In our latest episode, Wesley Cash sits down with leadership development coach Jody Parsons, Ed.D to explore how you can lead ...

The first quarter of 2024 marked a significant stride in Noria Corporation's commitment to advancing industrial knowledge across Europe. Our inaugural series of Lunch & Learn events took place ...

As the Software Engineering Director at Noria Corporation, I have witnessed first-hand the benefits of leading my engineering ...

Industry 4.0 has radically transformed the manufacturing landscape, introducing a digital era marked by interconnectedness and smart technology. This revolution extends beyond automation, embedding ...

A well-structured maintenance audit is foundational to effective asset management, ensuring that the maintenance actions align with strategic business objectives and industry best practices. These ...

When a maintenance program is successful, every area of the company is positively affected. Today, top organizations are reaping the benefits from implementing well-designed and managed reliability ...

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is the premier standard for measuring manufacturing productivity. Read about how to calculate OEE, the six big losses, OEE benefits and more. What is Overall ...

Kaizen events are traditionally short-term brainstorming and implementation sessions intended to improve an existing process. Employees, managers and even C-level owners get together to map out ...

A3 refers to a European paper size that is roughly equivalent to an American 11-inch by 17-inch tabloid-sized paper. The A3 format is used by Toyota as the template for three different types of ...

Criticality analysis is defined as the process of assigning assets a criticality rating based on their potential risk. Risk is defined as "the effect of uncertainty on objectives," according to ISO ...

It's estimated that 50 to 70 percent of vibration issues in rotating machinery are caused by misalignment, according to Texas A&M's OAKTrust study on coupling misalignment forces. In fact, reliability ...

What is a Fishbone Diagram? A fishbone diagram is a cause-and-effect discovery tool that helps figure out the reason(s) for defects, variations or failures within a process. In other words, it helps ...