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I had an old mentor who wouldn't let me do anything except hose the floor in front of the crusher. For months, my only job was to stand there, observe it, listen to it, feel for changes, and get to know the machine. He used to tell me, "Mate, treat this crusher like a woman. Pay attention, listen carefully, ...

Good day, all. First post here. Thought I'd share a thought with all and gain perspective. A recent discussion with several maintenance and operations leaders got me thinking. Over the years, many of us have become consumed by execution demands: Reporting and KPI preparation Budget management ...

I strongly agree that reliability starts with people. A good example from my experience was at the Syama operation in Mali West Africa. We were experiencing recurring reliability issues within the crusher circuit, resulting in downtime, production losses, and frustration across both operations and maintenance ...

I agree with many of the comments above regarding vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound, and oil analysis. All have delivered significant value in the operations I have been involved with. However, one of the highest ROI activities is often going back to the fundamentals. Training operators and ...