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Carl and Fred discussing the value of questioning in the process of learning and personal growth. Students and instructors should question each other as part of learning, engineering teams should question each other as part of achieving consensus.
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Thomas Wilk is the award-winning chief editor of Plant Services, a Putman Media publication that focuses on smart solutions for maintenance and reliability. Tom joined the Putman editorial team in 2014, and previously was Content Strategist / Mobile Media Manager at Panduit, breaking new ground for that company in the areas of digital content strategy and mobile app development. Tom holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MA from Ohio State University, and is an avid hiker and runner. He may be reached at twilk@putman.net.
Kirk and Fred discussing the article Kirk wrote titled “Why the Drain in the Bathtub Curve Matters” (see link in notes) about how technological obsolescence, and not product failures are the cause that cause many products to be retired or replaced.
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In this episode of the Women in Maintenance Podcast, we have our guest, Sanya Mathura, Managing Director at Strategic Reliability Solutions, on the show! Tune in to learn how Sanya overcame the challenges she faced in the industry, how to bring value to the table, and the importance of bringing people from different backgrounds together for change.
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In this episode, the incredible Keith Fong and I discuss the role of the quality function and what skillset and mindset quality practitioners need to have to navigate the future.
Within our quality toolbox, there are a lot of graphical organizers. Some are better at fulfilling different goals than others. If we have a goal in mind, then we may choose a certain tool. However, we don’t want analysis paralysis about which tool is best to stop us from using any tool at all.
I share my 3 general guidelines about choosing a graphical quality tool, how to draw them, and when to use them.
Plus, we talk about 3 tools in particular, prompted by a social media ask: mind map, process flowchart, and spaghetti diagram. We get into what they are, when we’re most likely to use them, and how they can be used for design.
Accendo Reliability has been in the works for about ten years. Counting the various iterations in effect under different names and programs, it has been longer. The idea behind the site is to provide our community with great content to help you solve problems, learn, and improve. A close second concept is to provide a platform to help you share your knowledge.
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In the Back to the Basics series, we get to the foundational knowledge of a specific technology or methodology in the maintenance and reliability field. This week we welcome Adrian Messer to the show to discuss the fundamentals of Ultrasound Inspection. We discuss what is ultrasound, what applications it is used for, how to start up an ultrasound program, and what to look out for!
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Music: The Descent by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descent
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
It’s my pleasure to welcome Ian Conyers to the podcast, the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic US regional manager at UIE systems.
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My guest today is Joel Scutchfield. He’s with Koh Young and has 35 years in the Printed Circuit Board Assembly Industry, beginning on the manufacturing side in 1986, first with Texas Instruments, and then later with United Technologies Corporation. In the mid 90’s he transitioned to the supply side of the industry where he used his process and manufacturing experience to help customers implement the best Tools, Materials, Systems, and Solutions, for their PCB Assembly and Test applications. Over his career he held positions in the areas of Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, Process Engineering Management, Operations Management, Sales Engineering, Regional Sales Management, Sales Business Ownership, and company-wide Sales management.
Joel guest graduated from Purdue University with a BS in engineering and industrial management.
Joel began his career with Koy Young as the Americas Sales Manager, a position he held from Dec 2014 – Jan 2019. In January of 2019, he was promoted to Director of Sales for the Americas where he served in that capacity until October of 2021 when he was promoted to General Manager of SMT Business Operations and Director of Sales for the Americas.
During our conversation, we discuss the benefits of solder paste inspection as well as automated optical inspection and how implementation of these technologies can provide higher degrees of assembly optimization, efficiency, and reliability.
Joel Scutchfield may be reached here:
joel.scutchfield@kohyoung.com
https://kohyoungamerica.com
Kirk and Fred discussing how much of reliability engineering is devoted to testing and what other functions should a reliability engineer do.
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The average age of hundreds of thousands of maintenance people across the globe is over 50 years old. Many have already started to retire, leaving empty maintenance positions behind. Companies are having a challenge in finding qualified workers to fill vacancies. With no one to fix broken pipes, frayed wires and brittle levies, modern nations are finding themselves in what Joel Leonard has coined, “The Maintenance Crisis.”
Carl and Fred discussing the origin and meaning of the reliability “bathtub” curve, and why it is not useful as a visual analogy.
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In this episode of the Women in Maintenance Podcast, we have our first guest, Trena Ellis, Vice President of Facilities at SAFE Credit Union, on the show! Caitlyn and Trena discuss successful strategies and practices in facility and vendor management. And, helpful advice on how to build your network within your industry. Tune in today! [Read more…]
Design for Excellence (DFX) is a concept that includes many initiatives, like design for usability, design for manufacturability and assembly, and design for environment and disassembly. It’s a focus on doing things right, exceeding customer expectations, optimizing what’s needed while minimizing costs, and continuous improvement.
Today we take a deep dive on one of those aspects: design for environment (DFE), including design for disassembly. What are reasons that a business would consider this important, and how does a design engineer fit in?