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Rooted in Reliability: The Plant Performance Podcast

James Kovacevicaccendoreliability.com
A weekly Maintenance and Reliability podcast covering common industry challenges and what you can learn from them. Each episode dives deeper into critical issues and explains how you can begin correcting theses maintenance flaws today. Sharing new tips and techniques to help you achieve industry best practice and shining a light on widely debated maintenance topics with special guest experts. Your host and founder of High Performance Reliability James Kovacevic, will take you on a weekly tour of his 13+ years of shop floor experience, along with special guest that lend an expert look inside your maintenance departments problems and concerns. Plane, train, or automobile, however you’re traveling to work Rooted In Reliability is compatible for listening on the go.
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Episodes

316-The Frustrations of Reliability: From Strategy to Synergy with Bob Latino and Ken Latino

The Frustrations of Reliability: From Strategy to Synergy with Bob Latino and Ken Latino Welcome Bob and Ken Latino to the Podcast. Bob has been to this Podcast before discussing defect elimination and is an author involved with RCA and other reliability items. Briefly, Ken, can you introduce yourself. I worked with Bob and my […] The post 316-The Frustrations of Reliability: From Strategy to Synergy with Bob Latino and Ken Latino appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Jun 07, 20220

315 - Prioritizing Initiatives with Paul Daoust

Prioritizing Initiatives with Paul Daoust Welcome Paul to the Podcast. Paul is the founder of Scio Asset Management. Although, briefly, tell us about yourself. I have almost 30 years experience in engineering reliability maintenance and both strategic and holistic asset management. At Scio we are providing frameworks for leadership in asset management that is based […] The post 315 – Prioritizing Initiatives with Paul Daoust appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

May 31, 20220

314 - Clean Energy with Howard Penrose

Clean Energy with Howard Penrose Welcome back Howard to the Podcast. Howard is the founder of Motordoc and is heavily involved with IEEE and SMRP. Though, briefly, tell us about yourself. My entire career has been about electric machines and systems from my time in the Navy. I later had short stints both in repair […] The post 314 – Clean Energy with Howard Penrose appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

May 24, 20220

313 - Decarbonization and the Impact on Maintenance with Steven Dobie

Decarbonization and the Impact on Maintenance with Steven Dobie Welcome Steven to the podcast. Steven is a co-host of another podcast called Maintenance Disrupted. However briefly, tell us more about yourself. I am a maintenance and reliability engineer in the mining industry who has been in tech for a couple of years. Presently working with […] The post 313 – Decarbonization and the Impact on Maintenance with Steven Dobie appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

May 17, 20220

312 - Cost vs Benefit of Inspection with Dane Boers

Cost vs Benefit of Inspection with Dane Boers Welcome Dane back to the podcast. We last talked about asset modelling and factors that influence those assets. Today we will talk about optimising strategies; how we determine cost vs benefit of strategies. But first, give a brief introduction of yourself and Modla. Modla is an asset […] The post 312 – Cost vs Benefit of Inspection with Dane Boers appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

May 10, 20220

311 - Defect Elimination with Doug Plucknette

Defect Elimination with Doug Plucknette Welcome Doug back to the podcast. Doug is the Author, President and Owner of Reliability Solutions Inc. Though briefly, give an introduction of yourself. I started my reliability consultancy career back in 1999 after serving in several capacities at different organisations. Although currently semi-retired, I still respond to past clients […] The post 311 – Defect Elimination with Doug Plucknette appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

May 03, 20220

310 - Name Your Spare Parts Correctly with Conrad Greer

310 – Name Your Spare Parts Correctly with Conrad Greer It is my pleasure to welcome Conrad Greer to the podcast, the founder of SPCResults. In this episode we covered: What is data cleansing? Why do we want to standardize our material information? Is MPN a saving grace? Why do we want to standardize our […] The post 310 – Name Your Spare Parts Correctly with Conrad Greer appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Apr 26, 20220

309 - Optimizing Energy Efficiency of Rotating Equipment with Simon Jagers

Optimizing Energy Efficiency of Rotating Equipment with Simon Jagers It is my pleasure to welcome back Simon Jagers, one of the founders of Samotics, an industrial analytics company that helps clients improve reliability and sustainability, particularly of their rotating equipment. In this episode we covered: Why is energy efficiency so important for organizations? What can […] The post 309 – Optimizing Energy Efficiency of Rotating Equipment with Simon Jagers appeared first on Accendo Reliabili...

Apr 19, 20220

308 - Determining Training ROI with Lucas Marino

Determining Training ROI with Lucas Marino It is my pleasure, to welcome back Lucas Marino to the podcast, working at The East Partnership dealing with submarine logistics. In this episode we covered: Why do you need training? How do we calculate that ROI? Why are organizations hesitant to invest in training? There are a lot […] The post 308 – Determining Training ROI with Lucas Marino appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Apr 12, 20220

307 - The Evil Ways of MTBF with Fred Schenkelberg

The Evil Ways of MTBF with Fred Schenkelberg It’s my pleasure to welcome Fred Schenkelberg back to the podcast. He is a reliability engineer and management consultant. In this episode we covered: What is MTBF? Why would people want to calculate what that average time between failure is or where did this come about? What […] The post 307 – The Evil Ways of MTBF with Fred Schenkelberg appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Apr 05, 20220

306 - RCM Implementation with Nancy Regan

RCM Implementation with Nancy Regan It is my pleasure to welcome back Nancy Regan to the podcast, the founder of RCMtrainingonline.com. In this episode we covered: What is an RCM implementation? What challenges do you see within organizations as they go to implement the findings from their analysis? What do you believe is the most […] The post 306 – RCM Implementation with Nancy Regan appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Mar 29, 20220

305 - Balancing Short and Long Term in Change with Shon Isenhour

Balancing Short and Long Term in Change with Shon Isenhour It's my pleasure at welcome back, Shon Isenhour to the podcast, the owner of R and D show. In this episode we covered: How do clients get time to move and to start doing some of these proactive things? How do you manage skill traits? […] The post 305 – Balancing Short and Long Term in Change with Shon Isenhour appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Mar 22, 20220

304 - Workforce Survey with Tom Wilk

Workforce Survey with Tom Wilk It’s my pleasure to welcome Thomas welcome back to the podcast. In this episode we covered: What was the genesis of this survey? Why do you think the organizations do the workforce training? Why do you think you’re such an increase in our interest in the certification? What was the […] The post 304 – Workforce Survey with Tom Wilk appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Mar 08, 20220

303 - Some Parts are Good, More Must be Better with Andrew Jordan

Some Parts are Good, More Must be Better with Andrew Jordan It's my pleasure to welcome back Andrew Jordan to the podcast, the Managing Director and CEO of Extivity. In this episode we covered: Do organisations assume that more parts in stock means reduced downtime and reduced risk? How do organisations strike that balance then […] The post 303 – Some Parts are Good, More Must be Better with Andrew Jordan appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Mar 01, 20220

302 - What is Asset Performance Management with Paul Daoust

What is Asset Performance Management with Paul Daoust It is my pleasure to welcome back Paul Daoust to the podcast. In this episode we covered: Does value leakage come in a row for variety of different places? What is asset performance management? When organizations decide to adopt APM, do they just buy the software package […] The post 302 – What is Asset Performance Management with Paul Daoust appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Feb 22, 20220

301 - Bolted Joint Reliability with Jorg Albrecht

Bolted Joint Reliability with Jorg Albrecht It is my pleasure to welcome Jorg Albrecht to the podcast, the managing director of Heavy Technologies. In this episode we covered: What do you consider a bolted joint? How do we normally determine if a bolt is 'properly in place'? How do we measure clamping force? What do […] The post 301 – Bolted Joint Reliability with Jorg Albrecht appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Feb 15, 20220

300 - Past and Future Trends in Reliability

Past and Future Trends in Reliability It is my pleasure to welcome our panelists today, Eric Elder, Maureen Gribble, Jenna Johns, and Shon Isenhour. In this episode we covered: What were the things you were seeing people asking about at that conference? What does the future look like for the reliability industry? 2022 Conference Plans! […] The post 300 – Past and Future Trends in Reliability appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Feb 09, 20220

299 - Ensuring Transformer Reliability with Howard Penrose

Ensuring Transformer Reliability with Howard Penrose It is my pleasure to welcome Howard Penrose back to the podcast. In this episode we covered: Why are electrical reliability or electrical assets neglected? What are the major types of transformers? If we detect a high level of moisture in the oil, do we change the oil or […] The post 299 – Ensuring Transformer Reliability with Howard Penrose appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Feb 01, 20220

298 - Risk Based Inspection with Ricardo Santos

Risk Based Inspection with Ricardo Santos It is my pleasure to welcome Ricardo Santos to the podcast, a Senior Manager at Deloitte. In this episode we covered: What is RBI – Risk-Based Inspection? When would organizations want to leverage risk-based inspections over RCM or something else? Why do organizations want to go about implementing RBI […] The post 298 – Risk Based Inspection with Ricardo Santos appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Jan 25, 20220

297 - The Silent Killer of Rotating Machinery - Softfoot with Daus Studenberg

The Silent Killer of Rotating Machinery – Softfoot with Daus Studenberg It is my pleasure to welcome Daus Studenberg to the podcast, the product manager, a national product manager of the alignment with Lu DACA. In this episode we covered: How many ways can we? What is soft foot? If we’re going to perform a […] The post 297 – The Silent Killer of Rotating Machinery – Softfoot with Daus Studenberg appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Jan 18, 20220

296 - Bearing Lubrication Reimagined with Ian Conyers

Bearing Lubrication Reimagined with Ian Conyers It’s my pleasure to welcome Ian Conyers to the podcast, the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic US regional manager at UIE systems. In this episode we covered: How important is good bearing lubrication to maintaining our assets? What are the current challenges that we face as an industry and why aren’t we […] The post 296 – Bearing Lubrication Reimagined with Ian Conyers appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Jan 11, 20220

295 - Real Life Metrics with Rick Clonan

Real Life Metrics with Rick Clonan It is my pleasure to welcome back Rick clone into the podcast, the implementation and training manager at era DCO. In this episode we covered: What is a metric to begin with? Why do organizations really use metrics? With all these challenges, how do organizations either pick the […] The post 295 – Real Life Metrics with Rick Clonan appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Jan 04, 20220

293 - Trends in Electrical Reliability with Alan Ross

Trends in Electrical Reliability with Alan Ross It is my pleasure to welcome Alan Ross to the podcast, currently president of EPRA, the chair of the Tripoli smart grid marketing committee, as well as the editor in chief of transformer technology and women in power systems. In this episode we covered: What’s happening in electrical […] The post 293 – Trends in Electrical Reliability with Alan Ross appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Dec 28, 20210

292 - Diversity & Inclusion in the Maintenance Community with Caitlyn Young-Gilbert

Diversity & Inclusion in the Maintenance Community with Caitlyn Young-Gilbert It is my pleasure to welcome Caitlin Young Gilbert to the podcast. She is the Chief of Staff at Upkeep. In this episode we covered: What type of trends are you seeing in maintenance lately? The maintenance community’s been going strong for a year now, […] The post 292 – Diversity & Inclusion in the Maintenance Community with Caitlyn Young-Gilbert appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Dec 21, 20210

291 - Putting People At the Center of Work with Jeff Ma & Mohammad Anwar

Putting People At the Center of Work with Jeff Ma & Mohammad Anwar It is my pleasure to welcome Mohammad Anwar (Founder & CEO, Softway) and Jeff Ma (Director, Softway). In this episode we covered: What is the biggest challenge that you have experienced in leading people and teams and developing that culture overall? In […] The post 291 – Putting People At the Center of Work with Jeff Ma & Mohammad Anwar appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Dec 14, 20210

290- Smooth Transitions from Cooling to Heating with Mark Orlovsky

Smooth Transitions from Cooling to Heating with Mark Orlovsky It’s my pleasure to welcome Mark Orlowski to the podcast. He is a quality warranty and service expert at Modine manufacturing company. In this episode we covered: What is an HVAC system? How do you ensure that HVAC systems are operating at optimum efficiency? Now, if […] The post 290- Smooth Transitions from Cooling to Heating with Mark Orlovsky appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Dec 07, 20210

289 - Secrets of CMMS Implementation with Joseph Schmitt

Secrets of CMMS Implementation with Joseph Schmitt It’s my pleasure to welcome Joseph Schmitt to the podcast. He is a VP of customer success at Upkeep. The team focused on deploying and implementing upkeep at new locations. Our customer success team is focused on driving the post onboarding relationship. It’s really honing in on adoption […] The post 289 – Secrets of CMMS Implementation with Joseph Schmitt appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Nov 30, 20210

288 - Facilitating FMEAs with Bobby Lee

Facilitating FMEAs with Bobby Lee It’s my pleasure to welcome Bobby Lee back to the podcast. He is a reliability engineer with irritation. He spent quite a bit of time working on FMEA’s equipment, maintenance plans, RCAs, etc. He has spent about 10 years as a maintenance technician and a reliability engineer. In this episode […] The post 288 – Facilitating FMEAs with Bobby Lee appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Nov 24, 20210

287 - Evolution of Technology with Simon Jagers

Evolution of Technology with Simon Jagers It’s my pleasure to welcome back Simon Jaegers to the podcast. He is one of the founders of Samotics in 2015. His professional career has been spent in technology, usually evolving around either making data, storing it, or processing it. Samotics provides condition monitoring technology based on electrical signature […] The post 287 – Evolution of Technology with Simon Jagers appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Nov 16, 20210

286 - Current Trends in Reliability with Fred Schenkelberg

Current Trends in Reliability with Fred Schenkelberg It’s my pleasure to welcome back Fred Schenkel Berg to the podcast. In this episode we covered: I see a lot of people working remote, maybe not full-time, but part-time as reliability engineers, is this the new normal and can they effectively do their job working remote? Is […] The post 286 – Current Trends in Reliability with Fred Schenkelberg appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Nov 09, 20210
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