Varadarajan Balaraman: From Startup Chaos to a Well-Oiled Machine

Podcast: Maintenance & Manufacturing Insights · Martin Engster

Opublikowano: 2026-09-24

What does it take to build a manufacturing operation from the ground up while also building the maintenance systems that keep it running? In this episode of Maintenance Manufacturing Insights, Martin Engster talks with Varadarajan “V” Balaraman, a site plant manager helping build a startup manufacturing operation within an established company. V shares why starting with new equipment does not mean maintenance can wait. New machines may have fewer breakdowns, but that can also mean the team has fewer chances to learn how the equipment will fail. His approach starts with vendor-recommended preventive maintenance, spare part...