Fundamentals of Monte Carlo Analysis

By Fred Schenkelberg

April 9, 2019 / 9am Pacific Time

The survival of an individual item is difficult to determine. Use and environmental conditions along with material and assembly differences count. Let’s explore how to model and use the naturally occurring variability to improve reliability performance.

The Monte Carlo method is a relatively simple process that permits you to create models that include the naturally occurring variability. The work of reliability engineers involves a wide range of topics and questions, two of which benefit by using Monte Carlo modeling. Tolerance analysis and product life estimation.

Let’s first define what is the Monte Carlo method and a basic overview of what is necessary to create such a model for any situation. Then, let’s explore a couple of examples, one for life estimation and another for tolerance analysis. Finally, we can dive into where and how to get the necessary variation and distribution information to make this work.

There is a spectrum to engineering modeling work from educated guesses to deterministic modeling. Along this spectrum the need for more information and understanding increases. We can select a number ‘out of the air’ for a guess, yet we may need precise polymer chain length for a diffusion rate model. The Monte Carlo method is flexible enough to incorporate engineering guesses when no better data is available, yet permits the use of detailed observations and deterministic models of failure mechanisms when available as well.

This is a tool that you should use when it makes sense. Understanding how the method works and when and where it applies will help you apply this powerful approach when it is the right method to employ.

Predictive Technologies

By Terry Harris

April 9, 2019 / 8am Pacific Time

$45

A Reliable Process Solutions 1-hour webinar event focused on providing you practical content to improve your reliability program today.

This webinar will include presentation and discussion on:

• The 6 major Predictive Technologies
• How to develop a Predictive Maintenance program
• Determining what tools you will need and what is available
• What types of defects can be predicted
• Emerging predictive technologies tools for continuous monitoring

Sign up is direct with Reliable Process Solutions. After payment they will forward the link for the GotoWebinar event or provided access to the recording. There are also options to buy bundles of webinars (3 for $129, 6 for $209 and all 12 in 2019 for $329. You determine which 3 or 6 topics you’d like to include in your bundle.

What is Reliability?

By Terrence O’Hanlon

April 11, 2019 / 9am Pacific Time

Reliabilityweb.com research studies, confirmed by numerous other sources put technical implementation failure for reliability improvements at close to 70%, yet technical methods are proven valid.

Why?

Join Reliabilityweb.com CEO and Uptime Magazine Publisher Terrence O’Hanlon for a lively interactive presentation and discussion to explore a new context for reliability.

Practical Reliability Engineering for Industry

By Dr. Alec Feinberg

April 2/3/9/10, 2019 / 8:30am-Noon Pacific Time

$850

This is an intense, practical course for industry focusing on applying reliability in real world situations. It uses a stage gate approach to reliability as product transition from the Idea Phase, Evaluate, Develop, Transition and lastly to the Production Stage. This is a 14 hour webinar (broken down into 4 half days) and includes course material and reliability software (30-day trial) to accelerate learning. The material provides depth and exposure to the industry’s reliability science. You must participate in all 4 days.

We start with basic methods in reliability & quality, providing full explanation of how to grow reliability in a commercial environment and translate that into ROI dollars. Reliability growth starts in the Design Idea phase using tools like FMEA, reliability predictions, and reverse engineering. Here we provide a formal method for providing a detailed reliability plan for the product. We describe how to develop the plan with management and engineers so that everyone is involved and sample sizes and cost are obtained up front. We move into Evaluation stage gate demonstrating and analyzing reliability in the testing phase with prototypes. We describe how to organize an effective DART (Design Assessment Reliability Testing) plan that includes HALT. We detail the method of test design by failure modes. As the product matures and the design becomes frozen, we move into the Development stage gate where we often do Design Maturity Testing demonstrating reliability with qualification testing. We go over the common specification and describe how to design test with and without specifications. Reliability statistical analysis is key and is accessible to the student through our professional DfRSoft software tool. Each student has the software to follow along during the course to help problem solving quickly. This jump starts ones capability. We then move into the Transition stage gate. Here we are concerned with production screening such as HASS.

Condition Based Strategies for Electrical Asset Reliability

By Martin Robinson

April 2 / 10am Pacific Time

Condition based maintenance strategies are replacing the antiquated, dangerous and costly time-based, open-panel electrical inspections. Companies are looking at utilizing the benefits of condition based maintenance strategies in their equipment reliability programs to increase safety, reduce maintenance induced failures and the number of outages caused through human error. Condition based maintenance programs are designed to begin with basic data collection, trend analysis, problem diagnosis, repair procedures and re-commissioning the equipment. Breaking down the maintenance tasks and adopting the latest devices and solutions enables companies to perform inspections on critical, energized electrical assets frequently to collect and trend data to determine where a fault or failure may occur.

Improved Maintenance with the Internet of Things

By Harry Kohal

April 3, 2019 / 12pm Pacific Time

The exploding phenomenon of the Internet of Things provides many opportunities for maintenance managers. Seeing reductions in both cost and downtime can be achieved with IoT and if your company hasn’t reaped the benefits of IoT for maintenance management, now is the time to get started.

Advancing the IISE Body of Knowledge

By Iris V. Rivero, Ph.D., Diana Berry, and Tarun Mohan Lal

April 4, 2019 / 11am Pacific Time

The Industrial Engineering Body of Knowledge represents the main document for our profession composed of important knowledge areas. This webinar will be led by the IISE Body of Knowledge governance committee and will provide an update on the current progress of the document, the recent chapter additions, and the dissemination activities planned for 2019.

Must register on IISE site to register for webinar.

Modeling Thermal Fatigue Life of Solder Interconnects with Varying Silver Content

By Dr. Michael Osterman

April 9, 2019  / 8am Pacific Time

Due the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) regulation, lead free (LF) solders, such as tin silver copper (SAC) and its variations, are being used in microelectronic products. To address issues with shock durability and cost, the silver content in SAC solder has been reduced for some application. This change in silver content has implications for thermomechanical durability for SAC solders.

In use, temperature cycling is a major contributor to the wear-out failure of solder joints during the life span of electronics. To predict the reliability of electronic solder joint, a fatigue life model for solder interconnections is needed. Currently, strain range and strain energy density based models are widely used for solder joint fatigue life estimation.

This webinar will review existing solder fatigue life models, discuss findings from accelerated tests on silver contents impact on SAC interconnect durability, and provide strain range and strain energy based fatigue life models for a variety of SAC solders.

Taking Charge of Your Professional Growth with the Power of Self-Mentoring

By Amanda Mewborn

April 9, 2019 / 9am Pacific Time

As we progress in our careers, it can be difficult to find mentors. In addition, great leaders who would make great mentors for us are often too busy to mentor the people who request their mentorship.

Must be a Society for Health Systems (SHS) member to register for webinar.

Key Programs to Achieve Reliability Excellence

By Obaidullah Syed

April 9, 2019 / 9am Pacific Time

Free for members / $35 non-members

The presentation begins by explaining the history of how Reliability Engineering evolved , what resources we have today for Reliability, and how a company can evaluate itself on what level of Reliability it currently has. I will then share a list of some Reliability programs that a company can adopt to achieve Reliability Excellence.

Engaging Operations to Join the Reliability Journey Through a Successful Performance Improvement Initiative

By Jason Ballentine

April 10, 2019  / 9am Pacific Time

R&M professionals are typically the main drivers and beneficiaries of an RCM or similar reliability study at a facility. However, when you invite operations and other key business personnel to participate, we’ve found it often opens their eyes to M&R improvement opportunities and helps paint the picture for future joint improvement efforts. Organizations are then able to operate with the most efficiency, driving toward a world-class reliability program with plant-wide buy-in for the reliability improvement journey. This presentation will discuss a case study of a joint client and partner consultant approach of choosing a machine or line performing below desired performance levels. Using an RCM approach to improve maintenance strategies, the organization experienced reduced downtime and less labour reallocation and idle time, and gained many instant wins like increased visibility in the maintenance budget and increased collaboration between facilities.

Cómo Prevenir la Degradación de las Estrategias de Mantenimiento y Gestionar el Riesgo

By Santiago Sotuyo

April 10, 2019  / 9am Pacific Time

Este seminario web presentará la Gestion de Estrategia de Activos (ASM) como un proceso que permite a las organizaciones capturar y revisar los datos de todas las fuentes y aprovechar los aprendizajes para mejorar las estrategias de los activos, identificando los bolsillos de la excelencia de la estrategia y desplegando esas estrategias en la organización, donde sea relevante.

Are You Getting the Most out of the Cause Mapping Root Cause Analysis Template?

April 12, 2019  / 8am Pacific Time

This FREE Webinar will demonstrate how powerful the drawing tool within Excel can be to document, communicate and share your entire investigation within our Excel Cause Mapping template without having to invest in new expensive, complicated software.

Failure Mode Identification

April 16 / 5:30am Pacific Time OR April 18 / 8am Pacific Time

No Abstract at this time.

Understanding the New IPC J-STD 001-G Amendment 1 Cleanliness Testing Standard

April 16, 2019 / 8am Pacific Time

In the last half of the 20th century, cleaning of circuit assemblies was a standard assembly practice. The abolishment of popular CFC-based cleaning solvents ushered the introduction of “no-clean” assembly processes. For much of the electronic assembly industry, cleaning became nonexistent.

Due to assembly and component miniaturization and the explosion of both IOT and automotive electronics, which places many circuit assemblies into harsh environments, the practice of removing harmful ionic contamination from circuit assemblies has once again become a mainstream practice. Today, the majority of electronic assemblies are cleaned. And, for many assemblers, cleaning is a new process.

This webinar will present modern best-practice cleaning techniques including:

– An historical look back at cleaning
– The reason for cleaning
– Reasons for cleaning no-clean flux residues
– Conventional cleaning technologies
– Estimating throughput capabilities on batch and inline cleaning systems
– Do’s and don’ts of cleaning circuit assemblies
– How to choose a cleaning chemical (if needed)
– How to determine the assemblies are clean during the cleaning process
– How to determine the assemblies are clean after the cleaning process
– New IPC Cleanliness assessment standards
– Environmental mitigation techniques
– Calculating the per-assembly cost of cleaning
– Keeping your cleaning machine in top-working order

Data-Driven Maintenance; Follow the Numbers to the Right Strategy

By Bob Vavra

April 16, 2019 / 11am Pacific Time

Data-driven maintenance is all the rage in manufacturing, but a comprehensive strategy requires the knowledge of when to use data, when to use a calendar and when to run to failure. That correct mix of strategies will deliver greater uptime, cost savings and efficiency while using your maintenance team on the highest-value projects.

One (1) Certified Professional Development Hour (PDH) available for all attendees.

Flux Cleaning from PCB Assembly: Challenges, Methods and Assessment

By Ansuman Das, Ph.D.

April 17, 2019 / 9:30am India Time

Free for members / $10 non-members

Although most of the PCB assemblies manufactured today involve no-clean process – many of the applications still demand the flux residue to be removed after soldering due to more stringent electrical requirements or due to the requirement from a downstream process. With quantum of changes electronics world has gone through in past two decades cleanability requirements for the PCB assembly have also changed to keep up with new requirements. Change in design, materials and manufacturing processes involved in assembling has also made the cleaning process more and more complex. In this presentation we will discuss the challenges faced by todays industry in terms of post soldering flux cleaning from the assembly and how to address such challenges with available methods. Discussion will explain the chemistry involved in cleaning of different types of fluxes in different cleaning processes. It will also cover some of the methods to evaluate the cleanliness of the PCB assembly.

The Agile/ Scrum Process for Process and Product Improvement: An ISE Perspective

By D. Scott Sink, Ph.D. and Joan Tafoya

April 18, 2019 / 9am Pacific Time

Process improvement projects whether they are DMAIC or DCDOV/DMADV or business process reengineering typically take far longer than business desire or require. This is true for product as well as service process development. In the world of software and application development Agile/Scrum principles and methodologies are pervasive and common. Computer science engineering capstone projects require the student teams apply this approach.

ISEs focused on improving new product design and development and/or business process reengineering or just process improvement are rapidly jumping on the bandwagon and learning how to apply the principles and methods of Agile and Scrum. The two presenters have been studying and learning how to practice and deploy this approach for just a short bit but have a lot of learnings and tips to share in this webinar offered by IISE.

Electrical Signature Analysis of Electric Motor Systems

By Howard W Penrose, Ph.D.

April 18, 2019 / 9am Pacific Time

Free for members / $35 non-members

In this presentation we will review the concepts of Electrical and Current Signature Analysis and how it is applied to complete electric motor systems. A review of incoming power to driven load including the relationship between ESA and technologies such as vibration analysis and motion amplification with case studies.

Lean Applied to Systems Engineering

By Mike Graul, Ph.D.

April 18, 2019 / 11am Pacific Time

Mike Graul will be talking about how Lean and systems engineering can be usefully applied in industry.

Must register on IISE site to register for webinar.

Lube Rooms: Where Asset Death Begins!

By Paul Llewellyn

April 23, 2019 / 8am Pacific Time

When it comes to asset life, or the death thereof, sometimes we become our own worst enemy and unknowingly destroy any chance the asset has for a long productive life simply by the way we subject the new oil to contamination. This presentation will address how poor storage and handling practices create that problem and will provide some opportunities to address to eliminate those costly mistakes.

Learning Takeaways:
• Setting up a lube storage area
• Identifying and sampling incoming oil
• Filtering new oil for use
• Transferring new oil for storage or use
• Tagging storage containers, transfer equipment and assets
• Retrofitting assets for contamination control
• Conducting oil analysis and filtration at the asset
• Transitioning from time-based to condition-based oil changes
• Finding hidden profits

What Do You Need to Know about Explosive Dust?

April 23 / 8am Pacific Time OR April 25 / 10am Pacific Time

No Abstract at this time.

Private Webinar: Subsystem HALT Design/Plan/Evaluation Consultation

By Aldo Fucinari

April 23, 2019 / 10am-2pm Pacific Time

Group rate $2,000 for up to five people, $200 per person over five

This is a four hour webinar which will cover:
Brief overview of relevant material from usual two day course, including most frequently misunderstood issues, with particular selections called-up in response to discussion, questions, and requests for further information from attendees; discussion of sample size, typical test duration, 3-D vibration compared to sequential single axis vibration, HALT chamber efficacy vs ED Shaker, HALT fixtures compared to ED Shaker fixtures, management of failures to facilitate test continuation, influence on HASS, considerations of application to different types of subsystems; and provision for active interaction with planned engineering and technical management attendees.

The Blind-Spots of Low Voltage Testing: Finding Faults Where They Begin, Not Where They End

By Drew Norman

April 24, 2019 / 8am Pacific Time

When the highest reliability is demanded of your motors, high voltage testing is not just an option – it’s a necessity. Latent issues or existing insulation faults will be missed if you restrict your testing to line voltage and below. This webinar will focus on the theory and application of electric motor insulation testing techniques.

Takeaways
1. The 5 most critical tests you should be performing on your motors.
2. How high voltage provides the best information about the reliability of your motors and cables.
3. Analysis techniques that provide the most information from your test data.
4. How to find the most common insulation failure modes which are invisible to low voltage testing.

Introduction to Weibull Regression

By Dr. Rong Pan

April 24, 2019 / 8:30-11:30am Pacific Time

Weibull distribution is widely used in failure time data analysis. In this webinar, we will thoroughly discuss the Weibull regression model and its many applications in reliability modeling and data analysis problems. First, the properties of Weibull distribution, particularly the key properties that are related to failure time data, will be discussed. Second, we will demonstrate how to fit the failure data, including censored data, to a Weibull model and how to assess the goodness of fit. Next, the Weibull regression method, which is one of the most popular data analysis methods for reliability data with covariates such as the data from accelerated life tests, will be introduced. We will discuss how to evaluate the effect of a covariate and how to conduct residual analysis. An iterative model building process will be presented in an exercise. Finally, we will compare the Weibull regression model with the Cox’s proportional hazard model, another popular semi-parametric regression model.

In this webinar, we will focus on the statistical data analysis techniques for building failure time regression models and for predicting product reliability. In addition, based on the properties of reliability prediction, we can properly compare reliabilities of products from different manufacturers/suppliers and construct statistically efficient tests to demonstrate reliability. As nowadays most data analysis can be performed by computers, we will demonstrate the Weibull analysis by using Minitab® and JMP®, as well as some Excel® templates that are customized for specific reliability data analysis tasks.

Mechatronics: Exploring the Changing Role of Maintenance Technicians

By Dan Roessler

April 24, 2019 / 9am Pacific Time

Free for members / $35 non-members

Technology adoption from robotics to software to mobile solutions has transformed the operation and maintenance of manufacturing plants. With these changes, the role of maintenance workers has shifted, requiring a multi-discipline approach sometimes referred to as Mechatronics. In this presentation, we cover new maintenance skill requirements, the skills gap in the workforce, the rise of mechatronics programs and where to find qualified resources.

Investigating Workplace Injuries

April 26, 2017 / 8am Pacific Time

This Webinar demonstrates the use of the Cause Mapping method of root cause analysis to investigate workplace injuries. We’ll look at burns, contamination, slips/trips/falls and the most common, hand injuries, to better understand the factors influencing workplace injuries, how to effectively investigate these injuries, and how to reduce the number of injuries in the workplace.

Flexible Circuit Board Design & Assembly with Lead-Free Alloys

By Bob Willis

April 29, 2019 / 9am Pacific Time

$25 for members / $95 non-members

Flexible circuits is another packaging technology which has seen a growing and wider acceptance in the electronics industry. The advantages of surface mount reduced weight; decreased size can be further enhanced by flexible circuitry. In many cases, it is a misconception that flexible circuits have to flex, they don’t; many flexibles are designed purely to aid the circuit design and assembly into the final product. In this case the substrate is only flexed or formed once. The range of constructions for circuit manufacture are wide but the basics are similar to existing printed circuit production. The design and selection of the manufacturing methods can affect the final cost of the circuit and need to be considered in detail prior to manufacture. Where design departments have limited experience useful reference material is available to engineers worldwide with the release of Flexible Circuit Technology, Third Edition by Joe Fjelstad and other publications.

Accelerometer Considerations for Complex Machines

By Bob Martin

April 30, 2019 / 10am Pacific Time

As machinery monitoring becomes a requirement of a successful predictive maintenance program, reliability engineers are faced with the challenge of selecting the right sensor and placing it correctly at the right location to get relevant data. The decision of which accelerometer to use has to take into account several factors that this presentation addresses. In addition, most reliability engineers are not aware of the variety of sensors now available to achieve their goals. This presentation covers the variety of sensors available and considerations surrounding their selection.