Accendo Weekly Update #356
An article series by Karl Burnett
Karl is interested in the history of maintenance management. He spends time reading old journals, meeting notes, books, and other resources to uncover and share the early days of the industrial age maintenance. From early pumps, roads, and railways - we've been taking care of equipment and systems for a long time.
Announcements & Reminders
Chris and I have webinars scheduled for September, and look forward to seeing you there. If you have a topic to suggest or would like to share your knowledge on a topic, let us know. There are plenty of other webinars coming up in September. If you are on the Upcoming Relaibiltiy Webinars email list, you should receive the listing of September events early this week. If not on the list - visit the Upcoming Reliability Webinars page and join the list. You will receive one email monthly, which lists all the events we can find, searching over 35 sources.
Stay safe, stay flexible, and stay resilient.
Cheers,
Fred
fms@accendoreliability.com
The reliability engineering podcast network
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Greg and Fred discuss the future of quality and reliability – which may be ‘back to the future’ of quality.
Chris and Fred discuss this thing called ‘stress-strength’ we hear a lot about in the world of reliability … especially when we need to use it to work out ‘reliability stuff.’
Learn how partnering with suppliers for a simple control plan can benefit your design process.
We explore Bennett’s extensive experience in lubrication and oil analysis to uncover practical tips and tricks for improving lubrication practices in your own organization.
Do you have a circuit assembly that needs to be built? Don’t have the equipment in-house or enough bandwidth or specialized expertise to build it? You may be best served by utilizing the services of a contract manufacturer.
Recorded 23 August 2022 / Chris Jackson
Some of you might have heard about probability plots … like Weibull plots. Some of you might not. A Weibull plot is a really useful way of quickly ‘looking’ at data and being able to ‘see’ really useful things. This could be seeing that the rate of failure of a system is decreasing over time … which usually means there are manufacturing defects. It could be seeing that the rate of failure of a system is increasing over time … which means the system is accumulating damage or wearing out. And lots of other things. So let’s look at a different sort of ‘probability’ plot … and see what we can work out from it.
Recorded 9 August 2022 / Rob Schubert
Gage R&R – this is mainly a quality tool, where 10% is a pass and 10-30% is “marginal.” What does that mean, or even better yet, how can I use gage R&R to provide meaningful results in a design environment where there are no specifications? In 30 minutes we will discuss how you can calculate Gage discrimination – the more useful result for a design situation, and even how to use it for destructive reliability tests.
Reliability Engineering webinars and master classes
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Join the discussion at the next live event.
Scheduled for September 13, 2022, at 9 am US Pacific time.
Speaker: Fred Schenkelberg
What is it that makes the difference between good and great related to reliability engineers? What is the magic element that separates those that can carry out tasks such as facilitating an FMEA or designing and analyzing an ALT from those that impact an organization’s culture? A good impact that improves the organization’s ability to create reliable products. Let’s explore the various stages of a career in reliability engineering, from getting started, to being competent, to becoming great. Let’s explore the technical and soft skills one must master along the way. If you want to enjoy your work and make a difference in your organization, this webinar may provide a few ideas to help you make that happen.
Scheduled for September 27, 2022, at 8 am US Pacific time.
Speaker: Chris Jackson
If you have spent any amount of time doing reliability engineering stuff, you will probably have heard of this thing called a ‘fault tree.’ You may have even used fault trees a lot. But it is amazing how many different reliability engineers have different ideas about how to best use a fault tree. Some think fault trees are strictly used to work out which combinations of components need to fail in order for the system to fail (system reliability modelling). Others think fault trees are really useful for helping us work out what the causes of failure are (root cause analysis). Both people are right. So why do we get these competing schools of thought? Join us for this webinar to learn more about how fault trees can help you … regardless of what you are trying to achieve.
Reliability Engineering essays and tutorials
Short essays and tutorials for your weekly professional reading. Did you know there are over 2,600 articles published to date? Comment or ask questions thus joining the discussion. If you have an idea for an article or would like to contribute articles, let's talk.
A few weeks ago, I had written about a recent fire at the alkylation unit in Citgo’s Corpus refinery, and raised the question about HF usage. Today, I would like to further delve into the alternate technologies for alklyation and also take this opportunity to summarize feedback I have received from a few readers: Mike Bordeaux, Sujith Panikkar, Menno van der Hauw, and Fabienne Salimi. ...[Read more…]
Any maintenance manager at a manufacturing plant or facility is likely aware of the problems caused by faulty equipment. Even if just one piece of equipment out of thousands breaks down, it could cause your entire operation to come to a halt. Preventive maintenance involves scheduling various maintenance activities to keep your equipment in peak condition and prevent breakdowns and failure. ...[Read more…]
As you begin design validation (DV) and product validation (PV) testing you are entering the more formal phase of a test program. Usually, you are working to internal and/or customer test specs with timelines that are critical and little margin for error. If you’ve conducted adequate design verification testing and given your parts a chance to fail on test exposures that are similar to those your product will see in the field, you have reason to expect to be successful in validation. ...[Read more…]
Becoming a risk manager can seem to be more art than science. There’s not a clear pathway from degree to junior risk manager to senior risk manager to CRO (Chief Risk Officer) in the same way that you can chart the progress from freshly minted CPA (Certified Public Accountant) to head of Ernst & Young. (Financial risk management is the exception here as there is usually a clear path there.)
So why is the risk manager career path fuzzy compared to other professions? ...[Read more…]
Management at Industrial and Manufacturing Sites
Full of new, powerful solutions, the Plant Wellness Way EAM methodology ensures operations and companies get to world class equipment reliability
Let a Plant Wellness Way EAM System-of-Reliability halve your Annual Maintenance Costs. ...[Read more…]
The most valuable advice John Moubray ever gave me applies to everyone no matter who you are, what you do, or where you’re from. It took me twenty years, but I finally got it.
When John gave me this gift, he simply made two statements.
Here they are: I don’t own a television. I won’t allow one in my house.
Simple – yet VERY complex. ...[Read more…]
If you would like to contribute an article or series of articles on reliability, maintenance, or related topics, let's talk. The intent is to have many voices writing here. If you're interested in publishing your work via Accendo Reliability, let's talk. fms@accendoreliability.com
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2yGreat information - Keep up the good work.