PREVENTING VIBRATION AND SHOCK FAILURES

by Prof. Dave Steinberg, P.E.

The purpose of this course is to show students proven, quick, short-cut methods to design, analyze and evaluate various sophisticated surface and through-hole mounted electronic systems for reliable operation in severe sine vibration, random vibration and shock environments without the use of a large computer.

OBJECTIVES
You will learn proven, quick methods for designing and evaluating the reliability of electronic equipment that can also be used as a sanity check for computer analysis, such as:
Finding the natural frequencies of many different beams, circuit boards and chassis.
Estimating transmissibility, Q, values for different beams, circuit boards and chassis.
Critical relationships between dynamic displacements, frequencies and accelerations.
How to find the minimum desired PCB natural frequency for sine, random and shock.
How to find component lead wire and solder joint forces, stresses and fatigue life.
How the component type, size, orientation and location on PCB affect the fatigue life.
Methods for improving reliability of commercial electronics in military environments.
Seven basic equations that can solve 85% of your vibration and shock problems.
Methods for quickly estimating fatigue life of many different types of components.
Quick and easy methods for finding the fatigue life in random vibration environments.
Why isolation systems are good for vibration and bad for shock, and visa versa.

CLASSES ON RELIABILITY
Length Course Title Instructor
2 days 1. Introduction to Reliability & Weibull Analysis Chet Haibel, M.S.E.E.
2 days 2. HALT & HASS + Workshop Larry Edson, BSME, CQE
3 days 4. Demonstrating Reliability with Accel. Testing Larry Edson, BSME, CQE
4 days 6. Accelerated Test Data Analysis Wayne Nelson, Ph.D.
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL CLASSES
Length Course Title Instructor
2 days 7. Physics of Failure Mr. Abhijit Dasgupta, Ph.D.
2 days 8. Lead-Free Solder Joint Reliability Jean-Paul Clech, Ph.D.
1 day 9. Medical Device Risk Management Chet Haibel, M.S.E.E.
2 days 10. Preventing Thermal & Vibe Failures Larry Edson, BSME, CQE
CUSTOM SEMINARS OFFERED
Length Course Title Instructor
1 day 12. Integrating Adv. Quality, Reliability, Durability
(QRD) Tactics with Accelerated Product Dev.
James G. McLeish, M.S.
3 days 13. HALT & HASS and Classical Rel. Methods Integrated Edson / Haibel
2 days 14. Preventing Vibration & Shock Failures Prof. Dave Steinberg, P.E.
2 days 15. Preventing Thermal Cycling & Vibrration Failures Prof. Dave Steinberg, P.E.
2 days 16. Cooling Techniques for Electronic Equipment Prof. Dave Steinberg, P.E.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Designers, engineers and managers from all the following functions:
Quality Assurance
Reliability
Test Engineer
Research & Development
Product Design
Production & Manufacturing

Click here for a complete, printable, class description.

Click here to access Mr. Steinberg's other classes:
Cooling Techniques for Electronic Equip.

Preventing Thermal Cycling & Vibr. Failures in Electronic Equipment

CLASS REGISTRATION
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Seminars fees for North America:
1 day - $695;
2 days - $1195; 3 days - $1595.
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Contacts:
Hobbs Engineering Corp.
4300 West 100th Ave,
Westminster, CO 80031
Tel: 303-465-5988
Fax: 303-469-4353
learn@hobbsengr.com

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