Maintenance Disrupted

Maintenance Disrupted

By Steve Dobie, Blair Fraser, Rob KalwarowskyBusinessCareers
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Maintenance Disrupted episodes

  • Listener Questions about AI with Rajiv Anand

    On this week's show, I welcome on Rajiv Anand, the founder and CEO of Quartic.AI.  During this episode, Rajiv explains different types of projects where AI would be a good solution, how much data we need to get started and answers some other listener questions.

    Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the show, please subscribe to Rob's Reliability Project on your favourite podcast platform and share it with your colleagues.  You can also follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn and Facebook and check out robsreliability.com as well.

    If you're looking for a shorter tip, subscribe to Rob's Reliability Tip of the Day on your favorite podcast platform or on your Amazon Alexa as a Flash Briefing.

    Finally, if there are any topics, guests you'd like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

    Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

    43 min
  • Artificial Intelligence Primer with Adam McElhinney

    On this week's episode, I welcome on Adam McElhinney.  Adam is the Chief of Machine Learning and AI Strategy from Uptake and, in his spare time, he teaches computer science and math at the Illinois Institute of Technology.  During this episode, Adam introduces us to machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, deep learning and gives us some tips on how to implement this technology at our site.


    Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the show, please subscribe to Rob's Reliability Project on your favourite podcast platform and share it with your colleagues.  You can also follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn and Facebook and check out robsreliability.com as well.

    If you're looking for a shorter tip, subscribe to Rob's Reliability Tip of the Day on your favorite podcast platform or on your Amazon Alexa as a Flash Briefing.

    Finally, if there are any topics, guests you'd like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

    Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

    46 min
  • Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) with Lucas Marino

    This week on Rob's Reliability Project, I welcome Lucas Marino back on to the show for a discussion on Level of Repair Analysis or LORA.  LORA is one of Lucas' specialties so it's a pleasure to have him on to discuss it with us.  

    Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the show, please subscribe to Rob's Reliability Project on your favourite podcast platform and share it with your colleagues.  You can also follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn and Facebook and check out robsreliability.com as well.

    If you're looking for a shorter tip, subscribe to Rob's Reliability Tip of the Day on your favorite podcast platform or on your Amazon Alexa as a Flash Briefing.

    Finally, if there are any topics, guests you'd like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

    Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

    45 min
  • What Should Reliability Engineers Do? with James Hunting

    On this week's episode, I welcome James Hunting back on to the show.  We talk about what reliability engineers should be working on, Pareto/bad actor lists and why maintenance work can be appealing over reliability work.  

    Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the show, please subscribe to Rob's Reliability Project on your favourite podcast platform and share it with your colleagues.  You can also follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn and Facebook and check out robsreliability.com as well.

    If you're looking for a shorter tip, subscribe to Rob's Reliability Tip of the Day on your favorite podcast platform or on your Amazon Alexa as a Flash Briefing.

    Finally, if there are any topics, guests you'd like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

    Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

    45 min
  • Calibration with John Cummins & Ross Lane

     On this week's episode, I welcome John Cummins and Ross Lane from Cal Opex on to the show.  We talk about the importance of calibration and data quality.

    If you have any questions, business inquiries or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected] 

    Check out Cal Opex - calopex.com 

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/ 

    Like Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

    Follow John Cummins on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpcummins/

    Follow Ross Lane on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossmlane/

    Follow Rob Kalwarowsky on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kalwarowsky/

    53 min
  • Happy Holidays, Public Speaking and IMC Wrap Up
    On this week's episode, George Williams, Joe Anderson and Paul Crocker sit down with me to talk about public speaking, the International Maintenance Conference (IMC) and where we're going to be in 2019. Happy Holidays and I sincerely appreciate you listening!
    If you have any questions, business inquiries or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected]
    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/
    Like Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/
    46 min
  • Alcohol & Weight Loss with Dr. Liam LaTouche, ND

    On this week's episode, Dr. Liam LaTouche, ND returns to the show. We talk about staying healthy over the holidays, alcohol consumption and effective weight loss. Check out Liam LaTouche Wellness - liamlatouche.com 

    Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the show, please subscribe to Rob's Reliability Project on your favourite podcast platform and share it with your colleagues.  You can also follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn and Facebook and check out robsreliability.com as well.

    If you're looking for a shorter tip, subscribe to Rob's Reliability Tip of the Day on your favorite podcast platform or on your Amazon Alexa as a Flash Briefing.

    Finally, if there are any topics, guests you'd like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

    Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

    31 min
  • Ultrasound with Sean Miller

    On this week's episode, I welcome Sean Miller from UE Systems on to the show. We talk about using ultrasound for lubrication and as a predictive maintenance tool. Check out UE Systems - uesystems.com

    Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the show, please subscribe to Rob's Reliability Project on your favourite podcast platform and share it with your colleagues.  You can also follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn and Facebook and check out robsreliability.com as well.

    If you're looking for a shorter tip, subscribe to Rob's Reliability Tip of the Day on your favorite podcast platform or on your Amazon Alexa as a Flash Briefing.

    Finally, if there are any topics, guests you'd like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

    Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

    46 min
  • Simplifying Maintenance with Gerard Wood

    On this week's episode, I welcome the author of Simplifying Mining Maintenance, Gerard Wood, on to the show. We talk about maintenance, why we need to do plant walk-arounds to get quick wins and Gerard breaks down some easy ways to engage with the shop floor.  Check out Simplifying Mining Maintenance - https://simplifyingminingmaintenance.com/

    Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the show, please subscribe to Rob's Reliability Project on your favourite podcast platform and share it with your colleagues.  You can also follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn and Facebook and check out robsreliability.com as well.

    If you're looking for a shorter tip, subscribe to Rob's Reliability Tip of the Day on your favorite podcast platform or on your Amazon Alexa as a Flash Briefing.

    Finally, if there are any topics, guests you'd like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

    Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

    38 min
  • Continuous Improvement with Calvin Williams

    On this week's episode, I welcome continuous improvement expert, Calvin Williams, on to the show. We talk about continuous improvement, mistakes people make when looking at OEE and why a targeted improvement approach geared at business goals makes more sense than a generic approach.

    Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the show, please subscribe to Rob's Reliability Project on your favourite podcast platform and share it with your colleagues.  You can also follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn and Facebook and check out robsreliability.com as well.

    If you're looking for a shorter tip, subscribe to Rob's Reliability Tip of the Day on your favorite podcast platform or on your Amazon Alexa as a Flash Briefing.

    Finally, if there are any topics, guests you'd like to hear from, questions you want answered, or if you'd like to appear on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/

    Follow Rob's Reliability Project on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/

    Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.

    48 min

About Maintenance Disrupted

From the publisher's feed

Maintenance Disrupted is an original podcast in which Blair Fraser, Quartic.ai co-founder, and former wrench turner, turned technology evangelist and Steven Dobie, born and raised in heavy industry and is known for his ground-up approach for getting projects done, sets out to cut through the noise around the people and technologies fueling reliability and maintenance.