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Hot Topics |
Taguchi Orthogonal Array Designs
Taguchi Orthogonal Array (OA) design is a type of general fractional
factorial design. It is a highly fractional orthogonal design that is based on a
design matrix proposed by Dr. Genichi Taguchi and allows you to consider a selected
subset of combinations of multiple factors at multiple levels. Taguchi Orthogonal
arrays
are balanced to ensure that all levels of all factors are considered equally. For
this reason, the factors can be evaluated independently of each other despite the
fractionality of the design. This article will show how to perform a
Taguchi OA design using DOE++.
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue131/hottopics131.htm
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Reliability Basics |
Using the Power Law Model for Data Analysis in RGA
The Power Law model is a popular method for analyzing the reliability of complex
repairable systems in the field. In this article we first give a brief
introduction to the Power Law model and we then give an
example that shows how to use Power Law model in RGA 7 to estimate the
conditional reliability of a group of systems.To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue131/relbasics131.htm
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Tool Tips |
- How can I use BlockSim 7 to figure out how to achieve a system
reliability goal?
- In Weibull++ 7, is there a way to perform a quick what-if analysis
on a failure model without supplying data?
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue131/tooltips131.htm
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Hot News |
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ReliaSoft at RAMS 2012 -
We will be on location in Reno, Nevada at John Ascuaga’s Nugget Hotel
and Resort from January 23 - 26, 2012 to participate in the 58th
Annual Reliability & Maintainability Symposium. Our team of
reliability experts is looking forward to presenting the following
papers, tutorials and panel discussions:
Paper Presentations
"On Planning Accelerated Life Tests
for Comparing Two Product Designs"
By Huairui Guo, Pengying Niu, Adamantios Mettas and Doug Ogden,
ReliaSoft Corporation
"Design of Reliable System Based on
Dynamic Bayesian Networks and Genetic Algorithm"
By Dingzhou Cao, ReliaSoft Corporation, Shaobai Kan, John Jay College of
Criminal Justice, CUNY and Yu Sun, Wayne State University
"Reliability Testing in Components
Under Thermo Mechanical Loading"
By Julio Pulido, ReliaSoft Corporation
Tutorials
"Introduction to R & M
Management"
By Duane Dietrich, ReliaSoft Corporation
"Lessons Learned for Effective
FMEA"
By Carl Carlson, ReliaSoft Corporation
"Design of Experiments and Data
Analysis"
By Huariui Guo and Adamantios Mettas, ReliaSoft
Corporation
Panel Discussions
"Securing Tomorrow's Future with
R&M: Using Historical Events and Data to Predict and Assure Future
Performance"
Panel Member - Pantelis Vassiliou, CEO ReliaSoft
Corporation
We will also be on-hand to provide you with helpful information and
to demonstrate the capabilities of our complete suite of software
tools (including a preview of our new Synthesis platform and
our upcoming versions
of Weibull++,
ALTA,
BlockSim,
Xfmea
and RCM++). So be sure to stop by our booth for a brief
visit! For additional information about RAMS, including the final
program, please
visit http://www.rams.org.
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Early Registration Deadline -
ARS, Europe - The International Applied Reliability Symposium,
Europe will be held from March 28 - 30, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland. You can
save €100 if you sign up by February 7th, 2012.
Online registration is available
through
http://www.ARSymposium.org/europe/register_eu.htm.
For more information, please visit
the website,
send an e-mail to
InfoEurope@ARSymposium.org
or call (+48) 22 436 67 70. The complete program matrix is also
available online at
http://www.ARSymposium.org/europe/2012/2012eu_matrix.htm. |
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Call for Presenters
- ARS,
Asia Pacific - The committee is currently soliciting
presenters for the 2012 ARS, Asia Pacific, which will be held
in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 16 - 18, 2012. The
presentation proposal deadline is February 27, 2012. If you are
interested in learning more about this opportunity and the potential
to win an Excellent Presentation Award, please review the detailed
instructions and milestones posted at
http://www.ARSymposium.org/asia/presenters/index.htm. |
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Upcoming
Public Training Event Calendar |
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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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April 2012 |
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April 16 - 20, 2012:
RS 540 Reliability and
Maintainability Analysis for
Repairable Systems
in
Jakarta, Indonesia |
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April 16 - 20, 2012:
MSMT Foundations
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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April 16 - 20, 2012:
MSMT Foundations
in
Berlin, Germany |
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April 24 - 26, 2012:
RS 480 RCM Principles and
Applications
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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