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Alison Field

Alison Field

Alison Field captures the everyday challenges of manufacturing and plant reliability through sharp, relatable cartoons. Follow her on LinkedIn for daily laughs from the factory floor.

Posts by Alison Field

  • Wrong Oil Wrong Viscosity

    Wrong Oil, Wrong Viscosity: The Lubrication Mistakes Killing Your Gearboxes

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  • Planning Meeting

    Your Equipment Won’t Wait for the Planning Meeting to End Before It Fails

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  • Overdue Equipment Inspections

    Overdue Equipment Inspections Are a Reliability Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight

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  • Bolt torque

    Why Bolt Torque Consistency Matters More Than You Think It Does

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  • Oil analysis

    Oil Analysis Tells You What Your Equipment Really Can’t Say Aloud

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  • Washdown Procedures destroy bearings seal integrity

    How Washdown Procedures Destroy Bearings When Seal Integrity Fails

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  • When operations ignores data

    When Operations Ignores the Data and Runs Equipment Into the Ground

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  • Vision Statement

    Your Vision Statement Can’t Approve Spare Parts (But Your Budget Can)

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  • Proactive Culture

    The Proactive Maintenance Trap: When the Culture Stays on the Poster

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  • OEE reality

    Why Your OEE Score Might Be the Most Dangerous Number in Your Plant

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  • Critical Spare Parts Shortages

    Critical Spare Parts Shortages Are Costing You More Than You Think

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  • Maintenance Backlog

    The Maintenance Backlog Is Talking to You, but Your Budget Won’t Listen

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