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What's the first step in building a smart, reliable operation? Hint: It's not AI. In this episode of Reliability Radio, we're joined by Jeff Kinard from Prometheus Group, who drops hard-earned wisdom on what actually moves the needle. From baseline data to data governance and building trust between tech and people—it's all about doing the blocking and tackling before you throw deep.

Is technology your silver bullet—or a shiny distraction? In this episode of Reliability Radio, Jason Smith of ABS Consulting joins us at IMC to cut through the noise. You'll hear: Why your CMMS upgrade won't save you without clean data What makes culture the real foundation of success How top-down AND bottom-up leadership fuels lasting change Why community, not competition, is key to growth

Nobody graduates college as a reliability engineer—it's a journey you grow into. In this episode of Reliability Radio, JLL's Matthew Tingsanchali shares his story—from wrenching on cars to earning a CRL Black Belt. He opens up about early challenges, real-world lessons from implementing programs, and why the CRL framework helped bring it all together. Whether you're just starting out or deep in your reliability career, this episode is a reminder that leadership isn't a title—it's a mindset.

The reliability world is shifting—fast. In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ(JLL) sit down with Fabrice Brion, CEO of I-Care, to discuss how AI and IoT are reshaping predictive maintenance.

Sustainability and reliability are often seen as separate initiatives, but what if they are actually deeply connected? In this episode of Reliability Radio, David Robinson and Ian Higham from the Sustainability Consortium of the Reliability Leadership Foundation discuss how organizations can align their reliability practices with sustainability goals to drive efficiency, reduce waste, and improve asset performance.

As AI reshapes reliability, how do we move beyond buzzwords to real-world solutions? In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ from JLL sit down with Igor Marinelli, CEO of Tractian, to explore how AI and advanced condition monitoring are tackling some of the biggest challenges in maintenance and asset management. We are at a unique set of crossroads with the standardization of AI within solutions, generative AI, the silver tsunami, and a new generation of technicians that approach work and technology differently. The days of going to pick up a manual, or going between multiple systems to determine the appropriate action are becoming outdated. More and more, companies are integrating multiple sources of information to focusing on the prescriptive actions. Listen in on this conversation with Igor Marinelli of Tractian and hear about their approach to a single pane of glass for asset health.

What if reliability and asset management had a universal system—a framework that could be seamlessly integrated into your organization, no matter its size or industry? In this episode of Reliability Radio, Terrence O'Hanlon (CEO, Reliabilityweb.com) joins Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ of JLL to unpack the Uptime Elements Profound System of Knowledge—a structured approach designed to align asset management, leadership, and digitalization with enterprise objectives.

In this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendon Russ, of JLL, dive into the People and Culture at Work framework with industry leaders Sean Mullan (Medtronic) and Melissa Ruth (Cohesive).

In too many organizations, we hear about the need to align the goals to drive better value, but no one wants to change what they or what they are measured by. In this special episode of Reliability Radio, we sit down with Ron Moore and have a frank conversation about what works and what doesn't work in the effort to achieve actual inter-department cooperation and partnership. Everyone on the reliability journey needs to tune in to this one!

What can it do for me in Reliability and Asset Management? There are a lot of solutions in the market to help leverage data to create information with context to make decision. Jon Mortensen from IFS joins us to discuss this concept and what the capabilities are to unlock the power of data to move the needle on value creation at an organization.

New condition monitoring solutions are coming to the market with an ever increasingly frequency with updated features, firmware, and accessories. However, every once in a while, a new solution comes along that turns everyone's head. It's not very often that we hear about two titans in the condition monitoring space coming together to create a new solution. We have a chat about the union between Teledyne Flir Systems and UE Systems that led to the creation of the SI2 Acoustic Imaging Camera. Learn about this new technology with Graham Fonseca of UE Systems and Rob Milner from Teledyne Flir.

Have you heard about the Lubrication Leader Badge? What about the new IoT Leader Badge? Listen in on this podcast as we have a deep discussion with Jeff Smith of Reliabilityweb on the state of condition monitoring, fault cause detection, and the learning opportunities available to the Reliability and Asset Management community on Reliabilityweb's own Workshop Study System (WSS).

Defect Elimination. It's more than just an element in the Work Execution Management Domain. It represents one of the goals of reliability … to improve the value of an organization. We sit and have a chat with Tim Rice, the author of “Defect Elimination: Left to Right, Right to Left” and discuss the concept of Defect Elimination, its benefits, challenges, and much more. A can't miss episode for those looking to make truly sustainable improvements.

In the world of condition monitoring, we've come a long way to get our results better, faster, and more accurate. The advancement of technology has allowed all of us to self-perform just about every facet of condition monitoring and more importantly, leverage the results together to make decisions. However, there is one technology that most practitioners still don't do themselves and is often disconnected, Fluid Analysis. Listen in as we talk with Jack Poley on state of fluid analysis in industry today, why it's important to bring it into the fold with other technologies, and a clear vision of its future.

Performing self-assessments to gauge where you have been an important step in determining areas of strength and for identifying needs for improvements. Whether you are just starting your reliability journey, restarting a program, or just getting a grasp of the current status, assessments are crucial for awareness. Additionally aligning your programs to the Uptime® Elements gives them a parallel to a common understanding of reliability standards. Were you aware that there are two assessments that give an organization's maturity, using the Uptime Elements? We talk with Russ Parish of ReliabilityWeb as we go over the need for reliability assessments, the Asset Analytix RAM-GPS assessment, and the new Uptime Elements-GPS assessment.

When you go to a health care provider, hospital, or outpatient center, the reliability of the equipment should be the furthest thing from your mind. With the potential effects of a failure includes risk to bodily harm, reliability isn't an option, it's an imperative. We speak with David Lockhart from Kaiser Permenente on the history, current state, and future of reliability in the health care sector.

Are you curious about just what the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) is all about? Join us for this episode of Reliability Radio where we have a conversation with Jim Carrel from Forum Reliability, a Reliability Partner, about his volunteer work with AMP, its benefits for the Reliability and Asset Management community, the Certifications it provides, and his work with Forum Reliability. Don't miss this information packed podcast!

Being able to convince executive leadership of the value of reliability can be daunting. We've all heard of the concept of an “Elevator Pitch” but what about the need to have a FIVE SECOND PITCH to get attention! On this episode, we speak with Tom Woginrich of IBM about the need beef up our value statements for reliability to ensure executive sponsorship.

Networking is one of the best parts of any Reliabilityweb.com event. The chance to meet people who are working in the same field and learn from them has become the best part of conferences like IMC. Going through the crowd and finding others who just might have some advice to help you with your reliability efforts. We have a discussion with George Parada about his personal reliability journey, what his challenges and successes have been.

ABB is widely known for being an industry leader in industrial electrical and instrumentation technology, products, and services. What is not so widely known is that ABB can take all the data coming off those devices and provide meaningful analytics. In this podcast, Ryan Conger from ABB opens our eyes to the vast wealth of hidden data that can utilized from ABB devices in truly groundbreaking ways.

Did you know that there are thousands of CRLs, but only 20 CRL black belts? Listen to this podcast where we have a chat with Kendra Mock and Jon Cameron on their reliability journey to becoming CRL black belts to help you chart your own course towards CRL certification and beyond.

Convincing leadership of the need for a reliability program can be hard to find sometimes. Getting and maintaining executive sponsorship requires identifying and actioning an organization's need. We have a conversation with Eric Ayanegui from Cintas where we discuss Cintas's reliability journey well over the course of a decade from being first introduced to reliability to an Uptime Award winning organization.

The term Industry 4.0 has been around the reliability and asset management space for a while now. One of the main examples of solutions that associated with Industry 4.0 has been the integration of systems and generative AI to increase efficiency and improve quality. Sean Gregerson from AVEVA sits down with us in this podcast and takes us through examples of AVEVA's Industry 4.0 solutions.

Are you trying to leverage Maximo to enhance your organization's reliability journey? The Reliability Leadership Foundation has a virtual special interest group dedicated to the use of Maximo for the Uptime® Elements. Listen to our discussion with Dave Reiber and Matthew Boehne about this transformational work to enable Maximo users in utilizing the Uptime Elements.

Want to hear some insight from executives on how they view reliability? Listen to this podcast where JLL Work Dynamics's Global COO Paul Morgan and America COO Carey Sealy discuss their perspective on why they support reliability initiatives.

There are a lot of acronyms in reliability and asset management. Many of them are centered around the system that organizations use to track daily business and maintenance activities such as CMMS, ERP, and EAM. Pop quiz – Can you tell me the difference between them and what they are used for? If not, this podcast can help. We speak with the Global CTO of IFS, Jon Mortensen, who explains the differences between each of these three types of systems and what IFS can offer organizations interested in implementing them.

Have you ever experienced a program's collapse after someone retired or left your organization? Need some guidance or examples on how to make a system sustainable regardless of the individuals involved? In this podcast, we have a chat with John Fortin about his work at the Salem Beverly Water Supply Board and what earned them a Special Recognition Uptime Award for Best Sustainability Program.

Most people in manufacturing either use or know of John Crane's pump products, but were you aware that John Crane is more than just pump seals? Come and listen to our conversation with Barney Graham and Mike Judd from John Crane on their host of reliability and asset management services for their clients.

Maximo® users were introduced to MAS 8 in 2021 and we are still discussing how can those organizations make the switch. It can be a daunting task to go through a CMMS upgrade or conversion alone while trying to optimize Maximo for your needs. Solution providers can provide insight and support to help. We speak with the CEO of Maven, Jennifer Gatza, who walks us through how Maven incorporates the concerns and challenges of Maximo users to deliver best of breed solutions for Maximo implementations.

Just in case you aren't aware of all the opportunities to help accelerate your personal reliability journey, we've got you covered. We sit down with Maura Abad, Vice President of Reliabilityweb.com, to discuss all of the community driven activities, consortiums, and virtual special interest groups to get you caught up. The reliability and asset management community thrives here at Reliabilityweb.com events like IMC. The Reliability Leadership Foundation continues to promote topics to help advance, promote, and to empower reliability professionals.

What's coming next for the Reliability and Asset Management community? We got a chance to sit down with Publisher and CEO of Reliabilityweb.com, Terrence O'Hanlon and talk about his perspective of the new trends and opportunities in the reliability space. A can't miss episode with a one of a kind thought leader!

For those who don't know, there is a group within the Association of Asset Management Professionals (AMP) dedicated to engaging and empowering women as leaders who advance reliability and asset management in their organizations and the world. In this episode, we speak with WIRAM members Jennifer Jordan and Lauren Crimi on their perspective and experience in the reliability and asset management.

There's a new book on the shelves, “Embrace Industry 4.0!: Architect Your Way Out of the Jungle” In this podcast, we have a discussion with the main author Gail Petersen and contributing author Jack Lucy on this new publication and their experiences in the industry bringing Industry 4.0.

Ron Moore is a well-respected voice in the Reliability and Asset Management community. From his published works “Making Common Sense Common Practice” to “What tool? When?” Ron has been delivering sage advice to help people understand what their needs really are and how to address them. In this podcast, we talk to Ron about his work on his book “Defect List: A Common Sense approach to Defect Elimination.” Hosted by Jonathan Guiney, CRL-BB, CMM & Brendon Russ, CRL-BB from JLL.

Latin America is hungry for AI and Machine Learning. AJ is passionate about making an impact with AI and Machine Learning. What is the benefit of AI? How does it work in practical terms? AJ explains how effective IoT starts at the edge. How it is automated for the engineer. Let's get to the root of the unknown. 

Reliabilityweb Radio speaks with Aveva's Sean Gregerson and Justin Thomas about their unique proces of taking industrial data coupled with forward thinking technologies like AI and human insight to create usful performance intelligence. They discuss the rapid changes of technology from the industrial revolution to industry 4.0 where data rules. They ask the questions - will the metaverse change everything in such a way that it creates industry 5.0? How do we get into the metaverse? 

Jonathan Guiney from JLL speaks about challenges and opportunities. As the Operations Director, Reliability & Asset Management at JLL he provides deep insights into situations that organizations face and how JLL has managed to meet these challenges and remove road blocks.  Jonathan speaks about technology and culture how both are important and why. What he sees for the new generation and career opportunities. 

Relibaility Web radio speaks with Cintas about their path to becoming the 2021 Best Reliability Program winner. Starting from ground zero and embracing the Uptime elements Cintas was able to develop a world class maintenance program that maximizes their asset use and worker productivity. Realizing that the key to success means preapring the next generation of reliability worker, they have helped local universities integrate the uptime elements into their core curriculum.

Kevin Price VP Portfolio Strategy & Enablement for EAM, Digital Assets Strategic Advisor, & Technical Product Evangelist at Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI) at  Hexagon. Kevin evangelizes about the history of the company and why it has taken the steps it has. Great conversation about the present and future of EAM you should know about. 

Reliability Radio speaks with Michelle Reines author of Badass Leader. Highlighting the ups and occassional downs of her distinguished career, Michelle explains the framework for her success roadmap. By following her leadership plan you can learn from her journey and lead with confidence and humility.

Discovery a powerful and painless way to do an assessment that you may not know about. Sunil gives deep insights as the founder of Asset Analytix.  The Uptime® Elements is a Framework for Asset Management and reliability.  Learn about the RAM-GPS ‘powered' by the Uptime Elements. over 6,000 organizations world wide are using this powered framework.  Learn about how the RAM-GPS system has been refined over the years into a very effective assessment.

Jeff Hay the CEO of RDI Technologies speaks about autonomous Asset Condition Management with RDI's partnership with Boston Dynamics mounting a motion amplification camera on SPOT® the robot dog to run autonomous vibration routes. This innovation with RDI's cameras and SPOT was documented and SPOT was rewarded with a Green Asset Condition Management Mastery Belt from AMP (Association of Asset Management Professionals).  In this podcast you will find out more about what exactly RDI does. Jeff talks about lots of interesting use cases and those ‘interesting finds'.  Learn more about this incredibly useful tool. Jeff speaks about things to come and the sky's the limit in condition monitoring with a robot that can endlessly run routes with an array of sensors.

How Covid opened the door to new possibilities.  Though the pandemic made many things more difficult. Matt speaks about what Banetti discovered. Learn about curated data. How the new workforce will not be copies of the past workforce.  Matt speaks about the number one problem in the business side is culture. The importance of cross-functional teams. It's all about people. 

Michael Guns speaks about what it's like to be an attendee at the International Maintenance Conference. What his team is learning, what advancements can they make, and crystalizing their strategy.  Michael speaks about what kind of awarness training is critical for your team at work and at a conference.  Michael speaks about how their product is their students. How that relates to ROI and the way they look at maintenace. 

As the CEO of The Little Potato Company Angela Santiago explains why she looks for these 3 things first in her plants. Are the people safe, are the people being cared for do they feel valued and productive, and are the assets doing the majority of the work.  She also explains how to get executive sponsors to buy in and ‘get' reliability initiatives. Coming from the CEO of a food producer you will gain insights and resources you may not have known about.

You've probably seen 3D rendering, digital twins, and videos but you haven't seen anything like this. Reliabilityweb Radio speaks with Greg Demchank, Director of the Digital Innovation Lab at Bentely Systems.  Combining Bentley's powerful software like itwin combined with Unreal Engine, NVIDIA, and Oculus has been no easy task. The results are extraordinary. A fully immersive Virtual Reality experience in 4D (across time) of a large multinational energy project worth billions of dollars. Learn about this project for clean sustainable energy and Bentley Systems' role in the digital transformation into VR, AR, and XR as a vital component. Models courtesy of ITER and Brigantium Engineering. 

Reliability Web Radio speaks with Sean Mullan, Corporate Reliability Engineer at 3M about the cultural shift from traditional maintenance to reliability and digitization. Incorporating the Uptime Elements, 3M is juggling the task of this shift while facing the unique obstacles encountered by a global, long standing company taking on such a paradigm change. In five years, they have gone from one CRL to more than twelve and doing so embraced the opportunities that the Uptime Elements are designed around to maximize asset value and longevity and minimize risk and waste.

How do you show ROI as a consulting organization? Chris Colson gives a very interesting and insightful answer. You'll have to listen to find out. Allied Reliability has been in reliability and asset condition monitoring for many years. Where do you start? Where should you start? How do you get to a robust asset condition management?  What about ESG? Does your company have a goal? Have they made a commitment?  Chris Colson from Allied Reliability speaks with George Williams at the International Maintenance Conference (IMC). 

Reliabilityweb speaks with Cohesive (part of Bentley Systems) about the momentus task of creating a diverse group of thought leaders into a global maintenance power house.

How well do you understand millennials? Are you trying to higher them? What attracts them? Are millennials loyal to a job? What makes them loyal? Did you know millennials are attracted to cutting edge technology? Fascinating and informative conversation with Luke Clark a millennial himself and Reliability Professional at Allied Reliability Group. If you are hiring don't miss this great podcast. Hosted by George Williams

Blair Fraser and George Williams talk about Ultrasound in maitenance, asset management, reliability. How you can use IoT to save you time? Imagine having more time. UE Systems technology that monitors rotating equipment 24-7 and lubricates bearings perfectly for you! With IoT this condition monitoring can be done from anywhere in the world.  With data comes responsibility. Learn from this technology how it will handle data for you. Where is the evolution of wireless going?