Author - Klaus M. Blache

Automation • Column • Workforce

Integrating Robots Into Your Workforce

3 months ago

I’m getting ready to participate in several job interviews to select the best candidate. The job...

Condition-based Maintenance • Maintenance • Predictive Maintenance • Preventive Maintenance

Don’t Displace Precision Maintenance

3 months ago

Industry 4.0 is the digitalization of manufacturing processes and associated companies, suppliers...

Automation • Column • Workforce

These Factors Affect Digital Transformation

3 months ago

By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) It was a...

Column • Maintenance • On The Floor • Reliability

The Future of Maintenance

6 months ago

By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC)

Column • Management • Training • Work Processes • Workforce

Employee Engagement: Soft Stuff Becomes Important

6 months ago

By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) The year...

Reliability

Reliability Raises Customer Expectations

8 months ago

Q: What does reliability mean? A: It depends on who you ask and where you look. In Merriam-Webster...

Reliability • Workforce

Reliability Engineers in Short Supply

8 months ago

Reliability engineers and managers have always been difficult to find/recruit and it won’t get any...

On The Floor

ISO 55001 Doesn’t Guarantee Best Practices

11 months ago

Q: Why should ISO 55001 be used to improve asset management? A: Asset management is about balancing...