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

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2026-08-25
- Length: 33m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-08-25-bonus-predictive-maintenance-the-key-to-replacing-unplanned-downtime-with-person
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-08-25-bonus-predictive-maintenance-the-key-to-replacing-unplanned-downtime-with-person#t=44) Introduction and Local Favorites
- [5:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-08-25-bonus-predictive-maintenance-the-key-to-replacing-unplanned-downtime-with-person#t=307) Defining Condition Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance
- [12:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-08-25-bonus-predictive-maintenance-the-key-to-replacing-unplanned-downtime-with-person#t=740) The Disconnect Between Enterprise Goals and Plant Floor Reality
- [16:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-08-25-bonus-predictive-maintenance-the-key-to-replacing-unplanned-downtime-with-person#t=975) Cultural Change and Proving Value to Maintenance Teams
- [18:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-08-25-bonus-predictive-maintenance-the-key-to-replacing-unplanned-downtime-with-person#t=1099) Replacing Unplanned Downtime with Personal Downtime
- [20:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-08-25-bonus-predictive-maintenance-the-key-to-replacing-unplanned-downtime-with-person#t=1207) Future of Condition Monitoring and AI
- [30:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-08-25-bonus-predictive-maintenance-the-key-to-replacing-unplanned-downtime-with-person#t=1812) AssetWatch Founding Story and Pivot

## Topics

- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- AssetWatch (company)
- Emerson 2140 (tool)
- Will Zell (other)
- Brian Ratleff (other)
- BLE (other)

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