FMEA Detection – Useful?
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Carl and Fred discuss a reader question about assessing risk related to detection, as part of FMEA procedure, specifically its usefulness and application.
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SOR 931 FMEA Detection – Useful?
SOR 930 Reliability Goals and Requirements
Reliability Goals and Requirements
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Carl and Fred discuss the importance of well-written reliability requirements and whether they should be goals or actual requirements.
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Dealing with Small Sample Sizes
Dealing with Small Sample Sizes
podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg
It’s rare to have sufficient samples for all the desired reliability work. It’s common to have very few samples. So, how does one manage to learn what is necessary to learn from the few samples? How can you maximize the value of reliability work in the scant sample situation? [Read more…]
RM 135: A Conversation with Dr. Zach Peterson about Board Design Best Practices
A Conversation with Dr. Zach Peterson about Board Design Best Practices
In today’s increasingly connected and digital world, PCBs are the unsung heroes that power our devices, from smartphones to spacecraft. Yet, the art and science of designing these crucial components often go unnoticed. That’s where this episode comes in.
Today, I hope to shine a spotlight on the critical role PCBs play in modern technology and explore the best practices that drive innovation and reliability.
In this episode, I hope to unravel the mysteries of PCB design, tackle complex challenges, and unlock the secrets to creating high-performance, efficient, and reliable circuit boards. Whether you’re a seasoned PCB designer looking to sharpen your skills, a budding engineer eager to learn the ropes, or simply a tech enthusiast curious about the technology that shapes our lives, this episode has something for everyone.
Today, I will be joined by Dr. Zach Peterson. Zach is a well-known researcher and electronics designer. In 2017, he founded Northwest Engineering Solutions as a technology consultancy and has since grown the company into an innovative design and manufacturing house for advanced electronic products.
He conducted his Applied Physics Ph.D. research in ZnO random laser theory and stability and his M.Sc. Physics research in chemisorptive sensors for environmental monitoring at Portland State University. He also received his MBA (Leadership & Finance) from Adams State University.
His work has been published in over a dozen peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and he has written 2500+ technical articles on PCB design for a number of companies.
He is a member of IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE Electronics Packaging Society, American Physical Society, and the Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA). He previously served as a voting member on the INCITS Quantum Computing Technical Advisory Committee working on technical standards for quantum electronics, and he currently serves on the IEEE P31-86 Working Group focused on Port Interface Representing Photonic Signals Using SPICE-class Circuit Simulators.
If Zack looks familiar, you may recognize him from the Altium On-Track and Altium Academy video series and Podcasts.
Zach’s Contact Information:
Zachariah Peterson
contact@nwengineeringllc.com
https://www.nwengineeringllc.com/
SOR 929 Redundancy Risk Balance
Redundancy Risk Balance
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Greg and Fred discuss what is redundancy and why it’s a critical business tool. ᐅ Play Episode
PR S5E2: Unveiling KPIs for Organizational Excellence
Unveiling KPIs for Organizational Excellence
In this half-hour podcast, we bring you expert discussions, and actionable insights to guide you through the dynamics of KPI’s and metrics in reliability. Join us as we explore the nuanced world of reliability KPIs, shedding light on a fundamental truth: successful strategies are rooted in a deep understanding of organizational objectives. Many professionals overlook the pivotal role that alignment with objectives plays in creating a reliability strategy that truly works.
SOR 928 Risk and Reliability Lenses
Risk and Reliability Lenses
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Greg and Fred discuss risk and reliability lenses for solving today’s dynamic problems.
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MC 021 Residual Stress in Metals
Residual Stress in Metals
In this episode, I discuss residual stress in metals
See this blog post on residual stress to learn more about residual stress
See this blog post on the five concepts to learn more.
Risk Based Auditing
Risk-Based Auditing: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
podcast episode with speaker Greg Hutchins
Risk-based auditing (RBA) is all about risk management. Risk-based auditing is simply risk transfer from the auditee to the auditor.
In today’s uncertain world, the lens for most, if not all, problem-solving and decision-making is risk. Risk-based auditing is a must-have tool for all quality and reliability professionals. ALL ISO management systems require RBA, whether 1st, 2nd, or 3rd party audits. [Read more…]
WQW 013: Waste Is Not The Enemy
Waste Is Not The Enemy
In the Quality and Continuous Improvement world, it’s common to focus on waste reduction as the enemy to success. However, I don’t think that waste is the enemy of the Quality Warrior. Not that waste is good, but the obviousness of waste as a bad thing actually blinds those of us teaching and coaching continuous improvement to the genius of the Toyota Production System.
Looking at the role of waste as it affects profit, other ways to reduce cost and some of the consequences are discussed.
I reference plastic injection molding in the discussion. In case you are not familiar with the process, here’s a link to a good overview video on YouTube: engineerguy Plastic Injection Molding
All episodes and episode notes are at Way of the Quality Warrior website
You can also contact the host Keith Fong there or on LinkedIn Keith Fong on LinkedIn
SOR 927 Reliability from WWII
Reliability from WWII
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Chris and Fred discuss some of the things we have learned in the world of reliability directly due to World War II. Not many people know that around one third of today’s medical vaccines were developed out of necessity from World War II … and something similar happened when it came to making things reliable.
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SOR 926 Just Assuming
Just Assuming
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Chris and Fred discuss what it means to ‘assume’ something. We assume things all the time in our daily lives. We would never get anything done if we didn’t rely on quick ‘guesses’ about the world around us. But then there are those ‘assumptions’ that get us in trouble. So what’s the difference?
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RM 134: 2023 Podcast Season Wrap-Up
2023 Podcast Season Wrap-Up
On this episode, I have no guests as this is the final episode of the Reliability Matters Podcast for the 2023 season. Instead, let’s review what happened on the podcast this year.
A special thanks to my guests and listeners/viewers for making this podcast so successful.
SOR 925 Regulation Reducing Safety
Regulation Reducing Safety
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Greg and Fred discuss conformity assessment and what should and can you do to comply with a regulatory requirement.
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SOR 924 Improving Information
Improving Information
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Greg and Fred discuss how to improve your ability to get the right information to solve the right problems.
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