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Hot Topics |
Box-Behnken Designs for Optimizing Product Performance
Design of Experiments (DOE) is a set of techniques that revolve around the study
of the influence of the different variables that affect a
controlled experiment. Generally, the first step is to identify the independent variables or
factors that affect the product or process, and then study their effects on
a dependent variable or response. In this article, we will give an example on how to use
Box-Behnken Designs in DOE++ to determine the settings of factors that would result in the optimum value of the response.
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue130/hottopics130.htm
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Reliability Basics |
Analyzing Maintenance Data with the Event Log Folio in Weibull++
Companies in the manufacturing world face an ever increasing pressure to make the manufacturing process as cost-effective as possible. Maintenance is an integral part of that process and effective maintenance policies can lead to reduced manufacturing costs. However, in order to determine the appropriate maintenance policies, we must first quantify the reliability and maintainability
of physical assets, such as a piece of equipment in an assembly line. This article provides a simple example of how to analyze maintenance data using the event log folio in
Weibull++, and how to use the results of this analysis in a reliability block diagram in
BlockSim.To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue130/relbasics130.htm
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Tool Tips |
- What is a "gap analysis" in RGA?
- How can I use simulation in Weibull++ to design a reliability test?
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue130/tooltips130.htm
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Hot News |
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Annual Reliability
& Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) - ReliaSoft Corporation is proud to announce our continued participation in the annual RAMS event. In addition to
exhibiting our products, we will also be
presenting three tutorials and two papers covering topics such as
Design of Experiments (DOE), design of reliable systems, FMEA, and
accelerated life testing data analysis. Be sure to stop by our booth
to meet our reliability experts, and for a
preview of the extensive capabilities of our
complete suite of reliability tools, along with a few new surprises. We look forward to seeing you at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Hotel and Resort in scenic
Reno, Nevada, January 23-26, 2012. For
program and advanced registration information, please visit
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ARS North America Proposals- The
Applied Reliability Symposium is renowned for world-class presentations in the field of reliability and maintainability engineering. Do you have what it takes to garner a coveted presentation slot at ARS? Could you be standing among the Excellent Presentation Award winners at the 2012 event in North America
(June 13 - 15, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana)? You will never know unless you submit your presentation proposal by December 16, 2011. Everything you need to know is available for review online at
http://www.ARSymposium.org/present.htm. For those who have already submitted their presentation proposals,
we thank you! The ARS Committee sincerely appreciates your effort and will begin the selection process soon. For those who have yet to submit their proposals,
time is running out, so act now! |
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ARS Europe Advance Registration
- The 2012 European Applied Reliability Symposium will be held in
Warsaw, Poland from March 28 - 30, 2012.
Save €100 by registering early! The advanced registration deadline is
January 31, 2012, so don't wait — register now at
http://www.ARSymposium.org/europe/register_eu.htm. For more information, including the program matrix, please visit
http://www.ARSymposium.org/europe/index.htm. |
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Upcoming Public Training Event Calendar |
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December 2011 |
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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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February 2012 |
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February 6 - 8, 2012:
RS 560 Fundamentals of Design
for Reliability
in
Bangalore, India |
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February 20 - 24, 2012:
MSMT Foundations
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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February 21 - 23, 2012:
RS 511 Application of
Reliability Growth Models in
Developmental Testing and
Fielded Systems
in
Bologna, Italy |
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March 2012 |
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March 12 - 16, 2012:
Effective FMEA Series - RS 470 & RS 471
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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March 13 - 15, 2012:
RS 522 Advanced System Reliability / Maintainability Analysis
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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March 19 - 21, 2012:
RS 401(C) and RS 402 Life Data Analysis
(Condensed) and Intro to Accelerated
Testing
in
Penang, Malaysia |
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March 28 - 30, 2012:
International Applied Reliability Symposium
in
Warsaw, Poland |
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