Product reliability.... Right from the start! Every client provides a unique opportunity to apply our knowledge to supply a valuable solution. Each of the following service descriptions outline the areas that have benefited many of our clients. FMS Reliability Services include consulting, statistical analysis, customized education, and management & assessment in the areas of:
Reliability Assessment Whether you are building a new program or looking for the right next steps toward improvements, a reliability assessment provides a quick and accurate means to determine the current state of your reliability program. The assessment is accomplished through a series of key individual interviews and select data analysis. The assessment results in a clear picture of the organization's current approach to product reliability, plus clear recommendations and justification to make significant improvements. Reliability Testing Reliability testing is not simply putting your product in an oven. It is the careful planning, testing and analysis that permits your business to make the right decisions in a timely and cost effective manner. Accelerated Life Testing (ALT), demonstration testing, Design of Experiments and fundamental understanding of failure mechanisms permit us to develop valuable reliability testing plans and programs. The process is tailored to each situation with careful consideration of product performance in the customer's environment, along with business constraints of time, risk and budget. Field Data Analysis Many organizations have plenty of data and little understanding of how to understand and use this potential information. A proper application of reliability statistics often reveals unique insights and opportunities that permit an organization to focus improvement efforts on the areas of best Return on Investment (ROI). Field Data is also a great source for reliability performance information for new product development teams as they create their reliability plans.
Product Reliability Goal Setting and Program Planning Getting a product to market that meets the functional, time to market, and budget requirements is difficult. Also, meeting the reliability requirements actually permits the team to achieve their budget and time to market requirements with less risk. Understanding the reliability goals at the product and subsystem/major component level, and developing a detailed plan to apply the most effective reliability engineering tools enables the design team to produce reliability products that meet or exceed customer expectations. The process used by FMS Reliability is to gather all relevant reliability requirements and transform them into a form easily understood and used by the design team. The focus is on enabling the design and procurement teams to clearly understand and communicate reliability requirements.
Education Seminars, workshops, lectures, and courses are all customized to meet your learning objectives. Topics include the integration, application and execution of a wide range of reliability engineering tools and approaches. A focus of many seminars provided by FMS Reliability is on a thorough understanding that permits the students to select and apply the most efficient tools to solve reliability issues. Topics include: - Design for Reliability (DFR)
- Derating Analysis
- Thermal Considerations and Analysis
- Failure Analysis and Mechanisms
- Accelerated Life Testing and Analysis
- Product Qualification
- Unique Issues with Ceramic Capacitors
- Unique Issues with RoHS compliant systems
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Reliability Statistics
- Lifedata Analysis
- Field and Vendor Data Analysis
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