Reliability Engineering, LLC

If it's broke,
we fix it —
for good.

Honest engineering. Practical solutions. Relentless reliability. We engineer machinery and systems that keep plants running and businesses profitable, today and for the long haul.

Reclaim your uptime See selected work
Licensed P.E. Nebraska
Certified CMRP
Practicing since 2006
Based in Central City, NE
Our Mission

To help clients reclaim and sustain uptime by engineering machinery and systems that are safe, reliable, and built to last.

About

Engineering you can put your name on.

Reliability Engineering, LLC is led by Joseph Dexter, P.E., CMRP, a professional engineer who has been honing his craft since 2006 and who stands behind his work in the field, not just on paper.

Joe is a mechanical and reliability engineer with a knack for solving the problems other engineers walk away from. Past work has required a Department of Defense security clearance. His résumé runs from forensic analysis and ASME repairs to full system redesigns: crystallin product agitator drives, subgrade wastewater pits, blower systems, dryer feed systems, and more.

"Running machines generate revenue. Broken machines generate expense. Let me help you maximize your profit."

Reliability Engineering serves operations, maintenance, and engineering teams who need work done thoughtfully and right the first time. Clients who hire a P.E. because the consequences of getting it wrong are real. Whether the call is for a code-stamped repair, a forensic root cause investigation, or a clean-sheet redesign, the standard is the same: practical experience, technical rigor, and engineering decisions you can defend long after the invoice is paid.

Capabilities

From conception through decommissioning.

We work the full asset lifecycle (design, analysis, repair, and reliability improvement) across rotating, fixed, and mobile machinery.

01

Mechanical & Reliability Engineering

Component, system, and plant-level engineering grounded in real-world operating context, built to perform and built to last.

02

ASME Repairs & Alterations

Code-compliant inspection, repair, and alteration of in-service pressure equipment under ASME BPV Section VIII Division 1.

03

FEA & Stress Analysis

Finite element analysis for design validation, lift-plan engineering, and forensic investigation, with results we'll defend.

04

Forensic & Failure Analysis

Root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and forensic engineering for incident review and litigation support.

05

Below-the-Hook & Rigging

Lifting devices and rigging engineering for critical lifts. Designed, analyzed, and stamped for the loads they actually see.

06

Reliability-Centered Maintenance

RCM programs, preventive maintenance plans, asset hierarchies, and spare parts strategies, typically built around ISO 14224.

07

Corrosion & Materials

Corrosion assessments, mitigation recommendations, and materials selection grounded in metallurgy training and field experience.

08

Product Design & CAD

New product development, machine design, and CAD documentation for OEM, aftermarket, and one-off industrial applications.

Selected Work

Real problems. Solved in the field.

A short tour through recent reliability, mechanical, and structural engineering projects.

Large ASME pressure vessel supported on hydraulic cylinders during in-place alteration
ASME · Alterations

Large ASME vessel alteration to make repairs possible.
Structural · Design

Retractable roof for crane access.

 Welded nozzle repair on stainless steel vessel sidewall
Repairs · Welding

Stainless vessel nozzle modification & repair.

 CAD render of below-the-hook lifting frame around a tank
Below-the-Hook · CAD

Engineered lifting frame for a critical lift.

 Finite element Von Mises stress plot of a structural lifting frame
FEA · Analysis

Von Mises stress validation of lift-frame design.

 Lifting frame deployed in field rigging at industrial site
Rigging · Field

Engineered, fabricated, deployed.
How we work

Three values, no buzzwords.

The way we operate, on every project, with every client.

01

Honesty & Integrity

We tell clients the truth, even when it's inconvenient, because sound decisions depend on accurate information.

02

Innovation

We apply proven engineering principles creatively to solve complex, real-world problems.

03

Grit

We stay with difficult problems until they are fully understood and permanently resolved.

A future where downtime is designed out, not tolerated.

Our Vision

Get in Touch

Ready to reclaim your uptime?

Tell us about the asset, the problem, or the project. Joe will respond personally, usually within one business day.

Email dexter@reliabilityengineeringllc.com
Phone (402) 819-2239
Location Central City, Nebraska
Serving clients across the Midwest and beyond.
Licensure Professional Engineer, Nebraska
License E-16634