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Reliability Testing
Reliability testing is the cornerstone of a
reliability engineering program. It provides the most detailed form of
reliability data because the conditions under which the data are collected can be carefully
controlled and monitored. Furthermore, reliability tests can be designed to
uncover particular suspected failure modes and other problems. The type of
reliability testing a product undergoes will change along different points of
its life cycle, but the overriding goal is to insure that data from all or most
of the tests were generated under similar enough conditions so that an
"apples to apples" comparison can be made of the product's reliability
characteristics at different points in the product's life. It is for this
reason that consistent and thorough reliability specifications and a standard
definition of failure are up-front requirements to implementing reliability
testing.
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read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue41/hottopics41.htm
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| Reliability Basics |
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Fielded Systems in Reliability Growth (Part II)
In last month's issue of the HotWire, we
presented repairable
system analysis for reliability growth in the article
Fielded
Systems in Reliability Growth (Part I). Fleet analysis will be
presented in Part II of this article. Fleet analysis is similar to repairable system
data
analysis. However, the Power Law model is applied to the fleet failures rather
than the system failures. In other words, in repairable system data analysis, the
number of system failures versus system time is modeled. In fleet analysis,
the number of fleet failures versus fleet time is modeled. Therefore, in both
cases, the model
is the same but the data are treated differently.
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue41/relbasics41.htm
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Can I customize the appearance of the
Project window in Xfmea?
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| Latest Software Updates |
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A new service release is now available for
Xfmea (SR
2.0.3). To determine the compile revision of the application on your computer,
select About from the Help menu.
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Hot News |
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2004 Applied
Reliability Symposium – Thank you to
everyone who participated in this year’s Symposium! It was
exciting to see so many engineers come together to discuss this
specialized and important discipline of engineering. Pictures from the event
have been posted on-line in
our
photo album. In addition, you can now purchase printed copies of
the Symposium proceedings at
http://www.ARSymposium.org/order.htm. Due to the overwhelming
success of the Symposium, the 2005 date has already been set for
May 18 - 20, 2005. We
look forward to seeing you again next year! For additional
information, please visit
http://www.ARSymposium.org. |
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Restructured
Reliability Education – ReliaSoft is proud to announce
its newly restructured MSMT Course Collection. The MSMT collection
includes introductory and advanced courses on basic reliability
subjects and software (MSMT Foundations Series and MSMT Advanced
Series), along with courses for related topics and tools (MSMT
Specialized Series). For more information on the educational building blocks recommended by
ReliaSoft, please visit:
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/master.htm. |
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Reliability
Engineering Concepts Training in Venezuela – ReliaSoft
South America will be presenting reliability engineering concepts in Carácas, Venezuela
on August
17 - 20, 2004. This 4 day event will focus on building the
appropriate foundations to better understand reliability
engineering and the associated statistical analysis.
Weibull++ 6 and
BlockSim 6 FTI will be presented throughout this event to enhance
the learning experience. Please contact ReliaSoft South America
directly for registration information at:
http://www.ReliaSoftSA.com. |
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Introduction
to Reliability in Malaysia and Thailand – ReliaSoft will
introduce the topic of reliability engineering on July 20 in Shah Alam,
Malaysia and on July 22
in Bangkok, Thailand. This one day course explores and introduces
reliability concepts, principles and their applications. Topics
covered include life data analysis, accelerated life testing, system
reliability, maintainability and availability, reliability growth, FMEAs and
more. This course is designed for engineers, managers and senior
level staff. Registrations are now being accepted by ReliaSoft Asia:
http://www.ReliaSoftAsia.com/contact.htm. |
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MSMT Training
Seminar in the UK – In an effort to meet the demand for
more training in Europe, ReliaSoft is proud to announce
a public
Master the Subject, Master the Tools seminar in the United
Kingdom hosted by
Maintain-IT. This
series provides basic courses for a solid foundation in
the fundamental principles and theory of important reliability
engineering topics. Attending this training seminar will
help you increase your capabilities and productivity while providing
you with a fresh look at your career in reliability engineering.
This seminar is scheduled for Fall 2004. The exact
date is to be determined. Please contact Maintain-IT for additional information:
http://www.Maintain-IT.co.uk/contactus.htm. |
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Calendar
of Public Events:
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August |
San Diego, CA - Master the Subject,
Master the Tools Training Seminar (MSMT) - Intro to
life
data analysis, accelerated life data analysis and system
analysis: August 9 - 13, 2004 in San Diego, CA. For
more information, see
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/august_msmt.htm. |
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Malaysia - Master the Subject, Master
the Tools Training Seminar (MSMT) - Intro to life data
analysis, accelerated life data analysis and system analysis:
September 6 - 10, 2004 in
Kuala
Lumpur. Registrations are
now being accepted at ReliaSoft Asia:
http://www.ReliaSoftAsia.com/contact.htm. |
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Thailand - Master the Subject, Master
the Tools Training Seminar (MSMT) - Intro to life data
analysis, accelerated life data analysis and system analysis:
September 13 - 17, 2004 in Bangkok. Registrations are
now being accepted at ReliaSoft Asia:
http://www.ReliaSoftAsia.com/contact.htm. |
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Advanced System Analysis and BlockSim
Training Seminar - September 13 - 15, 2004
in Tucson, AZ. An intensive theoretical and hands-on course
(utilizing BlockSim),
which exposes the attendee to the advanced concepts,
principles and requirements for performing advanced system
reliability, maintainability, availability and related
analyses. For detailed information, see
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/september_522_470.htm. |
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FMEA/FMECA Analysis and Xfmea
Training Seminar - September 16 - 17, 2004
in Tucson, AZ. This course offers an overview of FMEA/FMECA
analysis procedures with emphasis on the use of the
Xfmea software. For detailed information, see
http://Seminars.ReliaSoft.com/september_522_470.htm. |
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