Accendo Weekly Update #362
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This coming week we will post our 800th episode. When we first started we brainstormed topics and thought of about 20 or so, and figured we would struggle to fine topics to discuss after that. Well, finding topics has not been a problem, not at all. A combination of just liking to talk shop, plus a steady stream of listener questions has made getting to 800 pretty easy. Now, with your help we'll soon reach 1,000 episodes.
Announcements & Reminders
If you have listened to the Speaking of Reliability podcast you know the episode of wrapping up when we ask you to comment or ask a questions - well, we have been getting a stead stream of questions and a few comments. We do this, as many other shows do, to encourage engagement and participation, and to gather ideas for future episode topics. It also let's us know someone is actually listening to the show.
Thanks for all the downloads, listens, and especially for all the questions and ideas.
Stay safe, stay flexible, and stay resilient.
Cheers,
Fred
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Kirk and Fred discuss how when it comes to understanding reliability you must understand the basic physical causes of failure through empirical failure analysis.
Carl and Fred talk about their experiences in their own careers and advices for others in developing and taking advantage of career opportunities within a company.
We talk about the 7 principal quality dimensions of goods and services, the 5 principal dimensions of quality in customer service, and how we might customize our severity scale based on these dimensions.
Akshay and Sandeep Jadhav take a deeper dive into concepts of Six Sigma such as 1.5 Sigma Shift, Design for Six Sigma, and the impact of IoT 4.0 on how we approach Six Sigma principles.
Mike speaks with Dr. Martin Anselm, Professor at RIT and SMTAI's technical committee members - Julie Silk and Raiyo Aspandiar.
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.
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.
Reliability Engineering webinars and master classes
Join the discussion at the next live event
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.
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.
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.
Years after 9/11 threat of terrorism continues to persist. Organizations buying insurance to provide protection from terror attacks is on the rise.
Prior to 9/11, there was terrorism insurance was not a major concern. However, after 9/11 insurance and reinsurance companies...??[Read more…]???
The Arrhenius Equation is widely used and accepted by reliability and validation engineers from many industries to develop accelerated life tests (ALT) for thermal aging environments.
The general form of the equation describes the reaction rate of a process as a function of temperature (K), the Boltzmann constant (8.617E-5 eV/K) and two empirical factors.??...[Read more…]??
The Ever Given grounding in the Suez Canal is one of those events that will be labeled a “Black Swan” for sure.?A rouge wind hits the ship turning the stern and wedging the vessel, bow and stern grounded straddling the canal and stranding ships entering from either end.?The date Tuesday 23 March 2021.?At around 7.40 a.m. local time the Ever Given ran aground.?At nearly 200 feet wide and 1,300 feet long, it easily took up the width of the channel.??...[Read more…]
These are the slides from Mike’s conference presentation at the SIRFRt CM & Lube Forum 2008 Conference.
Here’s the PDF of the?slides in pdf form, Getting High Equipment Reliability.
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Maintenance, failures, design for reliability, use of RCM and predictive technologies explained in infographic. Leave some feedback so we can make it better.?
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Shotgun repair is trying to fix a system problem by replacing parts until the problem goes away. It is often done without regard to parts’ age-specific reliability information. Should you test before replacement? Which test(s) should you do? In which order? How long? Which part should you replace next if the test gave no indication of what’s wrong? What if test indication is imperfect or the fault is intermittent???...[Read more…]
How I applied all seven steps of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) on my drive home from the Reliable Plant Conference
I just can’t seem to get away from Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM).
(And that’s okay with me.?After all, my (technical) heart and soul belong to RCM!)??...[Read more…]
“A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” ~ Martin Luther King
One of the challenges for any team leader is bringing the team together and agreeing on decisions and actions going forward.
Consensus building is the best practice for all of the FMEA team decisions. This means the FMEA team takes the time to understand all sides of an issue and finds a solution or determines a course of action that is supported by all team members.??...[Read more…]
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Product Develop|Validation|Manufacturing|Test Engineer at Microsoft
2 年Thanks for the weekly reliability information.
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2 年Thanks for the weekly reliability information. Keep up the good work.