Accendo Weekly Update #374
With 46 different article series on a wide range of topics.
The contributing authors have shared their knowledge with you, from the eight steps to creating an X-bar and R chart to four risk mitigation techniques.
For the authors - thanks for sharing your work here. If you are reading an article and have a question or comment - please log in to the site to enable the comment form. Every week we do receive questions for clarification, additional comments to expand the topic, and even some notes on spelling errors. All good stuff.
There is no charge to contribute articles; there is no charge to enjoy what has been shared. The idea is the authors find an audience, and the audience finds excellent content. By sharing via Accendo Reliability, the site has a steady stream of new content and engagement - which helps others to find the content when they need it. Somewhat a virtuous cycle - pretty cool, eh?
Announcements & Reminders
Happy New Year to you and yours. All the best for a wonderful 2023.
The folks at Limble CMMS have listed online maintenance resources. There's something for everyone — from magazines and newsletters to podcasts and industry experts!?https://limblecmms.com/blog/online-maintenance-resources/?We at Accendo Reliability are glad to be included multiple times and recognized as a reliable resource for maintenance professionals.
JD Solomon is offering a free webinar aimed at improving your presentation skills.?Seven Ways to Deliver Better Presentations to Senior Management, January 26, 2023, noon US eastern standard time.
It's always nice to hear from readers, especially with comments or questions. Here's one that arrived a few days ago: "Your insights have been extremely helpful and I really appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge and experience. I also wanted to let you know that I find your weekly newsletters to be extremely helpful and informative. Thank you for taking the time to put them together. Best regards, Viraj"
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Stay safe, stay flexible, and stay resilient.
Cheers,
Fred
PS: Thanks for the kind words, Viraj, and thanks to all the readers, visitors, and contributors.
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?2,333,601 downloads. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend about the network.
Kirk and Fred discuss their paths to their current frame of reference for how to improve the reliability of equipment.
Kirk and Fred discuss how a good reliability development process is to identify the weaknesses to improve a product.
What do we do when our test results are...surprising? We talk about some next steps I typically take when tasked with surprises.
This episode is an introduction to the Metal Conversations podcast. Michael Pfeifer from Industrial Metallurgists, LLC introduces himself and gives a brief description of what the podcast series will be about.
On this episode, there are no guests, and no specific topics. I would like to use this opportunity to thank my guests, our syndication partners, and, of course, my audience.
Recorded 22 November 2022 / Chris Jackson
Redundancy has continually proven to not always be redundant. Whether it be the Fukushima nuclear power plant or United Airlines Flight 232, additional components or subsystems that are supposed to take over when others have failed don’t always work. Why is that? There are quite a few reasons … many of which we already know about. But time and time again, otherwise smart people choose to ignore what we know about how to REALLY make things redundant in order to save costs, save thinking, or otherwise confuse efforts with outcomes. In this webinar, we will look at how redundancy is described in textbooks … and how it can go wrong in the real world.
Recorded 13 December 2022 / Michael Pfeifer
Components and joints will stop functioning as required if their materials degrade too much. This is a problem if it leads to a reduction or loss of product performance before the end of a product’s expected life.
During this event, I will discuss the identification of the conditions that can cause materials to degrade.
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Reliability Engineering webinars and master classes
Join the discussion at the next live event
Scheduled for January 10, 2023, at 9?am?US Pacific time.
Speaker:?Fred Schenkelberg
We have plenty of options to learn reliability engineering—books, magazines, newsletters, conferences, seminars, etc. We have options. Depending on what you want to know, some options are better than others. Likewise, some options are better than others, depending on what you want to share.
Formal learning in school is just the beginning of our education. To thrive in your career, you really should continue to learn. Given all the options available, how does one choose which to focus on?
Let’s explore the range of options available, pros and cons, and a simple strategy to make professional development a routine part of your ongoing education.
Scheduled for January 24, 2023, at 8?am?US Pacific time.
Speaker:?Chris Jackson
Sounds simple … right? We simply test faster! Great! But what does this get us? Many organizations are faced with a dilemma when it comes to testing to MEASURE reliability. If we test an amazing new product in ‘at use’ conditions, it might take many years before it will fail. This is time we simply don’t have when it comes to product development. So how do we test faster? One of the more obvious answers is to increase the stress. Turn the temperature up. Increase the vibration. Use more voltage. But how do we get this right? How can we know that (for example) one week of accelerated testing is equivalent to 10 years of actual use? This webinar will help introduce you to the idea of Accelerated Life Testing or ALT to help you and your organization make reliability testing a reality.
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.
Evaluation of?reactive chemical hazardscan?range?from?simple paper-based?calculations to highly complex testing and modeling. This post is aimed at helping you formulate a systematic strategy for evaluating reactive chemical hazards in your facility.?I will divide the various approaches in three tiers – simple to complex.
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How does Earn Value Management (EVM) reduce project risk? To answer this question, you have to understand what EVM is.
WHAT IS EVM?
EVM is the tool used to measure progress against the PMB. (Performance Measurement Plan).?EVM identifies poorly performing WP (Work Packages)...??[Read more…]??
You can adopt the Plant Wellness Way EAM six IONICS processes as your Strategic Asset Management Plan. Reference relevant sections of the Industrial and Manufacturing Wellness Book and that will establish your organization’s Strategic Asset Management Plan methodology. You adopt the six-step IONICS SAMP methodology as your own SAMP.
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In this episode, we talk about the more personal (or human) aspect of equipment Reliability. Who is responsible for Reliability? We know the answer is “everyone” – from top management to the experts who operate and maintain our machines. So it’s vital that we understand one another’s perspectives and responsibilities. We discuss how invisible obstacles can personally affect us – Comfort, the Prison of Perfection, Overwhelm, Our Thoughts, The Voices, and Fear.??...[Read more…]
Rupert Miller said, “Surprisingly, no efficiency comparison of the sample distribution function with the mles (maximum likelihood estimators) appears to have been reported in the literature.” (Statistical “efficiency” measures how close an estimator’s sample variance is to its Cramer-Rao lower bound.) In “What Price Kaplan-Meier?”?Miller compares the nonparametric Kaplan-Meier reliability estimator with mles for exponential, Weibull, and gamma distributions.?...[Read more…]
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2 年Thanks, Fred. Keep up the good work.