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This episode is based on the discussion on Root Cause Analysis also known as RCA. It is a technique which is used to solve complex problems when finding the origin of any failure gets difficult. RCA includes a series of steps that lead right to the place from where the problem originated.
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Kirk, guest John Paschkewitz, and Fred discussing how DRBFM (Design Review Based on Failure Modes) was developed and how it is similar to FMEA (Failure Modes and Effect Analysis).
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Kirk, guest John Paschkewitz, and Fred discussing the differences and similarities in mechanical HALT testing of motors and degradation testing for wear out modes. Kirk discusses the use of PHM (Prognostics and Health Management) to measure and provide RUL (Remaining Useful Life) estimates during its application.
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Kirk, guest John Paschkewitz, and Fred discussing some of the differences from electronics HALT in applications on mechanical components of a system for reliability development.
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Carl and Fred discuss reliability goals, including both performance and safety.
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Adam and Fred continue their three part series on Reliability program assessments
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Adam and Fred discussing how one goes about conducting an assessment.
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In today’s episode, our guest is Alan Luedeking and the topic of discussion is alignment and precision maintenance. The first thing that pops up into the mind is that where to start with the precision maintenance. The first step can be keeping all of your equipment aligned because that really helps to avoid common problems in equipment. The alignment saves you a lot of money, increases the productivity, and efficiency. After this, we can start monitoring activities all along the way.
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Adam and Fred discussing a few critical steps when preparing for an program assessment.
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Kirk and Fred discussing the difficulty in getting to root cause of a component failures. In many cases a component failure is not due to a intrinsic failure mechanism in the component, but instead is due to a circuit application issue such as rapid voltage spikes or transients. They also discuss the issues with Li-ion battery failures in Samsung and Boeing leading to costly recalls and failures.
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We often have more data than we can use. For time to failure, warranty claims, and related field data, we should take the time to learn what we can. Let’s explore organizing your field data and use basic techniques let the data speak.
Kirk and Fred discussing our nature to seek root causes even with home appliances.
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This is second of 2-part episode of the Rooted in Reliability podcast which will give you a detailed insight about where to start with the asset management and then how to take it all the way out. Firstly you really need to understand this concept completely that what’s and what’s not the asset management. The first episode covers the Asset Management and the role of ISO 55000 in it.
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Adam and Fred discussing how organizations effectively share and retain knowledge.
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