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This presentation will review two very important things to control in your plant to improve reliability and how they manifest themselves in the reliability of your rotating equipment assets. Case histories and a reality check on what is doable in the field (vs the sales pitch sometimes given) will illustrate how they tie back together to equipment reliability. The design engineering of your equipment happens away from your plant and sometimes it happened a long time ago. Assumptions must be made to actual field conditions in order to complete the design process. This leaves room for the user to adjust to the actual field conditions. It is more than just two things, but if you keep these two things in mind all the time as you make the necessary improvements to your maintenance and operational processes, your reliability will improve. These are observations based on experience and knowledge gained through Kenneth Squires’ many years involved in maintenance and reliability in the pulp & paper industry as a technician and as a supervisor.