Speaking Of Reliability: Friends Discussing Reliability Engineering Topics | Warranty | Plant Maintenance

Balancing Time to Market and Reliability Priorities Abstract Adam and Fred discuss how mid project priorities may pause or stop reliability activities Key Points Join Adam and Fred as they discuss the issues that occur when resource limitation pauses reliability activities. We all know that you can’t test in reliability. So why do we postpone [...]

Marketing is Driving Reliability Abstract Adam and Fred discuss how many industries that historically didn’t put product reliability as the most critical competing factor now do. Key Points Join Adam and Fred as they discuss how products that historically would use “new features” as the leading advertising factor are now using “proven reliability” as the [...]

Selecting the Correct ALT Abstract Adam and Fred discuss the criticality of selecting the correct ALT for the product to be tested. Key Points Join Adam and Fred as they discuss the different types of ALT models and some common pitfalls when selecting the correct one Don’t just blindly use a model that worked on [...]

Introduction to Acceleration Models Abstract Adam and Fred discuss the fundamentals of Accelerated Life Testing (ALT) Key Points Join Adam and Fred as they discuss the fundamentals of ALT and how we use them in everyday life unknowingly. The more the stakeholders of ALT results understand the underlying principles the more effective ALT will be [...]

Team Culture and Reliability Abstract Adam and Fred discuss with guest Jim McCarthy, of McCarthy Industries, how organizational cultures can change to include long term deliverables. Key Points Join Adam, Fred and Jim as they discuss The criticality of culture inside the company to achieving the business objective. How can team culture support objectives that [...]

Getting Important Services from Your Supplier Abstract Tim and Fred discuss the risks of focusing only on cost, and how that prevents companies from getting more from their suppliers. Key Points Join Tim and Fred as they discuss some of the mistakes that companies in supplier management that lead to higher failure rates and higher [...]

A Better Plan than Incoming Inspection Abstract Tim and Fred discuss the pros and cons of incoming inspection, and propose some lower cost alternatives that are more effective. Key Points Join Tim and Fred as they discuss the alternatives to incoming inspection as a way of assuring quality and reliability, and holding suppliers accountable. Why [...]

Troubleshooting Failure Analysis Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss steps that should be followed when trying to find the location and cause of failures in electronics. They use examples of from their own experiences with recent failures of appliances and personal computers and how using a systematic approach to investigating failures is the best way to [...]

What Do I Need to Detect Failures? Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss how to know when a failure occurs during a stress test to find operational and destruct limits. In some cases the failure and component causing the failure is very obvious when “the smoke comes out”. In other cases the product being tested has [...]

Vendor Common Responses to Failures Abstract Tim and Fred discuss a few of the typical responses from suppliers when confronted with field failures. Key Points Join Tim and Fred as they discuss the problems faced by companies who try to hold their suppliers accountable for field failures. Common responses from suppliers Figuring out what’s really [...]