Networking and Professional Development

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Enrico and Fred discuss the importance of ongoing networking and professional development.
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The Reliability Contract

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Dianna and Fred discuss the reliability contract: the RE’s role as internal consultant.
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Reliability and Volume

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Dianna and Fred discuss reliability and volume, comparing high-volume products with low-volume high-stakes products.
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Got a Chamber? So…

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In this episode of the Podcast, Fred Schenkelberg and Philip Sage explore the importance of aligning test methods with real-world reliability problems rather than defaulting to familiar tools or pre-existing equipment. Through anecdotes from industry experience—including discussions on environmental chambers, vendor testing standards, and engineering challenges in fields like automotive, petrochemical, and aerospace—they highlight the pitfalls of conducting tests that fail to answer the key questions about product reliability. The hosts emphasize the necessity of defining the problem, selecting meaningful test conditions, and ensuring that test outcomes inform critical design or business decisions. Their conversation underlines a central message: possessing a tool or capability does not justify its use unless it serves the reliability objectives at hand, encapsulated by the recurring theme of conducting “the right test at the right time.”

Philip and Fred discuss Testing and over testing.
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Right Tool at the Right Time

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Philip and Fred discuss a common challenge in reliability engineering: using the right tool—not just the one you’re most comfortable with.
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Reliability is Still Important

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Kirk and Fred discuss how to keep reliability a priority when dealing with changing suppliers.

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Tradeoffs and Right to Repair

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Kirk and Fred discuss right-to-repair laws and the trade-offs for design and manufacturing.
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Changing Conditions and Challenges

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Enrico and Fred discuss the many ways working on creating a reliable product is difficult.
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Ongoing Projects

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Kirk and Fred discuss the 10th anniversary of the publication of Kirk’s book,  Next Generation HALT and HASS: Robust Design of Electronics and Systems.

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25 Year Old Communicator

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Kirk and Fred discuss how, for most electronic equipment, technological obsolescence comes well before devices wear out.

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Future Reliability Engineering

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Mojan and Fred discuss the monumental reliability challenges of a mission to Mars. While the fundamental physics remains the same, they explore why success depends on a more rigorous application of existing methods, autonomous systems, and the shift toward heavy simulation and in-situ repairs.

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Modeling Maintenance Benefits

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Mojan and Fred discuss how to integrate service plans into reliability target planning. They explore the shift from “worst-case” maintenance schedules to data-driven strategies, highlighting how predictable failure mechanisms and telemetry allow teams to take credit for high availability in their reliability models. ᐅ Play Episode