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Chris and Fred discuss different strategies for reliability. We start with a couple of strategies that don’t work (big shout out to virtually every military customer … ever!) and then come up with some approaches that have been shown to work – at least in some circumstances. And that is the key – different scenarios demand different strategies. Sound interesting? Then this is the podcast for you.
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If reliability engineering costs you money, then you are doing it wrong. But chances are that someone you work for looks at reliability engineering as a black hole of costs. This needs to stop!
Reliability engineering is about creating value. Or money. Or more missions. Or safety. But it would help if you showed how this will happen. [Read more…]
On this week’s episode, I welcome Bob Latino & Steve Dobie to the show. We discuss how to uncover chronic failures, the difference between maintenance and reliability, and some tips on starting a reliability program.
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Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.
Episode 45: A Conversation with Dr. Chris Jackson About Reliability
Dr. Chris Jackson discusses reliability and his five-part article series entitled “3 Ways to do Reliability Allocation.”
Dr. Chris Jackson is the founder of Acuitas, a company dedicated to reliability.
Chris founded Acuitas in 2010. He was awarded his mechanical engineering degree from the University of New South Wales, and has since receive a Masters in PhD in Reliability Engineering from the University of Maryland. He is an American Society of Quality Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), and a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) from Engineers Australia.
He has been the Senior Reliability Engineer for the Australian Defence Force, and has been the director and founder of multiple research centers at the University of California Los Angeles. He has authored or co-authored multiple textbooks on reliability engineering and implemented several RAM programs across multiple industries.
During the interview, Chris discusses his five-part article entitled “3 Ways to do Reliability Allocation.” This article may be viewed here:
https://fred-schenkelberg-project.prev01.rmkr.net/?s=3+Ways+to+do+Reliability+Allocation
Additional technical works by Dr. Jackson may be viewed here:
https://fred-schenkelberg-project.prev01.rmkr.net/page/2/?s=jackson
Dr. Jackson’s book “Reliability Engineering and Management” may be purchased here:
https://www.amazon.com/Reliability-Engineering-Management-Christopher-Jackson-ebook/dp/B071LGDYQG
Dr. Jackson may be reached here:
chris.jackson@acuitas.com
Patrick has been with Rockwell Automation 7 years now but previously served in the US Navy. He started out as an electronics technician then moved on to dealing with nuclear systems in aircraft. He is now a reliability professional and has 13 years work experience in his field. Patrick works from home. This is not new to him since working on a ship is similar to working from home.
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In this week’s episode of Masterminds in Maintenance, we are so excited to have Michelle Ledet Henley, Developer and Facilitator at The Manufacturing Game, on the show!
Chris and Carl discuss reliability management.
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Carl and Fred discussing the proper role of standards in reliability programs: what makes for good standards, what makes for poor standards, and how to know the difference.
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Many companies haven’t the resources to purchase much more expensive software specifically for reliability, but many have the quality software Minitab. Minitab has many reliability functions available; this presentation covers the basics, beginning with “individual distribution identification” to ensure your data fits one of the reliability models. Data is then analyzed with parametric distributions (right censoring vs arbitrary censoring). Additionally, the accelerated life testing functions are explored, focusing on interpreting the results. This is presented with practical examples for clarity. [Read more…]
On this week’s episode, I welcome Steven Dobie, Jeff Naylor, and Jason Apps. We discuss the biggest issues in mining, defect elimination/RCA, and how to start a reliability program.
If you’re company sells products or services to engaged maintenance & reliability professionals, tell your marketing manager about Rob’s Reliability Project. If you’d like to discuss advertising on my content, please email me at robsreliabilityproject@gmail.com
Check out my website robsreliability.com and sign up for the weekly reliability newsletter with bonus content. If you like the show, please tell your colleagues about it and follow Rob’s Reliability Project on LinkedIn and YouTube.
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/
Music by XTaKeRuX, Song: White Crow is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution License.
Today we’re joined by Chuck Tanner, the director of market development at SEPCO. With over 25 years in the industry, he’s been helping with sealing challenges.
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In this week’s episode of Masterminds in Maintenance, we are excited to have Mark Miozzi, Smart Manufacturing Specialist at Rexel Automation Solutions, on the show!
Carl and Fred discussing the important role of models in reliability engineering programs.
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James and Fred discussing a question considering how to best qualify a new vendor for use in our plant.
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While the NoMTBF movement is progressing, we still find those who want to use MTBF (or MTTF). As you know, MTxx-type metrics are means. They contain little information and are generally misunderstood and misused. So, what should a well-educated practitioner do? [Read more…]