Accendo Weekly Update #412
Articles
The start and backbone of the site
Now with over 3,300 articles from dozens of authors, Accendo Reliability is where you can find just what you need when you needed.
Tutorials, essays, rants, and discussions on topics from hypothesis testing to risk management.
The earliest content for Accendo Reliability comes from articles - it's how we started. Today, you can find more than just articles, such as podcasts, videos, and more.
If you would like to share what you know with your peers, let us know. We're happy to help you get started and be successful.
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Announcements & Reminders
Did you know that I, Fred, publish a Reliability Quote of the Day series . One email each day with a quote to spark a bit of thinking or reflection. Check it out and subscribe.
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Cheers,
Fred
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Reliability.FM
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 2,829,092 downloads. Thanks for listening! Tell a friend about the network .
SOR 897 Creating a Culture of Innovation with Quality and Reliability
SOR 898 ERM and Reliability Engineers
QDD 127 Understanding Cross-Functional Collaboration
WQW 005: Diet Fads and Quality Initiatives - Two of a Kind
RM 127: Ask the Experts - A Conversation with Phil Zarrow & Jim Hall
Reliability is More than Testing
During an interview, I turned down a job when I learned the hiring manager expected me, a potential new reliability engineer on the team, to only conduct tests. Creating and assembling a reliable product or service takes more than testing.
Reliability engineering is about influencing the team to make better decisions focused on achieving the reliability goals in balance with all the other constraints and expectations. Testing is one method to create information, yet it is not the most useful or effective. Let’s talk about what is and isn’t reliability engineering and the importance of focusing on influencing key decisions and creating value.
Understanding Context
Understanding context is important to ensure that you are solving the right problem correctly. Understanding context helps you understand the root cause of the problem and the key stakeholders. It helps you develop effective solutions. It helps you define your assumptions and biases.
Understanding context is important to making smart decisions. Understanding context helps you understand the scope and impacts of your decision. It helps you develop a process for deciding how to decide. It helps you understand the risks and obstacles in your decisions.
What is the Difference Between Design and Process FMEAs?
Ever heard of Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)? It is a wonderful activity that can do amazing things for … what? It depends on what you might have heard, or what you are used to. Why? Because there are a number of different FMEAs that do different things for … different things. A Design FMEA can help us prevent really basic, simple flaws in a new product. A Process FMEA can help us prevent really basic, simple flaws in a new process. What process? Any process … but typically manufacturing. Many people who have heard of FMEAs usually associate them with either design or processes. And then there are System and Software FMEAs. This webinar will give an overview of which FMEAs do what and when you would use one instead of the other.
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Reliability?Live Events
Reliability Engineering webinars and master classes
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AI Decision Making: ‘Existential’ Threat or Salvation
Scheduled for October 3, 2023, at 9 am?US Pacific time.
Speaker: Greg Hutchins
“Trust’ in AI decision-making is one of the most important public policy challenges facing the world. Some pundits place this on the same level as climate change and pandemics.
“Trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) can bring many benefits, such as better healthcare, safer and cleaner transport, more efficient manufacturing, and cheaper and more sustainable energy.” EU Communications
Or “In the short term, the (AI) technology threatens to make employees redundant; longer term the danger is existential.” UK Financial Times
In this webinar, Greg will unpack AI decision-making and address the following;
? What is the fear and opportunity posed by AI decision-making? ? What are different types of AI decision-making from ‘existential’ to ‘daily work’ to ‘law enforcement' decision making. ? Why is ‘trust’ in AI decision-making the #1 challenge confronting global legislators? ? How can trust be restored to AI? ? How will your work/careers/job futures be impacted by AI decision-making
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Reliability Data
Scheduled for October 10, 2023, at 9 am?US Pacific time.
Speaker: Fred Schenkelberg
One role reliability engineers enjoy is that of analyzing data. We have available to us a wide range of statistical methods, yet each does require some form of data. In some cases, we are data rich with almost too much data. In other situations, we are lacking data or have insufficient data.
From vendor data sheets to field returns, we do have a broad array of data sources. Let’s explore the common and the not-so-common sources. We will discuss the pros and cons of various sources. Plus, let’s examine a few ways to use simulations or models.
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How do I link Process Capability Indices to Number (PPM) Defects?
Scheduled for October 24, 2023, at 8 am?US Pacific time.
Speaker: Chris Jackson
We often use the word ‘quality’ to describe products that are manufactured with minimal defects (… and within tolerances). If you are involved in the field of quality (and manufacturing), then you might have heard of ‘capability indices.’ These are simple numbers that essentially describe the ‘quality’ of things being manufactured. There are certain guidelines and industry ‘standards’ for what these numbers should be.
Have you ever heard of the ‘6 sigma’? It promotes a capability index of two (2). But what does this mean? These numbers also correspond with the fraction of defective products. Want to learn what these capability indices mean? … and how to get them? … and how to convert them to things like Parts Per Million (PPM) defects? Or better yet … if you need to learn a bit more about manufacturing and how we measure quality in general? Join us for this webinar.
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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 3,330 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.
OSHA Wants You To Nominate Chemicals Of Concern
OSHA?is asking stakeholders to identify hazardous chemicals they believe are most in need of action.
Why?
“OSHA realizes the inadequacy of many of its Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) and is seeking creative solutions, both long term and short term, to address this inadequacy.”? ?...[Read more…] ??
How to Think Like a Reliability Engineer
Reliability Marketing
Reliability Engineers are forward and “out of the box” thinkers. They tend to bring creative solutions to customers and help them optimize asset performance. Creativity implies offering ideas and possibilities that a customer did not know of or even request. Ones that will be of great benefit to them. The role has a lot to do with marketing. ? ...[Read more…] ??
What does Apple’s lightning cable, John Deere and the Mafia have in common?
Apple new iPhones will be somewhat different to those of the past. They will now have a USB-C charging and data port, and not Apple’s lightning cables. Why? Because the European Union said so. And they said so because they are not happy with the number of different charging cables we all now need for our various devices. ? ...[Read more…]
Under the Double Umbrella: Reliability AI Projects
Organizations are hastily adopting AI into their operating processes to increase efficiency, raise profits, and stay competitive. Among the hustle & bustle, the effective management of the AI projects is neglected, and teams are left to figure out retroactively how a completed AI project fits into the Business’s long-term goals. ? ...[Read more…]
Small Companies Offer Faster Promotion but Higher Risks
Based on my career experience as a project manager, I have observed that promotions can come quicker in a small company compared to a large one. This is especially true after you have gained several years’ experience. For some reason, many large companies are slow in giving promotions unless you are a rising star. ? ...[Read more…]
Determine which Critical Spare Parts to Keep in Stock
Which critical spare parts you carry in the maintenance store always revolve around how much risk your company is willing to bear. It is purely a risk based business decision. Look at the economics of the risk decisions available and go with the biggest chance of success.
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RCM has Serious Weaknesses in an Industrial Environment
True of False? RCM has serious weaknesses in an industrial environment. Watch and find out!
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Improving Product Reliability through Coaching & Training | Owner and Principal Consultant
1 年Fred, I look forward to every "issue"! Thank you and congrats for 10 years!
Sr. Reliability Engineer @ GE Healthcare | Driving Reliability Excellence
1 年Thank you Fred and all your contributors for this fantastic reliability resource!
Reliability and Asset Management Lead | CMRP | ASQ-CSSBB | ASQ-CRE | PMP | CAT II - VA | RMA III | Asset Management | Reliability Engineering
1 年Fred, Your articles and those of others who have shared on the Accendo Reliability platform have helped me think outside the box when it comes to reliability, asking probing questions rather than just digesting every material out there on reliability. Thank you for being consistent.
I help product designers with their development process through strategic use of quality and reliability methods. ★ Engineer | Senior Quality Professional | Consultant | Speaker | Podcast Host ★ Quality during Design.com
1 年Congratulations, Fred Schenkelberg!