Maintworld - Building International Connections in Industrial Maintenance
14.3.2025
Jaakko Tennilä
Editor-in-Chief, Maintworld Magazine (until the end of 2024)
The rising cost of maintenance is a critical issue for both military and commercial operators.
New nuclear technology is not only a global solution for decarbonizing shipping, but also a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revitalize U.S. shipbuilding.
A comprehensive analysis led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden shows that biomass is crucial for achieving Europe's climate goals.
New AI-based functions will provide predictive maintenance for bridges, culverts, retaining walls and sea walls around the world.
This is my final editorial as Editor-in-Chief of Maintworld Magazine.
Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) promises improved reliability, but is it always worth it? Full-scale implementation is often overly complex, costly, and unnecessary—like using a cannon to shoot a mosquito. Without readiness and a strong foundation in basic maintenance practices, RCM can distract from more practical, cost-effective solutions. Simpler, experience-driven approaches may often yield better results.
In recent years, advances in connectivity, big data and digitalization have often promised to bring significant benefits to industry. Now, with the Valmet Industrial Internet, data is being used to deliver a better kind of maintenance service, as well as performance optimization services.
To be able to respond to current developments and trends in society, it is of vital importance for organizations to focus on the sustainable employability of assets.
