Episodes

  • Lasting Just Long Enough

    Lasting Just Long Enough
    Jan 13 2025
    Lasting Just Long Enough Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the subject of reliability and how appliance manufacturing companies may design for a limited life in order to sell new models. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss the need for companies need to sell the new models of their products and the planned […] The post SOR 1035 Lasting Just Long Enough appeared first on Accendo Reliability.
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  • Make it Less Robust

    Make it Less Robust
    Jan 10 2025
    Make it Less Robust Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss requests to engineers to make it less robust. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss the situation where engineers are asked to make something less robust. Topics include: Planned obsolescence and its impact on product design. Designing products to last a specific time, not […] The post SOR 1034 Make it Less Robust appeared first on Accendo Reliability.
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  • Conference Value

    Conference Value
    Jan 6 2025
    Conference Value Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss conference value: maximizing the benefits of conferences and assessing their value for participation. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss conference value. Topics include: Discover how to make the most of conferences, beyond just attending sessions. Learn the importance of planning ahead, identifying key sessions, and […]
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  • Available Reliability Information

    Available Reliability Information
    Jan 3 2025
    What happens when you need to find the reliability of something ... but don't have a lot of data or information in your organization about it? Well ... there is a fair bit of information out there, if you know where to look. But be careful! There's a lot of disinformation as well. So what can you do? The post SOR 1032 Available Reliability Information appeared first on Accendo Reliability.
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  • Warranty Analysis for Repairable Systems

    Warranty Analysis for Repairable Systems
    Dec 30 2024
    How do you do 'warranty analysis'? ... hang on ... what is 'warranty analysis'? That means different things for different organizations. Are you trying to understand 'warranty reliability' ... which is all about understanding the likelihood of a product lasting a warranty period. Or are you trying to understand what the 'warranty period' should be? ... or why too many things are failing during your warranty period? This podcast might help! The post SOR 1031 Warranty Analysis for Repairable Systems appeared first on Accendo Reliability.
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  • Starting a Consultancy

    Starting a Consultancy
    Dec 27 2024
    Starting a Consultancy Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss starting a consultancy. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss starting a consultancy. Interested in becoming a consultant? This episode dives into the realities of starting a consultancy. Listen to learn more about: the consulting career path, which is not always clear cut and involves […] The post SOR 1030 Starting a Consultancy appeared first on Accendo Reliability.
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  • Thermal HALT

    Thermal HALT
    Dec 23 2024
    Thermal HALT Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss a paper Kirk wrote about how thermal HALT can be a tool for finding marginal signal integrity issues. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss Kirk’s paper on the use of thermal HALT, initially posted on Kirk’s website, acceleratedreliabilitysolutions.com, in 2018, and a re-edited version that […] The post SOR 1029 Thermal HALT appeared first on Accendo Reliability.
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  • Dealing with Ongoing Changes

    Dealing with Ongoing Changes
    Dec 20 2024
    Dealing with Ongoing Changes Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the challenge of adding changes to a product during the development process so that they can design and build the prototypes. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss how companies are adding new features to stay competitive with market developments. Topics include: Automobiles, especially […] The post SOR 1028 Dealing with Ongoing Changes appeared first on Accendo Reliability.
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