Identify Weak Points
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Kirk and Fred discussing how a good reliability development process is to identify the weaknesses to improve a product including a recent fence repair at Kirk’s house.
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SOR 822 Identify Weak Points
SOR 821 Confirmation Bias
Confirmation Bias
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Kirk and Fred discussing the paths they took in Reliability Engineering, how our past experience shaped our view of the best methods for improving the reliability of systems, and how we learn new information on reliability issues.
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SOR 806 MEOST Setup Remotely
MEOST Setup Remotely
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Kirk and Fred discussing Multiple Environmental Over Stress Test or MEOST.
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SOR 805 Reliability Spooky Stories
Reliability Spooky Stories
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Kirk and Fred discussing and reflecting on some of the spooky reliability problems we have seen (or not seen) that sometimes have haunted us on this Halloween 2022 episode of SOR
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SOR 797 Data and Automation of Analysis
Data and Automation of Analysis
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Kirk and Fred discussing the use of current buzzwords in the field of reliability, the use of software data Failure Reporting and Corrective Action Systems (FRACAS) and how many reliability professionals jump to software automation to analyze reliability issues.
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SOR 796 Very Long Term Storage Question
Very Long Term Storage Question
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Kirk and Fred discussing how to determine reliability for an LED device that needs to be operational after 250 years storage.
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SOR 789 Reliability of Produce
Reliability of Produce
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Kirk and Fred discussing about a subject that is quite different from electronics and systems, that is the degradation of fruit and vegetables and prevention of aging or preservation of fruit.
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SOR 788 Prework for HALT
Prework for HALT
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Kirk and Fred discussing a question from a listener, that is pretty fundamental to HALT programs, what to do before starting to do HALT.
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SOR 779 Dealing with Changing Requirements
Dealing with Changing Requirements
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Kirk and Fred discussing the dynamics of changing a design during the development process. The longer it takes to develop a new product the longer it allows the competitors to introduce new features and functions, which may have more market appeal than your products features right as your finishing development.
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SOR 778 Connect Activity to Business Objectives
Connect Activity to Business Objectives
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Kirk and Fred discussing a basic question Fred asks in the Reliability Management Class and with new clients, that is “what are you trying to accomplish” with your reliability program,
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SOR 760 Dealing with Suppliers
Dealing with Suppliers
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Kirk and Fred discussing dealing with suppliers in dealing with failures in complex interconnected systems.
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SOR 759 Talking about HALT
Talking about HALT
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Kirk and Fred discussing a basic subject that Kirk has been speaking about for over three decades, Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) and carrying the ideas of Gregg Hobbs, Ph.D. who termed the acronym and methodology
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SOR 751 The Best Reliability Training
The Best Reliability Training
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Kirk and Fred discussing their views on how to best learn the discipline of reliability engineering.
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SOR 750 Decisions and Safety
Decisions and Safety
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Kirk and Fred discussing whether to ship a product that may or may not be safe and reliable.
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SOR 746 Do You Need a Degree in Reliability
Do You Need a Degree in Reliability
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Kirk and Fred discussing higher education and the importance of a college degree in reliability for a career in reliability engineering.
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