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The new CRE body of knowledge goes into effect January 2018. With the additions, deletions and changes to topics, it attempts to reflect what reliability engineering do on a daily basis. Let’s take a close look at the new 2018 BOK and what it means. [Read more…]
A tool is only as useful as knowing when and how to use it. In this webinar we will discuss how to identify an appropriate DOE project, and how to set up (define) a DOE. A process for DOE execution will be provided and discussed. We will also provide the thought processes needed to know when a DOE application is present. [Read more…]
Risk is borne from uncertainty. The reliability performance of your product line and of individual products is fraught with uncertainty. Identifying and understanding the types of risks involved helps your team mitigate reliability performance risk.
An obvious risk and common question when developing a new product involves the field failure rate. If the failure rate is too high, it may dissuade customers from buying the product. If too low, we set assign funds unnecessarily to cover unrealized warranty expenses. [Read more…]
One of the more significant challenges for reliability engineering in product development is complete execution of the planned reliability process in product development. The reliability tools and techniques outlined in the product plan are often skipped or delayed, minimizing the opportunity for outputs to impact the program and product fully. [Read more…]
A reasonable model helps you make informed decisions. In many cases, a simple reliability block diagram provides the insights your team needs to prioritize and achieve the desired reliability performance. Let’s create, populate and use RBDs effectively.
RBDs comprise of a few simple elements and arrangements, yet are capable of describing a wide range of products and systems. There are a few assumptions to keep in mind, and a few basic ways to create a useful model for your system. [Read more…]
Accelerated Life Testing, ALT, is a technique to estimate the time to failure pattern for an item. In short ALT allows us to shorten time. Done well it provides valuable insights into the future. Done poorly, it is a colossal waste of resources.
In this webinar, let’s talk about the various methods available to you for ALT. How to select the right approach given your specific understanding of the failure mechanism involved. And discuss best and a few worst practices when planning and conducing ALT. [Read more…]
The promise of HALT is to find the weaknesses in your design early in the design process. Understanding the basic concepts underlying HALT enable you do so effectively. Let’s talk about this essential discovery tool and how it fits into your program.
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Writing and executing effective reliability plans is a skill that is not often taught in reliability courses or seminars. It falls under the body of knowledge of reliability management, which is a different set of skills than reliability engineering. What is a Reliability Plan and how should it be developed? What do well-written reliability tasks look like? How detailed should tasks be described and how can they be written to support easy execution? How do you ensure that your Reliability Plan is successfully implemented to the desired results?
There are dozens of quality and reliability tools. How does a reliability practitioner know which specific tools to use in a new reliability program. Should reliability allocation be used? Which types of FMEAs are needed? What about robust design or design margin analysis? How does one go about selecting the right reliability tools that will be incorporated into an effective reliability plan?
Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) starts with brainstorming and ends with prioritized actions. A great tool to get your team thinking about system failures. Let’s explore the fundamental steps and beset practices to get value from your analysis.
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Every failure has valuable information you and your team require to make reliability improvements. During the development process each failure may represent a future recall. Celebrate every failure. Let your FRACAS prioritize which failures to resolve.
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Reliability testing is expensive, time-consuming, and fraught with errors. Is it really worth the effort? Is it necessary? Let’s explore relegating testing to only when absolutely necessary status. Let’s explore what you and your team can do to instead.
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Your team may understand the system reliability goal, yet they should know the goal for the element they are addressing. Let’s discuss why you must do reliability apportionment. Plus, let’s explore how it benefits your team.
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Creating a plan is necessary both for budgeting and buy in. The added focus on reliability will help your team achieve it’s reliability goals. Plus, a good plan helps build your credibility and program. Let’s explore how to build a reliability plan. [Read more…]
You have carefully crafted a detailed reliability goal including function, environment, probability, and duration, plus apportioned it to critical supplied subsystems and components. Your vendor decides to use MTBF instead.
What can you do? What should you do?