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 […]
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Case study: Root Cause Failure Analysis of a Centrifuge Failure
On November 19, 2013, a Centrifuge experienced a catastrophic failure, throwing the pillow block bearing and the planetary gear box from the unit and causing secondary damage to the structure and Rotary Drum Thickener. The 750-lb. gearbox on the unit came free and flew 30 feet in the air and damaged the 460v power rails […]
Aladon Team Expands
Aladon is expanding in 2020 with the addition of Jeffrey Sanford and Kris Hahn. Both Jeffrey and Kris are certified maintenance & reliability professionals (CMRP) and have been Aladon Network members for several years and are joining the Aladon senior staff team. Jeffrey Sanford, CMRP Jeffrey Sanford is a senior consultant of reliability engineering and condition assessment, […]
4th Industrial Revolution Requires 4th Generation Maintenance
Today the Fourth Industrial Revolution is upon us. Aladon and The Aladon Network are leaders worldwide in guiding asset owners to stay ahead of the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution with our Fourth Generation Maintenance approach, RCM3™. The following insight by an IBM Global Entrepreneur captures the essence of the technological upheavals of the […]
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 […]