Gary Rigdon - Insights from Marshall Institute

Planning & Scheduling on the Homefront

As a Maintenance and Reliability Consultant working with folks in all industries, I love it when I experience a scenario at home that directly ties to the concepts, principles, and philosophies we teach and consult on! I have shared some previous blogs on this topic regarding TPM on the Homefront,

Maintenance on the Home Front

Operator & Maintenance Working Together on the Homefront!

Another “on the home front” example of operator-maintenance partnership. Kathy (equipment operator) alerted me (maintenance) of a squeak developing on her elliptical in our garage gym! Tear down revealed the main shaft on the arm mechanism dry and beginning to score from no lubrication! The main shaft was suitably repaired

A Maintenance and Equipment Reliability Consultant’s World

After retiring from the oil & gas industry in 2015 following a 40+ year career in various technical and management positions within operations and maintenance I began working as a contract consultant for Marshall Institute, a Maintenance and Equipment Reliability consulting and training company based in Raleigh, North Carolina with

Maintenance on the Home Front

P-F Curve on the Homefront

As a Maintenance and Reliability Consultant working with folks in all industries, I love it when I experience a scenario at home that directly ties to the concepts, principles, and philosophies we teach and consult on! My wife Kathy (Operator) had been telling me (Maintenance) that she was hearing a

Understanding the Difference Between Maintenance and Operations

Marshall Institute consultant Gary Rigdon recently sat down with UpKeep CEO Ryan Chan to chat about the key differences between maintenance and operations. "On this week’s episode of Masterminds in Maintenance, we welcome Gary Rigdon, maintenance and reliability SME, on the show! In this episode, Gary explains the key

Total Productive Maintenance

True TPM on the Homefront!

The Operator (My Wife - “Kathy”) goes out to water her garden. She notifies Maintenance (Me - “Gary”) that something doesn’t look right, a water drip from corroded piping on the Hose Bib (Operator Inspection). Maintenance (“Gary”) responds and verifies a potential failure on the equipment noting piping condition

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