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Sebastian Traeger of reliability.com / EasyRCA and Jerid Jackson, Reliability & Asset Management Senior Manager at Frito-Lay (PepsiCo), previewed their upcoming session at the Reliable Plant Conference on 'Scaling Root Cause Analysis: A Repeatable Framework for Multi-Site Operations.' How Frito-Lay successfully rolled out EasyRCA across nearly 50 sites with strong adoptionMaking RCA software intuitive and desirable to use rather than forcing implementationFlexible, simple tool design paired strong training and support drove adoptionIntegrates with CMMS/EAM (they use SAP)This episode serves as preview for the Reliable Plant 2026 Conference (June 15–18 in Reno/Tahoe, Nevada). Use promo code CMMS10 at conference.reliableplant.com for 10% off registration.Thanks for joining to record, ahead of the Reliable Plant Conference 2026, Sebastian and Jerid!

??? (listen to hear it) is the #1 difference between good and great maintenance organizations. Hear it from a real deal pro and CMMSradio Syndicate member George Williams of ReliabilityX!Connect with ReliabilityX for help & join their free community: https://reliabilityx.com/

In this CMMSradio episode, Facilities Manager Ross Fergerson from Sargent Aerospace & Defense (RBC Bearings) shares how he replaced a slow, unsupported legacy CMMS with Limbo after a thorough evaluation. He details the strong support during the trial, a smart phased implementation, overcoming user resistance with gradual rollout and mobile tablets, and the major benefits after nearly 3 years: greater transparency for leadership, improved team morale, faster work requests, and better operational insights. Ross also praises the new mobile app and gives practical advice for anyone selecting or implementing a new CMMS: break it down and tackle it piece by piece.Thanks, Ross, for sharing your Limble journey story

Real Talk vs Bullshit: Why Confidence Means Admitting What You Don’t Know!Loaded with profanity! Josh Zolin returns to CMMSradio for a raw conversation about real confidence, failure, and cutting through the noise.We discuss why owning what you don’t know builds trust, why most “influencers” are just freelancers to an algorithm, and how getting things wrong is often the fastest way to get them right.True confidence isn’t knowing everything — it’s being comfortable saying “I don’t know… but here’s what I do know” or “here’s how we can find out."

CMMSradio talks with Andy Gager (AMG International) about two big maintenance challenges:Deferred MaintenanceToo often treated as a strategy, but it’s dangerous. Delaying work leads to much higher costs (3–4x), safety risks, and bigger problems later. Leadership resists spending now because “cash is king,” so maintenance teams must build strong business cases using CMMS data, risk numbers, and ROI — and keep presenting smaller, prioritized options until they get approval.Leadership & SupervisionNew supervisors are often thrown into the role without training. Key struggles: delegation, motivation (money is only a short-term stimulator), and avoiding micromanagement.Andy’s 20/40/30/10 rule: 20% superstars, 40% solid performers, 30% developing, and 10% toxic “10-enters” who drain most of a manager’s time.Core Message:A successful CMMS journey relies on people, process, and culture. Use your CMMS as a historian to capture data, prove risk, and speak leadership’s language (money and ROI) to fight deferred maintenance and build better teams.Connect with AMG International, and Andy Gager, here: https://amgintlco.com/

Joe Anderson drops raw truth on why reliability fails!It’s not technical - it fails at the (listen)Biggest lever is quality of (listen)Culture isn’t about buy-in (listen)Come back after watching/listening and load in comments! Agree Y/N? Why/Why Not!

Maintenance is NOT a Cost Center and Why Maturity Matters for CMMS Success! CMMSradio chats with Donal Bourke (20+ years in manufacturing, energy, utilities, and automation across oil & gas, pharma, chemicals, nuclear, and water) about how maintenance truly drives business value.Maintenance is not a cost center! It's a value driver and profit contributor, directly supporting energy efficiency, regulatory compliance, emissions reduction, sustainability, production quality, and safety.Strong maintenance regimes deliver upstream/downstream benefits across the entire business ecosystem.CMMS success depends on maintenance maturity (culture, people, data, processes). Without it, even the best software yields poor ROI and gets blamed.Baseline assessments are crucial to document current state (data structure, strategy, maturity) to spot gaps before implementation.Biggest barriers: Skipping upfront assessments, weak change management, ignoring frontline adoption, and failing to reinforce habits over time.Adoption & reinforcement: Leverage the 70-20-10 learning model (70% experiential). PMAC augments this with ongoing professional services. Reassessments, SOP reviews, monthly engagements for global clients—to keep data, processes, and improvements evergreen as organizations evolve.Change management is non-negotiable in regulated industries! Bring technicians/engineers along so workflows fit reality, not the other way around.Bottom line: Great CMMS + poor maturity/adoption/reinforcement = failure. Proper maturity + intentional, people-first change management + continuous improvement = real reliability, availability, maintainability, and measurable ROI.Connect with Donal on LinkedIn (Donal Bourke) or explore PMAC at pemac.com. Who's doing maturity assessments or ongoing reinforcement in their CMMS program? Share below with comments!

Performance Based Hiring Why Most Companies Still Get It Wrong!Lou Adler (CEO of Performance-Based Hiring) joins CMMSradio to share how manufacturing and maintenance thinking can fix broken hiring. From his early days running an automotive accessories company, Lou tells the story of tearing down a stamping machine to implement preventive maintenance instead of constantly reacting to breakdowns.He applies the same logic to recruiting! Stop producing “bad hires” (scrap) by focusing on performance outcomes rather than traditional skills matching. *Great hiring requires the same process discipline as great maintenance. Find Lou Adler on LinkedIn! He knows his stuff!

Live from Streamline Conferences in Greenville, SC, this CMMSradio episode features Stephen Lawson and Clay Bush from Stratum Consulting Partners (a TRM company) discussing their presentation “Operationalizing IoT Asset Data.” We explore how integrating IT/OT and IoT telemetry turns real-time equipment data into actionable insights—triggering work orders automatically, boosting asset reliability, and preventing failures like car dashboard alerts. Stratum’s growth post-TRM merger expands their full-service asset management offerings (software implementation, reliability practices, content), positioning them as a comprehensive partner. We dive into AI’s role in accelerating data analysis and asset history insights within CMMS, while stressing human judgment remains essential. Looking ahead, AI is poised to transform technician-equipment interaction as technology advances rapidly. Clay and Stephen thank Streamline Conferences for delivering high-value education, strong networking, and community-building in the asset management space.Thank you, Clay and Stephen, for being on #CMMSradio and supporting the maintenance industry!

CMMSradio welcomes Amanda Myers to discuss her journey into maintenance tech, the critical role of high-quality CMMS data, and Limble's recent innovations.Amanda shares her background working with underserved industries (car dealers, nonprofits, dispensaries) and her passion for practical, human-centered technology; leading her to Limble, where she connects with the "salt of the earth" frontline maintenance teams.Key highlights from Limble's recent survey (over 250 experienced maintenance leaders):High-quality data builds cross-functional trust: 51% of strong-data organizations report trust with finance/procurement (vs. just 4% for poor-data ones).Data integrity turns maintenance from reactive/cost center into strategic partner.Challenges persist: 1 in 5 log less than 50% of work; Half of maintenance remains reactive/unplanned.This research informed Limble's redesigned mobile app (launched recently, with 1,400+ users in the first week), rebuilt technician-first for real-world use: faster search, expanded offline support, better task visibility, QR/photo capture (via AssetSnap), and reduced barriers in tough environments.

Justin Turner (EVP of Sales, MaintainX) joins CMMSradio and shares his journey from growing up as a maintenance director’s son, starting at SchoolDude (Brightly) in 2007, to joining MaintainX as roughly the 20th employee in 2020.MaintainX’s rapid growth!Their intuitive mobile-first product!Why they offer free trials!Why field adoption is the real differentiator in CMMS!and more!Tune in for a great episode, and long overdue, with Justin Turner! Be sure to check out all of the episodes with MaintainX on CMMSradio!

Here's a Real Deal Pro lineup on our CMMSradio Panel Discussion recorded at Streamline Conferences! Bob Latino, Trent McJunkin, and Howard Penrose (MotorDoc) bring the heat when we start talking about how your assets thrive on basic maintenance! If real is what you want then you just found it! CMMS/EAM fails hard without nailing basics first: solid hierarchies, real criticality, consistent TLC routines (tighten-clean-lube-inspect), and rotating equipment standards. Skip them and AI, sensors, predictive everything = expensive trash. Repeat failures aren’t lazy trades—they’re systemic: broken procedures, garbage spares, cheap parts buying. Fix starts with listening to frontline, creating psychological safety for honest data, and closing loops fast (weeks, not months) so trust builds and data actually matters. Flashy tech on weak foundations = money pit. Trades are undervalued → layoffs + shortages = self-sabotage. Win leadership by linking maintenance to energy $, emissions cuts, real P&L. Engage trades: “What’s broken for you?” → fix cheap shit quick, start small, scale with empathy. Promote trades to kids as high-pay, high-brain careers. Bottom line: master boring fundamentals, value people, kill systemic BS fast—only then does advanced tech stop sucking money.

CMMSradio Panel Discussion: Maintenance Drives Sustainable Manufacturing!From the Sustainable Manufacturing Conference 2026! @MDM_Events  MD&M West 2026!CMMSradio moderating, Jim Mayer & Cory Dickens CMRP joining as panelists!Core message:Proactive maintenance (preventive, predictive, reliability-focused) is what extends asset life, cuts energy waste, prevents breakdowns that burn resources.Biggest barrier? Culture. Top-down tech/CMMS rollouts crash without frontline buy-in. Engage people early, map real pains, show clear “what’s in it for me”—adoption sticks.Quick, proven wins: 5S & organized spares → less hunting, less motion waste Energy sub-metering & demand scheduling → spot dumb $600/day habits Right-size compressors with VFDs → big energy savings Thermography + electrical checks → catch issues earlyMust-have: Clean data + real KPIs to prove the gains. Bottom line: Boring, people-first maintenance + smart tools quietly delivers greener, more reliable plants. No hype, just results from the field.Who’s already knocking out one of these low-hanging fruit items? Drop it below.

There's a shift happening in the world of Manufacturing/Industrial software! What comes next, especially in CMMS and EAM, appears to be the "Data Orchestration Layer" sitting atop all of these solutions in this class!We talk with Paul Lachance, of Software Equity Group, to dig into the 2026 State of Manufacturing/Industrial Software Report while leaning on his extensive experience over the years observing the technology shifts, cycles, and transitions over the years!Lots in store! Great for CMMS and EAM founders! Great for customers leveraging these technologies! Please have a look/listen and chime in with comments! Thank you for following #CMMSradio!

Here's one of our Real Deal Pros, Trent McJunkin (CMRP, ProFM), discussing his "Cycle of Doom" concept in maintenance and reliability operations on #CMMSradio at the recent #StrEAMlineConferences event! This concept, the Cycle of Doom, describes a self-reinforcing loop of chronic issues that trap teams in reactive firefighting, leading to burnout, reduced performance, disengagement, and eventual organizational failure.

CMMSradio sits down with Connor Offutt to explore Aetos’ game-changing 3D visual platform that’s turning real-world facilities into living, interactive data sources for CMMS and connected workers.Connor explains how Aetos uses 360° cameras and LiDAR to create lightweight, cloud-based 3D scans of your plant — solving the age-old “garbage in, garbage out” problem and giving frontline techs an intuitive visual interface unlike anything else in the industry.We then dive into the scanning process, enterprise onboarding, change management, and why real adoption only happens when you focus on “what’s in it for the worker.”Connor shares his hiring philosophy, favorite music, and thoughts on work-life balance.If you’re tired of outdated CMMS interfaces and want to see the future of visual maintenance, this one’s for you. Tap play and get ready to rethink how facilities are managed.

This episode hammers home why partnerships beat competition in CMMS/EAM: Elevotec + Hexagon EAM as proof that collaboration unlocks real value. Stephan Schomberg of Elevotec joins for an awesome discussion!Key Highlights:Generational handover is urgent—retiring experts must transfer decades of tribal knowledge to tech-native younger crews before it vanishes.Public sector is pouring money into infrastructure; private side stays tight-fisted and conservative.Multi-site giants struggle with standardization—same company, wildly different equipment, people, and processes.Collaborative tools are exploding to capture & share frontline know-how, making tech actually stick.Historical data must live in modern systems—without it, you’re flying blind on reliability and strategy.Tech fails hard without matching culture—alignment is non-negotiable for CMMS success.Surprise surge in utilities & comms infrastructure spending signals massive untapped upside for the industry.Connect with Elevotec: https://www.elevotec.com

CMMSradio episode from Streamline Conference 2026 in Greenville, SC, features Peyton Griggers of Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence (Octave)!Peyton shares his journey: textile engineering at Georgia Tech → plant startups → early Datastream CMMS → trainer/technical lead → 20 years at Genesis Solutions (configuring systems → delivering reliability services) → back at Hexagon focusing on asset lifecycle strategy.Core message: People, processes, and culture beat software every time. Ask why, what success looks like, and how to measure it before buying tools. No tool fixes bad governance, weak ownership, or missing champions. Invest in internal advocates, document processes, train continuously, and build long-term relationships.Pitfalls highlighted: Turnover kills knowledge, lack of ongoing training for EAM owners, swapping software instead of fixing underuse.AI take: Exciting potential, but useless (or misleading) without clean data, solid processes, and governance first.Peyton’s favorites: Helping clients build strategic plans, define criticality, see “lights go on” with real results (better production, energy savings, impact on lives). Bottom line: EAM/CMMS wins come from aligned objectives, committed people, strong processes, and continuous improvement—not the flashiest tech. Solid, no-hype talk.

George Williams (ReliabilityX) joins live from the 2026 SrEAMline Conference in Greenville, SC, with the powerful theme: "Speak for the Assets" — straight out of Dr. Seuss's The Lorax, but for industrial equipment. This is recorded just after George did an onstage keynote presentation!Connect with the team at ReliabilityX here: https://reliabilityx.com/We support and endorse ReliabilityX because they're of the highest integrity when solving real problems for their clients to drive outcomes and continuously improve! They are real deal pros we trust!

Knock-knock! Who's there?Andy Gager (AMG International) joins CMMSradio live from Streamline Conferences in Greenville, SC, to deliver a no-BS workshop on supervision and leadership in asset management and maintenance.You'll learn something from this real deal pro!Key HighlightsMassive gap in formal supervision training—most leaders learn on the job, leading to inconsistent motivation and discipline.Classic workforce breakdown: 20% high performers, 40% reliable, 30% newbies with potential, 10% chronic underperformers/negative—focus on quickly addressing the bottom 10% to stop toxicity from spreading.Discipline must be fast, fair, and policy-driven: direct conversations, clear expectations, and readiness to part ways if performance doesn't improve.Managers inherit long-ignored problems—delay makes them harder; sensitive-role underperformers can sabotage progress, so act decisively.Strong emphasis on communication, adherence to process, and protecting team morale—don't let negativity fester.Streamline shines as a real-deal community event: high-caliber attendees, genuine knowledge exchange, no sales noise—just practical, veteran-shared best practices for maintenance leadership.Bottom line: Leadership in maintenance isn't about being liked—it's about protecting performance, enforcing standards, and building a culture that actually works. Solid, actionable episode for supervisors tired of the same old problems.Connect with AMG International: https://amgintlco.com/

Post up and get ready for REAL DEAL PRO Bryan Bieschke, CMRP dropping truth bombs you can take with you! Recorded live at StrEAMline 2026!CMO - Chief Maintenance Officer - Something every maintenance technology company should consider adding to their leadership bench!Failures matter BIG TIME if you want to learn and grow!Perception is everything and that's the problem peeps! Do the work!Load up some comments if you survive this onslaught Bryan brings for the betterment of this entire industry! We bring the bona-fide experts for a reason! Skip all the nonsense AI and fake experts out there! Listen to words from real deal pros!

CMMSradio interviews Michael Johnson, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Aetos, about his journey from hands-on marine engineering (oldest passenger ship engine rooms) to facilities management and digital twin technology. The conversation explores systems thinking, client-centric service, white-glove support, and how Aetos enables real-time facility interaction via unlimited-user digital twins—focusing on practical impact over hype. Michael shares his "ruthless curiosity" roots (hand-honing cylinders on a 93-year-old ship) and how it led to loving interconnected systems in facilities/buildings.Discussion highlights the human side of reliability/FM: listening deeply, servant leadership, high-trust teams, and treating turnover as re-onboarding opportunities.Emphasis on white-glove service: institutionalizing care through careful hiring, proactive follow-ups, flexible scheduling (e.g., 9 p.m. go-lives), and solving small client pains to build spring-in-step momentum.They cover balancing work/life by blurring lines intentionally, strong communication, calendar transparency, and high-performing trust—plus the challenge of scaling personalized service without losing DNA.Michael stresses client-first decisions: listening to both current users and industry, quick adaptations (e.g., adding colors on request), and enabling boots-on-ground execution over theoretical tools.Great episode on people-first tech, systems thinking, and sustainable client relationships in FM/CMMS space. Check out Aestos: https://aetosimaging.com/

Seth Ratner of East Hills Instruments discusses his upcoming road-trip project "On Site and Off the Grid," where he'll travel from New York to Texas in an RV with a co-pilot to document the real, hard work behind oil fields, refineries, gas, nuclear, and other power industries—highlighting overlooked skilled trades, safety, and maintenance realities.Seth's project aims to give visibility to the tough, behind-the-scenes work powering everyday life (oil, gas, refineries, etc.), countering Hollywood stereotypes.He emphasizes universal challenges in the industry (safety, metrology/measurement accuracy, preventative maintenance) and how people take reliable power for granted until blackouts occur.East Hills Instruments incorporates field feedback into products (e.g., safety hooks, non-conductive materials) to improve technician safety and reliability.Seth shares family-business insights: working with parents for 20+ years, unspoken rules (no work talk outside office), and deep personal fulfillment from daily family connection.

CMMSradio interviews Peter Daigle (MaintainX Program Manager) about his journey into the industrial space, rapid industry learning through curiosity and 2,000+ customer interactions, and his article “AI is Reshaping Frontline Manufacturing. Here's What Comes Next,” focusing on realistic AI adoption barriers, benefits, and advice.Peter credits account management success to asking questions and genuine curiosity, learning manufacturing processes directly from ~2,000 customers.AI adoption has surged (from ~10% to over 50% of surveyed users), but barriers include poor data foundations, lack of trust, and waiting for “perfect” AI.Primary benefit seen: significant time savings in troubleshooting and decision-making during breakdowns.Best advice: Build a strong data foundation first, start small with AI for quick wins, keep humans in the loop to apply judgment and build trust.Find Peter Daigle or MaintainX on LinkedIn! Visit maintainx.com or getmaintainx.com to learn more or sign up for a demo!Thank you for sponsoring this episode, and @CMMSradio, MaintainX!

Dave Lubach (Trade Press Group Chief Editor) previews NFMT East 2026 (March 10–12, Charlotte Convention Center), the 25-year-old facilities management & technology conference moving to Charlotte for fresh market access, featuring 65+ sessions, peer roundtables (FM Huddles), expo, NASCAR Hall of Fame party, stadium tour, and strong focus on AI, CMMS, and practical FM/cleaning topics.NFMT East includes 65+ sessions mixing end-users, consultants, and providers; FM Huddles for peer brainstorming on budgeting, hiring, and generational issues.Charlotte chosen for new audience (healthcare/tech-heavy); highlights include NASCAR Hall of Fame welcome party and Bank of America Stadium behind-the-scenes tour.Show emphasizes real-world, no-BS learning from peers, with heavy coverage of AI, CMMS, building tech, and cleaning trends.Discount code: FRIENDOFNFMT3 for $50 off all-access pass at nfmt.com/east/2026

CMSradio interviews Nush Ahmed on her trades journey (CNC machining → aerospace quality → upcoming ProShop ERP role) and her work promoting women in manufacturing through Sisterhood of the Trades and her NextGen MFG podcast.Nush shares her career path and excitement for hands-on trades fulfillment. Emphasis on maintenance's role in shop performance and equipment longevity. Promotion of Sisterhood of the Trades (1,000+ women) and NextGen MFG to inspire young people. Discussion on trades resurgence, onshoring, networking, conferences, and blending work/life passions.

CMMSradio hosts Tony Gunn for a raw chat about global machine shop tours, manufacturing stories, skilled trades respect, personal service-driven journeys, and authentic storytelling to amplify an often-invisible industry.Tony credits service to others as his core drive, sharing how it fuels his happiness and mission to give machinists a global voice.Greg describes his jet-lag-filled first international trip to the Mainstream UK Summit and its eye-opening cultural/maintenance insights.Discussion mixes optimism with realism on the slow resurgence of skilled trades respect and education in the US vs. other countries.Tony highlights top "dialed-in" manufacturing cultures (Japan, Korea, Germany/Switzerland, modern China, high-end US) and the value of agnostic, unbiased factory storytelling.

CMMSradio with Sadiq Syed - SVP Digital Buildings, Schneider Electric! Fresh from Vegas Innovation Summit panel, Sadiq Syed exposes how siloed power + building systems and disconnected data are wrecking critical facilities (data centers, hospitals, pharma)—slashing efficiency, uptime, and sustainability. Schneider’s unified platform bridges the massive electrical-mechanical gap that historical silos created; mission-critical needs are forcing convergence now. AI is practical, not hype: cuts SI deployment time, sharpens fault detection, kills alarm fatigue—with human oversight and clean data to avoid hallucinations. Future: Autonomous operations are coming fast (workforce shortages demand it), fueled by digital twins, AR/VR, voice agents, and remote fixes already proven elsewhere. Real convergence for mission-critical survival.What do you think? Share your comments and let's keep the conversation going!

CMMSradio welcomes back Dr. Howard Penrose (MotorDoc / ReliaSquatch) for a no-BS preview of Streamline Conferences (Feb 9–12, 2026, Greenville, SC). Howard’s session “How to Effectively Select CBM Technologies” is a back-to-basics guide on matching condition-based monitoring tools to actual failure modes—avoiding marketing hype and dummy-light reactive nonsense. CBM selection: Identify failure modes first → choose right tech/inspections for early detection & ROI Industry rant: Too many sales pitches, not enough real engineering; post-2020 knowledge loss + bad implementations = rising costs Reality check: CMMS is a tool—won’t fix culture or bad data; highlights problems instead Streamline hype: Real pros, no hard sell, hands-on learningCatch Howard at Streamline—use code GC_GUEST for discount. Real talk, no fluff. https://streamlineconferences.com/

We caught up with Andy Gager (AMG International) ahead of Streamline Conferences (Feb 9–12, 2026, Greenville, SC). They dive into Andy’s leadership/supervision workshop (day 1) and his session on the true cost of maintenance (day 3), stressing how poor systems kill tech utilization and why culture + leadership drive real reliability.🤘 Leadership workshop: Tackles the brutal jump from coworker to supervisor (no training = chaos) 🤘 True cost session: Tech utilization averages 17–26%; travel, parts hunts, breaks steal time 🤘 World-class goal: ~65% utilization — fix systems, not blame people 🤘 CMMS truth: Tool only highlights bad culture/data; never fixes it alone 🤘 Streamline hype: Workshops, panels, expert convosuse code GC_GUEST for discount: https://streamlineconferences.com/

CMMSradio welcomes Dora Heimsoth (Streamline Conferences advisory board member) for a fun, overdue chat about why Streamline is special. With the event just weeks away (Feb 9–12, 2026, Greenville, SC), they highlight its intimate, community-driven vibe, hands-on learning, real collaboration, and zero sales pressure.Why Streamline? Intimate setting, 1-on-1 time with peers/vendors, real pain-point sharing, hands-on workshops (pull out laptop & work), diverse industries, fun/social side!Value → Immediate takeaways, repeat attendees grow yearly (1 → 10 → 20+), worth the investment!Conference highlights → Workshops (procedures, asset strategy, Cycle of Doom capstone), panels, diverse attendees (IT, ops, reliability, finance, etc.) Discount → Use code DH_GUEST or GC_GUEST for $250 off https://streamlineconferences.com/

#AOM Asset Operations Management in Action (Episode 3) featuring Bob Keeley and Vivek Chintalaboyina from IT Xperts Hub discussing the AMI Suite's Smart Scheduler for Hexagon EAM.Core Problem: Planners/schedulers face inefficiencies from conflicting maintenance vs. operations demands, poor cross-department visibility, manual tools (Excel/Project), and high admin burden.Smart Scheduler Solution: Single, integrated Gantt-chart interface inside EAM (no export/import needed). Drag-and-drop scheduling, filtering, multi-week/month/quarter views. Instant updates to EAM; supports thousands of work orders. Reduces planning time from full day to 1-2 hours.Key Benefits: Better workload balancing, labor utilization, and work stacking during downtime.Increased asset uptime, reduced downtime, improved revenue generation. Enhanced inventory planning (e.g., long-lead-time/offshore ops). Less reliance on individual Excel experts; configurable rules and visuals.Outcomes Seen: Higher productivity, minimized disruptions, better visibility for technicians, supervisors, and operations teams.Upcoming: Streamline Conference (Feb 9-12, 2026, Greenville, SC) – Vivek co-presenting with customer on real-world Smart Scheduler results and data insights for better wrench time.

2026 opener with Adam Lunt & Brett Scott from ReliabilityU.ReliabilityU: Brett's on-demand training roots revived with Adam. Precision maintenance hugely overlooked—firefighting, budget fights, no training after tool buys, old-school resistance kill progress.Fix: Top-down + boots-on-ground buy-in together. Train properly ("sharp knife ≠ surgeon"). Specialize deep—tech for them, theory for ReliabilityX crew.Fun: 90s rock fans, golf/pickleball addicts, NFL/college ball watchers. Work-life? Love what you do + ruthless time management.Real voices pushing practical reliability. Check ReliabilityU and connect with these fellas on LinkedIn. LFG 2026! https://reliabilityu.thinkific.com/

CMMSradio episode with Trent McJunkin."The Cycle of Doom" series: Born from factory-floor firefighting chaos—"we've always done it this way," no standards, accepted breakdowns, folks clueless on why work matters.Spot it: Hodgepodge gear, subpar OEE, sky-high overtime, burnout (frontline feels first—heroics get old fast).Escape: Honest root-cause hunt, tell the "why" story deep for lasting culture. Stewardship mindset, rally teams—many hands make light work.2026 hope: Tech/sensor crowd partners with basics masters—build shiny on solid fundamentals.Trent hits Streamline Conferences (Feb 9-12, Greenville SC) with Cycle of Doom capstone + actionable tool for spotting/fixing bleeders.Break the cycle, grind smart.https://cmmsradio.com/real-deal-pro-articles

Big news: Dan Anderson, longtime CMRP vet, just named SMRP Chairman of the Board. Dude's been in the game 20 years, loves the no-BS knowledge sharing—sessions, side talks, plant tours through local chapters (national and international).As Chairman, he's running board meetings, pushing global collabs, revamping the Body of Knowledge with micro-learning drops, and hyping the IAM partnership for cross-benefits between asset management strategy and blue-collar reliability practices.Key vibe: Reliability ain't just maintenance—needs top-down buy-in and ops partnership. Everybody owns it.AI? It's here, it's sticking—get on board. Bridge generations with reverse apprenticeships: young blood brings tech, old school drops tribal knowledge.

Holiday episode with Joe Anderson, ReliabilityX.No-BS callout: Too much industry flash—books, programs from "experts" who've never been practitioners, never stood up world-class reliability. All theory, killer marketing, zero substance. Real value's in practical grit: trials, failures, how you actually fixed shit.Roadshow wrap (with LUDECA, I&E, Lot Reliability): Went strong—localized stops gathering feedback for what grinders really want. Making direct training the norm over consultant-packed conferences.Precision maintenance way underrated—foundational: alignment, balancing, bearing install, torquing. Don't create your own defects! That's our number one problem!Captain Unreliability still killing it—satire stickers/shirts flying off the shelves.Community build: Action-takers only—no hoarders, no echo-chamber losers. Exclusives rolling: webinars, Kahoots vids, niche modules, playbooks, books. Go join the community!https://reliabilityx.com/start-here/#create_account2026 hype: Watching members grind, progress, win. Join if you're building. Skip it if you're a destroyer!

In this laid-back CMMSradio chat at the inaugural Mainstream UK Summit, CMMSradio sits down with PJ Cloete from AVT Reliability to dig into the real drivers of maintenance success—leadership, culture, and whether tech can actually shift behaviors. PJ shares his global perspective (from South Africa to UK/Europe/North America), stressing that strong, consistent leadership beats chasing “flavor of the month” trends, while empowering frontline folks (especially operators) unlocks real change.Key takeaways:Culture rides on leadership: Sites with long-term strategy and empowerment crush it; flip-flopping leaders create the classic reliability rollercoaster.Tech can drive culture when adopted right—success breeds buy-in—but over-relying risks killing creativity and tribal knowledge.Operators vs. maintenance isn’t inevitable: Listen to ops, let them fix small stuff, and watch the “us vs. them” wall crumble (engineers hate being shown up anyway).This summit’s magic: A focused space to swap ideas, spot blind spots, and feel part of a real reliability community—no salesy fluff, just straight talk.Mark your calendars for the Mainstream UK Summit 2026 happening 20-21 October, 2026!https://www.mainstreamcommunity.com/uk-summit/home

In this episode of CMMSradio, Bryan Bieschke (UpTime Solutions), Alex Bolan of DigitalThinker, Andy Gager of AMG International, and Trent McJunkin join in separate segments to talk about what they might talk about on the upcoming panel discussion at RP2025!Come learn from these real deal pros at Streamline Conferences Feb 9 - 12, 2026 in Greenville, SC where we focus on community and outcomes (not selling): https://streamlineconferences.com/

We caught up with Alex Bolan to talk about Stopping the Madness at StrEAMline Conferences 2026! Alex is a regular on CMMSradio! Watch/listen and you'll know why!We talk maintenance, asset management, reliability, and keep it real - as usual - and get you ready for Streamline happening in Greenville, SC February 9-12, 2026! Send us a message if you need a discount code to attend! https://streamlineconferences.com/

In this CMMSradio episode from the Mainstream UK Summit 2025 UK Summit, Adam Davies (Ultimo) discusses their highly configurable EAM/CMMS platform and its heavy focus on AI.Key points:AI learns from the client’s own data to suggest diagnoses, prevent duplicate work orders, and auto-generate incident reports.Breaks silos between maintenance, operations, safety, and finance.Helps improve data quality and reduce false alarms from condition monitoring.Ultimo is positioning itself as an AI-first, cutting-edge EAM solution.A short, upbeat chat highlighting real-world AI use in maintenance today.Be sure to visit the Mainstream Community and check out all of their events - The Mainstream UK Summit 2026 is happening October 20-21 at Millennium Point in Birmingham. We'll see you there!https://www.mainstreamcommunity.com/uk-summit/home

In Episode 2 of “Asset Operations Management in Action,” CMMSradio hosts Vivek Chintalaboyina and Bob Keeley from IT Experts Hub to showcase their AMI Power BI Dashboard. They discuss how it transforms EAM/CMMS “systems of record” into real-time “systems of action,” delivering instant, drillable insights to maintenance managers, reliability engineers, and executives to slash corrective maintenance, accelerate decisions, and radically simplify budgeting and forecasting — all while integrating with any EAM/CMMS via APIs and multiple data sources. Key Takeaways Instantly spots cost drivers, failure trends, bad vendors, and root causes with a few clicks. Reduces decision-cycle time and budgeting effort by 20–50%. Mobile-friendly and can be displayed on plant-floor screens for shop-floor visibility. Eliminates weeks/months of manual Excel reporting and “hit-by-a-bus” spreadsheet risk. Works with Hexagon EAM and virtually any other CMMS/EAM system (API-enabled or custom integration).Visit https://www.itxpertshub.com/ top learn more, schedule a discovery call, or get a demo. Tell them #CMMSradio sent you!

Recorded at the Mainstream UK Summit 2025 in Birmingham, UK! Chris Hallum, CMRP joins us to discuss his role at UE Systems, maintenance and reliability, and how things are a bit different regionally when it comes to collaboration and competition.Thank you, Chris, for joining us to record this insightful, albeit brief, episode! Thank you to the Mainstream Community for hosting CMMSradio! Join us in 2026 - It is all happening again - same dates (20-21 October) at Millennium Point Birmingham! You will love this conference where they are reimaging maintenance and reliability! https://www.mainstreamcommunity.com/uk-summit/home

Friends of Nano by CMMSradio featuring Colin Morris of MaintainXColin Morris (MaintainX) recaps his session with Michaels’ Michael Truitt on building a solid data foundation (standardized naming, clean assets/parts data) for successful CMMS/EAM rollout across seven distribution centers.Key takeaways:Real customer feedback drives MaintainX product evolution.Top pain points: labor shortage, parts delays, and AI anxiety about AI (“the big scary word”).Most sites still stuck in reactive maintenance → must fix basics before chasing predictive/AI.MaintainX embraces open ecosystems and multi-vendor collaboration.Blunt advice: crawl → walk → run; get the fundamentals right first.Fun note: MaintainX threw a huge rodeo party at the Fort Worth Coliseum. Excited for more innovation at SMRP 2026 in Raleigh, NC. Bring your boots!

Let's hear from Candi Robison and Daniel Rimmasch of Ultimo on Friends of Nano presented by CMMSradio! We talk about Ultimo being in the "Nanospehere" with Nanoprecise, the SMRP conference experience, and some of the trends in maintenance and reliability. Listen to Candi on the topic of ESG and sustainability being a major theme throughout the industry of late.A big shout out to Ultimo for supporting this special production and CMMSradio! Find Candi and Daniel on LinkedIn if you need help on your CMMS or EAM journey!SMRP 2026 happens in Raleigh, NC!

In this episode of CMMSradio we present Friends of Nano from SMRP 2025 in Fort Worth, TX. We're joined by George Williams of ReliabilityX to talk SMRP, maintenance, technology, and more. With George you always get real and you'll love his take on helping the industry! He actually cares and that's more important today than ever before!Connect with ReliabilityX: https://reliabilityx.com/Join the community: https://reliabilityx.com/start-here/

At the Mainstream UK Summit, CMMSradio interviews Douglas Chan from Climeworks, a company using direct air capture machines in Iceland to suck CO₂ from the air and store it underground forever. These “giant vacuum cleaners” help corporations offset the final 2–5% of emissions to hit net-zero by selling carbon credits. Douglas explains how maintenance strategies for this brand-new tech are built from scratch and shares lessons from his oil & gas and Tesla days, including an eye-opening story of Elon Musk ripping out a multi-million-dollar assembly line overnight to iterate faster.Climeworks removes legacy CO₂ from the air in Iceland and sells carbon credits for net-zero goals.Direct air capture works anywhere—only needs air, not tied to factories.No existing maintenance manuals; practices are created in real time.Douglas’s background: oil & gas → Tesla manufacturing → Climeworks.Elon Musk story: tore out an entire failing Model 3 assembly line overnight to replace it fast.Thank you, Douglas Chan, for joining us to share your journey and the innovative technology #Climeworks is leveraging for our planet! Get ready for #MainstreamUK2026 - Same place, same time!

🎙️ Special AOM in Action edition! CMMSradio welcomes Vivek Chintaboyina and Bob Keeley from IT Experts Hub (ITXH) — the team behind the AMI Suite (Asset Management Insights). This conversation dives into how ITXH is helping maintenance and reliability professionals unlock the full potential of their existing EAM and CMMS systems, particularly Hexagon EAM, to make smarter, faster decisions.🔧 Key TakeawaysData to Decisions: AMI translates years of maintenance data into real insights without disrupting workflows.Predictive Focus: Identifies high-risk assets before failure to cut downtime.Trustworthy AI: Uses controlled, context-specific AI — no “hallucinations.”Proven Results: One client reduced downtime by 12 hours per month.Practical Tech: Enhances, not replaces, maintenance expertise.Bottom Line: ITXH’s approach to Asset Operations Management keeps maintenance grounded in facts, not buzzwords — showing how AI can truly drive uptime and performance.Connect here: https://www.itxpertshub.com/index

In this episode of CMMSradio presents Friends of Nano, from SMRP 2025 in Fort Worth, TX, we're joined by Corey Dickens, CMRP of Brightly Software to talk SMRP, maintenance management, CMMS, and more! Listen for shout outs!Corey is a Real Deal Pro and regular on CMMSradio! This one is special and we wish to thank Brightly for sponsoring this special production along with ReliabilityX and Nanoprecise! SMRP 2026 happens in Raleigh, NC. Be there!

CMMSradio sits down with Brit Bartolini, Account Director at MaintainX, to discuss bridging the gap between the plant floor and corporate goals. With deep family roots in manufacturing, Brit shares how empathy, curiosity, and simplicity drive successful maintenance transformation.One standout story: a client saved $2.5 million in six months by replacing a legacy CMMS with MaintainX — proving that practical, people-first tech delivers real ROI.Key Takeaways:Walk the floor — you can’t fix what you don’t understand.Start small to build trust and measurable wins.Simplicity drives adoption; show, don’t tell.Data visibility is often the biggest hidden problem.True digital transformation is about people, not software.Thank you, Brit, for an amazing and fun interview about your passion for manufacturing and people! It's refreshing!

Bryan Bieschke and Howard Penrose - These two U.S. Navy vets join for an annual tradition to honor and celebrate Veteran's day (11.11) - Maintenance Sea Stories III with plenty of stories, anecdotes, unknown U.S. Navy slang, and swearing!Tune in to hear about skaters and shit bags, pencil whipping and FUBAR, and a ton of other shenanigans! Get out there and thank a veteran today, and on Veteran's day, with a simple gesture like a coffee or s simple, "Thank you for your service!"