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UPTIME As M&R professionals, it is our job to provide meaningful business-case data, proof and evidence of the value of reliability best practices to top levels of leadership. some big ones in his Mainstream presentation. "The secrets of success in reliability are not new," he said. "It's a simple matter of commitment and constancy of purpose. See what's essential and ignore the rest." What a powerful insight from the top of an organization-one that has Secrets of success experienced continuing and sustainable We all look for "secrets of success" to benefits of reliability improvements. make work easier. John Crowe, former ATP-201405-MaintTech_1-3pg_cmyk_Layout 7/18/14 2:18 PM that CEO of Buckeye Technologies, offered 1Crowe recognizedPage 1 "good mainteness case for changing the way things get done. And, from a business perspective in an era of growing maintenance skills shortages, there is a powerful motivation to leverage the experiences of MillerCoors. nance costs money and downtime, but poor maintenance costs more of both money and downtime." Crowe also acknowledged that the journey to reliability improvement will rarely be the same for every organization. Still, the role of leadership is of key importance. As M&R professionals, it is our job to provide meaningful businesscase data, proof and evidence of the value of reliability best practices to top levels of leadership. In discussing culture change, he emphasized these six points: 1. You need a champion, a role model. 2. Do the right things, and people will follow. 3. Be willing to change. 4. Seeking perfection is a must. 5. The journey never ends. 6. Learning never ends. Leading the importance of assetreliability improvement from the top of the organization is easy when the CEO is connected to the reality of what goes on in the plant. Through data-based decision-making, CEO Crowe came to realize that the "products of good maintenance are machine uptime, production at rate and at quality and safety." Mainstream 2015 There were so many excellent sessions and speakers with countless opportunities for professional networking at Mainstream 2014. I've just scratched the surface here. In its first time at bat in the North American market, Mainstream hit a home run this year. It's next event here, Mainstream 2015, is already positioned to be another winner. MT Electrical or mechanical? Rotor? Turn-to-turn fault? Phase unbalance? Dirty windings? Short to ground? Quickly identify motor faults - comprehensive motor testing with one hand-held instrument! Motor Testers Distributors Wanted The ideal instruments for electric motor troubleshooting, quality control and trending www.alltestpro.com 10 | MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY Robert Williamson, CMRP, CPMM and member of the Institute of Asset Management, is in his fourth decade of focusing on the "people side" of world-class maintenance and reliability in plants and facilities across North America. Contact him at RobertMW2@cs.com. AUGUST 2014 http://www.alltestpro.com/ http://www.alltestpro.com

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