Sue-Ann Prentice with Fluke Reliability
Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2025 and talking to Sue-Ann Prentice, CMO at Fluke Reliability about “vibrant culture focused on solutions”.
Scott MacKenzie hosts an industrial podcast from the Xcelerate 2025 event by Fluke Reliability, celebrating industry professionals. Sue-Ann Prentice from Fluke discusses the success of the event, highlighting the energy, collaboration, and innovation among attendees. They discuss the importance of education, collaboration, and innovation in solving industry problems. Sue-Ann emphasizes the role of customer insights in driving innovation and the collective effort with partners to enhance technology. They also touch on the future of AI and machine learning in industrial applications. The conversation concludes with plans for the next Accelerate event and encourages listeners to connect with Fluke Reliability.
Jay Hack with Fluke Reliability
Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2025 and talking to Jay Hack, VP and Global Leader at Fluke Reliability about “Connected Reliability”.
Scott MacKenzie interviews Jay Hack, Vice President and General Manager of Fluke Reliability, at the Accelerate 2025 event in Austin, Texas. Jay discusses Fluke’s comprehensive reliability solutions, emphasizing the importance of transitioning from reactive to proactive maintenance. He highlights the company’s flagship product, E Main, and its role in asset criticality assessments. Jay also mentions the integration of various modalities like vibration and thermography, and the introduction of the ECM portal for centralized condition monitoring. Fluke’s strategy includes increased connectivity among portfolios, significant R&D investment, and strategic partnerships to enhance customer value.
Mark Paul with IRISS
Scott MacKenzie hosts an industrial podcast featuring Mark Paul from IRISS, a company specializing in electrical safety and asset management. IRISS offers a vertically integrated solution for assessing the health of electrical assets, including thermochromic devices that indicate overheating and ultrasound inspection tools for detecting issues. Mark Paul, a former engineer with extensive experience in automotive manufacturing and entrepreneurship, emphasizes the importance of proactive maintenance and operations-driven safety. IRISS’ solutions aim to prevent costly mistakes and enhance reliability, with a focus on empowering operators to identify and address potential issues. The company’s history, starting from a garage in the UK, highlights its growth into a global leader in safety and reliability.
Bill Green with Fluke Reliability
Scott MacKenzie interviews Bill Green from Fluke Reliability about their upcoming event, Xcelerate 2025, in Austin, Texas. Xcelerate is a premier reliability, asset management, and maintenance event, focusing on collaboration, education, and innovation. Bill highlights the event’s history, starting with user conferences in 2007-2008, and its evolution into a significant networking and learning platform. He discusses the integration of Fluke and Azima technologies, emphasizing the importance of meaningful data and AI in enhancing user experience. The event aims to provide comprehensive solutions and insights for reliability professionals at all levels.
Doug Morter with Northern Water
Industrial Talk is onsite at Accruent Insights and talking to Doug Morter, Asset Manager at Northern Water about “Innovation that improves water quality and safety”.
Doug Morter from Northern Water discussed the importance of water, which constitutes 80% of the human body, and the role of Northern Water in supplying water to 1.3 million end users in Colorado. He highlighted the use of Maintenance Connection software for asset management, which has been crucial since 2013 floods. Northern Water is building the largest dam in the U.S. in 30 years, using an asphalt core for environmental impact. Doug emphasized the need for AI and machine learning to optimize preventive maintenance schedules and the potential future migration to cloud solutions for better user experiences and security.