Beste Warrant podcaster (2025)

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NUDD

10h ago

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NUDD Abstract Carl and Fred discuss an interesting question from an Accendo listener. The question has to do with what is called NUDD: New, Unique, Difficult, Different. Specifically the listener’s management wanted to know if their NUDD process could replace FMEA. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they deep dive into NUDD and FMEA. They examine bot…

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Defined Environment

3d ago

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Defined Environment Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss that customers may use their products, such as washing machines, in more stressful environments than the design specifies or recommends. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss manufacturers’ specified environmental conditions for use and the fact that most users probably do not know or follo…

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Lasting Just Long Enough

7d ago

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Lasting Just Long Enough Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the subject of reliability and how appliance manufacturing companies may design for a limited life in order to sell new models. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss the need for companies need to sell the new models of their products and the planned or known wear out after the period …

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Make it Less Robust

10d ago

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Make it Less Robust Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss requests to engineers to make it less robust. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss the situation where engineers are asked to make something less robust. Topics include: Planned obsolescence and its impact on product design. Designing products to last a specific time, not too long, not…

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Conference Value

14d ago

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Conference Value Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss conference value: maximizing the benefits of conferences and assessing their value for participation. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss conference value. Topics include: Discover how to make the most of conferences, beyond just attending sessions. Learn the importance of planning ahead…

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Available Reliability Information

17d ago

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Available Reliability Information Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how to deal with trying to find ‘reliability characteristics’ when you don’t have a lot of information. Sound familiar? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they respond to a question about trying to find the reliability of something for a ‘high-reliability’ product in a systems enginee…

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Warranty Analysis for Repairable Systems

21d ago

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Warranty Analysis for Repairable Systems Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how we do warranty analysis … which usually means trying to understand how many things fail during a warranty period (before you need to start paying for it …) Where do you start? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss warranty analysis … based on a question from a lis…

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Starting a Consultancy

24d ago

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Starting a Consultancy Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss starting a consultancy. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss starting a consultancy. Interested in becoming a consultant? This episode dives into the realities of starting a consultancy. Listen to learn more about: the consulting career path, which is not always clear cut and involv…

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Thermal HALT

28d ago

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Thermal HALT Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss a paper Kirk wrote about how thermal HALT can be a tool for finding marginal signal integrity issues. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss Kirk’s paper on the use of thermal HALT, initially posted on Kirk’s website, acceleratedreliabilitysolutions.com, in 2018, and a re-edited version that Fred r…

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Dealing with Ongoing Changes

1M ago

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Dealing with Ongoing Changes Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the challenge of adding changes to a product during the development process so that they can design and build the prototypes. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss how companies are adding new features to stay competitive with market developments. Topics include: Automobiles, espec…

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Executing the Plan

1M ago

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Executing the Plan Abstract Carl and Fred continue discussing the listener question about building an effective reliability program. After discussing some of the finer points about creating the reliability plan, the podcast focuses on execution of the reliability plan. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss some of the finer points about bui…

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Starting a Reliability Program

1M ago

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Building a Reliability Program Abstract Carl and Fred discuss a voice message received on the Accendo Reliability “speak pipe.” The caller is trying to build a reliability program at his company. The company already has a good testing program, but needs to supplement with support for reliability in design. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they disc…

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Getting Started with Vibration Testing

1M ago

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Getting Started with Vibration Testing Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how we get started with vibration testing. We are often told (or feel like) we need to conduct vibration testing on new products and components. But what does that mean? Where do we start? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss how you start going about vibration testing…

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MTBF and an Indicator

2M ago

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MTBF and an Indicator Abstract Chris and Fred discuss this thing called the MTBF … and how it (perhaps!) can be used in some reliability engineering applications … sometimes! Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss if (and how) the MTBF can be useful for reliability applications. But haven’t we been really, really, really adamant that it is …

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What Counts

2M ago

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What Counts Abstract Carl and Fred discuss a listener question about what type of field or test issues to count when assessing or estimating reliability in a project. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss how to collect and maintain field and test data when calculating or estimating reliability. Topics include: Do you consider only failures…

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Facilitator and Deep Understanding

2M ago

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Facilitator and Deep Understanding Abstract Carl and Fred discuss an Inside FMEA reader question: “does a facilitator have to have a deep understanding of the subject matter they are facilitating?” Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the level of knowledge a facilitator must have about there subject being facilitated, in order to be succe…

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Influence vs Facilitation

2M ago

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Influence vs Facilitation Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss influence vs. facilitation and the difficulty of trying to do both at once. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss influence vs. facilitation, comparing the roles of when you are a contributor vs. facilitating with peers. Topics include: The need to be a facilitator when in quality…

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8D with 'G'

2M ago

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8D with ‘G’ Abstract Dianna and Fred introduce a special guest, ‘G’, and talk about the 8 Disciplines method of problem solving. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss 8D with ‘G’, Google’s AI assistant. Topics include: Problem solving and the benefits of a structured approach like 8D (8 Disciplines) The hardest parts about RCA (root cause…

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Can Manufacturing Improve the Design

2M ago

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Can Manufacturing Improve the Design Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how reliability and quality is destroyed by organizations that like to have a ‘razor’ split between design and manufacturing teams. Why? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss when organizations see design and manufacturing functions as distinct, separate, never to talk to…

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Calculate Equipment Reliability

2M ago

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Calculate Equipment Reliability Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how we can go about calculating equipment reliability … when you only have a small amount of information. Help! Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss how you can calculate equipment reliability when you have a little bit of information. This comes from a listener who asked us …

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Influence

2M ago

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Influence – How to Get It & How to Keep It! Abstract Greg and Fred discuss how to influence decision makers to get your ideas adopted and deployed. Key Points Join Greg and Fred as they discuss how to get your reliability and quality objectives adopted into a project. Influencing topics include: What are the critical constraints in a project? How t…

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Do it Right the First Time

2M ago

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Do it Right the First Time Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the risks to reliability of having to rework or human handling of circuit boards and rework in general. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss process control and hand soldering and how it increases the reliability risk compared to the original production line produced circuit boards …

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Moisture Failure Mechanisms

3M ago

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Moisture Failure Mechanisms Abstract Join Kirk and Fred discuss failure mechanisms caused by or accelerated by moisture. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss how water, especially saltwater, can cause failures. Topics include: Even if you think making an O-ring seal in outdoor equipment will keep moisture out, it will still leak enough ove…

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Overcomplicating

3M ago

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Overcomplicating Systems Abstract Greg and Fred discuss how to reduce complexity in life and work. Key Points Join Greg and Fred as they discuss how complexity is over complicating our lives and work. What do you think? And most importantly, how do you react or respond to complex situations. Topics include: What types of complexity and complication…

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Two Approaches

3M ago

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Two Approaches Abstract Chris and Fred use the safe return of the Boeing Starliner … without the crew! What does this tell us about its safety and reliability? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss the recent incident involving the Boeing Starliner crew module that managed to get a crew to the International Space Station (ISS) but was not …

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The Trouble with Habits

3M ago

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The Trouble with Habits Abstract Chris and Fred discuss the issues we often have with ‘habits.’ Habits can be good for us. But ‘bad habits’ are just that. Ever heard the excuse ‘but that’s the way we have always done it?’ Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss how ‘habits’ dominate our lives … both for better for worse. So what does this me…

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Design Justice

3M ago

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Design Justice Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss design justice: what it means for engineers in industry. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss design justice from the point of view of design processes in industry. Topics include: How industry relates to design justice ideas. Shifting roles in design. Ways to incorporate design justice int…

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Uneasiness with AI

3M ago

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Uneasiness with AI Abstract Dianna and Fred discuss sources of uneasiness with AI and its use within industry. Key Points Join Dianna and Fred as they discuss sources of uneasiness with AI. Topics include: The challenge of AI to authenticity. Integrating AI into our current processes and what that could mean for reliability. The availability of AI:…

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Reliability and Vacations

3M ago

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Reliability and Vacations Abstract Chris and Fred discuss reliability engineering … and vacations/holidays! … how are we going to make this topic relevant … Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss how vacations, holidays, and breaks in general can be really beneficial to what you do. And it’s not just about balance. Topics include: Go for a …

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Doing Calculations

3M ago

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Doing Calculations Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how to calculate ‘confidence’ and other things regarding probability and statistics … particularly as it applies to reliability! Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss how we go about calculating things like the ‘confidence’ in the outputs … that other equations give us! Wow. What are we ta…

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Pace of Facilitating

4M ago

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Pace of Facilitating Abstract Carl and Fred discuss the ideal pace for teaching and facilitating teams. Too fast and students or team members cannot keep up. Too slow and the team loses interest. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss how to set the right pace for teaching or facilitating teams. Topics include: Whether you are facilitating a…

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Reliability Ethics

4M ago

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Reliability Ethics Abstract Carl and Fred discuss the broad subject of reliability ethics, what it means, and how it impacts reliability professionals. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the role of reliability engineers when facing ethical decisions and circumstances. Topics include: The role of company culture in defining acceptable be…

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Tech Obsolescence

4M ago

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Tech Obsolescence Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss long-term reliability and the speed of technological obsolescence. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss the rapid pace of technological obsolescence and the need to upgrade devices before they wear out Topics include: One of the most successful computer manufacturers controls both the softwa…

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Confirmation Bias with HALT

4M ago

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Confirmation Bias with HALT Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the problem or benefits of having confirmation bias, where we accept or reject test results based on expectations. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss how confirmation bias may result in misunderstanding of the goals of HALT evaluations. Topics include: We are performing HALT on a…

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Risk of Persistence

4M ago

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Risk of Persistence Abstract Greg and Fred discuss the risks of persisting in a project or in life when you know there are risks. In poker terms, “do you hold em’ or fold em’? What do companies do when they’ve sunk a lot of costs and know the ROI of their project is vaporizing? What do you do when you know you’re losing. Fight on. Or, walk away. Th…

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Decline of Quality

4M ago

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Decline of Quality Abstract Greg and Fred discuss the future of quality and reliability professions. The average age of the quality professional is getting older. Fewer people are entering the profession. So, where is the profession going? Key Points Join Greg and Fred as they discuss what’s happening to quality profession where many products are b…

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Practice Data Sets

4M ago

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Practice Data Sets Abstract Chris and Fred discuss the ability to get ‘data sets’ to practice reliability analysis on! … sounds like a party … Key Points Join Chris and Fred respond to a listener who wants ‘practice data’ to hone their data analysis skills! Awesome … but where is it? Topics include: Textbooks often contain ‘sanitized’ data. That is…

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The 1,000th Episode

4M ago

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The 1,000th Episode Abstract Kirk and Fred and a long-time listener, Nik Sharpe, discuss the long history of doing this podcast from the first Speaking of Reliability podcast SOR #1, “Can you pass HALT?” recorded June 20th, 2015, to this 1000th episode. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss with Nik how and why he found the Speaking of Reli…

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Product Life Time

4M ago

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Product Life Time Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how long stuff lasts! … or how long something should last! … how do you ‘know’ what it should be? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they respond to a question from one of our listeners about how long something should last. Specifically, our listener proposed that the lifetime of a product should be …

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Reliability and Politics

5M ago

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Reliability and Politics Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how reliability can sometimes be linked to politics (… at least in some way). Is this an experience you share? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss the role politics plays in reliability engineering and reliability endeavors. Because it is unfortunately prevalent … Topics include: T…

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Preparing to Interview

5M ago

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Preparing to Interview Abstract Chris and Fred discuss how to make a good impression when interviewing for a reliability engineering position. How do you prepare? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss what you can do to prepare for a (new?) career in reliability engineering. What can you do to prepare yourself to make a fantastic impressio…

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FMEA and HAZOP

5M ago

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FMEA and Hazard Analysis Abstract Carl and Fred discuss a reader question about FMEA and Hazard Analysis and whether or not they can be combined into a single analysis. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the difference between FMEA and Hazard Analysis. Topics include: FMEA and Hazard Analysis have some similarity of teams; difference is …

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Hidden Reliability

5M ago

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Hidden Reliability Abstract Carl and Fred discuss the challenges of hidden reliability problems, especially issues that are certain to occur, but not easily observed. When failures are invisible or hidden, they can be missed or ignored. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the importance of making reliability issues visible. Topics include…

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The Rings Of Power – Season 2 Announcement

5M ago

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This is a reminder that The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime is returning on August 29th for season 2. Here’s a link to a recap video of season 1: https://youtu.be/VmNxRbMA8ho?si=-YSKfSsih45YI7mR Here’s a link to the trailer for season 2: https://youtu.be/c9fsBy45YTQ?si=JmPx2MiMA4egTrGb I hope to hear your feedback on the podcast.…

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Introducing Risk Management Plan

5M ago

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Introducing Risk Management Plan Abstract Greg and Fred discuss why risk is becoming a personal issue to home owners and to all of us. They discuss aging infrastructure risk, who pays, and how to mitigate these risks. Key Points Join Greg and Fred as they discuss infrastructure risks of aging water, sewage, and power systems. Topics include: What a…

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What Happened to Quality?

5M ago

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What Happened to Quality? Abstract Greg and Fred discuss quality from engineering and quality points of view. Greg is developing AI engineering applications. Greg wants to build, ship, and monetize. Fred wants to build quality in. What do you think is the right way? Key Points Join Greg and Fred as they discuss what’s happened to quality from criti…

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Past Good and Bad Knowledge

5M ago

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Past Good and Bad Knowledge Abstract Chris and Fred discuss the so-called ‘bedrock documents and statistics’ that are used over and over again as if they are universally correct – even though they might have nothing to do with ‘your’ machines or systems. WHY? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss the role that documents that are quoted as …

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What is MLE?

5M ago

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What is MLE? Abstract Chris and Fred discuss the three-letter acronym ‘MLE’ stands for? Well, it stands for ‘maximum likelihood estimate.’ Ever heard of it? Do you know what it means? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss what the MLE or ‘maximum likelihood estimate’ means … usually when using software to conduct data analysis. Topics incl…

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Impact of IoT on Maintenance

5M ago

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Impact of IoT on Maintenance Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on maintenance and the data feedback to the manufacturer on usage and failure data. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss on the new capabilities of products to connect with the Internet and how they open up more detailed and widespread de…

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No Trouble Found Issue

6M ago

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No Trouble Found Issue Abstract Kirk and Fred delve into the crucial topic of managing returned parts and products, even those that are functioning perfectly. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss why parts or products returned to the manufacturer seem to have no failure on their test bench. Topics include: The cost of production loss can b…

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