Connectors
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Speaking of Reliability
Let us address your reliability engineering questions. Gain the experience of your peers and accelerate the improvement of your program and career.
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SOR 1089 10 Gems Career Start Advice
Ten Career Gems for New Reliability Engineers
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Carl and Fred discuss our top advice for those starting a role as a reliability engineer for the first time.
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SOR 1088 AI Future of FMEA
AI Future of FMEA
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Carl and Fred discuss the use of AI with FMEA, what works and what does not work.
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SOR 1087 What do Reliability Engineers Do?
What do Reliability Engineers Do?
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Dianna and Fred discuss what do Reliability Engineers do?
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SOR 1086 Enough Data?
Enough Data?
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Dianna and Fred discuss a common reliability engineering dilemma: do we have enough data? Is data nirvana achievable?
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SOR 1085 Risk Monitoring Triggers
Risk Monitoring Triggers
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Greg and Fred discuss ways to detect and monitor changes in a system. So, what is the trigger to indicate an event, threat, or anomaly that can result in a risk. This becomes critical if you want to focus on the critical few NOT the insignificant many.
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SOR 1084 Reliability Allocation
Reliability Allocation
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Enrico and Fred discuss various approaches to allocation.
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SOR 1083 Portable Device Feasibility
Portable Device Feasibility
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Chris and Fred discuss how we assess product feasibility … at the concept stage! Great topic.
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SOR 1082 Equations for Goal Setting
Equations for Goal Setting
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Chris and Fred discuss what equations (if any) exist for setting and optimizing reliability goals … sometimes trading off against other goals. Wo …
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SOR 1081 Customer Requirements
Customer Requirements
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Chris and Fred discuss customer requirements when it comes to reliability. How do we get this wrong?
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SOR 1080 Bearing Failure and Analysis
Bearing Failure and Analysis
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Chris and Fred discuss how bearings fail. Bearings are among the most common components used in products and systems. So, how do they go wrong?
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SOR 1079 Decisions and Metrics
Decisions and Metrics
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Greg and Fred discuss the importance of key metrics, whether KPI’s or OKR’s, to determine the quality of decision making.
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SOR 1078 Communicating Complex Topics
Communicating Complex Topics
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Enrico and Fred discuss a few approaches that may be effective when communication complex topics to others.
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SOR 1077 Loss of Expertise
Loss of Expertise
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Greg and Fred discuss what happens when a company doesn’t have the engineering knowledge, skills, and abilities to design things. Why? Companies don’t make commodity stuff any more. They outsource these items. The challenge of outsourcing often means outsourcing engineering expertise. Big problem. So what are the solutions?
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SOR 1076 Research Options
Research Options
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Kirk and Fred discuss the new options for doing technical research, including Google Scholar and AI tools like ChatGPT ᐅ Play Episode
