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Hot Topics |
Using Simulation to Determine the Required Spare
Parts for Fielded Systems
A question that often
arises when dealing with a fleet of fielded systems is how
many spare parts will be required to support the operation
of the fleet and achieve desired availability levels. This
article provides an example of how BlockSim can be
used to determine the appropriate number of spare parts
in this situation.
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue129/hottopics129.htm
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Reliability Basics |
Using SimuMatic in RGA
Simulation is
a very powerful tool that can assist with developing test
plans or generating bootstrap confidence intervals. This
article will describe the function of SimuMatic in RGA
and provide an example of how SimuMatic can be used to determine
the sample size that is needed to demonstrate a reliability
goal at a specified confidence level.To read more,
see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue129/relbasics129.htm
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Tool Tips |
- Are there any basic tips for using the Function
Wizard to build custom analyses and reports?
- How can I apply a derating standard to one of my
reliability prediction analyses in Lambda Predict?
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue129/tooltips129.htm
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Hot News |
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Congratulations
to the 2011 ARS Excellent Presentation Award Winners!
- Each year, engineers have the opportunity to present
at one of the Applied Reliability Symposium (ARS)
events held five times a year at locations around
the world. One of the coveted goals for many presenters
is achieving an ARS Excellent Presentation Award.
The winners are selected based on votes cast by
the attendees.
The winners for the 2011 ARS,
India were:
- Pradeep Bhattacharjee (Gold Award
- Rs.12,000) from the Defence Research & Development
Laboratories for his presentation, Structural
Reliability Evaluation and Optimization of Aerospace
Product.
- David Delaux (Gold Award - Rs.12,000)
from Valeo Powertrain Thermal System for his
presentation, Reliability Validation of Engine
Cooling Modules with Tailoring Tests.
- Nitin G. Fukey (Bronze Award - Rs.6,000)
from Bosch India Limited for his presentation,
Accelerated Lifetime Test on Diesel Fuel Injection Pump.
The winners for the 2011 ARS, Asia Pacific were:
- Lee Chai Ying (Gold Award - SGD 1,000)
from Infineon Technologies (M) Sdn. Bhd. for
her presentation, Reliability Prediction
of Semiconductor by Analysis of Wire Pull and
Ball Shear Test Data.
- New Seow Yeng (Silver Award - SGD
750) from Avago Technologies for her presentation,
Failure Rate Prediction Using Improved Black’s
Model.
- Amy Goh (Bronze Award - SGD 500)
from Eastman Kodak Company for her presentation,
Design for Reliability – Practical Examples
of Board-Level Testing.
The presentation proceedings are now available for
purchase at
http://www.ARSymposium.org/order.htm. |
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2012 Seminar Calendar Updated
- ReliaSoft's Worldwide Seminar Calendar
is now online and available for review! Over 80
public seminars around the world have been scheduled
for 2012. Explore our easy-to-use, web-based event
list to quickly locate an event near you:
http://www.ReliaSoft.com/seminars/dates.htm.
Budgeting for next year just got easier. |
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SMRP
Conference
2011
- Thanks to all of you who visited our booth at
the Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals
(SMRP) 19th Annual Conference this year! It was
refreshing to see so many engineers from the maintenance
and reliability community seeking out information
related to
asset performance management supported by reliability
engineering. The expressed desire to tackle
such challenges was heard loud and clear.
See you next year! |
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Upcoming Public Training Event Calendar |
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November 2011 |
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November 14 - 18, 2011:
MSMT Foundations
in
Melbourne, Australia |
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November 14 - 18, 2011:
MSMT Foundations
in
Bordeaux, France |
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November 16 - 17, 2011:
RS 475 FRACAS Principles and Applications
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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November 16 - 17, 2011:
RS 490 Standards Based Reliability
Prediction
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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November 28 - December 2, 2011:
RS 540 Reliability and Maintainability
Analysis for Repairable Systems
in
Chennai, India |
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December 2011 |
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December 6 - 8, 2011:
RS 511 Application of Reliability
Growth Models in Developmental Testing
and Fielded Systems
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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December 6 - 8, 2011:
RS 521 Advanced Accelerated Life
Testing Analysis
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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December 19 - 21, 2011:
RS 401(C) and RS 402 Life Data Analysis
(Condensed) and Intro to Accelerated
Testing
in
Bangalore, India |
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