Talking with Greg Perry, Capacity Assurance Consultant at Fluke Inc.

In this podcast episode of Conversations with Dez, reliability consultant Greg Perry shares his insights on the future of reliability and capacity assurance in the digital age. He emphasises the importance of challenging assumptions, embracing digitalisation, and reevaluating procedures and processes to adapt to new value-added business models. Perry’s extensive experience in the field has led to a deep understanding of the interconnected nature of reliability and capacity assurance.

Embracing Change and Challenging Assumptions

• Perry highlights the importance of challenging assumptions and questioning traditional ways of doing things.
• He emphasises the need to embrace digitalisation and reevaluate procedures and processes to adapt to new value-added business models.
• This approach aligns with ISO 55,000 in asset management and sets the stage for a more comprehensive and integrated approach to reliability.

The Role of Reliability Consultants

• As a certified maintenance reliability professional (CMRP) and a certified reliability leader (CRL), Perry’s role as a reliability consultant involves interfacing with maintenance and operations professionals to ensure uptime and maintain systems and processes.
• His extensive experience in the field has led to a deep understanding of the interconnected nature of reliability and capacity assurance.

The Journey to Connected Reliability

• Perry reflects on his decades-long journey in the reliability space, from hands-on practitioner to developing and implementing strategies for reliability and maintenance.
• He emphasises the need for a holistic approach that encompasses people, processes, and technology to achieve true reliability.
• This approach has led to the development of the connected reliability framework, which integrates equipment, assets, and data with processes and people to drive actionable insights and maintenance strategies.

The Role of Sensors in Reliability and Maintenance

• Perry discusses the pivotal role of sensors in the transition to connected reliability and the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
• He explains how sensors not only collect data but also generate actionable insights, enabling a shift from time-based maintenance to condition-based maintenance.
• This shift empowers organisations to leverage technology to maintain asset health and improve reliability.

Addressing Legacy Assets and the Future Workforce

• With the increasing age of infrastructure and the generational handover in the workforce, Perry highlights the need to bridge the gap between legacy assets and the new workforce.
• He emphasises the importance of digitalisation in reducing complexity and leveraging technology to unite processes and people.
• This approach is crucial in empowering the new workforce to effectively maintain and manage assets for the future.

The Future of Reliability and Capacity Assurance

In the latest segment of the conversation, Perry delves into the future of reliability and capacity assurance in the digital age. He emphasises the need to pay more attention to digitalisation of failure modes and learning exactly how assets fail. Perry believes that understanding the fundamentals of inherent reliability is crucial to lengthening the PF curve to the right.

The road ahead

Perry’s insights shed light on the evolution of reliability and capacity assurance in the digital age. By embracing digitalisation, leveraging technology, and adopting a holistic approach, organisations can navigate the complexities of asset management and ensure reliability and uptime for the future.

For more insights and discussions on reliability and maintenance, stay tuned for the next instalment of Conversations with Dez.

Stay connected, stay reliable!