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A common request of reliability professionals is to design a set of reliability tests.
Many rely on standards, such as 85°C / 85%RH, to determine if a system is reliable, yet the standards do not provide a means to translate the results to your specific situation.
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We often want to know if our product will work as expected in our customer’s environment.
Creating an environmental test plan that clearly shows weaknesses and strengths should be part of your program for each product.
Let’s explore the steps and resources you should consider when creating an environmental test plan for each product.
We will discuss why using standards or even the plan from the last program may not provide you meaningful information.
Understanding how your product responds to your customer’s environment provides the information for your team to make improvements and improve product reliability.
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Each product development project is different.
Different features, customers, use cases, and expectations. Let’s discuss how to build a custom reliability program that fits your specific situation.
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
– attributed to Albert Einstein, basically describes many organizations’ reliability project plans.
The idea that a set of activities will effectively address all of the reliability risks of a new design is too common across industries.
Why is this?
Let’s explore recognizing the current situation and which activities provide the most value.
The focus should be on creating a product that meets customer and business expectations with the lowest risk and cost.
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