This article was written by Andrew Ly, content editor at Better Buys. A malfunctioning cement kiln. An overheated data server. A broken wind turbine. When equipment fails, it can bring... read more →
What’s your favourite food—that “last meal” dish you’d never say no to? We all have one. But while it may be your all-time favourite, does that mean it’s the only... read more →
What is reliability? We’ve talked around it before. Last year, we defined reliability culture as “the overall cultural shift that’s required for an organization to fully understand the big picture... read more →
Raise your hand if this has happened to you: You brought your car in for maintenance right on schedule, and then something completely different caused a breakdown a week later.... read more →
Criticality and reliability go hand-in-hand. Think about it: We’re told to prioritize PMs for critical assets, to build a TPM plan that accommodates critical pieces of equipment, and to perform... read more →
When it comes to change management at an organization, where do you even begin? Especially with CMMS implementation, there are many processes, roles, and principles that need to be considered... read more →
CMMS implementation can be a scary subject for some. After all, no one wants to consider that CMMS adoption could fail at their organization. Jeff O’Brien has been helping maintenance... read more →
Last week on the Fiix blog, we looked into the phenomenon of post-maintenance breakdowns and why they happen more frequently than they should. It’s a troubling issue on its face:... read more →
As a strategy, preventive maintenance (PM) has been built on the idea that performing regular work on equipment will keep it safe from breakdowns. And while breakdowns are often caused... read more →