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Does a Certification Make You a Professional Reliability Engineer? Obtaining certifications based on your reliability engineering knowledge does not make you a professional. It is how you apply your knowledge that does. Let's explore what it means to be a professional reliability engineer. It is how you apply your knowledge that does. Let's explore what it means to be a professional reliability engineer. No, it doesn't. It's just a piece of paper conveying you mastered some knowledge. You most likely also committed to abide by a code of ethics. Plus, you may have committed to continuing education to maintain the certification. Certification means knowing the terms, definitions, techniques, and concepts concerning reliability engineering. That’s all. Does it mean you are a professional? No. So, why pursue a certification? Because it is good for you and reflects well on you. Understanding the range of tools available to reliability engineers permits you to select and use the right tool at the right time. With some practice and experience, you become efficient and effective as a reliability professional. Will you immediately receive a pay raise? No. Will you handle bigger problems? Most likely. Being a professional reliability engineer is more about what you accomplish than what is on the wall. Master the knowledge and use it wisely. Solve problems and help create reliable products and systems. That is what being a pro is all about. Let's discuss what a certification does mean for you and your career. This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 8 March 2016. Download RSS To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page. Related Content Giving and a Reliability Career episode Career Strategies episode Inside Company Career Advice episode From the Military to Maintenance How to Transition into a Successful Career episode Successful Career in Reliability Engineering This discussion explores the seven key traits talented, professional, networked, positive, valuable, studiousness, and mentoring ability. See More Getting Started with Reliability Engineering Reliability Engineering is a daunting field. The technical breadth of skills spans material science to statistics. See More How to Prepare for the ASQ CRE Exam Let's discuss the exam and certification in general, then how to prepare for the exam and exam day strategy for this timed test. See More Does a Certification Make You a Professional Reliability Engineer? Certifications based on your reliability engineering knowledge does not make you a professional. It is the applies knowledge that does. See More How to Build Your Influence as a Reliability Engineer Build your influence: This webinar explores how we, as reliability professionals, can improve our ability to influence. See More A Review of the 2018 ASQ CRE Body of Knowledge With the changes to topics, it attempts to reflect what reliability engineers do daily. Let's take a close look and discuss what it means. See More Improve Your Reliability Teaching Skills As a reliability professional you will be asked to teach. Let's explore becoming an amazing teacher and improve your effectiveness. See More How is Reliability Engineering Changing? What's coming to reliability engineering in 2020 and beyond? Let's explore a few trends and their implications. See More Why Reliability Engineering Is Important When you examine what we do, it is important to our fellow engineers, our organization, our customers, and society. See More How to Learn Reliability Engineering Let's take a look at a few ways to really learn what you need to know along your journey to become a reliability engineer. See More Reliability Engineering versus Quality Engineering Let's explore similarities and differences along with how to best work together to achieve results and areas of overlap and confrontation. See More Looking Forward with Reliability Engineering Looking Forward with Reliability Engineering is about understanding the decisions that the information we should create will inform. See More Being a Great Reliability Engineer Let's explore the various stages of a career in reliability engineering, from getting started, to being competent, to becoming great. See More The State of Reliability Education Let's explore the range of options available, pros and cons, and a simple strategy to make professional development routine. See More How to Get Unstuck In this presentation, Greg Hutchins will explain how to Get Unstuck: Do Good. Be Happy based on the Working It book. See More Fundamentals of a Professional Development Plan See More The post Does a Certification Make You a Professional Reliability Engineer? appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

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. Focus on the failure mechanism. That is the best advice I ever received learning about ALT design. It is easy to apply stress for some set time and declare the product is reliable. Yet, the result most likely is not useful. Applying a stress that accelerates the desired failure mechanism will get you meaningful results. So, how do you go about designing an ALT that yields valuable information? ALT takes many forms, yet the testing results should reveal time to failure information. We should answer how many units will fail over some duration. Unfortunately, even very poor tests will create an answer. Let's discuss how you can craft meaningful ALTs that provide meaningful results that the science and engineering support. No ALT is a perfect view of the future, yet creating an ALT that guides decisions with evidence is better than just guessing or hoping. Let's discuss the key elements you need to create a custom ALT plan. And let's touch on how some ALTs will certainly produce misleading results. Focus on the failure mechanism. Understand how the applied stress accelerates the damage, leading to failure. And we can briefly discuss the various ways to approach an ALT. So, bring your questions and join the discussion. This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 8 February 2016. Download RSS To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page. Related Content ALT Planning Questions episode An ALT Design Question episode ALT Sample Size episode Electromigration Accelerated Life Testing article Select the Right Accelerated Life Test Approach Let's explore how to select the right ALT approach. Getting meaningful results on time is important, as is minimizing testing costs. See More How to Create an ALT Plan How to Create an ALT Plan: Discussion about the basic element necessary to create an accelerated life test (ALT) plan See More Fundamentals of ALT A description of why and how to accomplish ALT, accelerated life testing, to support better decision making in your organization. See More Three Approaches to Accelerated Life Testing In my experience, ALT has three basic approaches: Test to pass, test to failure, and degradation testing. Each fits a specific situation. See More Acceleration Factors with Examples Acceleration factors translate one stress level to another, which is rather useful for accelerated life test interpretation. See More How to Plan an ALT Let's explore the many elements that become inputs to creating a plan for your next accelerated life test. See More What is Accelerated Life Testing or ALT? This webinar will introduce you to Accelerated Life Testing or ALT to help you and your organization make reliability testing a reality. See More An Accelerated Life Testing Q&A We're received a few questions related to accelerated life testing. Let's get together and address your questions related to ALT. See More How to Learn ALT This event will focus on how I learned accelerated life testing (ALT) and advice for you in today's world to learn ALT. See More Alternatives to a Long ALT See More What is Accelerated Life Testing (ALT)? See More   The post How to Create an ALT Plan appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

2016 Status of Reliability Education Education options have exploded. For the past 75 years, we read books, returned to campus, attended workshops, traveled to conferences, and participated in evening meetings. Today, we have more options from more sources for our professional development. Reliability is an engineering discipline encompassing many tools and techniques for answering durability and robustness-type questions. Product development teams rely on reliability engineering professionals to guide, advise, and manage reliability programs. Reliability is a facet of nearly every function of an organization. This implies the knowledge and skills required for the reliability engineer are comprehensive. The knowledge breadth may span aspects of material science, design constraints, and warranty reverse logistics. How do engineers become reliability professionals? What are the knowledge transfer options available to the reliability profession? How do we get started and maintain our knowledge? In this webinar, let's discuss what's available, a couple of common paths taken to become a reliability professional, and highlight the strengths and weaknesses concerning reliability education. This is my view of the state of reliability engineering education. This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 12 January 2016. Download RSS To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page. Related Content What Matters More Your Education or Your Experience with Angela Borella podcast SOR 082 Benefits of Reliability Education for the Entire Team episode MC 009 Learning and Professional Development episode SOR 544 Potential Long Term Changes to Live Professional Development episode 2016 Status of Reliability Education 2016 Status of Reliability Education: A run down of reliability engineering training options available today See More Why Accendo Reliability A quick overview of the site and all that it offers: we will examine a few different metrics that show the growth and impact of the site. See More Accendo Reliability Mission, Vision, and Business Model The essence of the idea behind the site is to provide our community with great content to help you solve problems, learn, and improve. See More   The post 2016 Status of Reliability Education appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

How to Prepare for the ASQ CRE Exam You have signed up to sit for the CRE exam. You have the education and experience. Then, you look at the CRE body of knowledge the breadth of statistics, the range of tools, the plethora of concepts. You need to review the material. Where do you start? Let’s discuss the exam and certification in general, then talk about how to prepare in detail for the exam and exam day strategy when given this timed test. Plus, let’s talk about how to study. The live audience was very active in the chat window and provided valuable input, most of which I mentioned in the event. To see all the comments,, view the event video (available to site members). This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 8 December 2015. Download RSS To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page. Related Content Value of Certification episode The Value of a Certification episode Do Certifications or Degrees Help a Reliability Engineer? episode Review of 2018 ASQ CRE Body of Knowledge article Successful Career in Reliability Engineering This discussion explores the seven key traits talented, professional, networked, positive, valuable, studiousness, and mentoring ability. See More Getting Started with Reliability Engineering Reliability Engineering is a daunting field. The technical breadth of skills spans material science to statistics. See More How to Prepare for the ASQ CRE Exam Let's discuss the exam and certification in general, then how to prepare for the exam and exam day strategy for this timed test. See More Does a Certification Make You a Professional Reliability Engineer? Certifications based on your reliability engineering knowledge does not make you a professional. It is the applies knowledge that does. See More How to Build Your Influence as a Reliability Engineer Build your influence: This webinar explores how we, as reliability professionals, can improve our ability to influence. See More A Review of the 2018 ASQ CRE Body of Knowledge With the changes to topics, it attempts to reflect what reliability engineers do daily. Let's take a close look and discuss what it means. See More Improve Your Reliability Teaching Skills As a reliability professional you will be asked to teach. Let's explore becoming an amazing teacher and improve your effectiveness. See More How is Reliability Engineering Changing? What's coming to reliability engineering in 2020 and beyond? Let's explore a few trends and their implications. See More Why Reliability Engineering Is Important When you examine what we do, it is important to our fellow engineers, our organization, our customers, and society. See More How to Learn Reliability Engineering Let's take a look at a few ways to really learn what you need to know along your journey to become a reliability engineer. See More Reliability Engineering versus Quality Engineering Let's explore similarities and differences along with how to best work together to achieve results and areas of overlap and confrontation. See More Looking Forward with Reliability Engineering Looking Forward with Reliability Engineering is about understanding the decisions that the information we should create will inform. See More Being a Great Reliability Engineer Let's explore the various stages of a career in reliability engineering, from getting started, to being competent, to becoming great. See More The State of Reliability Education Let's explore the range of options available, pros and cons, and a simple strategy to make professional development routine. See More How to Get Unstuck In this presentation, Greg Hutchins will explain how to Get Unstuck: Do Good. Be Happy based on the Working It book. See More Fundamentals of a Professional Development Plan See More If interested in taking a comprehensive refresher course, check out the CRE Preparation Course on Accendo Reliability.   The post How to Prepare for the ASQ CRE Exam appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Exploring Alternatives to MTBF You may already know my position on MTBF. If not, do not use MTBF at all, ever, in any form. So what should we use instead? I suggest using reliability, the probability of success over a specific duration. Let's discuss what will work for you. Let’s explore MTBF in two parts. First, let's share some stories about how using MTBF leads to misunderstandings and poor decisions. How bad can the use of MTBF be? What have you seen, and how much time have you spent educating others about MTBF? Second, let me propose using reliability as a replacement metric. The probability of success over duration. Right from the definition of reliability. The math is straightforward, and very few can misinterpret its meaning. For a bonus, determine the cost per failure to tie the reliability metrics into business objectives language (money). Finally, what to do if your organization or vendors are mired in using MTBF? Let's discuss the next steps and what you can do today to minimize the adverse impact of MTBF. Plus, let's share some success stories of steps various organizations are taking to improve their reliability programs simply by avoiding using MTBF. If you face entrenched positions supporting MTBF use and want to change to a better measure, this webinar is for you. If you have moved your organization away from MTBF, please join the conversation and share how you did it. This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 10 November 2015. Download RSS To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page. Related Content What definition of failure is used to measure Reliability? episode Can Reliability be Measured without Physical Testing? episode Choose Reliability Goals for Modules episode Reliability Goals and Allocation episode Exploring Alternatives to MTBF You may already know my position on MTBF. If not, in short, do not use MTBF at all, ever, in any form. So what should we use instead. See More What To Do When A Customer Requests MTBF what specific steps you can take to help your customer actually use your the stated reliability goal and not MTBF. See More What You Need to Know About MTBF No time to understand MTBF, and your organization relies on the reliability of its products, you are almost certainly in trouble. See More What to Do About MTBF Use The proper and improver responses to someone asking about or requesting MTBF information. Some to avoid and some to use regularly. See More How Do I Do MTBF Testing? If you want to learn more about MTBF testing and how it might (or might not) work then view this recording. See More Why You Should Avoid MTBF This morning's email included a question on why I was so against using MTBF. This episode is my answer and why one should avoid MTBF See More The MTBF and Modeling System Reliability The Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) appears in lots of textbooks and standards, so it must be really important right? Well, not really. See More The MTBF Sucks. Here’s Why. See More The post Exploring Alternatives to MTBF appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Creating Meaningful Reliability Predictions Early and often during product development, the team needs to know the expected reliability performance of the current design. The values provide information to make decisions. We can create meaningful estimates. Or not. The best time to estimate the reliability of a design is after all units have shipped and failed. Thus, we know when and why the units failed. This allows us to create a fairly accurate estimate. In practice, we do not have this luxury and thus rely on a range of tools to create reliability predictions. Let's start with the notion that parts count predictions are fiction. They do not provide a meaningful estimate of field performance. Using an industry database to find and tally failure rates is futile. Engineering judgment, field data, vendor experimental evidence, physics of failure models, and accelerated life testing provide a range of tools that we can use to create an estimate that has value. These approaches may take more work than a quick parts count prediction yet provide meaningful results. We may have the large uncertainty of only engineering judgment throughout a project. Later, we refine the estimates using improved models and analysis. The intent is to provide feedback to the team in an ongoing manner to enable the team to meet or exceed the reliability requirements. Let's discuss what works and how to find the information you need to make reliability predictions. Plus, we'll bash Mil Hdbk 217 a little, too. Providing estimates that forecast field reliability performance is our goal. This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 13 October 2015. Download RSS To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page. Related Content Reliability Predictions and FMEA Occurrence episode Reliability Prediction Standards episode The Folly of Reliability Predictions episode Reliability Prediction is Back Unfortunately episode Reliability and Tolerance Analysis Tolerance specification communicates the allowance for part variation. Variation happens, and when it is within what we expect, great. See More Creating Meaningful Reliability Predictions Early and often during product development, the team needs to know the expected and meaningful reliability prediction of the current design. See More Reliability Integration into the Product Development Process One of the challenges for reliability engineering in product development is reliability integration into the product development process. See More Process Capability, Tolerance, and Reliability How a focus on variability with process control, process capability and tolerances helps to improve reliability. See More Fundamentals of Stress-Strength Analysis How a focus on variability with process control, process capability and tolerances helps to improve reliability. See More Fundamentals of Human Factors If a person is not able to interact with your product, with or without the manual, they may consider your product a failure. See More Using Available Weather Data How to find and analyze temperature readings over a 10 year period, create histogram and determine how many hours below freezing may exist. See More Fundamentals of Tolerance Analysis There are three approaches to set tolerance limits. Each has ramifications for the eventual manufacturability and reliability performance. See More Practical Use of Stress-Strength Models to Develop Specifications Warranty returns are a great start for setting targets for new products. But how do you translate that to specific numbers to design to? See More Fundamentals of Design for Reliability DFR is more than a set of tools or activities, let's explore the building of a reliability culture that support reliability thinking See More Fault Tolerance Fault tolerant design principles are the best approach to reliability. Or not. It depends on your design challenges. See More Helping Products Survive Transportation Besides building your product inside your customer's facility, your product requires transportation to move your product. See More What is Reliability Growth? This webinar introduces you to the topic of reliability growth (both qualitative and quantitative) along with key concepts See More Design for Reliability – Stressors I will discuss the identification of conditions that cause materials to degrade. Understanding stressors is good for design for reliability See More Fundamentals of Derating See More The post Creating Meaningful Reliability Predictions appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Asking a Vendor for Reliability Data Selecting as a supplier for components or subsystems involves many aspects, including the desired reliability performance. Once selected, the ability of the supplier to provide items that meet or exceed the reliability requirements relies on their understanding of the requirements and operational conditions related to the specific item within the system. It also relies on the supplier’s knowledge of their own design and manufacturing processes as it relates to reliability performance. Specifying reliability tasks, such as FMEA, HALT, ALT, demonstration testing, etc. It does little to guarantee the item meets requirements unless the implementation of the activities is of value to the supplier. The specific activities described in other parts of this section outline how to evaluate the effective application of the activity. One way to assist suppliers is not to make specific activity requirements. The objective is to receive items that meet the requirements of the end users, not to practice using various reliability-related tasks. Instead, ask the supplier to provide the accumulated evidence at specific points in the program, detailing the current estimates related to the reliability requirements. The evidence presented is at the supplier’s discretion and evaluated by the program for suitability. Does the evidence come to the natural conclusions presented? They should provide a logical, coherent argument. This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 15 September 2015. Download RSS To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page. Related Content 60th Percentile with Vendor Data episode Sensor Data From Manufacturing and Product Sharing with Vendors epsiode Vendor MTBF Claim episode Verifying New Vendor for Spares episode Asking a Vendor for Reliability Data Asking a vendor for reliability data helps when selecting a supplier and considering the desired reliability performance. See More Four Ways to Manage Supplier Risk We will discuss four ways to manage supplier risk: 1. Accept 2. Diversify 3. Share and 4. Manage (control). See More The post Asking a Vendor for Reliability Data appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Creating Unique Reliability Tests A common request of reliability professionals is to design a set of reliability tests. Many rely on standards, such as 85°C / 85%RH, to determine if a system is reliable, yet the standards do not provide a means to translate the results to your specific situation. Reliability testing is a common part of product development. We also rely on our vendor's reliability tests. A well-crafted reliability test or series of tests helps us to understand what will fail and when. Craft your tests to be valuable. Instead of doing what you always have done, focus on the likely failure mechanisms and design a test that helps you either confirm an existing model or create a new one. Pulling out the set of standards is easy and gets the planning done. Yet it doesn't help you understand the reliability performance of your product. In this discussion, let's explore crafting a reliability test plan that provides value to your team. This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 11 August 2015. Download RSS To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page. Related Content Reliability Test Plans Dependent on Product Definition article The Intent of Reliability Testing episode High Temperature Environmental or Reliability Testing episode Building a Reliability Plan Let's discuss how to build an effective reliability plan that fits your specific situation. The key is to add value with each step. See More Create a Meaningful Environmental Test Plan Let's explore the steps and resources you should consider when creating an environmental test plan for each product. See More Basic Steps to Building Your Reliability Plan Let's discuss the basic elements and critical questions as you build your reliability plan fitting the right tasks to each situation. See More Selecting the Right Reliability Tools There are dozens of reliability tools. How does a reliability practitioner know which specific tools to use in a new reliability program? See More Creating an Effective Reliability Plan A Reliability plan is a guide to achieve the organization's reliability objectives. A few steps and considerations will make a plan effective. See More Selecting Reliability Engineering Tools The selection hinges on knowing what is available, understanding the current situation, and available information, plus ... See More Essential Reliability Engineering Techniques Your science, engineering, and math formal training will serve you well as a reliability engineer, and that is not enough to be successful. See More 6 Essential Reliability Engineering Formulas Using a formula requires understanding the purpose, limitations, and assumptions involved. It also requires using the right formula. See More Reliability as a Process The idea is to explore in detail why we think achieving reliability objectives is best done using a process approach. See More Deliberate Reliability Testing Let's explore the many reasons to conduct testing and how to clearly link those tests to the decisions that rely on the test results. See More Dealing with Small Sample Sizes Let's discuss approaches that enable you and your team first to have the right number of samples and then how to deal with too few samples. See More Building a Reliability Plan updated This is an overview of the six steps to achieve high reliability from Carl and Fred's book. Creating and executing a reliability plan See More Selecting a Reliability Method As reliability engineers, we generate information for the use of decision-makers. It is how we influence decisions that create value. See More Linking Customer Needs to Product Requirements and Robust Design See More The post Creating Unique Reliability Tests appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Reliability and Statistical Process Control When components fall outside specs, the chance for quality and reliability issues increases. Let's explore some design and manufacturing cases where effectively using statistical process control will enhance your product's reliability performance. We often assume the components and processes we rely on to create a reliable product are stable. Is that true? What is the risk if they are not stable? We work with our vendors and manufacturing teams as reliability professionals to create reliable products. We often identify and provide critical information on which components or processes are critical to reliable performance. Understanding how SPC and reliability relate, plus the basics of SPC and capability analysis, allows us to implement the design intent and create a reliable product. Let's explore how to determine if a vendor gets it' concerning SPC. Also, let's discuss how to judge an SPC program, how to select critical-to-reliability elements, and how to implement SPC across your supply chain and manufacturing process. In this event, we will discuss key elements that identify critical-to-reliability elements, plus how to prioritize which processes to monitor and control using SPC. Starting with a basic introduction to SPC and capability analysis, we will quickly move to improving your project’s reliability performance using process control techniques. This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast on 14 July 2015. Download RSS To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page. Related Content Design Specs vs. Process Control, Capability, and SPC episode Is SPC Part of the Reliability Toolkit? article When should SPC be used? article SPC Assumptions article SPC Sample Size Impact on SPC In this webinar, we explore the impact that chart selection and sample size have on chart sensitivity (the ability to detect changes). See More Reliability and Statistical Process Control Let's explore some cases where effectively using statistical process control will enhance your product's reliability performance. See More Understanding and Controlling Process Variation Let's discuss process variation and how to measure, monitor, and control processes to minimize the differences from one part to the next. See More 10 Keys for Maximizing the Benefits of Your SPC Program Progressive manufacturers use control charts to listen to their processes to detect and rectify potentially harmful changes. See More How do I link Process Capability Indices to Number (PPM) Defects? if you need to learn a bit more about manufacturing and how we measure quality in general? Join us for this webinar. See More What is Statistical Process Control or SPC? You may have heard of Statistical Process Control, 6-sigma, Shewhart, the Japanese Economic Miracle, X̅ R Charts or perhaps none of them. See More What is Process Capability Analysis (PCA)? A process is considered capable' if it creates products that, with production natural variation, are still within what good' looks like. See More Fundamentals of Control Charts Statistical control charting (SPC) is a method for monitoring and determining whether a process is in control or stable. See More Fundamentals of Process Capability Let's explore the steps necessary to obtain valid and valuable process capability ratios. Then, let's examine how to use this information. See More The post Reliability and Statistical Process Control appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Reliability and Tolerance Analysis A tolerance specification is how we communicate the allowance for part variation. Variation happens, and when it is within what we expect, great. Otherwise, quality and reliability issues ensue. Let's explore how to set tolerances to improve reliability properly. Let's understand the process data, stability, and design constraints in an attempt to find a balance to create meaningful tolerances. [NOTE: Check out the ebook Statistical Tolerance Analysis] Worst case isn't always feasible, yet it is very common. Consider using the root mean squared or the Monte Carlo approach. The worst-case approach relies on little data, just a range, whereas RMS assumes a normal distribution of the variation. The Monte Carlo approach may require the most information, and it provides the best results. A few quick overviews and examples, plus plenty of time to discuss the role of the reliability professional in the tolerance seeing process. Join the conversation during the webinar. This Accendo Reliability webinar originally broadcast live on 16 June 2015. Download RSS   To view the recorded webinar and slides, visit the webinar page.   Related Content Confidence and Tolerance Intervals episode Design Tolerances Based on Economics (Using the Taguchi Loss Function) episode Estimating the Normal Distribution Parameters and Tolerance Limits article Inputs to Consider When Setting Tolerances article Reliability and Tolerance Analysis Tolerance specification communicates the allowance for part variation. Variation happens, and when it is within what we expect, great. See More Creating Meaningful Reliability Predictions Early and often during product development, the team needs to know the expected and meaningful reliability prediction of the current design. See More Reliability Integration into the Product Development Process One of the challenges for reliability engineering in product development is reliability integration into the product development process. See More Process Capability, Tolerance, and Reliability How a focus on variability with process control, process capability and tolerances helps to improve reliability. See More Fundamentals of Stress-Strength Analysis How a focus on variability with process control, process capability and tolerances helps to improve reliability. See More Fundamentals of Human Factors If a person is not able to interact with your product, with or without the manual, they may consider your product a failure. See More Using Available Weather Data How to find and analyze temperature readings over a 10 year period, create histogram and determine how many hours below freezing may exist. See More Fundamentals of Tolerance Analysis There are three approaches to set tolerance limits. Each has ramifications for the eventual manufacturability and reliability performance. See More Practical Use of Stress-Strength Models to Develop Specifications Warranty returns are a great start for setting targets for new products. But how do you translate that to specific numbers to design to? See More Fundamentals of Design for Reliability DFR is more than a set of tools or activities, let's explore the building of a reliability culture that support reliability thinking See More Fault Tolerance Fault tolerant design principles are the best approach to reliability. Or not. It depends on your design challenges. See More Helping Products Survive Transportation Besides building your product inside your customer's facility, your product requires transportation to move your product. See More What is Reliability Growth? This webinar introduces you to the topic of reliability growth (both qualitative and quantitative) along with key concepts See More Design for Reliability – Stressors I will discuss the identification of conditions that cause materials to degrade. Understanding stressors is good for design for reliability See More Fundamentals of Derating See More Please login with your site registration to view the video recording and download the ebook. Username or Email Address Password Remember Me If you haven’t registered, it’s free and takes only a moment.   This quick introduction to three statistical analysis methods lets you determine or assess part tolerances quickly. You will also learn why tolerances are critical to achieving a reliable product or system. The ebook includes guidelines for data analysis, starting with histograms and building probability density functions for use in two of the three methods. The post Reliability and Tolerance Analysis appeared first on Accendo Reliability.