicable to manufacturing.

Growing up in Texas, I vividly remember finding a Lubber Grasshopper struggling in the middle of Pine Island Bayou on a hot and muggy...

I remember my first breakdown like it was yesterday. It was a Sunday when I responded to a breakdown of the cold mill's left-tilt...

Need an escalation policy being a first time manager? Try this list that includes some of the basics for someone in manufacturing.

Creating a conversation is simple as three. Try something new, something different, something you read. Or try, high, low, flamingo.

Error proofing data, especially when it is manually inputted, needs to be incorporated in manufacturing to improve cost and efficiencies.

For two decades, the theme of first-time prime has been branded into my head, demeanor, and strategies to improve quality. If unfamiliar,...

Learning through experience is exponentially more valuable with a mentor, as long as you want to be the mentee.

Many publications exist on spare strategies that enable the cliche that states to have the right part, in the right condition, and at the...

Saturday on SportCenter, I heard a statistic that showcased the evolution of analytical capabilities and the uncanny ability to drop a...