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 →
This article was written by Erik Hupje, Maintenance and Reliability Leader. The origins of preventive maintenance For most of human history, we’ve had a very simple approach to maintenance: We... read more →
You may have heard the story: Alexander Fleming, a professor at St. Mary's Hospital in London, came back to work after a holiday and took a look at his petri... read more →
“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” If you’re involved in reliability at your organization, this quote might feel all too familiar. Who among us hasn’t pledged... read more →