Reliability Radio EP 340: THE VIBRATION LIE - Robert Skeirik
Release Date: 10/14/2025
Reliability Radio EP 369: Industry Trends and Insights - California Water & Mentor APM
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On Industry Trends & Insights, Bob Francis speaks with Ben Dutro of California Water Service and Tacoma Zach of Mentor APM about solving one of asset management’s biggest challenges: poor asset data. Learn how AI-enabled data collection, condition assessments, thermography, and Maximo integration are helping utilities improve reliability, planning, and decision-making.
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ReliabilityRadio EP 368: Graham Provost, C3AI
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On Reliability Radio, Brendon Russ speaks with Graham Provost of C3 AI about anomaly detection, AI agents, workflow automation, and asset performance optimization. Learn how organizations are using AI to improve reliability, accelerate investigations, optimize processes, and unlock operational efficiencies.
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Reliability Radio, EP 365 - Industry Trends and Insights, Joe Nichols
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Can AI deliver value if your asset data isn’t trustworthy? In this episode, Bob Francis sits down with Joe Nichols from Octave to explore how knowledge graphs, data quality, AI-driven classification, and connected industrial intelligence are reshaping asset management and reliability.
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Reliability Radio EP 367 - Industry Trends and Insights, Malavika Tohani
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On Industry Trends & Insights, Bob Francis speaks with Malavika Tohani of Verdantix about industrial AI adoption, data governance, workforce trust, and asset lifecycle management. Learn why organizations are focusing on scalable AI use cases, contextualized data, and reliability-driven digital transformation
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ReliabilityRadio EP 366 - Jaidev Krishnan & Kyle Privette, AssetWatch
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On Reliability Radio, Brendon Russ sits down with AssetWatch experts to explore the connection between lubrication, vibration analysis, condition monitoring, and reliability. Learn how education, culture, and proactive maintenance practices help organizations reduce failures, improve asset health, and build sustainable reliability programs.
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Reliability Radio EP 364: Dr. Karl Hoffower, Failure Prevention Associates - IMC25
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As the veteran workforce retires, industries are facing a massive loss of specialized knowledge. Dr. Karl Hoffower joins hosts Jonathan Gindner and Brendan Russ to explain why AI isn't a "magic bullet" for swinging wrenches and how a lack of leadership incentives often leads to repetitive equipment failure. Drawing from his background as a chiropractor and neurologist, Dr. Hoffower shares how he adapted human medical diagnostics—like x-rays and EKGs—into high-level vibration and oil analysis for industrial machinery. Discover why "value engineering" and procurement bonuses might actually...
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Reliability Radio EP 363: Kelley Amundson, JLL - IMC25
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Kelly Amundson, Senior Director of Sustainable Operations at JLL, joins Reliability Radio to discuss the evolving landscape of sustainability in asset management. The conversation covers key initiatives such as electrification, water reduction, and waste management, emphasizing the importance of breaking down silos between sustainability and engineering teams. Kelly highlights the role of specialized knowledge in driving change and the shift towards ROI-focused sustainability programs in large organizations.
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Reliability Radio EP 362: Jeff Hay, RDI - IMC25
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In this episode of Reliability Radio, Jeff Hay, CEO and founder of RDI Technologies, explains how Motion Amplification is changing the landscape of vibration analysis. By using standard video cameras to measure and visualize movement, RDI helps organizations identify root causes of equipment failure, improve commissioning processes, and bridge the communication gap between technical teams and management. Jeff also shares insights on the future of AI in reliability and RDI's new continuous monitoring solutions for hazardous areas.
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Reliability Radio EP 361: Hetal Lee, JLL - IMC25
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In this IMC 2025 episode of Reliability Radio, Hetal Lee, Workplace Management Lead at JLL, shares a practical perspective on integrating reliability and asset management into broader organizational strategy. The conversation builds on the conference’s opening keynote, reinforcing that reliability, data, and business objectives can no longer be treated as separate initiatives.
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Reliability Radio EP 360: Greg Elliott, JLL - IMC25
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In this session from IMC, Greg Elliott, a prominent expert from JLL, delves into the essential strategies for navigating the evolving landscape of wealth and asset management in 2025. He discusses the critical balance between growth and profitability, the modernization of data to harness the power of AI, and the integration of sustainability into core business operations. Elliott provides actionable insights on building cyber resilience, adapting to new regulatory frameworks, and leveraging managed services to drive efficiency and scalability in a volatile global market.
info_outlineOn this episode of Reliability Radio, hosts Jonathan Guiney and Brendan Russ (JLL) welcome Robert Skeirik from i-care, the largest independent vibration service company globally, to discuss the limitations of traditional monitoring and the future of Maximo Predict.
Robert reveals the critical flaw in using a single "overall" vibration number, explaining through a compelling "radio dial" analogy why minor but critical signals—like a looming bearing defect—are drowned out by louder faults (unbalance, misalignment).
This session details:
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The Vibration Lie: Why rolling element bearing defects, the #1 cause of rotating equipment failure, are nearly impossible to catch with just overall vibration.
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Beyond Vibration: How i-care's proprietary sensor uses three parameters (vibration, impacting, and lubrication effectiveness) to provide a true severity trend.
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CMMS Integration: How their process leverages AI, human analysts, and a REST API connection to your CMMS (Maximo) to generate precise, validated work orders for maintenance planning.
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Fit for Purpose: Why you must choose monitoring devices that are engineered to catch specific failure modes.