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The Reliability and Maintainability Center (UT-RMC) is an industry-supported center within the College of Engineering at The University of Tennessee, drawing support from a diverse range of companies, organizations and industries. The UT-RMC bridges between industry and academia to provide education, research & development, and information exchange in the application of reliability and maintenance engineering tools and concepts.

Fulfill your leadership potential and become your best Maintenance Supervisor.Join us for Maintenance Supervision, part ...
09/04/2026

Fulfill your leadership potential and become your best Maintenance Supervisor.

Join us for Maintenance Supervision, part of RMC Fall Training 2026, designed for maintenance supervisors, leads, first-level managers, coordinators, and coaches who want to strengthen their leadership skills and improve team performance.

This course goes beyond basic supervisory skills and focuses on how to lead an efficient, effective, and well-supported maintenance team. Participants will learn practical leadership tools, better understand the value of the maintenance supervisor role, and leave with a personal development plan they can put into action.

You will leave with more confidence, clearer direction, and practical ways to support your team and plant capacity.

Learn more or register: https://tennessee.csod.com/default.aspx?c=utk%20rmc&dlink=%2fDeepLink%2fProcessRedirect.aspx%3fmodule%3dlodetails%26lo%3d3c072090-a2e6-43a8-8e15-e5f263b4aadf =3

08/27/2026

An Update from the UT Reliability & Maintainability Center

We wanted to share a quick update with our RMC community.

Early Friday morning, a water main serving the sprinkler system in the UT Conference Center Building ruptured, sending water and mud into portions of the first floor and tunnel level. As a result, the building is temporarily closed while crews work to restore power, fire suppression systems, and affected spaces.

While our offices may look a little different for the time being, RMC is still open for business!

Our staff is working remotely, and our upcoming courses and events will continue as scheduled. Some sessions will temporarily move to alternate locations on campus or in downtown Knoxville. Participants will receive location information for their specific course or event.

Our team remains available by phone and email, so please continue reaching out to us as usual.

And while we're talking about what's ahead...

đź“Ł MARCON 2027 abstract submissions are due soon! If you've been considering sharing your expertise, experience, or lessons learned with the maintenance and reliability community, now is the time to submit.

A little water won't slow us down. We look forward to continuing to serve our members, students, and the maintenance and reliability community.

This is what failure looks like.Not a chart. Not a case study. Not a hypothetical.It looks like flooded spaces, damaged ...
08/21/2026

This is what failure looks like.

Not a chart. Not a case study. Not a hypothetical.

It looks like flooded spaces, damaged infrastructure, emergency response, disrupted operations, and a long road to recovery.

For those of us working in reliability and maintainability, images like these are a powerful reminder that failure has real consequences. The impact can extend far beyond a single asset—affecting facilities, operations, schedules, budgets, and the people who depend on them.

This is why we focus on more than simply fixing equipment after it fails. Reliability means identifying risk, understanding failure modes, planning for the unexpected, and building systems that can recover when something goes wrong.

The goal is not just to respond to failure. It is to learn from it, reduce the likelihood of recurrence, and build greater resilience for the future.

Are we measuring whether training works—or simply whether it happened?During our recent RMC Members Meeting, 65% of resp...
08/21/2026

Are we measuring whether training works—or simply whether it happened?

During our recent RMC Members Meeting, 65% of respondents said they do not measure the effectiveness of the training their teams receive. At the same time, 68% said today’s skilled-workforce challenges require both adjustments to training content and more on-the-job training. This is needed to address the lowered entry-level requirements mainly due to skilled trade shortages.

The takeaway is clear: training must be practical, aligned with organizational goals, and connected to measurable improvements in performance.

How is your organization determining whether training is producing results?

Advance your airborne ultrasound expertise with the University of Tennessee Reliability & Maintainability Center.Our Ult...
08/20/2026

Advance your airborne ultrasound expertise with the University of Tennessee Reliability & Maintainability Center.

Our Ultrasound Level II course provides 32 hours of training aligned with ASNT and ISO standards. It is designed for maintenance and reliability professionals ready to strengthen their ultrasound knowledge and practical application skills.

📅 October 5–9, 2026
đź“Ť University of Tennessee
Learn more and register: https://tennessee.csod.com/default.aspx?c=utk%20rmc&dlink=%2fDeepLink%2fProcessRedirect.aspx%3fmodule%3dlodetails%26lo%3da3d58a5c-cdcb-4b46-ab98-54d1d36081bb =3

Strengthen your team’s reliability and maintenance skills before the end of the year!The University of Tennessee Reliabi...
08/18/2026

Strengthen your team’s reliability and maintenance skills before the end of the year!

The University of Tennessee Reliability & Maintainability Center has several training opportunities available this October and November. Courses cover ultrasound, SAP and Maximo planning, electric motor testing, reliability simulation, storeroom and materials management, maintenance planning and scheduling, and strategic R&M leadership.

Training options are available at the University of Tennessee, in Nashville, and virtually.

View course details and register today:
https://rmc.utk.edu/events/

Final registration reminder: Weibull Analysis 3-Day Virtual Course.This virtual course is designed for engineers respons...
08/05/2026

Final registration reminder: Weibull Analysis 3-Day Virtual Course.

This virtual course is designed for engineers responsible for reliability, safety, supportability, maintainability, materials, warranty, life-cycle cost, design, structures, instrumentation, and logistics.

Participants will learn essential Weibull analysis methods and techniques, use Weibull software, and apply the analysis to practical reliability and maintainability problems.

Register today: https://tennessee.csod.com/default.aspx?c=utk%20rmc&dlink=%2fDeepLink%2fProcessRedirect.aspx%3fmodule%3dlodetails%26lo%3dc20e60db-4476-436a-88f7-27f36816bd61 =3

We had a great time with everyone who joined us last night during the RMC Members Meeting!It was a fun evening of dinner...
07/31/2026

We had a great time with everyone who joined us last night during the RMC Members Meeting!

It was a fun evening of dinner, drinks, great conversations, and Knoxville Smokies baseball at Covenant Health Park. Thank you to everyone who came out and helped make the evening so enjoyable!

We’re excited to welcome our newest member companies to the Reliability & Maintainability Center:Liebherr Mining Equipme...
07/30/2026

We’re excited to welcome our newest member companies to the Reliability & Maintainability Center:

Liebherr Mining Equipment, Lilly Lebanon Campus, Frito-Lay, Envision Cold, The Dollywood Company, International Council for Machinery Lubrication, Crucible ETN, Manufacturing Maintenance Solutions, Greenheck Group, InduSol America, UNTURNING STEEL, IRISS, Inc., and Centrus Energy.

We look forward to learning, collaborating, and advancing reliability and maintainability together. Welcome to the RMC community!

Could your team use failure data to better forecast risk and plan replacements?Weibull analysis helps reliability teams ...
07/30/2026

Could your team use failure data to better forecast risk and plan replacements?

Weibull analysis helps reliability teams move from simply tracking failures to understanding failure behavior and using that insight to support decisions.

During the RMC's Weibull Analysis 3-Day Virtual Course, participants will explore how to:
• Perform Weibull analyses and interpret the results
• Use Weibull software to analyze practical reliability problems
• Evaluate failure patterns using Weibull and other distributions
• Apply analysis results to risk forecasting, renewal, and optimal component replacement

The course includes hands-on examples, class problems, and case-based applications that help participants connect the analysis to real equipment and reliability decisions.

View course details and register: https://tennessee.csod.com/default.aspx?c=utk%20rmc&dlink=%2fDeepLink%2fProcessRedirect.aspx%3fmodule%3dlodetails%26lo%3dc20e60db-4476-436a-88f7-27f36816bd61 =3

Where could better failure-data analysis make the biggest impact in your organization?

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University Of Tennessee, 506 East Stadium Hall
Knoxville, TN
37996

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+18659749625

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