By Jim Fitch
Machinery Lubrication Magazine
It is no surprise that those who enter the maintenance field are mechanics at heart. These are people who possess a native love for machinery and the thrill that comes from making broken things run again. Those of us who lack mechanical aptitude have great appreciation for the craftsman who instinctively knows just where the problem is and how to fix it.
Yet today’s reliability-conscious world is changing the maintenance persona, taking it in a direction away from the macho image of the past. It’s no longer politically correct to yearn for the meltdown or the perfect storm. Fading too is the sense of pride that came with going into battle, wrench in hand, to press the limits of one’s mechanical proficiency. Perhaps a sad reality to some, but a reality nonetheless.