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Chronic Failures: Treasures in Plain Sight
Reading Time: 6 minutes Chronic Failures = Hidden Treasures When we look at the widely used and misunderstood tool of Root Cause Analysis (RCA), we should reflect its interpretation
Germination of a Failure-Why Does Stuff Really Break Down? (Q&A Part 2)
Reading Time: 4 minutes I recently presented a webinar for SMRP and Empowering Pumps, on the title above. There were several questions, post-presentation, that I felt were worthy of expanding on
The 4 Physical Failure Mechanisms of Component Failure: The Basics (Part I)
Reading Time: 3 minutes This article is directed at those ‘first responders’ who arrive immediately at the failure scene. These are the people who have to ensure the area
How Failed Parts Work Into an RCA
Reading Time: 9 minutes How Failed Parts Work Into an RCA Author’s Note: I want to reiterate that this Series about reading the basic fracture surfaces, is for novices
Accepting We Could Be Part of the Problem
Reading Time: 6 minutes Abstract: No matter where we work, we will experience failures or ‘undesirable outcomes’ of some kind. As long as we work with other humans, this will indeed