Written by Gary West The P-F curve shows the time interval between when a failure-in-the-making can be identified (potential failure, P) and the actual failed state where acceptable performance standards are no longer sustained (functional failure, F). This P-F interval is also known as: The warning period The lead time to failure The failure development […]
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Why resilience is so important during times of crises
By Marius Basson, president of Aladon I have been talking and writing about ways to build resilience over many months leading up to the COVID-19 lockdown, not knowing that we would actually test our own resilience and witnessing what our clients experience during this very challenging time of COVID-19 and the disruption of business. Following […]
Aladon expands cutting-edge asset management and reliability solutions; announces new software development office in South Africa
Aladon, a global asset management thoughtware company announces the addition of a new office in South Africa designed to develop asset management software. The software works seamlessly with the Aladon methodologies. The goal for the global leader in reliability centered maintenance is to expand into software development as a continued commitment to deliver high quality, […]
Rethinking N+1 redundancy design guidelines in the public utility industry
How often do we challenge long accepted design practices, especially in the utility industries such as power, water and wastewater? In order to do so, we must look outside public utilities and apply lessons from other industries. Airline and auto industries are two that rely less on redundancy by focusing on increasing the reliability of […]
South Korea Welcomes RCM3™
Considered the most wired and educated country in the world by CNN, 82.7 percent of South Koreans are connected to the Internet and 98 percent of the population receives a high school education. However, in the realm of asset management, the Asian country is not as advanced. Dr. Gang-Min Lim, PhD, CEO, Asset Technology Group, […]
Beyond OEM Recommended Maintenance: Take Control of Your Maintenance Through RCM3
Asset managers and maintainers are, by nature, a risk averse bunch of people. And why wouldn’t they be? One poor decision can result in consequences ranging from the merely costly to the fatally disastrous, often with an added layer of spectacularly bad publicity to top it off. When names like Chernobyl, Deepwater Horizon and Piper […]
3 Ways to Create a Culture of Reliability in Your Organization
Many senior managers initially support the idea of reliability. Who wouldn’t?! But these same individuals mistakenly think this is an easy fix that they can do on their own or that can be bought and then installed. When that doesn’t happen, these same managers will give up on a reliability plan before the organization makes […]
Guiding Organizations Toward Proactive Maintenance
Meet Aladon Network Member Jeff Shiver, CMRP Reactive maintenance, rather than proactive, is still the most common maintenance strategy that Jeff Shiver, a founder of People and Processes, sees in his nearly 30 years working in reliability. “Sixty percent of organizations are still reactive,” says Shiver. “People can hear about information on RCM and similar […]
Aladon Network Member Profile: Meet Carlos Perez
For 30 years Carlos Perez Uribe of Soporte & Cia. SAS. has worked with countless industries in South America to train and apply Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM). He works in a range of industries, including: transportation, electric, mining, military, aqueduct, industrial, petro chemical, services and food. In addition to his work as an RCM2™ Aladon Network […]
Network Member Profile: Meet Jay Shellogg, Strategic Maintenance
When Jay Shellogg, owner and founder of Strategic Maintenance, first learned about Aladon’s approach to reliability centered maintenance, he immediately recognized its benefits and sustainability. He jumped at the chance to master RCM2. At the time he was a maintenance engineer working in the heavy process manufacturing industry of pulp and paper in Arkansas, at […]