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by Bob Latino
Updated: November 17, 2023What is the Difference Between Failure Analysis (FA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently, Reliability Center, Inc. received an inquiry from one of our web visitors asking the differences between three confusingly similar Reliability acronyms. We thought others
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Root Cause Analysis (RCA) – Death of an Acronym?
Reading Time: 4 minutes As another well-known acronym has saturated industry today, it has been retired to the pasture of “dilution” farm. The term RCA is used to cover
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022How Solving This Problem At It’s Root Saved This Company $1.15 Million
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Problem: “We had experienced nine catastrophic failures of our lance carriage assemblies in the Basic Oxygen Furnaces (BOF) at an approximate cost of $250,000
by Sebastian Traeger
Updated: February 11, 2022You Need a Digital Strategy (Part 2): 5 Key Steps for Creating Your Strategy
Reading Time: 6 minutes In our last post, we discussed why you need a digital strategy. Now, let’s talk about what it takes to create one. While there are
by Bob Latino
Updated: November 17, 2023Do We Get Our Money’s Worth Out of Training?
Reading Time: 3 minutes A turbine in a refinery fails catastrophically. The adrenaline is flowing as efforts to recover and get back on-line are taking place. Even though turmoil
by Bob Latino
Updated: November 3, 2023How to Gain Management Buy-In for Root Cause Analysis?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Oftentimes we are sent to attend classes on various topics where the material is applicable to our work situation. However, we know deep inside that
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022“Corporate Memory” – The Intellectual Capital Void
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why does our Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) dictate that equipment is an asset and our employees are liabilities? How come during the Re-Engineering era
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Chronic Failure Cost Calculator RCA (5min Video)
Reading Time: < 1 minute Try this easy to use calculator to see how much money is spent on Chronic Failures. Learn what is costing you the most then fix
by Sebastian Traeger
Updated: February 11, 2022You Need a Digital Strategy (Part 1): Why Digital Strategy?
Reading Time: 4 minutes As in all industries, digitalization has virtually transformed the manufacturing landscape. There is not one company, plant, or site that does not make use of
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Electronic Field Data Collection: The Bridge to the Connected Plant
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has created immense excitement and promise for industrial facilities. Having connected assets that continuously monitor their own health and
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Solving Chronic Failure (Video From The Vault)
Reading Time: < 1 minute When is an RCA Typically Done? What about the Chronic Failures? Learn in this “Video From The Vault” how PROACT RCA works on Chronic Failures
by Bob Latino
Updated: January 5, 2022Solving Human-Caused Failure Problems
Reading Time: 8 minutes At the root of most mechanical and system failures lurks a human cause. Insights into what to look for when solving human-caused failures are essential.