Podcast: Year-end maintenance lessons and keeping crews engaged, safe, and production-ready during the holidays
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Joe Kuhn also discusses why Santa’s workshop might be the most reliable plant on Earth and what the elf toy-making ...
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Podcast: Why data collection in machine shops is worth the effort
Reliability takes flight: Lessons from WWII fighter aircraft design
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Case Study: Advanced thermal camera with app-driven intelligence streamlines electrical testing workflows for Blackmon Power
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The plant will create an estimated 69 new jobs.
Dec. 4, 2025
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The Sweden-based nicotine pouch maker expects this site will create 170 jobs.
Dec. 4, 2025
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The House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to loan domestic manufacturers up to $10 million at a time.
Dec. 3, 2025
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The metal fabricating company has purchased a 156,000-square-foot facility to consolidate two existing locations in Anderson County
Dec. 3, 2025

Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast

Podcast: How military precision can improve safety performance in manufacturing operations
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Caroline Johnson of DEKRA discusses bridging military discipline with industrial safety needs.
Dec. 3, 2025
Podcast: Additive succeeds when 'no one cares the part they're holding is 3D printed'
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Ben Wynne of Intrepid Automation discusses overcoming variability and scaling challenges in industrial 3D printing....
Nov. 25, 2025
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In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Somya Kapoor of IFS Loops explains how agentic AI 'digital workers' can deliver autonomous support for complex industrial...
Nov. 20, 2025
Podcast: The silent industrial crisis – the need for mental health awareness
In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Stephen Dummit of Tradewinds Leadership outlines the limitations of reactive EAPs in high-stress environments.
Nov. 18, 2025

Predictive Maintenance

Case Study: Advanced IoT and AI solidify KONE’s elevator and escalator predictive maintenance services
Learn how KONE achieved 70% more proactive fault detection and 40% fewer service disruptions across connected people-flow assets.
Oct. 15, 2025
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Reliability technologies come in many forms, but the strategies share common goals
Oct. 7, 2025
The true cost of manufacturing downtime: Why uptime must be a strategic KPI
Understand how financial leaders benefit when uptime data is integrated into strategic planning.
Sept. 30, 2025
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Against the limitations of traditional vibration analysis in monitoring PC pumps, new approaches such as material enhancements, rotor design modifications, and pressure setpoint...
Sept. 22, 2025

Planned Maintenance

Maintenance Mindset: The hidden DNA of reliable systems
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Haeckel’s 'Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny' explains why reliability isn’t built overnight—it evolves through data, correction, and the inherited lessons of past designs.
Nov. 12, 2025
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Disaster recovery could come down to an accurate spare parts list and asset hierarchy. Where does your facility stand?
Nov. 6, 2025
Rising tariffs and supply chain pressures squeeze MRO pricing strategies
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Prominent MRO distributors indicate that tariff pressures from their suppliers are driving additional price increases.
Nov. 5, 2025
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The storm tested every system and every person—revealing the true power of maintenance and reliability leadership under pressure.
Nov. 4, 2025

Motors & Drives

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Experts at Schaeffler Group discuss the proper maintenance tools and advanced technologies for bearing predictive maintenance
Nov. 18, 2025
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Experts at Schaeffler Group discuss stray current damage and new technologies and materials to boost bearing performance
Nov. 14, 2025
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Not all inverter-duty motors are built the same—do you know how insulation quality impacts performance and lifespan?
Nov. 7, 2025
Why all inverter-rated motor windings are not the same
Discover why impulse voltage insulation class (IVIC) is critical when selecting IEC motors for converter duty.
Oct. 17, 2025

Compressed Air

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Test your knowledge of this critical component and see if you know how it affects energy efficiency, pressure stability, and compressor performance.
Oct. 3, 2025
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From leak detection to pressure control, do you know the proven strategies to optimize compressed air performance?
Aug. 29, 2025
Ask the Experts: How to achieve compressed air system efficiency gains
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In a time of business uncertainty and shrinking budgets, here's the top five actions that compressed air professionals recommend that plants should take to reduce their operating...
Aug. 19, 2025
Compressor system upgrades tackle reliability and contamination risks head-on
Sheila Kennedy explores how smart technologies are boosting compressor uptime, cutting maintenance needs, and improving overall system reliability.
June 17, 2025

Lubrication

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How KOH units standardize oil condition monitoring across industries
Discover why KOH equivalence is used to report TBN values and how it ensures consistency across oil condition monitoring programs.
Oct. 10, 2025
Maintenance Mindset: What color is your grease? Discover your plant’s lubrication personality
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It may not be parachutes, but this color-coded model can help you visually evaluate your lubrication program performance and identify areas for reliability improvement.
July 30, 2025
How to Mitigating Thickening in Industrial Systems
Discover the physical mechanisms behind grease thickening, the impact on lubrication systems, and practical engineering recommendations for preventing and mitigating this issue...
July 16, 2025
Maintenance Mindset: Tackling Air and Water Contamination in Industrial Lubrication
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Discover the hidden ways air and water degrade lubricants and cause unexpected failures in manufacturing operations.
July 9, 2025

Learning Resources

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The session will close with the importance of benchmarking to uncover energy waste and how to plan ahead to keep systems running reliably while reducing maintenance costs.
Dec. 9, 2025
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Take an in-depth look at AI-powered asset management and learn actionable solutions to common challenges.
Oct. 29, 2025
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Learn what industry professionals revealed in our recent survey, and where improvements are needed.
Sept. 22, 2025
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Discover why online training is more than a checkbox: it is a strategy. Learn the real strengths of online learning – and how it can boost workforce skill and performance – in...
Sept. 5, 2025