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Kirk and Fred discussing the continued issue of how tough and robust does a product have to be or should be for their markets.
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Kirk and Fred discussing the big question is how robust should a product be to be “good enough” for use and occasional accidents?
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Carl and Fred discussing the subject of error proofing and how it can be used to make robust designs and manufacturing processes.
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Carl and Fred discussing the underlying philosophy of Design for Reliability (DFR) and identifying the essence and scope of DFR.
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Andre and Fred discussing why we do not like using MTBF.
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Andre and Fred discussing the range of methods for vibration-based reliability testing.
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Adam and Fred discussing that fine line between a product’s expected use and abuse.
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Adam and Fred discussing the need to understand actual customer use, even before they start using the product.
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Kirk and Fred discussing the many causes and contributors to products failing after purchase. How do we know which factors are the largest contributor to causing failures?
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Kirk and Fred discussing the continued use of Reliability prediction and the very outdated government reference document, MIL HDBK 217.
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Carl and Fred discussing the role of passion in everything you do. Tapping into your personal passions when presenting or communicating connects with people and helps get your message across.
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Carl and Fred discuss the important subject of creativity, and how the creative process can energize reliablity improvments.
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James and Fred discussing the background and beginnings of today’s metrics.
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James and Fred discussing the various ways to properly and improperly measure plant uptime.
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Andre and Fred discussing the when and why you may want to use this powerful tool.
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