Common Reliability Mistakes
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Carl and Fred discuss some of the most common reliability mistakes they have seen in their careers, both ones they have personally made or viewed.
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Carl and Fred discuss some of the most common reliability mistakes they have seen in their careers, both ones they have personally made or viewed.
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Dianna and Fred discuss selecting tools to solve problems that are outside of the workplace, too!
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Anne Meixner, Dr. Vaneeta Kaur Grover, and Dianna Deeney join in a panel discussion about engineering and STEM. They met for an engineering book review to discuss the ideas that came from the books themselves and to link literature about engineering to current-day challenges.
Uncover the intricacies of engineering’s past and present as we dissect To Engineer is Human and The Wright Brothers. Our collective expertise spans the gamut from semiconductor testing to biotechnology statistics, offering a rich tapestry of perspectives on these seminal works. This episode promises a journey through the shared trials and triumphs that shape our engineering landscape and a candid examination of the setbacks we seldom speak about.
Their wish for listeners is to gain different perspectives and to get inspired toward action: to try something new, read one of the books, or make new connections with others.
The episode isn’t complete without their review of the books that sparked this enriching dialogue. You’ll hear why “The Wright Brothers” and “To Engineer is Human” scored high on our recommendation list for anyone keen on understanding the essence of engineering, from the glory of breakthroughs to the wisdom found in failures. Join us for this episode, where we bridge the divide between historical achievement and contemporary challenges in the ever-evolving world of STEM.
This panel discussion about engineering and STEM originally aired on Linked-In Live on November 1, 2023.
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Dianna and Fred discuss workplace politics: are silos an issue?
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Chris and Fred discuss why the Physics of Failure (PoF) is hard to model? … or is it?
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Phase diagrams are graphical representations of the phases present in a particular alloy being held at a particular temperature. Phase diagrams are used to predict the phase changes that occur in alloys during heating and cooling. This can be during heat treating, casting solidification, joining processes that involve molten metal, and elevated temperature use conditions. This is important because the properties of a metal component depend on the phases present in the metal.
In this episode Michael discusses phase diagrams and their use.
To learn more about phase diagrams check out this video and article.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb5M-rgqxiU
https://www.imetllc.com/alloy-phase-diagram/
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In this episode of the Asset Performance podcast, join us as we sit down with Stephen Timms and Ty Levine from Sigga, an independent software vendor specializing in connected worker solutions for maintenance organizations, particularly those using SAP. Host Wim Vancauwenberghe explores Sigga’s mission to elevate maintenance technicians as unsung heroes within organizations.
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Calculating and interpreting the process capability ratios is the easy part. Getting valid results takes more work and thinking. Knowing that the process is capable is only one use of this information. We should also use the information contained in these ratios to inform product design tolerance. [Read more…]
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We’ve discussed the silver tsunami on the show numerous times, the unprecedented rate of which employees are retiring. When engineers and other employees retire from companies, they take with them more than a set of gold cufflinks or an engraved plaque. In many cases, they also take with them wisdom and knowledge.
Perhaps this is never more true than in the case of my guest today. And who is that? My friend and colleague Doug Pauls.
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Chris and Fred discuss the MTBF … again. And again. People don’t (want to) get it. So here we go again …
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Kirk and Fred discuss new product market release schedule pressures, and then after customers start finding reliability issues, the actual firefighting begins. Many times, those who quickly can fix the causes of failures, the firefighters, get many more accolades than those who find and mitigate product weaknesses that become failures during the design and development phase.
Kirk and Fred discuss the challenge of showing those new to limit discovery using HALT and proving does find relevant future field issues that either already have occurred in a new released product, or in a product under development.
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We explore the history, philosophy, and methodology of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) and explore how it relates to Quality during Design (hint: they’re not the same).
We dissect the acronyms DMAIC and DMADV, revealing how these methodologies are blueprints for achieving excellence. From statistics to Motorola’s legendary quality standards and other history of six sigma, you’ll begin to see how DFSS may relate with your organization’s current design development processes.
Quality during Design is not DFSS. It can be part of DFSS or any other product development process. Quality during Design is a philosophy that emphasizes the benefits of cross-functional team involvement and a methodology that uses quality tools to refine design concepts early on. Quality tools bridge the gap between team communication and innovative concept development. We review why skipping the crucial steps of questioning and investigating can lead to missed opportunities.
As we navigate through the essential stages of product development, we invite you to join us on this enlightening path to creating impactful and high-quality solutions that stand the test of time—and the marketplace.
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Chris and Fred discuss how we go about modeling the reliability of systems … particularly with things called ‘block diagrams.’ Might this help you?
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Chris and Fred discuss where the ideas of ‘confidence bounds’ come from … and perhaps what they mean.
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