Industrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 31 and talking to Michael D. Holloway, Global Technical Manager at SGS about "Causes of asset failure - friction, stress and contaminants".  Here are some of the key takeaways from our conversation:




Industrial security solutions with Palo Alto Networks. 0:00

Scott MacKenzie introduces the podcast and welcomes listeners.
Mike Holloway SGS discusses asset management, reliability, and maintenance with Scott.


Failure analysis and root cause methods. 2:42

Mike, a seasoned professional with 37 years of experience in the oil industry, shares his insights on the evolution of oil analysis and the importance of testing in space.
Mike's company, SGS, has grown to become a global leader in oil analysis, with 2700 labs across the world and $12.8 billion in sales.
Mike discusses the reasons why bearings fail, including lack of maintenance, overstressing, and contamination.
Mike also applies these reasons to other areas, such as businesses and relationships, highlighting the similarities between them.


Industrial reliability and failure modes. 8:23

Mike argues that failure modes in machines, materials, methodologies, and people are all the same, just with different nuances.
Mike advocates for taking small bites of change, rather than trying to tackle large problems all at once.
Mike emphasizes the importance of citations in measuring an author's success, noting that it's not about book sales but rather how often their work is utilized and cited by others.
The speaker encourages others to steal and plagiarize their work, as long as they properly cite the source, highlighting the value of collaboration and sharing knowledge.
The speaker's goal is to build things that can be useful and easily referenced, so they can benefit from others using their work and making money from it.


Asset management, reliability, and maintenance. 14:32

Scott MacKenzie and Speaker 3 discuss the weight of SES's beginnings, SGS's meaning, and the company's expansion into new markets.
Mike reveals a conflict of interest and plans to divest one division, while keeping other divisions for "fun stuff" and with good people working on it.
Michael D. Holloway is a highly skilled asset management expert with a unique perspective on reliability and maintenance.
Connect with Mike via LinkedIn and attend the annual SMRP conference to learn more about his insights and network with industry peers.






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