Robustness
Abstract
Philip and Fred discuss the idea of a robust design for a product or system.
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SOR 953 Robustness
SOR 952 Vintage Experience
Vintage Experience
Abstract
Philip and Fred discuss the value of the experience our co-workers may be able to share.
- How important is Mentoring in the Workplace? Should we all be mentors?
- How do we collaborate with a cross functional team that is built through the many generations and Leveridge the experience and foster the growth of a recent addition to your workforce.
- How do we build a team and best advantage the walking encyclopedia? Coporate knowledge and Cross pollination of great ideas through effective collaboration techniques.
- What techniques are best to merge grey haired knowledge with the arrogance of youth?
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QDD 139 Getting Information for Product Design with Fred Schenkelberg (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts) – Part 1
Getting Information for Product Design with Fred Schenkelberg (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts) – Part 1
Dianna Deeney interviews Fred Schenkelberg about getting information for product design, focusing on reliability engineering in new products.
This episode is part 1 of 2.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts”. Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they’re involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
The MTBF and Modeling System Reliability
The MTBF and Modeling System Reliability
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
The Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) appears in lots of textbooks and standards, so it must be really important … right? Well, not really. The MTBF is the most overused and misunderstood term in reliability engineering, including system reliability modeling, where we can find textbooks and standards with equations that allow you to calculate system MTBF from component MTBFs. If you are unsure why the MTBF is bad, especially for system reliability modeling, then join us for this webinar, where we will illustrate with pictures (not equations) what the MTBF is and how bad it can be to focus on it as a reliability performance metric.
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WQW 019: Two Obstacles to Continuous Improvement
Two Obstacles to Continuous Improvement
Continuous improvement is predicated on problem solving, you’re closing a gap between the current state and an ideal state. However, problem solving, thus continuous improvement, is often not that successful, especially if you are attempting to reach the ideal state.
I believe that there are two fundamental reasons that I share in this episode of Way of the Quality Warrior podcast: lack of imagination and lack of alignment.
There is a reference to the book The Power of Positive Parenting by Dr. Glenn Latham. It’s not just for parents—authority figures can use this, too.
I talk about GE and Jack Welch. Much of what I think is expressed by David Gelles in his book Jack Welch: The Man Who Broke Capitalism . Gelles was interviewed by Jeffrey Pfeffer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2022. Here’s the link: David Gelles Interview–Stanford 2022 (YouTube)
I also talk about Boeing (a company that has had multiple leaders from GE who worked under Jack Welch). John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight (HBO) episode about Boeing’s history and decline is entertaining, thorough, and sound.
You can contact the podcast host, Keith Fong, at the website Way of the Quality Warrior
RM 140: Circuit Board Design and Acquisition Best Practices
Circuit Board Design and Acquisition Best Practices
This episode is a little different from our usual episodes. First of all, it’s a dual-branded episode. It’s both a Reliability Matters Podcast and an Ecosystem podcast episode. The Ecosystem podcast host Judy Warner will join me for an unusual topic, at least for The Reliability Matters Podcast.
Most of my audience are assemblers of circuit assemblies. Our world begins with a bare board. I reminded of the biblical passage “the Wiseman built his house upon the rock”. Circuit boards are the foundation from which we build our products upon.
There’s so much that goes into the design and fabrication of a bare circuit board. Who designs these boards, what criteria were they given, what materials did they choose, where are they made, how much do they cost, and, perhaps most importantly in our world, how easy are they to assemble?
To help answer these and so many other questions, Judy and I have assembled an expert panel of board designers.
Our expert panel consists of Gerry Partida, Vice President of Technology at Summit Interconnect and Julie Ellis, Field applications engineering manager for TTM Technologies.
Contact Information:
Judy Warner
EEcosystem Podcast
judy.warner@impacttechmarketing.com
Julie Ellis
TTM Technologies
julie.ellis@ttm.com
Gerry Partida
Summit Interconnect
gerry.partida@summitinterconnect.com
SOR 951 Shorter Lifespan of Large Appliances
Shorter Lifespan of Newer Appliances
Abstract
Carl and Fred discuss an article from the Wall Street Journal describing how newer appliances tend to have more complexity and shorter lifespans, and what can be done to reverse the trend.
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SOR 950 Value of Design FMEA
Value of Design FMEA
Abstract
Carl and Fred discuss an interesting question from a listener about modeling the money value of Design FMEAs.
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AP 003: Revolutionizing Asset Performance: The Power of Maintenance Logfile Mining
Revolutionizing Asset Performance: The Power of Maintenance Logfile Mining
Join us on this episode of the Asset Performance Podcast as we delve into the transformative world of AI Maintenance Logfile Mining with Tom Rombouts, the Director of Data-Driven Solutions at I-care. Discover how AI-driven methodologies are changing the game for maintenance managers, asset managers, and reliability engineers, enabling them to achieve higher asset reliability, cost performance, resilience, and sustainability. Learn how I-care’s innovative approach uses AI to uncover hidden issues, optimize maintenance strategies, and drive meaningful improvements in asset performance.
SOR 949 Forecasting Returns
Forecasting Returns
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Chris and Fred discuss how you go about forecasting returns … and understanding things like warranty reliability for products that are ‘shipped all over the place? … at different times? Sound familiar?
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SOR 948 Atlanta Airport Outage
Atlanta Airport Outage
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Chris and Fred discuss what happened during the ‘2017 Atlanta Airport Blackout’ where power was lost for 11 hours, hundreds of flights had to be diverted, passengers needed to be housed in hotels, and lots of other costly things. Surely this was due to some sort of unforeseeable event bordering on the ‘supernatural?’ Nope. Not even a little bit.
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MC 024 Supplier Selection
Supplier Selection
Supplier selection involves many considerations from several different perspectives, such as design engineering, quality engineering, sourcing, finance, and shipping and logistics.
In this episode, Michael discusses supplier selection considerations based on the materials engineering perspective, with a focus on metal stock and metal components.
To learn more about supplier selection from the materials engineering perspective, check out this video and article.
RiM 29: Root Cause Analysis and Defect Elimination with Philip Sage
Root Cause Analysis and Defect Elimination with Philip Sage
In this episode, I speak with Philip Sage about Root Cause Analysis and Defect Elimination. I wanted to understand the difference between both and learn where they can be applied. Philip shares his experiences and what defect elimination can do for your organization.
If you want to learn more about Defect Elimination, you can reach out to Philip on LinkedIn.
QDD 138 Harnessing Team Insights for Risk Analysis using Probabilities
Harnessing Team Insights for Risk Analysis using Probabilities
Navigating the common roadblocks of team consensus on severity ratings during FMEA or hazard analysis can be challenging. But with the right strategies, your team can capture uncertainty and avoid the pitfall of too many conservative estimates that skew prioritization. Learn how a probability mass function can revolutionize your risk assessment, ensuring a smoother, more accurate process for all stakeholders involved.
Fundamentals of Safety Margins
Fundamentals of Safety Margins
podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg
One way to create a robust product or system is to consider all the stresses and design to withstand those stresses. We often do not know all the stresses, magnitudes, and ranges of variation. We know that many materials degrade with time, yet we do not know precisely how much or how fast. We also do not know what new stresses may arise or how stresses will change over time.
