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Kirk and Fred discussing the differences in weather conditions in their home locations and how variable extremes in environmental conditions and impacts to equipment design and its reliability.
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Carl and Fred discussing the pitfalls of using Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) as a metric for identifying reliability requirements.
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Whenever people talk about the iIOT or other advanced technologies, they are not considered as the tools the technicians at the shop floor can benefit from. The reason is that they are so complex that you need proper training to get the results that you need. But it is vital that such technologies and tools are made available to the people on the plant floor. They are the ones who can benefit the most from it as they spend all their time being close to the asset. Whenever a problem occurs, they can be just notified to take care of it.
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Cloud-based technologies have really improved data sharing. All you have to do is capture the data, transfer it to your smart phone, and then share it with anyone who need to know that information via cloud. It is a very efficient and secured way of sharing information that helps take smart measures in a matter of minutes anytime and anywhere. FLUKE provides such remote data monitoring solutions that have the ability to share asset data based on the performance and outputs. This data can include the operating conditions of the asset and the voltage variations that are recorded every minute.
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On this episode, we’re hosting a roundtable discussion on the subject of cleaning circuit assemblies after reflow. After all, contamination removal is exclusively performed to increase the reliability of circuit assemblies and the products they are installed in.
With the rapid expansion of electronics due partly to automotive and IOT, cleaning of circuit assemblies has increased dramatically and with that, challenges to cleaning have also increased. Because cleaning is commonly an “end of the line” procedure, it frequently falls victim to assembly procedures earlier in the assembly process. As a result, cleaning technology (equipment, chemical, processes), must be reactive to overcome the challenges presented by the assembly process.
Today, we’re going to discuss some of the challenges to cleaning and to do so, I’ve recruited a panel of experts. Today’s cleaning roundtable features a number of experts from Zestron, a company known for manufacturing innovative chemical solutions for the electronic assembly and semiconductor markets.
This week, I welcome on the CEO of Impruver Technologies, Calvin Williams. Last time Calvin was on we spent a lot of time getting into continuous improvement and some of the strategies behind it. This time I wanted to dive deeper into a 5 Why video that Calvin made about New England Confectionery Company’s bankruptcy, however we spent more time on the continuous improvement mindset and personal development.
I’m looking for a new opportunity in maintenance & reliability so if you hear of any open positions that I might be suited for please let me know on LinkedIn or send me an email at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
If you enjoy the show, please tell your colleagues in reliability about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn. I’m putting out, at a minimum, weekly videos for that page so if you follow my personal LinkedIn, you might miss out on some great stuff.
The book mentioned on the show – “The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results” by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan
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Carl and Fred discussing the subject of reliability allocation, how it is used and some of the pitfalls in application.
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The local weather affects your products and systems. Knowing the weather helps you plan your wardrobe for the day. Likewise, knowing the weather helps you design a product or system that is able to thrive in the weather conditions it will experience. [Read more…]
Kirk and Fred discussing decisions made regarding the costs, features and reliability when make a purchase of home appliances and other consumer products.
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Failure data is very important for leaders to make effective and efficient decisions. That’s why they are always looking for industry best practices and new implementation techniques to understand failure codes and failure modes in a better way. The organizations always focus on understanding failure codes so that they can design their CMMS. They always configure their CMMS to better analyze the failure data. They have a process in place that allows them to run failure data against different fields based on the failure codes. Failure data must be synchronized to hold RCM analysis results. CMMS can be built in way that it perfectly serves the purpose.
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I’ve known Phil Zarrow and Jim Hall for many years. Phil, Jim, and what they describe as their brothers, operate ITM Consulting, a consulting and advisory firm for the electronic assembly located in Springfield, TN. Phil and Jim also produce a question and answer program, answering technical assembly-related questions in an equally valuable and humorous manner. As you will hear, Phil and Jim, while taking their customer’s problems seriously, don’t take themselves too seriously, which is one of the things I love about them.
This week, I welcome on the principal root cause analysis (RCA) investigator for Reliability Center, Holcombe Baird. We take a deeper look at the RCA process and Holcombe gives us his insights on what makes a good investigator and how we can avoid some common mistakes.
I’m looking for a new opportunity in maintenance & reliability so if you hear of any open positions that I might be suited for please let me know on LinkedIn or send me an email at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
I mentioned this last week but the offer still stands. I have some more time so if you have any reliability questions, frustrations or anything I can help with, I am happy to jump on a phone call with you and give you my advice. A bonus is, if I don’t have a good answer for you, I will get in contact with the right person to get you the help you need. I want to be clear and say I’m not charging for this and I won’t try to sell you anything, I’m just doing this to bring more value to you.
If you enjoy the show, please tell your colleagues in reliability about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn. I’m putting out, at a minimum, weekly videos for that page so if you follow my personal LinkedIn, you might miss out on some great stuff. If you have any questions, business inquiries or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
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Kirk and Fred discussing good, better and best ways to introduce and motivate a company to use weakness discovery test methodology.
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Carl and Fred discuss the approach to building quality and reliability programs. Is it better to implement a disciplined approach or a more collaborative approach?
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