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

Sense of Community for Reliability Engineers Abstract Adam and Fred discussing the challenges and strategies for improving the reliability engineering community. Key Points Join Adam and Fred as they discuss the challenges and strategies for improving the reliability engineering community. Topics include: Is the increasing presence of on-line communication helping or hurting how engineering communities communicate? [...]

Mythical RAM Analysis Formula Abstract Adam and Fred discussing The “Silver Bullet” approach to Reliability Engineering Key Points Join Adam and Fred as they discuss the “Silver Bullet” approach to Reliability Engineering Topics include: What can be done when a leader asks for a quick reliability and maintainability assessment? Are there “go to” formulas that [...]

How to Use Reliability Specifications Well Abstract Kirk and Fred discussing Reliability Specifications and how companies set reliability requirements in new products Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss the many aspects of developing operational requirements and metrics for reliability development of a new system Topics include: Setting the acceptable or expected failure [...]

Making Reliability Training Effective Abstract Kirk and Fred discussing reliability training and the best way to have new reliability development techniques. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss reliability training effectiveness. Topics include: Some companies just want to hear what HALT and HASS is about, without much guidance in adapting HALT to their [...]

How Not to do FDSC Abstract Chris and Adam discuss FDSC. This may only mean something to you if you have experience in ‘military’ equipment. It stands for Failure Definition and Scoring Criteria. And it is used to remove subjectivity in classifying what sort of failure it is. Unless the military customer decides to change [...]

Characteristics of an Organization That Limits Reliability Abstract Chris and Fred discuss what ‘tell’s an organization that sucks at reliability has. That is, can you just tell an organization makes terrible products before you even get to their reliability department/guidebook/strategy/laboratory? And if you can, what are they? Our experience shows that when we are brought [...]

Are Regulators Good For Reliability Abstract Chris and Fred discuss the role regulators play in many industries. Are we better off because of them? In many cases … yes. But perhaps regulators are also getting in the way of us doing things better. And at what point does their ‘net harm’ exceed their ‘net good’? [...]

Kirk Gets a New Laptop, How Long Before There is a Problem? Abstract Kirk and Fred discussing Kirk’s purchase of a new laptop and his expectations of reliability. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss how recently Kirk decided on what laptop computer to purchase Topics include: The role of ratings of reliability [...]

How Does an Organization Pay Attention to The Right Stuff? Abstract Kirk and Fred discussing recent aircraft failures and how suppliers sort through all the reported data on failures and complaints from the field. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss the challenge for manufacturers the importance and priority of problem failure information. [...]

Are Customers Always Right? Abstract Adam and Fred discussing the way customers use products is not inline with how they were designed. Key Points Join Adam and Fred as they discuss the way customers use products is not inline with how they were designed. Topics include: The value of an engineering design team brainstorming on odd [...]