Posts by Howard Penrose

How Electrical Diagnostics Solved a Turbo Generator Mystery
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Why Reliability Works Best When It Stops Claiming to Be Strategic
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Why Reliability and Maintenance Professionals Keep Talking Past Each Other
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How Reliability-Centered Motor Management Supports Better Maintenance Decisions
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The New Reality of Reliability in Thermal Power Generation Systems
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Why Reliability Needs a Reality Check: Back to CBM Basics
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Why Joining Professional Organizations Strengthens Both You and Your Company
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Getting Predictive Maintenance Right with Grounded AI and IIoT Practices
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Why Offline Partial Discharge Matters for Low Voltage Motor Reliability
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Variable Frequency Drive Reliability Challenges
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How Spain May Have Ignored Root Cause Failure Analysis in Its Blackout
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How to Improve Pump Reliability with Electrical Signature Analysis
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How Low-Voltage Motor Circuit Analysis Helps Predict Failures Early
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How Chaos Engineers Use AI Without Letting It Run the Plant
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Why Reliability Engineering That Ignores Context Will Fail Fast
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How Ignoring VFD Guidelines Led to Bearings, Belts, and Drive Failures
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Why This 800 HP Steel Mill Fan Motor Failed and What Tests Revealed
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Diagnosing Electric Motor Issues with Advanced Surge Testing
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Why U.S. Grid Stability Depends on Smart Politics and Policy
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How Forensic RCFA Unlocks True Root Causes of Machine Failures
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AI Isn’t Wise: Why Human Judgment Still Matters in Tech
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What the Large Motor Reliability Studies Actually Found and Why It Matters
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Supra Harmonics in VFD Systems: A New Frontier in Reliability Risk
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Why So Many Electric Motors Are Quietly Running Beyond Safe Limits
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