OBJECTIVES
This course will review the best Reliability Tools and Techniques being practiced today in a variety of different industries. Even companies with well established HALT and HASS programs can benefit by using some of these additional reliability analysis and testing tools. These can greatly increase the effectiveness of their HALT and HASS program. Prior to performing HALT, analyses such as Reliability Predictions, Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), and Derating Analysis will provide invaluable data for use during HALT to help find more issues faster with fewer samples. Plus after performing HALT, testing tools such as Reliability Demonstration Testing (RDT) and On-Going Reliability Testing (ORT) will be able to measure the MTBF of a product quicker and more accurately because of the margin information provided by HALT. And through-out the process, a robust Closed Loop Corrective Action System will tie everything together and assure that all issues are addressed and closed, no matter where in the process they are found.
This course will look at how each tool can contributes to learning about the reliability of a product and how each can be used in conjunction with HALT and HASS. The content of this course is complementary to the HALT and HASS seminars. This course is an expanded version of the Reliability Analysis Tools course. .
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is intended for those who are involved in the design, analysis, and test of electronic and electro-mechanical products. Participants will receive an understanding of various tools used as part of reliability analysis and accelerated reliability testing.
COURSE OUTLINE
Elements of a Reliability Program
Basic Definitions
Reliability vs. Cost
Product Life Cycle Matrix
Reliability Tools
Essential Tools
Specialty Tools
Essential Reliability Tools
Reliability Modeling and Predictions
- How to model a system
- When to add redundancies
- How to perform a reliability prediction
- How to use Modeling and Predictions in preparation for HALT and HASS
Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
- Objectives
- Standards available
- Different types of FMECAs
- How to perform
- How to use a FMECA in preparation for a HALT
Derating Analysis
- What is derating
- How to apply principles
- How to use derating analysis in preparation for a HALT
Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)
- Planning for a HALT
- Using results from the Modeling and Predictions FMECA, and Derating Analyses to help develop the HALT Plan
- Executing the HALT
- Using a FRACAS for root cause analysis on each failure
- Using the HALT Results
- Using the HALT results to help plan the RDT
Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
- How to set up a FRACAS
- Different types of FRACAS tools
- How to use a FRACAS in conjunction with a HALT
Reliability Demonstration Test (RDT)
- What is an RDT
- How to set up an RDT
- How to use the results of HALT and Reliability Predictions in planning an RDT
Highly Accelerated Stress Screening (HASS)
- Setting up a HASS based on HALT results
- Running Proof-of-Screen
- Using RDT and FMECA results to identify possible wearout mechanisms that need to be taken into account for HASS
- Using Reliability Prediction results to help determine how much screening is necessary
Specialty Reliability Tools
Human Factors Analysis
- How to perform
- How to use Human Factors Analysis in Planning for HALT and HASS
Design of Experiments
- How to perform
- When to use Design of Experiments in Conjunction with HALT and HASS
Fault Tree Analysis
- How to perform
- When to Use Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) in Conjunction with HALT and HASS
Maintainability and Preventive Maintenance
- How to perform
- How to Use Maintainability and Preventive Maintenance in Conjunction with HALT and HASS
Stress-Strength Analysis
- How to perform
- How to use in conjunction with HALT and HASS
Tolerance and Worst Case Analysis
- How to perform
- How to use in conjunction with HALT
Maintainability and Preventive Maintenance
- How to perform
- How to Use Maintainability and Preventive Maintenance in Conjunction with HALT and HASS
- How to perform
- How to use in conjunction with HALT