Speaking Of Reliability: Friends Discussing Reliability Engineering Topics | Warranty | Plant Maintenance

Celebrating Reliability Success Abstract Carl and Fred discussing a listener question about when it is OK to celebrate reliability successes. Specifically, how long you have to wait to feel comfortable you have a successful product when nothing bad happens. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the criteria for successful field programs, including […]

Do You Need a Degree in Reliability Abstract Kirk and Fred discussing higher education and the importance of a college degree in reliability for a career in reliability engineering. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss their road to having a career in reliability engineering. Topics include: There are excellent engineers that are […]

Reliability Program vs Reality Abstract Kirk and Fred discussing failures in products after launch and the importance of  and knowing how the customers use conditions. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss finding failures in the lab and the some of their experiences with finding design errors during testing. Topics include: Finding a […]

Reliability growth is a term used a lot in the reliability industry. It tends to refer to activities where we build prototypes, test them, and fix all the issues we find. But there is more to it than this.

Systems and reliability engineers often 'work' together. But how? As with many engineering disciplines, there is scope for overlap and conflict. Do you know what one does? ... that the other doesn't?

Reliability and Quality Abstract Dianna and Fred discussing differences and similarities between quality and reliability. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss the differences and similarities between quality and reliability functions in an organization. Topics include: different views organizations have about quality and reliability functions quality and reliability practitioners’ involvement in problem analysis […]

What is Working in Quality Abstract Dianna and Fred discussing the role of Quality and quality professionals in an organization. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss Quality in organizations. Topics include: organizational structure of Quality the Hollywood stereotypes of the quality profession compared to the real world Quality’s role as an independent […]

Building Rapport and Influence Abstract Carl and Fred discussing how to build rapport with colleagues, as one of the steps in shaping and influencing product designs and manufacturing processes. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss techniques in building rapport with people. Many of the tools of reliability engineering require the ability to […]

Maintenance v Product Reliability Engineering Abstract Carl and Fred discussing a listener question about the crossover knowledge between asset reliability and product reliability. What are the similarities? What are the differences? What about a potential career change between one and the other? Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the body of knowledge […]

Cpk is what we call a 'capability index' and it is a measure of manufacturing process quality. And by that we mean the number of defects we create, and how close we are to specifications. Reliability engineers and designers often don't see a role for them when it comes to manufacturing and Cpk. Is this right?