Bill Meeker, Scholar and Author, Iowa State University
Fred Schenkelberg interviews Bill Meeker about his work and writing in the field of reliability engineering and statistics.
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DTK Bill Meeker Scholar
SOR 049 Vibration Techniques and Tools for HALT
Vibration Techniques and Tools for HALT
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Adam and Kirk discuss the specifics of vibration in HALT and other vibration test methods.
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DTK Wayne Tustin Engineer
Wayne Tustin, Equipment Reliability Institute
Tim Rodgers interviews Wayne Tustin concerning Wayne’s work over 60+ years including his company, Equipment Reliability Institute.
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SOR 048 Supplier Assessment Rubric – TQRDCeb
SOR RAMS16-1 Bonus Discussion with Arda Akman
How to Create an ALT Plan
How to Create an ALT Plan
We cheat time. As reliability engineers, we are asked to peer into the future and predict the time to failure for our products and systems.
So, how do you go about setting up an accelerated life test? Some options work and some that do not.
SOR 047 How to Tell if Your Supplier Has the Right Expertise
How to Tell if Your Supplier Has the Right Expertise
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Tim and Fred discuss how to “interview” a supplier to determine what they really know about quality and reliability, and how they’re likely to behave if you have a problem.
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DTK Wes Fulton Business Leader
Wes Fulton, Founder and CEO, Fulton Findings
Fred Schenkelberg, a guest host, interviews Wes Fulton about his work, software, and promotion of Weibull analysis.
SOR 046 The What, Who, How, When, and Why of Reliability Tasks
The What, Who, How, When, and Why of Reliability Tasks
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Carl and Fred discuss reliability tasks and how we should approach reliability planning. Details including the rationale need to be clear.
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SOR 045 Supplier Not Meeting Your Reliability Requirements
Supplier Not Meeting Your Reliability Requirements
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Carl and Fred discuss including reliability specifications in supplier requirements, too.
We discuss the impact of the focus on cost and delivery and adding reliability to the discussion and contracts.
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DTK David Groebel Engineer
David Groebel, Director of Software Development, ReliaSoft
Celine Geiger, a guest host, interviews David Groebel concerning David’s work at ReliaSoft bringing software products to market.
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SOR 044 Reliability Targets and Technical Specifications
Setting Reliability Objectives Like Any Specification
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Carl and Fred discuss setting reliability requirements.
Instead of a soft goal or “generally good” thing to achieve, make them specific and clear. Make them a requirement to for the development teams to achieve.
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SOR 043 Environmental Testing and Reliability
The Environment is Part of the Definition of Reliability
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Carl and Fred discuss the connection of environmental testing to the reliability performance of a product.
The relationship between performance elements of a product and how they perform in the range of environmental conditions expected.
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DTK Lou Gullo Engineer
Lou Gullo, IEEE RS Standards Chair
Tim Rodgers interviews Lou Gullo, concerning Lou’s work with the Reliability Society’s standards program.
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SOR 042 Reliability and Senior Management
Senior Management’s Role Concerning Reliability
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Carl and Fred discuss the role of senior managers within the reliability program.
Also when and how managers should get involved with your reliability program. And, remember your senior management can delegate tasks, not their responsibility.
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