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Vibration Analysis Certification Course at RPM Symposium!
Vibration Analysis Course (5 Days): September 21-25, 2026 Optional Exam: September 26, 2026 Cost: $1,500 (Includes meals) + $400 Examination Fee (Optional) More Details on the Vibration Course... coming soon!
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In 2025 we had:
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Educational Presentations
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Kickoff Presentation
Reliability Reconsidered: History’s Lessons and Tomorrow’s Demands
Presented by: Bob Latino, Principal, Prelical Solutions
Presented by: Bob Latino, Principal, Prelical Solutions
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Reliability is more than fixing failures—it’s about preventing them. Growing up in a household shaped by one of the pioneers of Reliability Engineering, I learned early that true reliability requires a holistic approach: understanding past failures, uncovering systemic flaws, and recognizing that humans are often victims of poor systems rather than the cause of them.
Despite decades of technological advancement, the human element remains our greatest challenge. This interactive session will explore why core reliability principles from the 1970s are even more relevant today, and I candidly ask: Are we truly making progress in our reliability efforts within today’s complex operating environments? Looking back, are the failures we faced decades ago the same that we face today, despite technology advancements? If so, why? To be successful in Reliability today, we need to be 'bold and a little bit outrageous'! "We NEVER seem to have the time and budgets to do things right, but we ALWAYS seem to have the time and budget to do them again!" Let's defeat this paradigm together. About Bob: Bob Latino is Principal of Prelical Solutions and former CEO of the Reliability Center, Inc. With 40+ years of global experience in Reliability and Root Cause Analysis, he has trained 10k+ professionals, authored or co-authored ten (10) books, and delivered insights on Reliability and Human Error Reduction worldwide. Bob is also a proud advocate of the #HLM (High Level Meeting) Community! |
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Keynote Presentation
Insight Is Good. Action Is Better. Monitoring, maintenance, and repairs finally working together!
Presented by: Justin T. Hatfield, CRL, CMRP - President, HECO
Presented by: Justin T. Hatfield, CRL, CMRP - President, HECO
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Plants today face a growing challenge. Skilled technicians are harder to find, experienced workers are retiring, and the cost of equipment failure continues to rise. At the same time, the information needed to make the best decisions about equipment is often scattered across predictive monitoring tools, maintenance routes, repair reports, spreadsheets, and asset records that rarely work together.
For decades, HECO has worked to close that gap. Beginning with equipment management systems in the 1980s and later with platforms like TracRat, combined with years of predictive maintenance and repair expertise, HECO has helped customers better understand and manage their equipment across its lifecycle. Now that experience is taking the next step. Through years of development and investment with the Skyler platform, known today by many as an IoT monitoring solution, HECO is bringing equipment monitoring data, technician routes, repair history, and equipment management together in one connected platform. Instead of switching between multiple systems and logins, plants can finally see the full story of an asset in one place. When everything connects, each signal about a machine becomes more valuable. Monitoring data gains context from maintenance observations, repair history informs future decisions, and equipment knowledge becomes easier to preserve and apply across teams. Because insight alone is not enough. The real value comes when that insight turns into action. In this keynote, HECO will reveal how this connected approach allows plants not only to understand their equipment better, but to act on that knowledge by improving decisions, protecting critical assets, and managing the full lifecycle of their equipment with greater confidence. |
About Justin:
Justin Hatfield has over 20 years of experience in the electric motor repair and distribution industry and the predictive maintenance and reliability field. He holds both the CMRP certification through SMRP and the CRL certification through AMP. Justin is actively involved in the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA), where he serves as Region 3 Director on the EASA Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Emerging Technologies Committee. Justin leads the daily activities of HECO, helping industrial plants improve the reliability of rotating equipment through repair, field service, product sales, predictive service, and equipment management systems. He also serves on the Board of Managers for Skyler, a platform focused on improving visibility and coordination of rotating equipment reliability across industrial operations. |
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