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Here you’ll find helpful free reliability and maintenance resources, articles, and videos to help you run your plant well. You can see some of our most popular posts below. 
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The State of the Semiconductor Industry and Its Growth

The semiconductor industry is a cornerstone of modern technology, enabling innovations that make the world smarter, healthier, greener, and better connected. Semiconductors, often referred to as the “brains” of electronic devices, are integral to everything from smartphones and computers to advanced medical equipment and electric vehicles, as well as less common household items like refrigerators, dishwashers, and our smart bulbs to connect devices to Alexa or Siri. 

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A Look at Closed Cooling Water Issues

Large industrial facilities frequently have many closed cooling water systems.  Plant personnel may, at times, overlook important issues related to water treatment and corrosion minimization within these networks; that is until a failure brings down a system and perhaps a unit operation, or worse.  An important part of any preventive maintenance program is conscientious monitoring and control of cooling water chemistry.

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Where AI, Industry 4.0, and IIoT Meet Maintenance Data Integrity

In the evolving landscape of industrial maintenance, one truth remains constant: the quality of maintenance decisions can never exceed the quality of the data upon which they are based.  As we stand at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), this fundamental principle becomes even more critical. While these technologies promise transformative capabilities in predictive maintenance and asset optimization, they amplify rather than eliminate the importance of data integrity. 

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What is Predictive Run to Failure?

“How dare you mix the modern word predictive with the ancient concept of running equipment to failure! Those are on opposite ends of the maintenance maturity spectrum! See the graphic below… what is wrong with you!”

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Write for Maintenance World in 2025

Do you want to write for Maintenance World? Sharing original content about reliability and maintenance generates discussion, helps with networking, and provides valuable information to maintenance professionals who need it while working on the factory floor. (It doesn’t hurt to promote your brand as well!)

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Maintenance world YouTube Channel

Articles are great, but videos are also helpful. Our YouTube Channel is regularly updated with short topical videos. These videos are another way to offer free reliability and maintenance resources, designed to help you take steps to improve.

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Free Reliability and Maintenance Downloads

  • Work Order Priority Codes
  • IDCON's Planner's Checklist
  • Condition Monitoring Standards Examples

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Reliability and Maintenance Book Resources

IDCON’s Reliability and Maintenance and Books are a unique collection focused on practical hands-on tips and techniques. These books have been developed by consultants who have spent their life in the industry.  

There are 9 books in the collection:

  • Condition Monitoring Standards Books (Vol. I, II III and IV)
  • Preventive Maintenance Essential Care and Condition Monitoring Manual
  • Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
  • Results Oriented Reliability and Maintenance Management
  • Reliability-Focused Spare Parts and Materials Management
  • Knocking Bolts
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