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Maintenance Disrupted

Steve Dobie, Blair Fraser, Rob Kalwarowsky

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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. Each episode is designed to educate through stories with special guest from technology founders to the technician working on ...
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On this week’s Maintenance Disrupted podcast, it's Rob Kalwarowsky's keynote from the MAINSTREAM conference in Melbourne, Australia. Rob talks about asshole bosses, leadership, mental health and what we can do to become the leaders we've always wanted to have. There are elements that are only seen on video and you can find the recording on YouTube …
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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Adam Bandelli returns to the show. Adam talks about his struggles with mental health, his battle with addiction and how it's put him on his mission to change leadership forever. We at Elite High Performance specialize in building high-impact leaders who turn their teams into happy high performers…
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Why Maintenance & Reliability Communications Goes Wrong, and How to Fix it! In Maintenance and Reliability, communication may be the most important skill set to have, whether talking with production, asking for budget approval, or getting that promotion, yet this skill set is never taught in class or any reliability certification path. As Maintenan…
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This week I'm joined by Suzane Greeman to discuss asset management and why your business processes are holding you back from achieving your reliability goals. 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'…
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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Anna Greenwald, the CEO of On the Goga joins the show. We talk about why happiness is a key performance driver and how employers need to support their people We at Elite High Performance specialize in building high-impact leaders who turn their teams into happy high performers that achieve their …
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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, Joe Peters, Managing Director at MiQ Digital, joins the show to talk about MiQ's journey with Leadership 2.0 as a client of Elite High Performance. They have seen incredible results on this journey and the statistics are below. MiQ's Incredible Results: Leadership 2.0 Delivers Profitable & Engage…
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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, we are joined by the founder of ReEngineer & Global Improvement Director at Dow, Shadrach Stephens. We talk about the leadership journey, different elements of leadership and paying it forward. We at Elite High Performance specialize in building high-impact leaders who turn their teams into happy…
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On this week’s Leadership Launchpad Project podcast, the World’s Leading Expert on Change Enthusiasm, Cassandra Worthy joins Rob Kalwarowsky & Susan Hobson. We talk about why change initiatives fail, how to leverage emotions in change and why our fear of change can actually help us grow. We at Elite High Performance specialize in building high-impa…
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On this week's show, Susan Hobson gives a keynote called High Performance Leadership. For high-performance leadership programs, services, psychological safety assessments, talent optimization tools, burnout prevention programs and more, check out elitehighperformance.com Connect with Rob Kalwarowsky on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-…
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On this week's The Leadership Launchpad Project, Gary Ryan, author of Disruption Leadership Matters, joins Rob Kalwarowsky and Susan Hobson. We talk about Leadership 2.0, stories of 2.0 leaders who have led through the pandemic and how we transition from a 1.0 to a 2.0 leader. For high-performance leadership programs, services, psychological safety…
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On this bonus episode of The Leadership Launchpad Project, Ryan Chan, the CEO & Founder of UpKeep joins the show. We talk about having a growth & optimistic mindset, giving back to the community and inspiring our people. For high-performance leadership programs, services, psychological safety assessments, talent optimization tools, burnout preventi…
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We have crazy targets upcoming as we work globally to decarbonize. The changes are coming rapidly, but with rapid change comes challenges. How are we as maintenance people going to be impacted by the transition to the low carbon economy are we ready? Luisa Da Silva - https://www.linkedin.com/in/luisads/ Iron & Earth - https://www.ironandearth.org/ …
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When you bring in a new project or process, how do you manage the change? Do you connect with the stake holders? Do you ensure the proper amount of time is taken in the design phase? What is your process? In this episode I talk with Ronan O'Sullivan on his management of plant and process change and he outlines his steps to ensure a successful proje…
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In the Back to the Basics series, we get to the foundational knowledge of a specific technology or methodology in the maintenance and reliability field. This week we welcome Dr. Karl Hoffower to the show to discuss the fundamentals of Vibration Analysis. We discuss what is vibration, what applications it is used for, what are the different measurem…
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Lets talk about onboarding! Onboarding is such an important topic that is rarely covered, and in this episode we dive deep with our three guests. Allyson Hawley, Neil Summers, and Kent Knight. Tune in and find out what good onboarding looks like. Episode Shout Outs: Allyson Hawley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/allyson-hawley-9906a494/ Kent Knight -…
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We can spend a staggering amount of time, typically between 20-30% of our time identifying and retrieving the right spare parts. Platinum's solution for Enterprise Part Search allows you to find the right part in seconds instead of minutes, right from your existing systems. In this episode, we invite Philipp Descovich of Partium.io and James Kovace…
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In this episode we chat with new podcaster Akshay to talk about some of the missing fundamentals in industry. Join us for this fun conversation where we scratch the surface of KPIs, RCM, FMECA, and a variety of other topics! Episode Shout Outs: Akshay Athalye - https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-athalye-cmrp-63555ba3/ Reliability it Matters! - http…
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For many asset-intensive businesses, conversations about adopting maintenance and reliability-focused AI or Machine Learning solutions are infused with widespread myths, illogical barriers, and a general sense of fear. You have likely overheard a conversation on the topic that ended with: “We aren’t ready for that.”…
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In this episode of our back to the basics series we welcome Neil Summers & Lucas Marino to talk about training. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, including how to build a training program, when it is appropriate to provide training, the importance of internal training, and how to value training so it doesn't get cut. Episode Shout Outs: Nei…
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In the Back to the Basics series, we get to the foundational knowledge of a specific technology or methodology in the maintenance and reliability field. This week we welcome Adrian Messer to the show to discuss the fundamentals of Ultrasound Inspection. We discuss what is ultrasound, what applications it is used for, how to stand up an ultrasound p…
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Are you thinking about implementing a new sensor in your facility? Maybe it is the Nanoprecise sensor? In this weeks episode we talk with Vivek Gupta about his implementation journey through pilot to full scale role out of the Nanoprecise sensor. Also joining the conversation us Sunil Vedula. Episode Shout Outs: Vivek Gupta - https://www.linkedin.c…
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In this week's episode we talk about bringing on new assets and the proper processes, and impacts that has on an organization. Episode Shout Outs: Dean Jarvis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-jarvis-maintenance-assets/ AssetOn: https://www.asseton.com.au/ If your company sells products or services to engaged maintenance & reliability professionals…
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Do you know what a false positive is? How about a false negative? Do you know how that going to affect your predictive maintenance program? This week's episode Blair and Steve chat with Nanoprecise's Sunil Vedula & Graham Kawulka about this topic! Tune in and learn what false positives and negatives are and how they will affect your monitoring prog…
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Is safety one of your companies core values? What is a core value? How can we actually improve safety? Safety is always a topic at the forefront of maintenance tasks. Are we taking the correct approach to safety? Or is there a better way? This week we welcome Tanya Hewitt to the show to discuss her company, Beyond Safety Compliance. We learned a lo…
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When you combine friction measurement with ultrasound and IoT, you get a game-changer for remote friction-based lubrication. This week we welcome Chris Hallum from UE Systems to the show to talk all about ultrasound and the OnTrak SmartLube Episode Shout Outs: Chris Hallum - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherhallum/ UE Systems SmartLube: https…
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When do you do RCAs? Is it one off? Have you thought about how RCA can be a system? This week we welcome Bob Latino back to the show to talk all about RCA and his new book! Episode Shout Outs: Bob Latino - https://www.linkedin.com/in/boblatino/ Bob's new book - https://www.routledge.com/Lubrication-Degradation-Getting-into-the-Root-Causes/Mathura-L…
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In this week's episode a replay in which Blair welcomes Sunil Vedula and Graham Kawulka of NanoPrecise Corp, and Dean Stephens of Benchmark Reliability Services to talk about the value of precision and confidence when it comes to wireless vibration condition monitoring. NanoPrecise hardware and software are challenging the value of both precision a…
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RCM has been around for a long time, yet we still see the same issues over and over again. Why is that? This week we welcome Jim Vantyghem & Rob Kalwarowsky to the show to talk about the human side of maintenance. Episode Shout Outs: Jim - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-vantyghem-3338a320/ Rob - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kalwarowsky/ Lead…
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Are we doing a disservice when talking about asset criticality to include anything other than the consequence? In this week's podcast, we welcome Paul Daoust from SCIO Asset Management to discuss how we always use asset criticality with another variable, and because of this, the use of likelihood of failure in the asset criticality process could be…
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How are you monitoring your equipment? How is the electric wave going to impact mobile equipment? Join Allyson Hawley and Steve Dobie as they talk about all this and much more! Episode Shout Outs: Allyson Hawley - https://www.linkedin.com/in/allyson-hawley-9906a494/ If your company sells products or services to engaged maintenance & reliability pro…
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On this week's show, Rob Kalwarowsky does his talk about Why We Don't Get Results. For high-performance leadership programs, speaking, services, psychological safety assessments, talent optimization tools, burnout prevention programs and more, check out elitehighperformance.com or email Rob at rob@elitehighperformance.com Connect with Rob Kalwarows…
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How well is your mobile equipment maintained? How is mobile equipment different from fixed equipment? How can you maintain your mobile equipment better? Join Bryan Bieschke and Steve Dobie as they talk everything mobile equipment maintenance! Episode Shout Outs: Bryan Bieschke - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-bieschke-cmrp-221a05ba/ If your comp…
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The word ‘sustainability' is widely used and yet not always well understood. We chat with Pierre Vanderkelen, CEO at Fluitec about the different types of corporate ‘sustainabilities’ as well as the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and how your company can advance each one. We then chat with Greg Livingstone, Chief Innovation Officer …
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Changing leadership is hard, both within yourself and within an organization. In this weeks episode we catch up with Rob Kalwarowsky and discuss leadership and how we can affect change both for ourselves and for our organizations. Episode Shout Outs: Robert Kalwarowsky - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kalwarowsky/ https://highperformancenarrati…
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One thing that spending so much time online has highlighted is that there are a lot of good people out there with answers to most problems. Whether you are searching for lubrications issues, Planning and Scheduling help or guidance on how to carry out effective Root Cause Analysis, there are organizations that have proven results and help on these …
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"What is the next generation of maintenance?" The answer to that question lays squarely within our control. “As technology gives birth to new ways of working, those who are unable to access new technology will fall behind, while those with the resources needed to build and deploy it will enjoy ever greater success. “ AI will augment innate human tr…
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Searching for a job is hard! Whether you currently have a job, lost your job, or quit your job, finding that next one is a daunting task. In this weeks episode our panel discusses searching for a job. Some great tips on how to get your resume noticed, perform better in interviews, and ultimately land that dream job. Episode Shout Outs: Mike Persson…
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Bob and I delve into how to break down a seemingly chaotic situation into its manageable components, letting the evidence lead the way to the physical, human, and latent/organizational root causes. Danny and I discuss how we can regularly assess the whole plant and derive useful insight to avoid repeating mistakes and missing opportunities to impro…
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On this bonus episode of Maintenance Disrupted, we bring you another Leadership Launchpad Project podcast with Tom Furnival. Tom joins Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky to discuss the importance of mindset and how it affects our leadership. Special Offer! We are giving away 10 free Fearless Organization Scans & Debriefs. If you're one of the first 10 …
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Searching for a job is hard! Whether you currently have a job, lost your job, or quit your job, finding that next one is a daunting task. In this weeks episode our panel discusses searching for a job. Some great tips on how to get your resume noticed, perform better in interviews, and ultimately land that dream job. Episode Shout Outs: Mike Persson…
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On this bonus episode of Maintenance Disrupted, Rob Kalwarowsky joins Lucas Marino on an EAST Partnership LinkedIn Live. We discuss leadership, psychological safety & mental health. If you want a psychological safety assessment for your organization or your team, reach out to Rob at rob@highperformancenarrative.com Connect with Rob Kalwarowsky on L…
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On this episode, Susan Hobson & Rob Kalwarowsky talk about The Great Resignation, the state of work and why Leadership 2.0 is the only path forward. Special Offer! We are giving away 10 free Fearless Organization Scans & Debriefs. If you're one of the first 10 people to ask Susan or Rob about the scan, you can get one for your team! Reach out to Ro…
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What are the tools in the reliability tool box? Are they being used properly? How could they be utilized better? In this episode Steve & Blair welcome Chris Defalco to the show to discuss some of the tools in the reliability tool box. We learn about some tools that are out there and how they can be used better. Episode Shout Outs: Chris Defalco - h…
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Industry 4.0 is a current paradigm. Plants are being digitized and maintenance is evolving towards 4.0. The digitization of critical assets has led to a strong interest in detailed condition monitoring during their lifetime, using different online condition monitoring techniques. Online lubricant monitoring can be widely deployed to provide early f…
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Do you understand how your parts fail? What story are they telling you? In this episode we welcome Shane Turcott & Sanya to the show to discuss how parts fail. Sanya & Steve recently took Shane's course and loved it so much they wanted to do a special episode on it. Tune in and learn what great information was shared and how maintenance teams can u…
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When a challenge arises due to lubrication degradation, the main focus is applied to solving the issue. Many times, this focus is placed on the physical roots or the things we can physically change. Once these physical roots are “solved”, we often realize that the underlying degradation issue appears again. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the…
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Are you credible? Do you have the buy in from your teams? Do you know how to spot a fraud? What can you do to be more credible? We discuss all these things in this episode! Dean Jarvis has been in the maintenance industry in just about every role possible, he has the experience, he has the education, and he is most certainly credible. But what does…
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