When it comes to selecting an approach to maintaining equipment, many organizations choose between FMEA and RCM, failure modes and effects analysis, and reliability centered maintenance. While both FMEA and RCM are important processes to maintaining equipment, FMEA alone is not usually robust enough. First used in the 1940s by the U.S. military, FMEA is […]
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Aladon thoughtware leads to better preparedness… even in a pandemic
By Jay Shellogg, Aladon Network Member and Director of Reliability Services at Strategic Maintenance When it comes to building a reliability culture, organizations that focus on asset life-cycle management strive to be prepared for anything. Except maybe a pandemic. Organizations I have worked with in the past have recognized unique regional impacts such as earthquakes, […]
Businesses are adjusting their approach to reliability in 2021
For decades we at Aladon guided organizations to become more resilient and prepared for what otherwise seems unpredictable by building a reliability culture. With proper training, implementation and support and strong relationships, we’ve seen this system work for thousands of clients around the world. And then with little warning, the pandemic continues to test the […]
RCM: On-Condition Task Interval Determination
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 […]
The Net P-F Interval Explained
Owning physical assets means maintaining them in an efficient and cost effective way. Key to understanding asset management is the P-F curve, which we explained in a previous blog, and the net P-F interval. The net P-F interval is the minimum interval likely to elapse between the discovery of an asset’s potential failure and the […]
Why the Original Model of the P-F Curve Is the Correct Model
The P-F Curve is a term pioneered and used for the first time by John Moubray, the founder of Aladon. A P-F Curve is a graph that illustrates the interval between a potential failure and the functional failure of a physical asset. Today, many versions other than the Aladon version are pictured as a D-I-P-F […]
The P-F Curve Explained
The P-F Curve is a term pioneered and used for the first time by John Moubray, the founder of Aladon. The P-F Curve defines and illustrates the interval between a potential failure (when the failure can be detected for the first time) and the functional failure of a physical asset. The P-F Curve represents very […]
Aladon launches a new website focusing on new vision, thoughtware and software
New vision, new website We are so excited to introduce you to our new website, a project that’s been in the works since February. While our site was due for a new bolder, more user-friendly experience, we took this opportunity to gather our leadership team and rethink Aladon’s trajectory in this next decade. This couldn’t […]
Root Cause Failure Analysis at a plant
Aladon’s Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) methodology is a continuous improvement tool for your organizational asset strategy, and when used together with other reliability processes such as RCM and RBI, provides a holistic approach to asset failure management. The following case study of a blower fire in a food manufacturing plant shows how Aladon uses […]
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, […]