by Mahrukh Majeed | Jul 23, 2026
A turnaround is one of the most expensive events an oil and gas facility runs. Thousands of work orders. Hundreds of contractors who have never set foot in the facility before. Critical rotating equipment that has not been touched since the last major shutdown. Every... by Mahrukh Majeed | Jul 17, 2026
A conveyor shuts down mid-shift at a mining facility. The maintenance planner gets the call. They need the component specs, the correct replacement part, and confirmation that it is in stock. They open the EAM. The record references an OEM manual that was filed during... by Mahrukh Majeed | Jul 10, 2026
A maintenance technician gets a work order The torque spec they need is buried in a scanned manual. The part number is in an invoice from two years ago. The nameplate data was never entered into Maximo. So before the repair starts, they spend 40 minutes hunting. Not... by Mahrukh Majeed | Jul 2, 2026
The hidden costs of poor asset data that never show up in your downtime reports According to Oxford Economics and Splunk, the average Global 2000 company loses nearly $200 million annually to unplanned downtime. For most organizations, that figure immediately brings... by Mahrukh Majeed | Jun 25, 2026
As organizations invest more heavily in AI predictive maintenance, many discover that the biggest obstacle is not the technology itself, but the quality of the data behind it. AI predictive maintenance can reduce downtime, extend asset life, and lower maintenance... by Stefanson Nelson | Oct 10, 2025
A mid-size site grew tired of blanket PMs that looked productive but did not prevent functional failures. The team chose a different path: use RCM to protect what the asset must do in its real operating context. The goal was a credible way to decide which tasks belong...