The concept of digital twins has been around for many decades, but it’s the connectivity of...
Author - Klaus M. Blache
Is Industry 5.0 Anything New?
In previous offerings, I’ve referenced the Industry 4.0 evolution/revolution as it relates to...
Line-of-Sight Supports HROs
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) Becoming...
Visual Controls Improve Reliability
Visual control is a business-management technique designed to communicate information by using...
Factor Humans Into Industry 4.0
From the first industrial revolution, manufacturing has been on a continuous path of inventing and...
A Good Day For A Maintenance Manager
Much has changed since I first described a good day in 2016. As I arrive in the morning, my...
Design-in Maintainability
The words maintenance and maintainability are often used interchangeably. Maintenance is the...
Integrating Robots Into Your Workforce
I’m getting ready to participate in several job interviews to select the best candidate. The job...