Two Approaches
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Chris and Fred use the safe return of the Boeing Starliner … without the crew! What does this tell us about its safety and reliability?
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SOR 1013 Two Approaches
SOR 1012 The Trouble with Habits
The Trouble with Habits
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Chris and Fred discuss the issues we often have with ‘habits.’ Habits can be good for us. But ‘bad habits’ are just that. Ever heard the excuse ‘but that’s the way we have always done it?’
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What’s Wrong with Using FITs?
What’s Wrong with Using ‘FITs’ to Measure Electronic Component Reliability?
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
Every industry has its own way of characterizing reliability metrics. For example, the ball bearing industry uses the metric ‘B_10’ to represent the time by which they expect 10 % of all ball bearings of a specific type to fail. Electronic component manufacturers use the term ‘Failures in Time’ of ‘FITs’ to describe the reliability of their products. But what is a FIT? And how can you use it to measure reliability? Did you know that many electronic manufacturers advertise ‘FIT values’ that imply a mean time to failure of over 1 000 years? If you are involved in electronic component reliability, then join us for this webinar!
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RM154: Thermal Profiling Best Practices
Thermal Profiling Best Practices
One of the most critical aspects of manufacturing high-reliability circuit assemblies is thermal profiling during the reflow process.
Whether you’re designing, engineering, or troubleshooting circuit assemblies, understanding how temperatures during the reflow process influences the quality and performance of your assemblies is essential.
In this episode, we’ll break down what thermal profiling is, why it’s important, and how it affects everything from solder joint integrity to component placement.
We’ll also explore the challenges and solutions involved in getting your thermal profile just right, ensuring your circuit assemblies are built to last in a competitive and demanding industry.
Will review thermal profiling best practices, common mistakes, and the various capabilities of thermal profilers.
SOR 1011 Design Justice
Design Justice
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Dianna and Fred discuss design justice: what it means for engineers in industry.
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SOR 1010 Uneasiness with AI
Uneasiness with AI
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Dianna and Fred discuss sources of uneasiness with AI and its use within industry.
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QDD 154 Myths of Product Development – Part 2
Myths of Product Development – Part 2
There are myths of product development that Quality can help with.
In the previous Part 1, we talked about how we cannot treat the product development process like a manufacturing process. But, there are ways we can apply Quality to the product development process without doing this. Quality can help with early concept development, to evaluate data, and to manage teamwork.
Listen to this Part 2 as we continue to unpack Harvard Business Review’s “The Six Myths of Product Development” by Stefan Thomke and Donald Reinersten. We review the final three of the six myths in the article, revealing the misconceptions around timing development cycles, getting things right the first time, and adding many features.
Discover how quality thinking and systems approaches not only enhances collaboration but also improves user experience from the ground up. By integrating insights from the concept phase, teams can make more informed and strategic decisions throughout the development lifecycle.
SOR 1009 Reliability and Vacations
Reliability and Vacations
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Chris and Fred discuss reliability engineering … and vacations/holidays! … how are we going to make this topic relevant …
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SOR 1008 Doing Calculations
Doing Calculations
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Chris and Fred discuss how to calculate ‘confidence’ and other things regarding probability and statistics … particularly as it applies to reliability!
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Fundamentals of System Effectiveness
Fundamentals of System Effectiveness
podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg
System or Operational Effectiveness is comprised of three elements. An early definition included capability, reliability, and availability. Another early definition included availability, dependability, and capability. In essence, can the system do what it’s supposed to do? Is it ready when needed? And is it able to work without failure long enough?
Let’s examine system effectiveness and its factors or elements in more detail. Then, examine an example or two so you can apply this concept to your situation.
RM 153: Contract Manufacturing Best Practices with Adrian Leal
Contract Manufacturing Best Practices with Adrian Leal
If you’re part of the electronics landscape, you’ve likely encountered the role contract manufacturers play — and it’s a critical one. These specialized partners bridge the gap between design innovation and full-scale production, bringing efficiency, expertise, and flexibility to the table.
SOR 1007 Pace of Facilitating
Pace of Facilitating
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Carl and Fred discuss the ideal pace for teaching and facilitating teams. Too fast and students or team members cannot keep up. Too slow and the team loses interest.
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SOR 1006 Reliability Ethics
Reliability Ethics
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Carl and Fred discuss the broad subject of reliability ethics, what it means, and how it impacts reliability professionals.
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QDD 153 Myths of Product Development – Part 1
Myths of Product Development – Part 1
There are myths of product development that Quality can help with.
How do we integrate quality with product development? Using quality tools and techniques early in the design phase can lead to more successful outcomes. But we cannot do it by treating the product development process like a manufacturing process.
Listen to this Part 1 as we unpack Harvard Business Review’s “The Six Myths of Product Development” by Stefan Thomke and Donald Reinersten. We review three of the six myths in the article, revealing the misconceptions around resource allocation, batch processing, and rigid development plans.
Join us as we review why treating a product development process like a manufacturing process is riddled with pitfalls. The reasons why it doesn’t work provides us understanding to what we CAN use quality tools and techniques to do to improve product development.
This is Part 1. Tune into the next episode for Part 2, where we will review the remaining three myths of product development.
SOR 1005 Tech Obsolescence
Tech Obsolescence
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Kirk and Fred discuss long-term reliability and the speed of technological obsolescence.
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