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Defined Environment Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss Key Points Kirk and Fred as they discuss Topics include: point 1 point 2 point 3 Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes Please click on this link to access a relatively new analysis of traditional reliability prediction methods article from the US ARMY and CALCE titled  “Reliability Prediction – Continued Reliance on a Misleading Approach”. It is in the public domain, so please distribute freely. Trying to predict reliability for development is a misleading a costly approach. You can now purchase the most recent recording of Kirk Gray’s Hobbs Engineering 8 (two 4 hour sessions) hour Webinar “Rapid and Robust Reliability Development 2022 HALT & HASS Methodologies Online Seminar” from this link. For more information on the newest discovery testing methodology here is a link to the book “Next Generation HALT and HASS: Robust design of Electronics and Systems” written by Kirk Gray and John Paschkewitz. The post SOR 1036 Defined Environment appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Make it Less Robust Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss requests to engineers to make it less robust. Key Points Dianna and Fred as they discuss the situation where engineers are asked to make something less robust. Topics include: Planned obsolescence and its impact on product design. Deg products to last a specific time, not too long, not too short. Why some products are designed to break, and how it affects the consumer. The business and marketing reasons behind planned obsolescence. Why some companies are moving towards design for repairability and sustainable materials. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes In this episode, Fred and Dianna discuss why we may make it less robust. This includes the concept of planned obsolescence and how it impacts product design. They explore the idea of why some products are made to fail and the business reasons behind this practice. One story involves a company that designs products with a specific lifespan, aiming for a 10-year warranty, while another story discusses how a contract incentivized a company to make products that would fail. They also consider how the market drives the business and how product reliability can affect sales. The conversation also touches upon the movement towards design for repairability and the use of sustainable materials. The discussion highlights the trade-offs that businesses make between product longevity, cost, and market demand. They conclude by emphasizing that while perfect reliability is an ideal goal, it may not always align with business objectives. The post SOR 1034 Make it Less Robust appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Conference Value Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss conference value: maximizing the benefits of conferences and assessing their value for participation. Key Points Dianna and Fred as they discuss conference value. Topics include: Discover how to make the most of conferences, beyond just attending sessions. Learn the importance of planning ahead, identifying key sessions, and networking opportunities. Understand how to balance session attendance with breaks for informal conversations and avoid burnout. Explore how to follow up after a conference to implement new ideas and create real value. Hear about strategies to connect with others, ask meaningful questions, and avoid the “two-minute meet and greet”. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes In this episode, Fred and Dianna discuss how to get the most out of conferences, prompted by a listener question about whether attending conferences is “worth it”. To get the most value out of conferences, it’s important to go beyond simply attending sessions and instead actively engage in a variety of activities. Evaluating the value of a conference involves assessing both the potential for learning and the practical application of what is learned. Recommended approach Here's how to approach conferences to maximize their benefit and determine their worth. Plan ahead: Before the conference, identify the specific topics, sessions, and speakers that align with your interests and goals. Look for tutorials or papers on specific subjects you want to learn more about. Networking: Conferences offer opportunities to connect with peers, experts, and potential collaborators. Engage in conversations during breaks, lunches, and dinners to build relationships. Don’t be shy about asking questions to gain new perspectives. Follow up with people you meet after the conference to foster ongoing conversations. Be willing to move on from conversations that are not a good fit. Active Participation: Attend presentations that are relevant to your goals. Don't hesitate to leave a presentation that is not useful and go to one that is more aligned with your interests. Balance Attendance and Breaks: Avoid over-scheduling yourself. Take breaks to recharge and engage in informal conversations. Focus on Implementation: Identify actionable takeaways during sessions. Jot down notes on key learnings that you can implement when you return to work. Implement the ideas and track the difference they make. Conference Value To determine if a conference is valuable, consider if it provides opportunities for: Knowledge Acquisition: Learning new concepts, methodologies, or best practices relevant to your field. Skill Development: Gaining practical skills through tutorials and hands-on sessions. Networking: Connecting with experts, peers, and potential collaborators. Professional Growth: Building your Google resume through presentations and recognition. Implementation: Bringing back ideas that you can implement that lead to measurable improvements and cost savings. Conferences are most valuable when they lead to tangible changes or results that benefit your work. It’s not just about attending, but also about what you do with what you learn. A conference is simply the start of the process to create value, and not a valuable thing in itself. The post SOR 1033 Conference Value appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Available Reliability Information Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how to deal with trying to find ‘reliability characteristics’ when you don’t have a lot of information. Sound familiar? Key Points Chris and Fred as they respond to a question about trying to find the reliability of something for a ‘high-reliability’ product in a systems engineering setting, focusing on electronic componentry through to PC housing. Wow! A lot to cover here. The question is really all about where we go to find information to help us. Topics include: Literature. Especially conference proceedings of very ‘specific’ conferences. There are some gatherings of people that focus on very specific components and failure mechanisms. These can have a lot of information about how your component might fail … as long as you KNOW how your component fails. And then make sure the paper you find relates to your product. Vendor … carefully. Some vendors are actually across how their components fail. Some definitely aren’t. Some pretend or look like they are … but aren’t. But you won’t get what you don’t ask for. Similar products and components … knowing your assumptions. If you have been deg, building and producing lots of similar products in the past (previous models, generations and so on), then you might have a lot of information already gathered. But don’t just blindly copy information. Understand what makes your new product different to those from the past, and see what that means to the failure mechanism (yes … you always need to understand the failure mechanism). But ‘not’ parts count predictions. Jaguar and Toyota vehicles are functionally and technologically identical (or at least very similar). But Jaguar vehicles are much less reliable than Toyota vehicles (it’s not even close). So don’t just search for the ‘first’ number you can find! And if all this fails? … then you need to get your own information through things like Accelerated Life Testing (ALT), Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and so on. Physics will tell you if you need to do this. Not the finance team … Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes The post SOR 1032 Available Reliability Information appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Warranty Analysis for Repairable Systems Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how we do warranty analysis … which usually means trying to understand how many things fail during a warranty period (before you need to start paying for it …) Where do you start? Key Points Chris and Fred as they discuss warranty analysis … based on a question from a listener who wanted to know how we do it for a repairable system. So … how do we do it? We didn’t get a lot of specifics from the listener … so we had to ad lib a bit? Topics include: What are you trying to do? Don’t rush through this question. Are you trying to predict what fraction of products will fail in the warranty period. Or … do you have a warranty reliability target and instead want to learn how long it will take for your product’s reliability to drop to that level to find the warranty period. Or … are we on track? Or … are we having too many warranty failures and need to find out why? Or … something else? This let’s you know if your analysis is quantitative or qualitative. Do you need to know why something is failing more than it should … or what percentage of things you expect to fail. That’s a big deal. But what should our targets be? Well … we sometimes miss this as well! But it’s the first and most important bit. We have seen lots of organizations furiously (attempt) to analyze warranty reliability, but not really know what ‘good enough is.’ Have you ever asked your boss or leader why we are analyzing something, and they something like ‘just to get an idea of where we are at‘ but without them being able to tell you where we need to be? This is BAD. And the reason it is bad is that we might come up with a number and then decide if it is good (or not). This usually always results in us coming up with our own criteria to justify the outputs of our hard work. Instead … take the time to work out where you should be first (with minimal emotions, and lots of business planning) and then see if you are there or not. The truth not only hurts, but it also sets you free. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes The post SOR 1031 Warranty Analysis for Repairable Systems appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Starting a Consultancy Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss starting a consultancy. Key Points Dianna and Fred as they discuss starting a consultancy. Interested in becoming a consultant? This episode dives into the realities of starting a consultancy. Listen to learn more about: the consulting career path, which is not always clear cut and involves a significant learning curve from being an employee to a business owner, requiring new skills and knowledge. how consultants need to be problem-solvers who can identify the root cause of a client’s issue and understand the business implications, not just treat the symptoms. why building a strong network, social profile, and online presence are crucial for attracting clients and establishing credibility in the competitive consulting landscape. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes In this episode, Fred and Dianna discuss starting a consultancy, a topic prompted by a question from two individuals looking to start their own consultancy. They share their personal experiences and offer advice on the transition. The conversation highlights the many challenges that come with managing the istrative side of consulting, including navigating business licenses, taxes, and banking. They touch on different business structures, such as sole proprietorships and limited liability companies. There are also different types of consultants, which they describe. They address some of the less glamorous aspects of consulting, such as dealing with long payment cycles and a lack of benefits. However, they also point out that consulting can provide flexible work options and opportunities to learn about different industries and ways of doing things. There are two key pieces of advice: It is crucially important to network, build a social profile, and create a strong online presence to attract clients. They also underscore the need to be visible, such as through presenting papers at conferences, participating in committees, and building an email list or list. Act like consultants in your current roles, so you can gain experience and develop necessary skills. Fred's experience as an internal consultant at HP provided him with significant training in client interaction, problem-solving, and proposal writing, which he now applies in his consulting work. Dianna advises that people think of their internal customers as if they were external customers and start practicing. It can only help you today while also preparing you for a potential future career in consulting. The post SOR 1030 Starting a Consultancy appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Thermal HALT Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss a paper Kirk wrote about how thermal HALT can be a tool for finding marginal signal integrity issues. Key Points Kirk and Fred as they discuss Kirk’s paper on the use of thermal HALT, initially posted on Kirk’s website, acceleratedreliabilitysolutions.com, in 2018, and a re-edited version that Fred recently posted on Accendo Reliability’s website. You can find a link to the article in the show notes below. Topics include: Kirk found little when he researched for information and data about how the physical electronics, especially the PWBA (printed wiring board assemblies) in high-speed digital systems, the variations in the board layers, and the surface roughness of the wiring traces affect the quality of the signal integrity (SI).   As data bus speeds increase, effects causing errors in data transmission that were not significant at the time (when bus frequencies were in the megahertz range) became dominant at the gigahertz frequencies of today’s digital systems. Interconnect resistance, capacitance, and inductance are frequency-dependent, and as bus speeds increase and geometries continue to shrink, these variables may prove difficult if not impossible to model accurately.   Thermal HALT and varying voltage and  clock margins may simulate the lot-to-lot parametric variations in semiconductors and PWBA’s, resulting in SI errors, but since few companies disclose their most useful methodologies, published data remains scarce Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes Here is the link to Kirk’s article on Thermal HALT -A Tool for the Discovery of Signal Integrity and Software Reliability Issues on Accendo Reliability Please click on this link to access a relatively new analysis of traditional reliability prediction methods article from the US ARMY and CALCE titled  “Reliability Prediction – Continued Reliance on a Misleading Approach”. It is in the public domain, so please distribute freely. Trying to predict reliability for development is a misleading a costly approach. You can now purchase the most recent recording of Kirk Gray’s Hobbs Engineering 8 (two 4 hour sessions) hour Webinar “Rapid and Robust Reliability Development 2022 HALT & HASS Methodologies Online Seminar” from this link. For more information on the newest discovery testing methodology here is a link to the book “Next Generation HALT and HASS: Robust design of Electronics and Systems” written by Kirk Gray and John Paschkewitz. The post SOR 1029 Thermal HALT appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Dealing with Ongoing Changes Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the challenge of adding changes to a product during the development process so that they can design and build the prototypes. Key Points Kirk and Fred as they discuss how companies are adding new features to stay competitive with market developments. Topics include: Automobiles, especially EVs, are excellent examples of the evolution of technology. They are increasingly complex and dependent on electronics. Product engineering changes after introduction to the marketplace are required for many reasons, such as when a component supplier discontinues a part and substitutes a new part. Testing the reliability of every change in a large manufacturing company is challenging. Sometimes, the simplest  designs are the most reliable and have the needed capabilities for most s. Many of today’s software applications have complex functional capabilities, yet most s do not need to access them. Engineering always has to deal with tradeoffs during each change in design or manufacturing and judgments about each risk. Many times, we have to make a fast decision on reliability risk based on experience, past field histories, and the collective knowledge of the engineering team. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes Please click on this link to access a relatively new analysis of traditional reliability prediction methods article from the US ARMY and CALCE titled  “Reliability Prediction – Continued Reliance on a Misleading Approach”. It is in the public domain, so please distribute freely. Trying to predict reliability for development is a misleading a costly approach. You can now purchase the most recent recording of Kirk Gray’s Hobbs Engineering 8 (two 4 hour sessions) hour Webinar “Rapid and Robust Reliability Development 2022 HALT & HASS Methodologies Online Seminar” from this link. For more information on the newest discovery testing methodology here is a link to the book “Next Generation HALT and HASS: Robust design of Electronics and Systems” written by Kirk Gray and John Paschkewitz. The post SOR 1028 Dealing with Ongoing Changes appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Executing the Plan Abstract Carl and Fred continue discussing the listener question about building an effective reliability program. After discussing some of the finer points about creating the reliability plan, the podcast focuses on execution of the reliability plan. Key Points Carl and Fred as they discuss some of the finer points about building a good reliability program. In this case, the company already has a reasonably solid testing program, but needs to put more effort into reliability in design. Topics include: How to supplement testing with Design for Reliability tasks. Consider developing a reliability plan year by year: first year tasks, second year tasks, etc. The objective is not to build a large reliability team; the objective should be to implement good reliability practices into the organization. Embed reliability into engineering We want to create reliability, not jobs Look for internal “champions” in senior management. Get value from early wins. Implementing reliability in design requires building relationships. The key to successfully implementing a reliability plan is to involve the key stakeholders in the creation of the plan. The reliability plan needs to be executed as part of project management. There will be hurdles that come up. The plan needs to be adjusted, as needed. Participate in the engineering project team meetings. Be part of the engineering process. Reliability looks at system as a whole, in addition to the parts. How to influence engineering to create reliable designs. Be engaged. Helping engineering establish correct special product and process characteristics that enable high reliability. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes   The post SOR 1027 Executing the Plan appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Building a Reliability Program Abstract Carl and Fred discuss a voice message received on the Accendo Reliability “speak pipe.” The caller is trying to build a reliability program at his company. The company already has a good testing program, but needs to supplement with for reliability in design. Key Points Carl and Fred as they discuss how to build a reliability program, building on a good testing program that is in place. Where do you start? Topics include: How should you go about recruiting and building a reliability team? What reliability tools are most important? What will each new reliability team member bring to the company? Importance of following all of the six steps in the process to achieve high reliability. Begin with what you are trying to achieve, the reliability vision. Why a “gap assessment” is essential. Who has responsibility for supplier reliability? Importance of purchasing reliable parts, not just low cost. Consider what are the product characteristics that create reliable parts. Ask: how will the system or part will fail? How long will it last? What goes into creating a good Design for Reliability program? Guidance: get a good reliability plan in place, using the six step process. It doesn’t take a long time to develop a good reliability plan, maybe a couple of days. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes   The post SOR 1026 Starting a Reliability Program appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Getting Started with Vibration Testing Abstract Chris and Fred discuss Key Points Chris and Fred as they discuss Topics include: point 1 point 2 point 3 Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes The post SOR 1025 Getting Started with Vibration Testing appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

MTBF and an Indicator Abstract Chris and Fred discuss Key Points Chris and Fred as they discuss Topics include: point 1 point 2 point 3 Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes The post SOR 1024 MTBF and an Indicator appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

What Counts Abstract Carl and Fred discuss a listener question about what type of field or test issues to count when assessing or estimating reliability in a project. Key Points Carl and Fred as they discuss how to collect and maintain field and test data when calculating or estimating reliability. Topics include: Do you consider only failures that occur when the product is used as specified? Or, do you also consider failures that occur during misuse of the product? What types of field returns would you not use when estimating reliability? You have to define the environmental and operating conditions. Carefully consider which potential misuses will be included in reliability estimation. Err in the direction of including unintended uses in the failure database, so that a business decision can be made on warranty or customer service. Usage environments are a distribution of data, and it is important to know the nature of the distribution. ISO standards use the term “anticipated misuse.” You need a broad application of what you keep track of in your reliability database, however this doesn’t mean you have to take action on everything in the database, Pareto still applies. Business decisions are important. Field data can be filled with noise. Learn how to differentiate signal from noise. If someone complains or returns a product for any reason, learn why, so you can make informed decisions. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes   The post SOR 1023 What Counts appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Facilitator and Deep Understanding Abstract Carl and Fred discuss  an Inside FMEA reader question: “does a facilitator have to have a deep understanding of the subject matter they are facilitating?” Key Points Carl and Fred as they discuss the level of knowledge a facilitator must have about there subject being facilitated, in order to be successful. Topics include: What type of knowledge is helpful to the facilitator? It is essential that the facilitator have excellent facilitation skills. Having no knowledge at all of the subject being facilitated does not work. It is not necessary for a facilitator to have deep or expert knowledge of the subject matter. The laser is in between these extremes. The best answer to the question being posed is that the facilitator should have sufficient overview of the subject, so he or she does not impede the meetings (team feel like they have to”educate” the facilitator) and can guide the team to good thinking and results. Avoid “expert” facilitators who know nothing about the subject being facilitated. Minimum is to know the scope, language, and a high-level overview of the topic. This might take a few hours of immersion. Avoid having the subject matter expert (who is unskilled in facilitation) being the team facilitator, because the team needs good facilitation to get to its best thinking. The skills of facilitation are covered in the series called “FMEA Facilitation Series,” which are part of Inside FMEA. A link is in the show notes. Example facilitation errors are discussed, along with comments on how to address. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes To read the “FMEA Facilitation Series” use this link: https://accendoreliability.com/inside-fmea-index-articles/ and cursor down the the facilitation series of articles. The post SOR 1022 Facilitator and Deep Understanding appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Influence vs Facilitation Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss influence vs. facilitation and the difficulty of trying to do both at once. Key Points Dianna and Fred as they discuss influence vs. facilitation, comparing the roles of when you are a contributor vs. facilitating with peers. Topics include: The need to be a facilitator when in quality engineering or reliability engineering The challenges of stepping out of the facilitator role to the discussion as an expert Tricks to facilitating, including planning ahead and making ideas visible Home/school club, chalkboards, project management Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes Reliability engineers and quality engineers often find themselves needing to facilitate a meeting. Root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and other scenarios require teamwork. A challenge can be playing the facilitator role while you also want to be a contributor. These roles can be at odds with one another. Facilitators guard the process and ensure everyone is heard. Contributors have ideas and opinions to share with the team that help define the solution. When you must facilitate, there are ways to shift from one role to another. Fred and Dianna talk about several ways to make the shift. Facilitating itself is difficult and requires skill. Some suggestions they have: Plan ahead Define the scope well Know how decisions will be made Follow up with actions One of the biggest takeaways: make it visible to everyone. Quality tools are examples of models and templates that that work. Whether you facilitate in-person or are using remote tools, be sure you understand how to use the tools. Don’t let your misunderstanding about how to use tools create disruptive pauses in the process. In conclusion, be cautious about the roles you play, and make it clear to the team which role you’re playing when. And you can enhance your career if you practice your facilitator skills. Do you have any success stories to share? The post SOR 1021 Influence vs Facilitation appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

8D with ‘G’ Abstract Dianna and Fred introduce a special guest, ‘G’, and talk about the 8 Disciplines method of problem solving. Key Points Dianna and Fred as they discuss 8D with ‘G’, Google’s AI assistant. Topics include: Problem solving and the benefits of a structured approach like 8D (8 Disciplines) The hardest parts about RCA (root cause analysis) The steps of the 8D process Potential uses for AI Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes Fred and Dianna discuss problem solving, in general, and the benefits of a structured approach like 8D. They invite a special guest to the show to provide a different perspective. G is an advanced language model developed by Google AI. Capable of understanding and responding to a wide range of prompts and questions, G offers a unique and informative conversational experience. The three hosts talk about: The hardest parts about root cause analysis, which is defining the problem well. Part of that is not jumping to conclusions. How RCA (root cause analysis) can change based on the intent of the researcher. For someone in a maintenance role, the focus may be on identifying the problem part and replacing it as quickly as possible. For an engineer, the focus will be on what caused that failure to occur, including stresses like special use cases and environment. Why 8D (the 8 disciplines) helps with RCA by providing a structured approach. They list the 8 steps, including step 0: preserving the evidence for investigation. They also talk about how to do the last step and the importance of not skipping it. Not seeing success with point systems and gamification! Fred and Dianna also talk about ways to use interactive AI, like G. How to set the stage with prompting. Use it to help get unstuck. Try asking AI to challenge your assumptions with more technical issues. Please let us know what you thought of this episode. Share your questions and comments, below! The post SOR 1020 8D with ‘G’ appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Can Manufacturing Improve the Design Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how reliability and quality is destroyed by organizations that like to have a ‘razor’ split between design and manufacturing teams. Why? Key Points Chris and Fred as they discuss when organizations see design and manufacturing functions as distinct, separate, never to talk to each other, and completely unaware of the other (this is a bad thing by the way …) Topics include: Around 80 % of quality problems start with design. That’s right. Most of those ‘manufacturing’ defects come about when the design teams come up with ideas that can work … but simply can’t be built with the machines in your manufacturing facility. Whether this is being metal at crazy angles, tolerances that need to be within one-millionth of one-millionth of one inch otherwise it catches fire, heat sensitive material that is next to welds and so on. Manufacturing teams can only make designs ‘worse.’ Of the 20 % of defects that aren’t rooted in crazy designs, the only thing that happens is that quality and reliability is reduced from what the design team were hoping. But all the (other team) does is tell us what they can’t do. That usually means they are responding to your crazy design/manufacturing process which assumes the other team can accommodate it. Instead … the teams need to speak to each other before they design and build to know what the other CAN do. And then work accordingly, so you have no conversations where they have to tell you what they CAN’T do. Do you have a team that re-designs things to make them manufacturable? Then we are talking about you. Designers are not special geniuses that need no boundaries so they can innovate. They need to be real world people. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes The post SOR 1019 Can Manufacturing Improve the Design appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Calculate Equipment Reliability Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how we can go about calculating equipment reliability … when you only have a small amount of information. Help! Play Episode

Influence – How to Get It & How to Keep It! Abstract Greg and Fred discuss how to influence decision makers to get your ideas adopted and deployed. Key Points Greg and Fred as they discuss how to get your reliability and quality objectives  adopted into a project. Influencing topics include: What are the critical constraints in a project? How to get your reliability objective or goal adopted by the program or project manager? How to develop KPI’s or metrics to ensure your objective can be measured? How to manage and measure achievement of your quality objective throughout the project’s lifecycle. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes   The post SOR 1017 Influence appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Do it Right the First Time Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the risks to reliability of having to rework or human handling of circuit boards and rework in general. Key Points Kirk and Fred as they discuss process control and hand soldering and how it increases the reliability risk compared to the original production line produced circuit boards Topics include: Reworked solder ts are inconsistent and human touch-up carries a greater risk of failure than the original re-flow oven soldering. Rework and repair are often referred to as the hidden factory as the costs of touch-ups and failures of the rework are not always financially ed for. A fundamental tenet of reliability engineering is that if you do not know the physics of why a system fails and why it's unreliable, you will not know how to make it reliable Customers, in general, expect more reliable products, and the smartphone industry has made them more shock-resistant and water-resistant in each new iteration of the design. Enjoy an episode of Speaking of Reliability. Where you can friends as they discuss reliability topics. us as we discuss topics ranging from design for reliability techniques to field data analysis approaches. Audio RSS Show Notes Please click on this link to access a relatively new analysis of traditional reliability prediction methods article from the US ARMY and CALCE titled  “Reliability Prediction – Continued Reliance on a Misleading Approach”. It is in the public domain, so please distribute freely. Trying to predict reliability for development is a misleading a costly approach. You can now purchase the most recent recording of Kirk Gray’s Hobbs Engineering 8 (two 4 hour sessions) hour Webinar “Rapid and Robust Reliability Development 2022 HALT & HASS Methodologies Online Seminar” from this link. For more information on the newest discovery testing methodology here is a link to the book “Next Generation HALT and HASS: Robust design of Electronics and Systems” written by Kirk Gray and John Paschkewitz. The post SOR 1016 Do it Right the First Time appeared first on Accendo Reliability.