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Kirk and Fred discussing the paths they took in Reliability Engineering, how our past experience shaped our view of the best methods for improving the reliability of systems, and how we learn new information on reliability issues.
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Kirk and Fred discussing Multiple Environmental Over Stress Test or MEOST.
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Kirk and Fred discussing and reflecting on some of the spooky reliability problems we have seen (or not seen) that sometimes have haunted us on this Halloween 2022 episode of SOR
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Kirk and Fred discussing the use of current buzzwords in the field of reliability, the use of software data Failure Reporting and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) and how many reliability professionals jump to software automation to analyze reliability issues.
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Kirk and Fred discussing how to determine reliability for an LED device that needs to be operational after 250 years storage.
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Kirk and Fred discussing about a subject that is quite different from electronics and systems, that is the degradation of fruit and vegetables and prevention of aging or preservation of fruit.
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Kirk and Fred discussing a question from a listener, that is pretty fundamental to HALT programs, what to do before starting to do HALT.
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Kirk and Fred discussing the dynamics of changing a design during the development process. The longer it takes to develop a new product the longer it allows the competitors to introduce new features and functions, which may have more market appeal than your products features right as your finishing development.
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Kirk and Fred discussing a basic question Fred asks in the Reliability Management Class and with new clients, that is “what are you trying to accomplish” with your reliability program,
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Kirk and Fred discussing dealing with suppliers in dealing with failures in complex interconnected systems.
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Kirk and Fred discussing a basic subject that Kirk has been speaking about for over three decades, Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) and carrying the ideas of Gregg Hobbs, Ph.D. who termed the acronym and methodology
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Kirk and Fred discussing their views on how to best learn the discipline of reliability engineering.
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Kirk and Fred discussing whether to ship a product that may or may not be safe and reliable.
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Kirk and Fred discussing higher education and the importance of a college degree in reliability for a career in reliability engineering.
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Kirk and Fred discussing failures in products after launch and the importance of and knowing how the customers use conditions.
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