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BONUS: Predictive Maintenance: The Key to Replacing Unplanned Downtime with Personal Downtime (Sponsored by AssetWatch)

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 25 Aug 2026 · 33m

What this episode covers

Patrick Carmitchel, VP of Product Management, and Dustin Moore, Condition Monitoring Engineer Manager at AssetWatch, discuss the practical application of condition monitoring and predictive maintenance in manufacturing. They explain how monitoring vibration, temperature, and oil analysis helps identify early warning signs of equipment failure, allowing maintenance teams to plan repairs and avoid unplanned downtime. The conversation highlights the importance of starting with critical assets and managing cultural change on the plant floor to prove ROI before scaling monitoring efforts.

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