The Day in the Life of a Planner
What does a day in the life of a planner look like? Join us in our discussion as to what our ideas are for a planner.
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PR 009 The Day in the Life of a Planner
Fundamentals of Monte Carlo Analysis
Fundamentals of Monte Carlo Analysis
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The survival of an individual item is difficult to determine. Use and environmental conditions, along with material and assembly differences, count. Let’s explore how to model and use the naturally occurring variability to improve reliability performance. [Read more…]
SOR 411 Kirk Gets a New Laptop, How Long Before There is a Problem?
Kirk Gets a New Laptop, How Long Before There is a Problem?
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Kirk and Fred discussing Kirk’s purchase of a new laptop and his expectations of reliability.
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RM 011 Tips and Tricks for Successfully Cleaning Circuit Assemblies
Tips and Tricks for Successfully Cleaning Circuit Assemblies
In the last half of the 20th century, cleaning of circuit assemblies was a standard assembly practice. The abolishment of popular CFC-based cleaning solvents ushered the introduction of “no-clean” assembly processes. For much of the electronic assembly industry, cleaning became nonexistent.
Due to assembly and component miniaturization and the explosion of both IOT and automotive electronics, which places many circuit assemblies into harsh environments, the practice of removing harmful ionic contamination from circuit assemblies has once again become a mainstream practice. Today, the majority of electronic assemblies are cleaned. And, for many assemblers, cleaning is a new process.
This podcast will present modern best-practice cleaning techniques including:
– An historical look back at cleaning
– The reason for cleaning
– Reasons for cleaning no-clean flux residues
– Conventional cleaning technologies
– Estimating throughput capabilities on batch and inline cleaning systems
– Do’s and don’ts of cleaning circuit assemblies
– How to choose a cleaning chemical (if needed)
– How to determine the assemblies are clean during the cleaning process
– How to determine the assemblies are clean after the cleaning process
– New IPC Cleanliness assessment standards
– Environmental mitigation techniques
– Calculating the per-assembly cost of cleaning
– Keeping your cleaning machine in top-working order
152- Field Balancing with Gary James
Field Balancing with Gary James
There are a lot of aspects that need to be taken care of in condition monitoring and field balancing is one of those. There are two types of balancing; static and dynamic. The first one deals with balancing in a controlled environment and other one is purely balancing a piece of equipment in the field. When you have balanced an asset against a bunch if parameters, you know when there’s an unbalance in the equipment. There are different defects that can caught using a balancing frequency or other parameter. There are a lot of causes for unbalancing such as; corrosion, part damage, assembly error, and other machining tolerances.
In this episode, we covered:
- Why laying the ground work out is where you should start first!
- Why you want to look at a graphic balancing and studying the tools before you go out into the field.
- Knowing resonance against different frequencies!
- And much more!
PR 008 Work Order Priority
RRP 046 Reliability Blockchain with Tim Ingram
RRP 046 Reliability Blockchain with Tim Ingram
This week, I welcome on Tim Ingram. Tim is an asset management consultant and the chair of UK’s mirror committee for ISO 55000. In this episode, I speak to Tim about reliability blockchain, a concept of crowdsourcing reliability data from OEMs and equipment users. If you’re interested to learn more after the episode, check out reliabilityblockchain.com
My calendar has been filling up lately with conferences and I wanted to let you know where I’ll be podcasting and speaking. I will be in Chicago, Illinois at MaintenanceCon April 15-17th. Then I’ll be at Reliable Asset World in Clearwater Beach, Florida May 14-17 and I’ll be at Asset Management Manitoba Summit on June 7th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
I’m looking for a new opportunity in maintenance & reliability so if you hear of any open positions that I might be suited for please let me know on LinkedIn or send me an email at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
If you enjoy the show, please tell your colleagues in reliability about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn. If you have any questions, business inquiries or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
Follow Tim Ingram on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-ingram-17554127/
Check out reliabilityblockchain.com
Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/
Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/
SOR 410 How Does an Organization Pay Attention to The Right Stuff?
How Does an Organization Pay Attention to The Right Stuff?
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Kirk and Fred discussing recent aircraft failures and how suppliers sort through all the reported data on failures and complaints from the field.
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SOR 409 Are Customers Always Right?
Are Customers Always Right?
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Adam and Fred discussing the way customers use products is not inline with how they were designed.
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151- First Day as a Reliability Engineer with Fred Schenkelberg
First Day as a Reliability Engineer with Fred Schenkelberg
It is always a difficult first day for a reliability engineer in a new place. There are a lot of things to get yourself involved in and there are some tips that can really help you get through that successfully. The job of a reliability engineer requires always moving around, so there is hardly the need of finding the station first. A good reliability engineers always starts with getting the lay of the land first. This would involve getting to know the relevant personnel on the job and the people who can give you basic logistics of it.
In this episode, we covered:
- Tips for an RE’s first day!
- Why you should know the flow of data before analyzing.
- Understanding the type of communication you need to provide!
- And much more!
PR 007 Backlog Management
Backlog Management
What is a backlog? What is the value? How do you calculate backlog? Join us as we seek to address these questions and a few other questions regarding backlog.
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RM 010 An Interview with Dr. David Bernard – All About X-Ray Inspection
An Interview with Dr. David Bernard – All About X-Ray Inspection
X-ray has come a long way since its discovery in 1895. Originally used in the medical field, X-ray technology has been integrated into many industrial sectors including the electronic assembly industry. Dr. David Bernard is an expert in X-ray technology within the electronics industry. Dr. Bernard and I discuss the modern use of X-ray technology, applications within the electronic assembly industry and the skills required to interpret the images produced.
RRP 045 The Art of Reliability with Fred Schenkelberg
RRP 045 The Art of Reliability with Fred Schenkelberg
This week, I welcome on Fred Schenkelberg. If you haven’t heard of Fred, you haven’t been looking hard enough. Fred runs accendoreliability.com, does reliability consulting, teaches reliability at University of Maryland and hosts the Speaking of Reliability podcast. In this episode, I speak to Fred about the art of reliability. Fred answers what should reliability engineers do? What should we be learning and gives his take on what skills we need.
My calendar has been filling up lately with conferences and I wanted to let you know where I’ll be podcasting and speaking.
I will be in Chicago, Illinois at MaintenanceCon April 15-17th. I’ll be at Reliable Asset World in Clearwater Florida May 14-17 I’ll be at Asset Management Manitoba Summit on June 7th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
I’m looking for a new opportunity in maintenance & reliability so if you hear of any open positions that I might be suited for please let me know on LinkedIn or send me an email at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
If you enjoy the show, please tell your colleagues in reliability about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn. I’m putting out, at a minimum, weekly videos for that page so if you follow my personal LinkedIn, you might miss out on some great stuff.
If you have any questions, business inquiries or if you’d like to appear on the podcast, email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
Follow Fred Schenkelberg on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmsreliability/
Check out accendoreliability.com
Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/robsreliabilityproject/
Follow Rob’s Reliability Project on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/robsreliabilityproject/
DTK Ryan Chan Business Leader
DTK Ryan Chan Business Leader
Tim Rodgers interviews Ryan about maintenance management system.
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SOR 408 I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
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Adam and Fred discussing a whirlwind trip Adam just completed including Miami, Orlando, Cleveland, Chicago, Fairbanks Alaska, and Costa Rica
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