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PR S04E07: Markus Rimmele

PR S04E07: Markus Rimmele

Markus Rimmele

Join us as we explore the limitless possibilities of AI, AR, and VR, and their transformative impact on making manufacturing processes better and more efficient. Our special guest for this episode is none other than Markus Rimmele, the visionary Founder of DigitalituM.

DigitalituM is a leading provider of cutting-edge digitalization tools for the manufacturing sector. With their expertise and dedication, they empower businesses to embrace the potential of AI, AR, and VR to streamline operations, enhance productivity, and boost overall reliability.

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QDD 117 QDD Redux: Choose Reliability Goals for Modules

QDD 117 QDD Redux: Choose Reliability Goals for Modules

QDD Redux: Choose Reliability Goals for Modules

We have a reliability target for our system. But we’re not meeting it.

To avoid this scenario, what is something we can do in early development?

When we’re figuring out our concept, we can better learn about our options. We can work with Reliability Engineers to understand what we know, the risk in what we don’t know, and to prioritize reliability of the modules to be able to meet the reliability of our whole system.

We talk about using reliability allocation to help us choose reliability goals for modules of our product design. And we talk about its limitations.

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How to Learn ALT

How to Learn ALT

How to Learn ALT

podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg

When first charged with designing, conducting, and analyzing an ALT, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as accelerated life testing. Along with the assigned task was the expectation that I would learn what was necessary to design, conduct, and analyze a suitable ALT. I like those kinds of tasks – one where I must learn to succeed. [Read more…]

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RM 123: Introduction to HALT – Highly Accelerated Life Testing with Dr. Christopher Jackson

RM 123: Introduction to HALT – Highly Accelerated Life Testing with Dr. Christopher Jackson

Introduction to HALT – Highly Accelerated Life Testing with Dr. Christopher Jackson

We all strive to build products that are reliable. If you’re listening to our watching this podcast, chances are you are concerned about or at least interested in reliability. Where does reliability start? Who is responsible for reliability? What types of reliability testing can be performed? My guest on this episode will help answer these and other reliability-based questions.

My guest today is Dr. Christopher Jackson. Dr Chris Jackson is a leader, engineer and logistic specialist who has helped many organizations work towards realizing business goals through improving the reliability of their products and processes. He is cofounder of online training company IS4, founder of Acuitis Reliability, established the Center for the Safety and Reliability of Autonomous Systems (SARAS) at UCLA after retiring as a lieutenant colonel having served 17 years in the Australian Army, where he was the Senior Reliability Engineer. Dr Jackson completed his PhD in Reliability Engineering at the University of Maryland in 2011.

Dr Jackson authored multiple reliability and management textbooks and teaches both professional education courses and post-graduate courses. Industries he has helped range from small satellites through to military vehicles. Dr Jackson is a Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE) through the American Society of Quality (ASQ), a member of the Institute of Engineers, Australia (MIEAust) and a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng).

Chris was a guest on this podcast back in June of 2020 (episide 45) and I’m thrilled to have him back as my guest today.

Dr. Jackson’s Contact Information:
chris.jackson@acuitas.com
https://www.acuitas.com

 

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MC 015 Definition of Successful Product

MC 015 Definition of Successful Product

Definition of Successful Product

From an engineering perspective, what is a successful product? In this episode I discuss what I think it is and the influence of metals engineering on product success.

I also discuss three new resources for learning about successful component design, designing for reliability, and various metallurgy and metals engineering topics that apply to product design and manufacturing.

Designing Optimized Components

Design for Reliability Course

Short course series: Metallurgy for Successful Products

This episode is a complement to articles and podcasts available on the Industrial Metallurgists website https://www.imetllc.com/.

 

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QDD 116 Reliability Engineering during Design, with Adam Bahret (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)

QDD 116 Reliability Engineering during Design, with Adam Bahret (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)

Reliability Engineering during Design, with Adam Bahret (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)

Dianna Deeney interviews Adam Bahret about reliability engineering during design: how product design engineers and product development leadership can incorporate reliability engineering.

This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts”. Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they’re involved and work with product design engineering teammates. [Read more…]

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Four Ways to Manage Supplier Risk

Four Ways to Manage Supplier Risk

Four Ways to Manage Supplier Risk

podcast episode with speaker Greg Hutchins

Covid taught us the importance of managing suppliers, especially those from China and Asia. Risk became the top supply management concern over supplier delivery, quality, and cost. For example, just-in-time deliveries became just-in-case—many common sense ideas of lean changed. Incoming, in-process, and final inventories rose. Overall costs increased. Risk became the overarching concern for managing suppliers. [Read more…]