Reliability and Testing
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Kirk and Fred discussing how much of reliability engineering is devoted to testing and what other functions should a reliability engineer do.
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SOR 721 Reliability and Testing
PR S2:E15 Workforce Planning w/ Joel Leonard
Workforce Planning w/ Joel Leonard
The average age of hundreds of thousands of maintenance people across the globe is over 50 years old. Many have already started to retire, leaving empty maintenance positions behind. Companies are having a challenge in finding qualified workers to fill vacancies. With no one to fix broken pipes, frayed wires and brittle levies, modern nations are finding themselves in what Joel Leonard has coined, “The Maintenance Crisis.”
SOR 720 Reliability and Bathtub Curve
Reliability and Bathtub Curve
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Carl and Fred discussing the origin and meaning of the reliability “bathtub” curve, and why it is not useful as a visual analogy.
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WIM S1:E1 Key to Vendor Management Success with Trena Ellis
Key to Vendor Management Success with Trena Ellis
In this episode of the Women in Maintenance Podcast, we have our first guest, Trena Ellis, Vice President of Facilities at SAFE Credit Union, on the show! Caitlyn and Trena discuss successful strategies and practices in facility and vendor management. And, helpful advice on how to build your network within your industry. Tune in today! [Read more…]
QDD 038 The DFE Part of DFX (Design For Environment and eXcellence)
The DFE Part of DFX (Design For Environment and eXcellence)
Design for Excellence (DFX) is a concept that includes many initiatives, like design for usability, design for manufacturability and assembly, and design for environment and disassembly. It’s a focus on doing things right, exceeding customer expectations, optimizing what’s needed while minimizing costs, and continuous improvement.
Today we take a deep dive on one of those aspects: design for environment (DFE), including design for disassembly. What are reasons that a business would consider this important, and how does a design engineer fit in?
MD 194 Scaling up AI+IoT Projects in Process Industries with Vivek Gupta & Sunil Vedula
MD 194 Scaling up AI+IoT Projects in Process Industries with Vivek Gupta & Sunil Vedula
Are you thinking about implementing a new sensor in your facility? Maybe it is the Nanoprecise sensor?
In this weeks episode we talk with Vivek Gupta about his implementation journey through pilot to full scale role out of the Nanoprecise sensor. Also joining the conversation us Sunil Vedula.
Episode Shout Outs:
Vivek Gupta – https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek-gupta-937b819/
Sunil Vedula – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunil-vedula-844a0917/
www.nanoprecise.io
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295 – Real Life Metrics with Rick Clonan
Real Life Metrics with Rick Clonan
It is my pleasure to welcome back Rick clone into the podcast, the implementation and training manager at era DCO.
In this episode we covered:
- What is a metric to begin with?
- Why do organizations really use metrics?
- With all these challenges, how do organizations either pick the right metrics or use them properly?
SOR 719 FMEAs and HALT
FMEAs and HALT
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Kirk and Fred discuss the relationship between FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis) and HALT (Highly Accelerated Limit Test)
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PR S2:E14 Lubrication Management w/ Preston Rubottom
Lubrication Management w/ Preston Rubottom
Preston Rubottom is the Director of Lubrication Reliability Solutions at Lubrication Engineers, Inc. Experienced maintenance professional with an extensive background in hands on equipment repair, root cause failure analysis and preventive maintenance strategies. Demonstrated history of working in heavy manufacturing of aircraft and aircraft component industry. Skilled in Reliability Centered Maintenance, Engineering, Facilities Maintenance Management, Advanced Hydraulic Technology.
SOR 718 Dealing with HALT Fear
Dealing with HALT Fear
Abstract
Kirk and Fred discuss misunderstandings of the limit testing and believing it’s “just breaking it”
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CT E02: The Case for Quality – Beyond Just Being Compliant with George Zack
CT E02: The Case for Quality – Beyond Just Being Compliant with George Zack
In the second episode of the Critical Talks Podcast, I am joined by George Zack of Two Harbors Consulting to talk about the FDA’s Case for Quality Initiative and how compliance alone shouldn’t be the goal for medical device manufacturers.
QDD 037 Results-Driven Decisions, Faster: Accelerated Stress Testing as a Reliability Life Test
Results-Driven Decisions, Faster: Accelerated Stress Testing as a Reliability Life Test
We want to ensure our designs perform reliably, as expected and intended. With today’s high-reliability products and quick release to market, we probably don’t have enough time to just test our parts at normal use rates. It would take too long, because our products ARE so reliable. Or, we’ll miss our window of opportunity to get our product to market.
There are several ways to get reliability data to make design decisions. One of the ways is reliability life testing of our product.
This episode explores how accelerated stress testing is one subset of other reliability life testing methods, when it’s a good idea, how we can approach doing it, and what we can do with the results.
RM 086: A Conversation with IPC Training Expert Bob Doetzer
A Conversation with IPC Training Expert Bob Doetzer
Today’s episode is all about training. With more young people entering the EMS industry, the need for training is higher than ever before. In this episode we’ll talk with IPC training expert Bob Doetzer about the benefits of training. Both training to IPC standards and practical training will be discussed.
Bob Doetzer, President of Circuit Technology Training, Inc (or CTTI for short). CTTI offers training in all IPC assembly specifications as well as CTI, Weller, ESD, lean six sigma, SMT Boot Camp and custom courses tailored to their customers’ requirements. In addition to ongoing process and IPC support after training, they offer PCB assembly and process engineering support for Air Vac, Juki, Weller, YesTech, and Heller, among others.
They have 6 state of the art, dedicated training centers:
– Costa Rica
– Melbourne, Florida
– Baltimore, Maryland
– Raleigh, North Carolina
– Manassas, Virginia
– Rock Hill, South Carolina
Bob may be reached here:
Bob Doetzer
President
Circuit Technology Training Inc.
Phone: (844) 900-2884
bob@circuittechnology.com
293 – Trends in Electrical Reliability with Alan Ross
Trends in Electrical Reliability with Alan Ross
It is my pleasure to welcome Alan Ross to the podcast, currently president of EPRA, the chair of the Tripoli smart grid marketing committee, as well as the editor in chief of transformer technology and women in power systems.
In this episode we covered:
- What’s happening in electrical reliability?
- What are people doing now that they weren’t doing even five years ago?
- Are you seeing data being used well on the electrical side?
SOR 717 Planning a Reliability Program
Planning a Reliability Program
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Carl and Fred discussing the planning that goes into any reliability program.
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