ReliaSoft's Reliability HotWire: Issue 43

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Issue 43, September 2004

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	Reliability Basics
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	Latest Software Updates
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Data Collection

Data collection is the framework for a good reliability engineering program. It is necessary to have an accurate and comprehensive system of recording data relating to a product's reliability performance in order to be able to produce meaningful reliability reports. Although the nature of the data collection system will differ based on the type of data being collected, there must be a certain number of common elements in the type of data being collected and the way the information is recorded. This is necessary in order to provide the continuity necessary for developing an accurate assessment of the "cradle-to-grave" reliability of a product.

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Reliability Basics

Basic Concepts of Accelerated Life Testing Analysis

In typical life data analysis, the practitioner analyzes life data of a product's sample operating under normal conditions in order to quantify the life characteristics of the product and make predictions about all of the products in the population. For a variety of reasons, manufacturers may wish to obtain reliability results for their products more quickly than they can with data obtained under normal operating conditions. Instead, they may use quantitative accelerated life tests to capture life data for the product under accelerated stress conditions, which cause the products to fail more quickly.

This article presents an overview of basic concepts in quantitative accelerated life data analysis and some suggestions for additional research on the subject. We assume that you already have a basic understanding of life data analysis concepts. ReliaSoft's ALTA software provides a complete array of accelerated life data analysis tools.

To read more, see http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue43/relbasics43.htm

When using the Crow Extended model in RGA, how can a specific classification and mode be converted to another classification and mode?

If the x-axis labels overlap each other while viewing the Individual Mode MTBF or Individual Mode Failure Intensity plot in RGA, how can this be fixed without changing the number of failure modes being displayed?

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Latest Software Updates

New service releases are now available for BlockSim (SR 6.2.8) and Xfmea (SR 2.0.5). To determine the compile revision of the application on your computer, select About from the Help menu.

Application	Date Created	Version
BlockSim
BlockSim	8/18/04	6.2.8
BlockSim Update	N/A	SR 6.2.8
Xfmea
Xfmea Standard	8/31/04	2.0.5
Xfmea Standard Update	N/A	SR 2.0.5

Branch Office in Central Europe - ReliaSoft is proud to announce that ReliaSoft CE has been granted a larger area of responsibility within Central Europe due to an increase in demand. New office space and additional staff will help to facilitate communications and business transactions. The countries now being represented by ReliaSoft CE are Germany, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Estonia as well as Belarus, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, FYROM, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia and the Ukraine. Their new Web site is http://www.ReliaSoftCE.com/

Korean Seminar – Product training on ReliaSoft’s BlockSim 6, Weibull++ 6 and ALTA 6 PRO will be hosted by ReliaSoft’s Korean Distributor, KoRTS Corporation. This three-day event will be held Oct. 13 - 15, 2004 in Seoul, Korea. For additional information, please contact KoRTS directly at +82-(0)2-415-6702 or visit: http://www.korts.co.kr/main.php.

2005 ARS Call for Presentations - The 2005 Applied Reliability Symposium is currently accepting presentation proposals that address the Symposium theme: "Sharing applications, success stories and lessons learned in reliability and maintainability engineering." Presentations will be accepted on the basis of the proposal. Subjects that will be covered in the 2005 Symposium include:

Warranty reduction
Reliability as an investment, not a cost
Specifying reliability and reliability metrics
Supplier management
Data collection, management and analysis
Reliability and safety
Reliability and market share
Reliability testing
Software reliability
Manufacturing reliability

For more information, please visit the ARS Web site at http://www.ARSymposium.org/present.htm or e-mail Info@ARSymposium.org.

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 November 1 – 5, 2004. Please contact Maintain-IT for additional information: http://www.Maintain-IT.co.uk/contactus.htm.

Calendar of Public Events:

	November	Master the Subject, Master the Tools Training Seminar (MSMT) - Life data analysis, Intro to accelerated life data analysis, reliability growth and system analysis: November 15 - 19, 2004 in Tucson, AZ. For more information, see http://www.ReliaSoft.com/seminars/november_msmt.htm.
	December	QALT Boot Camp – Dec. 6 - 8, 2004 in Tucson, AZ. This intensive three day course covers advanced topics, concepts and applications of quantitative accelerated life testing (QALT) analysis and ReliaSoft's ALTA PRO software. For more information, see http://www.ReliaSoft.com/seminars/december_521_511.htm.
		Reliability Growth, Repairable System Data Analysis and RGA – Dec. 6 - 8, 2004 in Tucson, AZ. Presented by Dr. Larry Crow, this course will discuss state-of-the-art methods for planning and evaluating the reliability of complex systems during three key life cycle phases: design, developmental testing and customer field use. Hands-on use of RGA 6 PRO will enhance the learning process. For more information, see http://www.ReliaSoft.com/seminars/december_521_511.htm.

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