Industrial Maintenance

"Jose's book provides insight into the challenges that maintenance departments are exposed to. The book provides good illustration of how maintenance practices can and should be applied in practice. It is also a book that will be of great value to the maintenance department's customer i.e. the production department. The content of this book provides a peak into the maintenance world - using the practical examples will make it an interesting and insightful read to everyone outside the maintenance department."

- Dr. Kobus van der Merwe, TiSmetrics

"Through several real cases, Baptista has written an exciting, attractive, enthusiastic and fresh novel about industrial maintenance to support tomorrow's asset management the best way. This book is more than university level textbook about industrial maintenance: the cases, the way the book story has been built really got me. Now I remember again why I selected the art of maintenance to be my career."

- Jarmo Heinonen, Independent Senior Consultant, Asset Management

"It brings theory to life. The way Baptista brings theory and stories together make us, the maintenance people, relate to it. It enhances our knowledge and reminds us that without a good and solid foundation, we can't build up our expertise in this area."

- Marcelo Cappellotto, Global Senior Program Manager - Service Division

"Jose does a good job mixing theoretical concepts of maintenance and reliability with real world examples and applications. The subjects are comprehensively presented and care has been taken to provide the reader with an understanding of how it relates to their job and how technology is being applied for solving the various issues that affect industrial reliability and maintenance."

- Joe Van Dyke, Symphony Azima

"As an area that costs a lot when unmanaged, the secret of Industrial Maintenance management is directly linked to a metanoia, a continued and sustained change of mind. This is what the author shows us in this easy-to-read book, which empowers any professional to talk about an important topic."

- Cleber Souza, Finance Executive