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From Subtle Signs to Full Breakdown: Teaching Operators to See What Machines Feel
5-Sense Detection Fingerprints
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 152 min read


Quick Win: Laser Shaft Alignment Tools
Quick Win: Laser Shaft Alignment Tools
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 111 min read


Quick Win: QR-Coded PM Checkpoints
Quick Win: Nord-Lock Washers for Secure Bolted Joints
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 111 min read


Quick Win: Nord-Lock Washers for Secure Bolted Joints
Quick Win: Nord-Lock Washers for Secure Bolted Joints
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 111 min read


Quick Win: Sight Glass & Level Gauge Upgrades
Quick Win: Sight Glass & Level Gauge Upgrades
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 112 min read


Quick Win: Magnetic Drain Plug Inspections
Quick Win: Magnetic Drain Plug Inspections
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 112 min read


Quick Win: Color-Coded Lubrication Charts
Quick win - low cost, high return, easy to implement - Quick Win: Color-Coded Lubrication Chart
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 111 min read


Quick Win: Desiccant Breathers on Gearboxes
Quick win - low cost, high return, easy to implement - Quick Win: Desiccant Breathers
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 112 min read


Quick Win: Infrared Window Installation
Quick Win: Infrared Window Inspection
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 112 min read


Quick Win: Torque Wrench Standardization
Quick win on Improving Torque Wrench Reliability
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 112 min read


Quick Win: Air Filter Differential Pressure Gauges
Quick win on measuring filter lifetime using differential pressure gauges.
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 111 min read


Quick Win: Grease Gun Calibration & Technician Training
Quick win - low cost, high return, easy to implement - Grease Gun Calibration .
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 111 min read


Bearing Plasticity: The Case of the Shattered Shaft
Imagine a world where everything is rigid, unyielding. No give, no flex, just brittle, unforgiving hardness. Sounds secure, right? In the...
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 103 min read


Bearings Are Easy, So Why Are So Many Failing Prematurely?
Bearing Failure Progression From Spalling Did you know the average life expectancy of bearings is 3 to 5 years? Some last decades with...
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Oct 21 min read


Unlocking Component Failures: Understanding Failure Fingerprints for Enhanced Longevity and Performance
In today's fast-paced engineering and maintenance landscape, knowing why components fail is not just important, it’s vital to ensure...
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Sep 283 min read


Fingerprints - The Culprit Leaves Evidence
Learn to Read the Signs Every failure leaves a fingerprint. This bearing told us everything we needed to know before failure, if only OUR...
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Sep 281 min read


Happy Halloween from all of us at Master Reliability!
Every breakdown leaves a ghost in your system unless you act before it’s too late. Training operators to recognize early signs of failure...
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Sep 281 min read


Failure Has a Fingerprint
Every failure leaves a fingerprint. This bearing told us everything we needed to know before failure, if only OUR OPERATORS knew how to...
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Sep 251 min read


Mastering Machine Health and Failure Prediction - The 5 Humors & Failure Progression: Teaching Through the Senses
Over the past year, and especially in the last four months, I’ve gone deep into machine theory. What emerged is our new course: Mastering...
Kerin Epperly, CLSSMBB
Sep 231 min read
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