Accendo Reliability Webinar Series

A Review of the 2018 ASQ CRE Body of Knowledge The new CRE body of knowledge goes into effect in January 2018. With the additions, deletions, and changes to topics, it attempts to reflect what reliability engineering does daily. Let’s closely examine the new 2018 BOK and what it means. With 13 topics partially or […]

Get Started with DOE with This Practical Introduction and Overview A tool is only as useful as knowing when and how to use it. In this webinar, we will discuss identifying an appropriate DOE project and setting up (define) a DOE. A process for DOE execution will be provided and discussed. We will also provide […]

An Introduction, Basic Definitions, and Overview of a Risk Management Framework Risk is borne from uncertainty. The reliability performance of your product line and individual products is uncertain. Identifying and understanding the risks involved helps your team mitigate reliability performance risks. An obvious risk and common question when developing a new product involves the field failure [&#...

Enhancing Reliability Integration into the Product Development Process One of the more significant challenges for reliability engineering in product development is the complete execution of the planned reliability process in product development. The reliability tools and techniques outlined in the product plan are often skipped or delayed, minimizing the opportunity for outputs to fully impact [&#...

An Introduction, Basic Uses, and Examples of How RBD Calculations Work A reasonable model helps you make informed decisions. A simple reliability block diagram often provides the insights your team needs to prioritize and achieve the desired reliability performance. Let’s create, populate, and use RBDs effectively. RBDs comprise a few simple elements and arrangements yet can […]

An Introduction, Basic Steps, and Examples of How ALT Goes Wrong Accelerated Life Testing, ALT, is a technique to estimate an item’s time to failure-pattern. In short, ALT allows us to shorten time. Done well, it provides valuable insights into the future. Done poorly, it is a colossal waste of resources. In this webinar, let’s talk […]

An Introduction, Basic Steps, and Examples of How HALT Goes Wrong HALT promises to find the weaknesses in your design early in the design process. Understanding the basic concepts underlying HALT enables you to do so effectively. Let’s discuss this essential discovery tool and how it fits into your program. I call HALT (highly accelerated life […]

Creating an Effective Reliability Plan Writing and executing effective reliability plans is a skill that is not often taught in reliability courses or seminars. It falls under the body of knowledge of reliability management, which is a different set of skills than reliability engineering. What is a Reliability Plan, and how should it be developed? […]

Selecting the Right Reliability Tools There are dozens of quality and reliability tools. How does a reliability practitioner know which specific tools to use in a new reliability program. Should reliability allocation be used? Which types of FMEAs are needed? What about robust design or design margin analysis? How does one go about selecting the […]

An Introduction, Basic Steps, and Examples of How FMEA Goes Wrong Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) starts with brainstorming and ends with prioritized actions. A great tool to get your team thinking about system failures. Let’s explore the fundamental steps and beset practices to get value from your analysis. You may hear moans and groans […]

An Introduction, Basic Steps, and Examples of FRACAS Gone Wrong Every failure has valuable information you and your team require to improve reliability. During the development process, each failure may represent a future recall. Celebrate every failure. Let your FRACAS prioritize which failures to resolve. Failures occur, sometimes a bit too often. Some failures may […]

Do Reliability Testing That Adds Value, Informs Decisions, and Provides Information Reliability testing is expensive, time-consuming, and fraught with errors. Is it worth the effort? Is it necessary? Let’s explore relegating testing to only a ‘when necessary’ status. Let’s explore what you and your team can do instead. Testing results arrive late in the development […]

The Importance of Reliability Apportionment and How to Do It Today Your team may understand the system reliability goal, yet they should know the goal for the element they are addressing. Let’s discuss why you must do reliability apportionment. Plus, let’s explore how it benefits your team. There are a few methods for reliability apportionment. […]

Basic Steps to Building Your Reliability Plan Creating a plan is necessary both for budgeting and buy-in. The added focus on reliability will help your team achieve it’s reliability goals. Plus, a good plan helps build your credibility and program. Let’s explore how to build a reliability plan. First, no two reliability plans are the […]

What To Do When A Customer Requests MTBF You have carefully crafted a detailed reliability goal including function, environment, probability, and duration, plus apportioned it to critical supplied subsystems and components. Your vendor decides to use MTBF instead. What can you do? What should you do? The supplier is critical to the success of the […]

Time to Failure Data Analysis for Your Factory Equipment We have data. Often, an abundance of data concerning equipment failures. Failures per month or MTBF-type measures do not reveal sufficient insights to understand the pattern of failures. We need to know if the rate of failures is increasing or not and if the maintenance program […]

Collecting and Analyzing Your Field Data We often have more data than we can use. For time to failure, warranty claims, and related field data, we should take the time to learn what we can. Let’s explore organizing your field data and use basic techniques let the data speak. What kind and where can you […]

Predicting the Value of a Reliability Goal in Your Organization Establishing a reliability goal for a project is often done early. You may already know the reliability goal guides the entire development and supply chain team. Yet, what is the actual value of setting a reliability goal? Value is the return on the investment. Here, setting […]

Understanding and Controlling Process Variation Let’s discuss sources of variation and how to measure, monitor, and control processes to minimize the differences from one part to the next. Statistical process control (SPC) is a set of tools that provide insights into the changing nature of processes. Product designs include the design engineer’s desired dimensions and […]

This webinar explores how we, as reliability professionals, can improve our ability to influence.

Let’s explore estimating the total lifecycle costs for a complex system from the point of view of a reliability engineer. Join me in a discussion on what to consider and how to estimate future costs while working early in the program. You need to know this even if your system in not complex or repairable.

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.

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? There are options that work, and some that do not.

Education options have exploded. For the past 75 years we read books, gone back to campus, attended workshops, traveled to conferences, and participated in evening meetings. Today we have more options from more sources for our professional development.

A webinar where we discuss the ASQ Certified Reliability Engineer exam and you can best prepare to receive your certificate