From building a stronger reliability culture to improving maintenance decision-making, June's most-read features focused on the people, processes, and technologies that keep manufacturing operations running. Plant Services readers explored lessons from Honeywell User Group's 50th anniversary conference, practical frameworks for maintenance prioritization, and why knowledge transfer remains one of the biggest barriers to long-term asset performance. The month's top content also reflected the growing influence of AI, supply chain uncertainty, and workforce challenges.

Top content from June 2026

8 maintenance and reliability takeaways from Honeywell User Group (HUG) 50th anniversary conference

The opening day keynote offered a glimpse into how AI may reshape maintenance, operations, and reliability.

10 non-negotiables for a reliability culture

Learn the key leadership behaviors, maintenance processes, and planning disciplines that distinguish high-performing manufacturing plants from average operations.

Maintenance Mindset: Why knowledge transfer is the missing link in industrial reliability and asset performance

Industrial organizations can prevent repeated maintenance problems by treating knowledge management as preventive maintenance.

A practical framework for maintenance prioritization in industrial operations

A 30-day plan to improve maintenance scheduling and reduce plant disruptions.

The Industrial Science Report: Supply chain risk, geopolitics, and AI reshape manufacturing networks and sourcing strategies

AI-driven sourcing, critical minerals investment, and regional manufacturing expansion mark a move to upstream visibility and domestically anchored supply chain resilience.