Policy – Minimum Acceptable Failure Analysis
Abstract
Kirk and Fred discussing when a failure rate of a product is acceptable or not acceptable.
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SOR 570 Policy – Minimum Acceptable Failure Analysis
SOR 563 Tips on Failure Analysis
Tips on Failure Analysis
Abstract
Kirk and Fred discussing doing failure analysis and the challenges
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150 – Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting with Heinz Bloch
Machinery Failure Analysis and Troubleshooting with Heinz Bloch
The organizations often tend to ignore some simple things when they are mitigating a machinery failure. Some of the important things being; why did the failure occur? Who should be asked about it? What kind of measures can be taken so that it doesn’t occur again? Most of the time, it is just changing parts without doing the proper analysis or troubleshooting for that matter. What you should be doing as a professional organization is, train your technicians about step by step problem solving by giving them test examples. The technicians should be able to contribute to the solutions and they should be encouraged to do so.
In this episode, we covered:
- Why is communication is critical?
- The value of continuing education!
- Why do you need to include all departments?
- And much more!
101 – Reliability with a Best Practice Organization with Heinz Bloch, Part 1 of 2
Reliability with a Best Practice Organization with Heinz Bloch, Part 1 of 2
The leap towards becoming a best-in-class company is challenging. If you’re like most people, you might have wondered the difference between best in class companies and typical companies as far as reliability practices are concerned. While it’s true that there are other elements that are at play that make for a best-in-class company, one can’t deny that maintenance and reliability is one differentiating factor and a critical element at that.
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55 – Reliability from a CMMS Perspective with John Reeve
Reliability from a CMMS Perspective with John Reeve
This episode is about the book, Reliability from a CMMS Perspective by John Reeve that will be coming out this fall. Often times, companies just implement a CMMS into th
eir reliability programs and the software doesn’t live up their expectations. So, what exactly goes wrong with such kind of projects? How do they get it right? The simple answer may be is that they expect too much and too fast. The results from any SAAS oriented system take time and they require patience. Then there needs to be some sort of consultation between the reliability engineers and the management of the company if they are ever going to implement a CMMS correctly.
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SOR 169 Failure Analysis When is Enough Enough
Failure Analysis:When is Enough, Enough
Abstract
John and Fred discussing how to know you have sufficient failure analysis to stop pursuing the analysis.
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SOR 031 Troubleshooting Failure Analysis
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 discover the causes of failures.
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