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Hot Topics |
How Long Should You Burn In a System? (Part II)
In a previous
HotWire, the burn-in time for a non-repairable
system was obtained purely based on the system failure
rate. These methods did not take into account the
warranty period and the costs associated with burning in
the system, nor the costs of a failure in the field.
Such factors are considered in another
HotWire article where the analysis is done at the component level. In this article we will expand the method presented there to a system with multiple components. Alternatively, this method could be used for a component with multiple failure modes.
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue103/hottopics103.htm
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Reliability Basics |
Steps in a System Reliability, Availability and Maintainability Simulation Analysis
This article provides an overview of the steps involved with performing system analysis via simulation, along with some introductory concepts. The focus is mainly system reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) analysis. However, these concepts can be expanded to different fields.
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue103/relbasics103.htm
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Tool Tips |
- How can my organization disseminate tips and instructions to Xfmea/RCM++ users about how to complete the FMEA worksheet?
- How can I define custom connection types for a MIL-HDBK-217F system in Lambda Predict?
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue103/tooltips103.htm
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Latest Software Updates |
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New service releases are now available for
Xfmea Standard
(SR 4.0.8),
Xfmea Enterprise (SR 4.0.8) and
RCM++ (SR 4.0.8).
To determine the compile revision of the application on
your computer, select About from the Help
menu.
More Software Downloads...
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Hot News |
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Sneak Preview - The next major release of
RGA is close enough for us to give you a small taste of what you can expect to see in
version 7. Major new functionality will include
Multiphase Analysis, Reliability Growth Planning and Management, Repairable Systems Design of Reliability Tests (DRT), Monte Carlo Simulation and Mission Profile Testing. Detailed information will appear on our Web site at
http://RGA.ReliaSoft.com once RGA 7 is officially released. We are also keeping a running list of interested customers. If you would like to be added to this list, simply drop a quick e-mail to
Sales@ReliaSoft.com. We will alert you once a free trial version is available for download. |
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Call
for Presentations - The success of ARS over the years has been driven primarily by the willingness of professionals like you who share information related to real-life experiences from the field. To keep this trend alive, the
International Applied Reliability Symposium is currently accepting presentation proposals for the
2010 ARS, North America event that will be held
June 15-18, 2010 in Reno, Nevada. The submission deadline is
December 4, 2009. To make the process easy, we have posted submission guidelines and the required submission form at
http://www.ARSymposium.org/present.htm. |
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Upcoming
Public Training Event Calendar |
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September 2009 |
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September 21 - 25, 2009:
MSMT Foundations
in
Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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September 21 - 23, 2009:
RS 522 Advanced System
Reliability / Maintainability
Analysis
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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September 24 - 25, 2009:
RS 470 Failure Modes, Effects
and Criticality Analysis
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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September 28 - 30, 2009:
RS 560 Fundamentals of Design
for Reliability
in
United Kingdom |
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October 2009 |
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October 1 - 2, 2009:
RS 480 RCM Principles and
Applications
in
Jakarta, Indonesia |
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October 5 - 9, 2009:
RS 540 Reliability and
Maintainability Analysis for
Repairable Systems
in
Larnaca, Cyprus |
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October 14 - 16, 2009:
RS 525 Simulation Modeling for
Reliability and Risk Analysis
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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October 19 - 23, 2009:
RS 540 Reliability and
Maintainability Analysis for
Repairable Systems
in
Singapore |
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November 2009 |
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November 2 - 6, 2009:
MSMT Foundations
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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November 4 - 6, 2009:
RS 560 Fundamentals of Design
for Reliability
in
Bangalore, India |
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November 5 - 6, 2009:
RS 401(C) Reliability and Life
Data Analysis (Condensed)
in
Rayong, Thailand |
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November 9 - 13, 2009:
MSMT Foundations
in
Melbourne, Australia |
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November 16 - 20, 2009:
MSMT Foundations
in
Bordeaux, France |
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November 17 - 18, 2009:
RS 475 FRACAS Principles and
Applications
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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November 19 - 20, 2009:
RS 490 Standards Based
Reliability Prediction
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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