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 […]
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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 […]
Women in Engineering: One Practitioner Reflects on Women in Engineering
While women have increased their presence in professions traditionally dominated by men—such as business, medicine and law—the number of women in the U.S. in engineering has not increased since the early 2000s, according to the Society of Women Engineers. However, around the globe, there has been a steady increase across several countries in the number […]
How Aladon Implements RCM
When it comes to reliability centered maintenance (RCM), there is a reason that hundreds of organizations around the world choose Aladon. We have a track record of over 30 years of implementing RCM in every industry on six continents. Because we recognize that implementation is the biggest challenge to the RCM methodology, we offer a […]
Meet Marius Basson: Aladon President and Network Member
What drove you to pursue a career in implementing business improvement and reliability initiatives? When I started in engineering, I worked as a design engineer, designing first military and then heavy mining equipment. I quickly realized that there is a big gap between what Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) prescribe and what end-users really need for […]
Introducing RCM3: The Future of Reliability Centered Maintenance Is Here
Marius Basson, Aladon Network releases RCM3 textbook WILMINGTON, NC–––In response to changing requirements, the international standards for physical asset management and advances in technology, The Aladon Network is launching the next generation reliability centered maintenance, RCM3, with the release of its new textbook on January 10: RCM3: Risk-Based Reliability Centered Maintenance by Marius Basson. The […]
Considering a reliability improvement program for 2019? Start with these 8 essential questions
By Marius Basson, Aladon owner and operator Preparing for a reliability centered maintenance (RCM) improvement program requires a well-defined process and team-based approach. The foundation of any improvement program is the business assessment (what needs to be done and why) and the requirements and strategies (who will do it and how). Once this is determined, […]
When is Maintenance Worthwhile?
Determining if maintenance on specific assets is worthwhile is tied to the risk associated with the failures it is meant to prevent. When considering that many (if not most) failures are caused by intervention or improper maintenance, the minimum amount of safe maintenance not only adds to an organization’s bottom line but increases uptime and […]
Value-Based Maintenance
By Marius Basson I was recently asked about value-based maintenance, and it made me think about what we do every day for our clients – it is exactly that! The Aladon Network is the global risk and reliability network that specializes in RCM-based methodologies applied to physical assets in all industries and endeavors known to […]