Deferred Maintenance in the News
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Chris and Fred discuss about what happens when we ‘defer’ maintenance … or do it later … or perhaps never. When is it OK to do this?
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SOR 801 Deferred Maintenance in the News
SOR 800 What Could Go Wrong
What Could Go Wrong
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Chris and Fred discuss ‘what can go wrong’ in scenarios where it is almost impossible to even comprehend might happen … like when something is really old! ᐅ Play Episode
RM 105: Conformal Coating Material Selection Best Practices
Conformal Coating Material Selection Best Practices
Today, we’re diving into conformal coating best practices. With the explosion of IOT, the electrification of vehicles, and the miniaturization of circuit assemblies and associated components, many of which are operating in harsh environments, the need for conformal coating has never been greater.
Coating your assemblies? Where does one start? What material should one choose? Should it be applied in-house or through a contract-coating house? What are the best practices in materials selection, application, inspection, and thickness? So many questions!
To answer these and other questions, I invited a conformal coating expert to speak with me and hopefully shed some light on this subject.
My guest today is David Greenman.
David began his career in the conformal coating business working at Concoat, first distributing Humiseal products and eventually manufacturing them under license for Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. After 25 years of distributing, then manufacturing Humiseal products under license, Chase Corp, which owns Humiseal purchased Concoat where David serves as Director of Humiseal UK, Europe, and India where he is responsible for Corporate Responsibility as well as supporting HumiSeal sales and technical teams.
Earlier in David’s career, he qualified as a Radio, TV/Electronics Engineer and became a member of The Society of Radio and Electronics Technicians that was eventually absorbed into The Institution of Engineering and Technology, of which he is still a member.
QDD 078 What do We do with FMEA Early in Design Concept?
What do We do with FMEA Early in Design Concept?
I’ve mentioned in previous episodes that it’s best to do FMEA early in the design concept phases of development.
Well, if we do FMEA early, then what can with do with it?
We explore a bit how to study any risk analyses (system risks, FMEA, hazard analysis) to help design-out problems, set-up design inputs, and help us figure out test methods. We also talk a bit about why a team is a necessary part of risk analyses.
Focus on Failure Mechanisms
Focus on Failure Mechanisms
podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg
In my opinion, as I do not know if this is true or not, every product or system failure has a cause. Causes are not exactly the same as what we call ‘failure mechanisms’, yet they are related in many cases. One more term to consider is ‘failure mode’, which refers to the symptoms or results of a failure. [Read more…]
SOR 799 Changing Company Career Advice
Changing Company Career Advice
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Carl and Fred discussing advice for experienced engineers who are looking to change jobs or companies.
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SOR 798 Inside Company Career Advice
Inside Company Career Advice
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Carl and Fred talking about their experiences in their own careers and advices for others in developing and taking advantage of career opportunities within a company.
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RiM 15: Six Sigma and Reliability II
Six Sigma and Reliability II
In this episode, I continued my conversation with Sandeep Jadhav from where we left off in our previous podcast together. We took a deeper dive into concepts of Six Sigma such as 1.5 Sigma Shift, Design for Six Sigma, and the impact of IoT 4.0 on how we approach Six Sigma principles. If you want to learn more about Six Sigma you can get in touch with Sandeep through LinkedIn.
QDD 077 A Severity Scale based on Quality Dimensions
A Severity Scale based on Quality Dimensions
We can develop a severity rating scale based on us: our company, our customer, our product… And we can relate the categories that we use to the quality dimensions that matter to us.
We talk about the 7 principal quality dimensions of goods and services, the 5 principal dimensions of quality in customer service, and how we might customize our severity scale based on these dimensions.
SOR 797 Data and Automation of Analysis
Data and Automation of Analysis
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Kirk and Fred discussing the use of current buzzwords in the field of reliability, the use of software data Failure Reporting and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) and how many reliability professionals jump to software automation to analyze reliability issues.
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RM Special Episode: A Sneak Peak at the SMTAI Technical Conference with the Technical Committee
A Sneak Peak at the SMTAI Technical Conference with the Technical Committee
Surface Mount Technology International 2022 is quickly approaching. My guests today are SMTA President Dr. Martin Anselm, a Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and Technical Committee members Julie Silk of Keysight Technologies and Raiyo Aspandiar of Intel. Together, my guests review the technical conference tracks as well as special events taking place at the Expo.
Surface Mount Technology International
Conference: October 31st- November 3rd
Exposition: November 2nd-3rd
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
*Co-located with MD&M Minneapolis
For more detailed information on SMTAI, visit:
https://smta.org/mpage/smtai/
SOR 796 Very Long Term Storage Question
Very Long Term Storage Question
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Kirk and Fred discussing how to determine reliability for an LED device that needs to be operational after 250 years storage.
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RiM 14: RCM Task Selection and Frequency
RCM Task Selection and Frequency
In this episode, I speak with Adam Armstrong from KPMG about the process of selecting a maintenance task using the RCM process. We also explore how we determine the appropriate frequency for the task. We also talk about the importance of defining your failure mode correctly and how it impacts task selection, and some of the common misconceptions of RCM specifically, you always need failure data to determine task periodicity and the distinction between MTBF, Useful life, and the Wear-Out of a component. This episode builds up from episode 13, where we introduce the concept of Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM).
This episode can serve as an excellent guide to understanding what RCM is, and how we use the process of RCM to determine the most effective task at the right frequency. If you have any questions about RCM and want to get in touch with Adam Armstrong you can do so via LinkedIn.
QDD 076 Use Force Field Analysis to Understand Nuances
Use Force Field Analysis to Understand Nuances
A force field analysis is a tool in the quality toolbox. Its typical use case is to help a team analyze a change by understanding the forces involved. We can also use it to help us solve a problem.
We can use a force field analysis to understand nuances or to get a handle on a change that involves many different people or departments.
We envision a force field analysis as a football field during a game. Listen-in and then gather your team and try it out for your next change!
What is a ‘Fault Tree’?
What is a ‘Fault Tree’?
podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson
If you have spent any time doing reliability engineering stuff, you will probably have heard of this thing called a ‘fault tree.’ You may have even used fault trees a lot. But it is amazing how many different reliability engineers have different ideas about how to use a fault tree best. Some think fault trees are strictly used to work out which combinations of components need to fail for the system to fail (system reliability modeling). Others think fault trees are really useful for helping us work out what the causes of failure are (root cause analysis). Both people are right. So why do we get these competing schools of thought? Join us for this webinar to learn more about how fault trees can help you … regardless of what you are trying to achieve.
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