Accendo Weekly Update #361
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Accendo Weekly Update #361

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An Introduction to Quality Engineering

A new course

by Ray Harkins

In this course, “An Introduction to Quality Engineering”, you will gain a thorough and practical overview of the quality profession without getting bogged down in technical jargon. You will not only learn about the 12 KEY?AREAS of quality engineering but also gain practical concepts in each.

The links to the course here and on the site contain a code for an exclusive Accendo Reliability discount - which is good till October 20th.

Up your Quality Engineering skills today.

Announcements & Reminders

Ray also writes articles in?The Manufacturing Academy?plus has a few other courses available that may be of interest.

In other news, Carl and I are finishing up the editing of the new book (name not yet finalized) and after one more pass by a professional editor, we'll begin the book layout/formatting. If you'd like to help narrow down the book's title and/or stay up on the status and be the first to know when it's available -?join the New Book email list.

Stay safe, stay flexible, and stay resilient.

Cheers,

Fred

[email protected]

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The reliability engineering podcast network
Podcasts continue to gain listeners, so thanks for letting others know. Let us know what you'd like to talk about. PS: Now, with over?2,198,245 downloads. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend about the network.

SOR 795 The Point of Your Role

Greg and Fred discuss the professional role of a quality and reliability engineer within an organization.

SOR 796 Very Long Term Storage Question

Kirk and Fred discuss how to determine reliability for an LED device that needs to be operational after 250 years storage.

QDD 076 Use Force Field Analysis to Understand Nuances

We can use a force field analysis to understand nuances or to get a handle on a change that involves many different people or departments.

RiM 14: RCM Task Selection and Frequency

In this episode, I speak with Adam Armstrong from KPMG about the process of selecting a maintenance task using the RCM process. We also explore how we determine the appropriate frequency for the task.

MM S5:E04 Andrew Black

Join Andrew and Ryan for a revealing conversation about how to democratize innovation in asset-intensive industries and learn how you too can take part in creating waves of change.

RM Special Episode: A Sneak Peak at the SMTAI Technical Conference

Mike speaks with Dr. Martin Anselm, Professor at RIT and SMTAI's technical committee members - Julie Silk and Raiyo Aspandiar.

RM 104: A Conversation about ESD Flooring with Thomas Ricciardelli

There always was and continues?to be the challenge of protecting components from the dangers of static electricity. My guest today is Thomas Ricciardelli, Founder and CEO of SelecTech, a manufacturer of ESD flooring for the electronics assembly industry.

What is a "Fault Tree'?

Recorded 27 September 2022 / Chris Jackson

It is amazing how many different reliability engineers have different ideas about how to best use a fault tree. Some think fault trees are strictly used to work out which combinations of components need to fail in order for the system to fail (system reliability modelling). Others think fault trees are really useful for helping us work out what the causes of failure are (root cause analysis). Both people are right. So why do we get these competing schools of thought? Join us for this webinar to learn more about how fault trees can help you … regardless of what you are trying to achieve.

Being a Great Reliability Engineer

Recorded 13 September 2022 / Fred Schenkelberg

What is it that makes the difference between good and great related to reliability engineers? What is the magic element that separates those that can carry out tasks such as facilitating an FMEA or designing and analyzing an ALT from those that impact an organization’s culture? A good impact that improves the organization’s ability to create reliable products.

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Reliability?Live Events

Reliability Engineering webinars and master classes
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Focus on Failure Mechanisms

Scheduled for October 11, 2022, at 9?am?US Pacific time.

Speaker:?Fred Schenkelberg

In my opinion, as I do not know if this is true or not, every product or system failure has a cause. Causes are not exactly the same as what we call ‘failure mechanisms’, yet they are related in many cases. One more term to consider is ‘failure mode’ which is the symptoms or results of a failure.

Let’s focus on failure mechanisms in the discussion. During design, manufacturing, and use it is the mechanism information that we can use. We can design out failure mechanisms, minimize introducing them, and delay occurrence via maintenance. For a failure analysis to succeed we need to understand the mechanism(s) at play well to move forward. To design an effective screening test or accelerated life test, we need to know the mechanism(s) involved.

It may be safe to say, failure mechanisms are at the heart of much of what we do in reliability engineering. Let’s explore the many ways something can fail and how understanding failure mechanisms makes a difference.

Reserve Your Seat Today

What is the Weibull Distribution?

Scheduled for October 25, 2022, at 8?am?US Pacific time.

Speaker:?Chris Jackson

Whether you are new to reliability or a veteran, you have probably heard about the Weibull distribution. It has almost mythical status amongst those who conduct reliability data analysis … or in other words – turning a jumble of dots (data points) into information that actually means something. So why do we ‘worship’ the Weibull distribution? What is so special about it? Whether you have been doing this for a long time or five minutes, you will get something out of this webinar that looks at one of the most popular tools for reliability analysis.

Reserve Your Seat Today

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Reliability Articles

Reliability Engineering essays and tutorials

Short essays and tutorials for your weekly professional reading. Did you know there are over 2,600 articles published to date? Comment or ask questions thus joining the discussion. If you have an idea for an article or would like to contribute articles,?let's talk.

Hurricane Risks: Flood Damage To Plant Equipment

During a hurricane plant equipment can be damaged both by high winds and flooding.?For example, the majority of plant equipment damage caused by Hurricane Rita (2005) was wind related, whereas more flood-related damage was reported during Hurricane Ike (2008).??...[Read more…]???

Why Stainless Steel is Corrosion Resistant

Stainless steel is known for its corrosion resistance in many environments, with different alloys having different levels of corrosion resistance. Also, stainless steels are available with a wide range of strengths. Understanding the reasons for the corrosion resistance is helpful for selecting alloys based on the required strength and environment to which the steel will be exposed.??...[Read more…]??

Utilizing CMMS/EAM for Defect Elimination

As we all have learned, eliminating defects is the key to a safe and profitable plant. But how do we know where our ‘bugs” are hiding? There are certainly many ways to uncover where the bugs are, but one place in particular is your computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) or enterprise asset management system (EAM), as it is commonly referred.??...[Read more…]

Old Preventive Maintenance (PM) Out, New Preventive Maintenance (PvM) In

Once you adopt the new Preventive Maintenance strategy, practices and timing, your operating equipment risk drops so low that you don’t need expensive condition monitoring solutions

Old Preventive Maintenance was reserved only for wearing parts renewal.???...[Read more…]??

Strategy Focused Management System Improves Performance

Organisations use different management systems to provide the required foundation to direct and control their activities to achieve their objectives.

When the organisational structure is complex, the organisation needs to develop a robust, practical, yet simplified, integrated management system.??...[Read more…]

What is Design Thinking?

With all the buzz these days about design thinking, some of you may be wondering what it’s all about. How does it relate to design? And what can non-designers gain from it?

Design thinking is far more than simply designing products and services—it’s an approach to problem-solving that can be applied to an incredibly wide range of applications.???...[Read more…]

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?If you would like to contribute an article or series of articles on reliability, maintenance, or related topics, let's talk. The intent is to have many voices writing here. If you're interested in publishing your work via Accendo Reliability, let's [email protected]

Kaushik Chatterjee, PhD

Hardware Reliability Engineering

2 年

Excellent resources for reliability engineers!

Great material, Fred. Keep up the good work. have a great day.

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