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Sep 3, 2026

Reliability Engineering

Part 3: How Important Is The Failure?

In Part 1, we explored the first question: What failure are we managing? In Part 2, we explored the second question: What type of asset are we managing? Together, those two questions help us understand how failure occurs and how it should be modeled. But understanding failure behavior is only part of the decision. This […] The post Part 3: How Important Is The Failure? appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

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Sep 2, 2026

Reliability Engineering

What is Reliability

Ilities Reliability, maintainability, availability, or the ‘ilities’ are common in our language with reference to products, services, equipment, and people. Joe is regularly available for the meeting; We can count on (depend or rely) Sara to finish the report on time; My car starts every morning without fail; and many more. What is meant with […] The post What is Reliability appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

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Sep 2, 2026

Reliability Engineering

2D-Matrix Managing High-Risk Failures

When developing a reliability strategy for electromechanical components like water pumps, it is useful to create a 2D matrix that links the risk levels identified in the DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) with the specific tests outlined in the DVP&R (Design Verification Plan & Report). The upper row of the matrix lists SxO […] The post 2D-Matrix Managing High-Risk Failures appeared first on Accendo Rel

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Sep 1, 2026

Reliability Engineering

FMEA and AI: Overconfidence

[This is the fourth article in the new series: FMEA and AI. You can access the other articles with these links. New Series: FMEA and AI; FMEA and AI: Series Topics; FMEA and AI: Three Important Principles.] Your wisdom is consumed in confidence – William Shakespeare, from the play Julius Caesar. AI can sound confident, […] The post FMEA and AI: Overconfidence appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

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Aug 31, 2026

Reliability Engineering

ReliabilityX Delivers $8M Margin Gain on Bosch Line for The Little Potato Company

Case Study: The Challenge The Little Potato Company’s Edmonton facility was operating a Bosch Line that consistently fell short of its designed production capacity, and the gap between expected and actual output continued to widen. Equipment performance had deteriorated to the point where machines were no longer capable of running at the speeds required to […] The post ReliabilityX Delivers $8M Margin Gain on Bosch L

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Aug 28, 2026

Reliability Engineering

Conveyor Assembly Anatomy Autonomous Maintenance Training

I once stood across the table from a team developing cleaning, inspection, and lubrication maps for a production line. As they tried to describe one of the components on the filler, I heard: “The thing, on the thing, with the things, that goes up and down on the thing of the filler.” I gasped. There […] The post Conveyor Assembly Anatomy Autonomous Maintenance Training appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

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Aug 27, 2026

Maintenance Engineering

Part 2: What Types of Assets Are We Managing?

In Part 1, we explored the first question that should guide every maintenance decision: What failure are we trying to manage? We concluded that physical failures generally originate from three fundamental processes: Understanding the failure process is essential, but it is only part of the picture. The type of asset being managed also influences maintenance […] The post Part 2: What Types of Assets Are We Managing? a

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Aug 27, 2026

Reliability Engineering

The Five Decisions That Determine Whether an African Plant Thrives or Struggles

It is rarely one big failure that separates a thriving African plant from a struggling one. It is five small decisions, made repeatedly, that compound in one direction or the other. The difference between a plant that performs consistently and one that lurches from crisis to crisis is almost never the equipment. It is rarely […] The post The Five Decisions That Determine Whether an African Plant Thrives or Struggles

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Aug 26, 2026

Reliability Engineering

DFMEA and DVPnR

The relationship between DVPnR and Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) is both direct and complementary. DFMEA is a proactive risk assessment tool used early in the design phase to identify potential failure modes, their causes, and effects, and to prioritize risks based on severity, occurrence, and detection. The insights and recommended actions from […] The post DFMEA and DVPnR appeared first on Accend

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Aug 24, 2026

Reliability Engineering

ReliabilityX Unlocks Throughput and Cost Savings for The Little Potato Company

Case Study: The Challenge The Little Potato Company’s Multivac production line in Edmonton, Alberta was falling short of its design capacity. Machines were underperforming, costs were rising, and the workforce lacked the skills to identify and resolve operational issues. The result was a cycle of inefficiency, downtime, and missed targets. Leadership recognized the need for […] The post ReliabilityX Unlocks Throughpu

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Aug 21, 2026

Maintenance Engineering

The Missing Translation Layer in Autonomous Maintenance

Why Technical Training Alone Does Not Create Effective General Inspection The missing translation layer in Autonomous Maintenance is effective, hands-on application. Many organizations struggle with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) because of the transition of equipment-care responsibilities between Maintenance (PM Pillar) and Operations (AM Pillar). One of the first major challenges often occurs when operators mov

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Aug 20, 2026

Reliability Engineering

Part 1: What Failures Are We Actually Trying to Manage?

In my [LinkedIn]previous post, I argue that in practice there are two universal reliability goals: Just as to err is human, physical materials inevitably fail. If we cannot prevent the function loss, we need to sustain it by either resilience or recovery (repair). Then we should begin to ask the next fundamental questions: In this […] The post Part 1: What Failures Are We Actually Trying to Manage? appeared first on

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Aug 18, 2026

Reliability Engineering

Is there a Stairway to Asset Management Heaven?

Let a Plant Wellness Way EAM System-of-Reliability End Your Business Risks Forever Abstract Is there a ‘Stairway to Asset Management Heaven’? Since the late 1980s maintenance and asset management managers and consultants have used the DuPont Chemicals ‘Stable Domain’ asset management model to describe the steps to world-class operational performance. From its beginning companies and […] The post Is there a Stairway t

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Aug 17, 2026

Reliability Engineering

Riverside Plant Reclaims Control and Cuts Costs with ReliabilityX

Case Study: The Challenge The Riverside Plant in Wisconsin was facing mounting operational pressure. Throughput was stagnant, costs were rising, and defective packaging was a recurring issue. The plant’s culture was reactive, and its systems lacked the structure needed to drive consistent performance. With an average Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) of just 47 percent, the […] The post Riverside Plant Reclaims C

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Aug 14, 2026

Reliability Engineering

Is the Unnecessary Deterioration of Equipment the 9th Type of Waste?

The Unnecessary Deterioration of Equipment is the result of decisions, actions, and omissions. In that respect, it is no different from Lean’s traditional eight types of waste. Overproduction, waiting, transportation, overprocessing, excess inventory, unnecessary motion, defects, and underutilized talent are not simply unfortunate events. They arise from decisions about how work is designed, managed, and […] The post

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