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When speaking at conferences, you learn as much as you teach

When speaking at conferences, you learn as much as you teach

By Geoff Generalovic • on January 29, 2009

My career in predictive maintenance (PdM) has evolved since my formative years in 1995 and my first exposure to it via simple Excel charts tracking resistance to ground readings on our runout table motors. This was actually the topic of my first-ever presentation at a conference. It was the Society for

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What is a reliability engineer?

What is a reliability engineer?

By Robert Apelgren • on December 20, 2008

After I decided to participate in writing a blog for Reliable Plant, I had to decide where to start. The decision was a tough one because of the varying levels of experience the readers possess. I thought that the beginning would be the best place to start and encourage participation. Defining what a

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Do you want to be involved in predictive maintenance?

Do you want to be involved in predictive maintenance?

By Geoff Generalovic • on December 11, 2008

My career in predictive maintenance (PdM) at Dofasco’s Hot Mill started late in 1995 - September to be exact.  It started with a question: “Do you want to be involved in predictive maintenance?” I didn’t know what I was getting into, but it sounded a lot better than what was

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