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Tom Wilk with Endeavor Business Media

Tom Wilk with Endeavor Business Media

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 Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2025 and talking to Tom Wilk, Editor in Chief at Endeavor Business Media about "Emerging Industrial Technology". Scott MacKenzie and Tom Wilk discuss the Xcelerate 2025 conference in Austin, Texas, highlighting the importance of asset management, maintenance, and reliability. Tom shares his experience with Plant Services Magazine and the evolution of the conference, emphasizing the adoption of Fluke's E-Maint system by SKF, which is rolling out to 81 plants. They discuss the benefits of a CMMS for sustaining best practices and the importance of AI and mobile components in modern maintenance. Tom also notes the growing interest among younger workers in professional certifications and the need for universities to adapt to industry changes. Action Items
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Outline Introduction and Welcome to Industrial Talk Podcast
  • Speaker 1 introduces Scott MacKenzie as a passionate industry professional dedicated to transferring cutting-edge industry innovations and trends.
  • Scott MacKenzie welcomes listeners to the Industrial Talk Podcast, celebrating industry professionals worldwide.
  • Scott MacKenzie thanks the audience for their support and highlights the importance of innovation, collaboration, and making the world a better place.
  • The podcast is broadcasting from Xcelerate 2025 in Austin, Texas, hosted by Fluke Reliability.

Introduction of Tom Wilkes and His Role
  • Scott MacKenzie introduces Tom Wilkes, who has been with Plant Services Magazine for 10 years.
  • Tom Wilkes shares his background, including his role at Plant Services Magazine and his involvement in the Accelerate conference.
  • Tom discusses the evolution of the conference from an EMA user group to a thought leadership event focusing on plant floor operations and best practices.
  • Scott MacKenzie and Tom discuss the importance of connected reliability and the various solutions offered by Fluke Reliability.

Customer Success Stories and Implementation of E-Main
  • Tom shares a press briefing from SKF about their successful implementation of E-Main across 81 plants worldwide.
  • The success of E-Main led SKF's management to mandate its use across all plants due to the return on investment and streamlined work processes.
  • Tom highlights the various ways different plants are using E-Main to optimize their maintenance programs and data management.
  • Scott MacKenzie and Tom discuss the sustainability of these solutions and the importance of a CMMS in maintaining best practices and collective memory for the plant.

Challenges and Solutions in Reliability and Maintenance
  • Scott MacKenzie and Tom discuss the challenges of finding skilled individuals and the impact of the "silver tsunami" on organizational knowledge.
  • Tom emphasizes the importance of investing in systems like E-Main to reduce the learning curve for new employees and maintain organizational knowledge.
  • The mobile aspect of CMMS systems is highlighted as a key factor in getting buy-in from younger technicians.
  • Scott MacKenzie and Tom discuss the importance of having a system like E-Main to capture and maintain organizational knowledge.

Evolution of the Xcelerate Conference and Customer Focus
  • Tom notes the subtle but significant change in the messaging at the Xcelerate conference this year, focusing more on tools already being used rather than future...
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