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Robert M. Williamson
Robert M. Williamson is an internationally known
educator, consultant, and writer on the subjects of
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Lean Equipment
Management, specializing in the people-side of
world-class manufacturing and maintenance. He has
consulted with and trained in over 400 company or plant
locations in 43 different industry types over the past
35 years. Since 1996 he has been an associate of the
University of Dayton, Center for Competitive Change in
Dayton, Ohio, offering on-campus as well as in-plant TPM-related
workshops and consulting. In 2005 he was made an
associate of the Maintenance and Reliability Center (MRC)
at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Also in 2005
he was invited to be the “Lean and TPM” affiliate with
PIT Instruction & Training, a nationally-known
motorsports pit crew training center located in Race
City, USA (Mooresville, North Carolina) owned by the
legendary crew chief and racing sportscaster Jeff
Hammond and race team owner Tom Deloche.
Robert’s consulting activities focus on improving
manufacturing reliability, improving throughput,
lowering costs by addressing the necessary procedural
and organizational changes to eliminate
equipment-related problems. He has mastered his
abilities as a mechanic, tool designer, trainer and
consultant through 12 years’ college-level teaching and
technical division administration; 12 years’ leading
maintenance, operations, and construction training
program development for one of the world’s largest
engineering and construction firms and their clients;
and operating his own independent consulting and
training business since 1992.
Robert has recently published Lean Machines for
World-Class Manufacturing & Maintenance (a
definitive guide for improving equipment operability &
maintainability through applied visuals and minor
modifications, 2006).
Robert's educational experience includes Vocational
Technical Administration (LDP) graduate studies at the
University of Michigan; a BS Degree in Trade Technical
Teacher Education and Tooling Design from Ferris State
College; and Competency‑Based Education certification
from the State of Michigan, Department of Education.
The Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE)
certified him as a Plant Maintenance Manager (CPMM).
Terry Wireman
Currently the Editor for Lubrication and Fluid Power
Magazine, Terry oversees the technical content of the
publication. Previously, Terry operated an independent
consulting firm, specializing in the improvement of
maintenance and asset management for clients. Utilizing
techniques and tools such as CMMS and Total Productive
Maintenance, clients were helped to develop “Best
Practices” maintenance policies and practices. As an
international expert in maintenance management, he has
assisted hundreds of clients in North America, Europe,
and in Pacific Rim countries to improve their
maintenance effectiveness. In addition to the articles
that he has published, he has authored fourteen
textbooks dealing with maintenance related topics. He
has conducted hundreds of technical seminars for major
colleges, universities and technical societies around
the world. He was the Maintenance Editor for Engineer’s
Digest for 15 years.
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