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Hot Topics
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Estimating Reliability Based on
Multiple Random Stress Types
Products are affected by the stresses applied to them. This is
an essential concept in quantifying and designing-in
reliability, as emphasized by many design methodologies, such as
Design for Reliability (DfR) analysis, Robust Design and
Engineering Design By Reliability (EDBR). This article describes
an approach to estimating the reliability of a product affected
by multiple random stress types.
ALTA 7 and
Weibull++ 7 are used in the
analysis.To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue82/hottopics82.htm
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Reliability Basics |
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Analyzing Success/Failure and Reliability Data Using
the Logistic Model
Last month's
Reliability
Basics article introduced success/failure data in the context of
developmental testing reliability growth analysis and listed the models that
can be used to analyze such data. In this month's article, we continue the
discussion by highlighting the logistic model, available in
RGA 6, and show its application
to model success/failure data as well as another type of developmental
growth data that consists of reliability values at different times or
stages.
To read more, see
http://www.weibull.com/hotwire/issue82/relbasics82.htm
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Tool Tips |
- Can I schedule preventive
maintenance or inspections during a Maintenance Phase in
BlockSim?
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Are there any issues with running
ReliaSoft's software under the Windows Vista operating system?
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Latest Software Updates |
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New service releases are now
available for BlockSim
(SR 7.0.3), Xfmea
Standard
(SR 4.0.4),
Xfmea Enterprise (SR 4.0.4) and
RCM++ (SR 4.0.4). 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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ReliaSoft Makes a Major Donation to the University of
Arkansas ReliaSoft is proud to announce a
major donation to support the Department of Industrial
Engineering in the College of Engineering at the
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The donation of
$714,227 will provide computer equipment, software,
renovated research space and financial support for
students and will establish the ReliaSoft Risk,
Reliability, and Maintainability Research Alliance. For
the full press release, please see
http://www.ReliaSoft.com/media/120307_r3m.htm.
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54th Annual Reliability &
Maintainability Symposium (RAMS) -
ReliaSoft Corporation will be a participant and
presenter at RAMS again this winter.
This years presentations
will include:
"LESSONS LEARNED
FOR EFFECTIVE FMEAS"
By Carl S. Carlson, ReliaSoft Corporation
This is the RAMS 2007 Alan Plait tutorial winner.
"RELIABILITY FROM
DESIGN INCEPTION TO PRODUCT RETIREMENT"
By Dr. Duane L. Dietrich, ReliaSoft Corporation
"RELIABILITY
EVALUATION AND APPLICATION FOR SYSTEMS WITH
DIFFERENT PHASES"
By Dr. Harry Guo, Adam Mettas and Arai Monteforte,
ReliaSoft Corporation
"ON DETERMNING
SAMPLE SIZE AND TESTING DURATION OF REPAIRABLE
SYSTEM TEST"
By Dr. Harry Guo, ReliaSoft & Prof. Rong Pan,
Arizona State University
RAMS 2008 will be held
at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino in Las
Vegas, Nevada on January 28-31, 2008. As
always, our staff of reliability experts will be on hand
to provide information and demonstrate the capabilities
of ReliaSoft's complete suite of tools, including our
Web-based XFRACAS application, so be sure to stop by our
booth! For registration information and an advanced
program, see
http://www.rams.org. |
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North
American
ARS Proposal Submissions - We have been very
pleased with the large turnout of qualified submissions
for next years Applied Reliability Symposium. Now that
the official submission date (Dec. 7th) has passed, our
committee will work diligently to select our finalists.
A special thank you goes out to everyone who
participated in this years submission drive. It has
been exciting to see so many professionals show
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Upcoming Public
Training Event Calendar |
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January 2008 |
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January 24 - 25, 2008:
RS 401(C) Life Data
Analysis (Condensed)
in
Bangalore, India |
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February 2008 |
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February 4 - 8, 2008:
MSMT Foundations
in
Frankfurt, Germany |
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February 20 - 22, 2008:
RS 560 Introduction to
Design for Reliability
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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February 25 - 29, 2008:
MSMT Foundations
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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March 2008 |
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March 10 - 14, 2008:
MSMT Foundations
in
Singapore |
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March 17 - 19, 2008:
RS 522 Advanced System
Analysis
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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March 20 - 21, 2008:
RS 470 FMEA/FMECA
in
Tucson, Arizona |
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March 26 - 28, 2008:
International Applied
Reliability Symposium
in
Frankfurt, Germany |
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March 31 - April 2, 2008:
RS 521 Advanced QALT
in
Frankfurt, Germany |
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