SOR 1214 How Reliable Must a Surgical Robot Be?
How reliable does a surgical robot need to be? Chris and Mojan use that question to explore a much broader reliability engineering problem....
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SOR 1213 Are You Really Measuring Reliability?
Measuring reliability should help engineers make better decisions—not simply generate an impressive MTBF or another test report. Chris and F...
SOR 1212 Is it Reliable?
Is it Reliable? Abstract When a customer asks “Is it reliable?” they’re not asking about MTBF or lab test results. They...
SOR 1211 Measuring Reliability
Measuring Reliability Abstract “It’s impossible to measure.” “It’s too vague.” If you’ve heard the...
SOR 1210 When RCM Creates More Failures
Reliability-Centered Maintenance should do more than produce a list of preventive maintenance tasks. Chris and Carl examine how maintenance...
SOR 1209 Is Reliability Engineering Still a Good Career?
Is reliability engineering becoming less attractive as companies cut costs, demand faster development, and turn increasingly to AI? This epi...
SOR 1208 Return Logistics and Failures
Return Logistics and Failures Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the challenge of getting field failures back to the engineers who can do detail...
SOR 1207 Weibull is Useful
Weibull is Useful Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the long-running question of Weibull analysis and whether it’s useful. Key Points Joi...
SOR 1206 The GM Ignition Switch Failure
GM knew its ignition switch failed an internal torque specification before the affected vehicles entered production. Yet the switch was appr...
SOR 1205 Choosing the Right Reliability Metrics — Part 2
What does reliability mean when the customer thinks your product has failed even though it still technically works? And how should engineers...
SOR 1204 Choosing the Right Reliability Metrics — Part 1
Reliability metrics are supposed to help engineers make better decisions—but what happens when the metric itself points you in the wrong dir...
SOR 1203 Human Feedback vs AI Feedback
Can generative AI become a useful coach for engineers preparing presentations, podcasts, or other professional communication? Carl and Enric...
SOR 1202 Building a Strong Reliability Culture
What happens when a reliability engineer works in an organization where problems are hidden, procedures become checkboxes, or management is...
SOR 1201 Decision Room Carry Problem
Decision Room Carry Problem Abstract Dianna and Mojan discuss the decision room carry problem. Key Points Join Dianna and Mojan as they disc...
SOR 1200 When to Use Sensors
When to Use Sensors Abstract Not every single piece of data is worth collecting. Join Mojan and Dianna as they explore how to think strategi...
SOR 1199 How One Backhoe Can Break the Internet
A widespread internet outage affecting services such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Reddit and Discord wasn't caused by hackers or a software bug...
SOR 1198 FMEA & AI: What is the Human Role?
FMEA & AI: What is the Human Role? Abstract Carl and Dianna discuss the emerging role of artificial intelligence in FMEA, emphasizing th...
SOR 1197 How to Select FMEA
How to Select FMEA Abstract Dianna and Carl discuss how to select FMEA. Key Points Join Dianna and Carl as they discuss how to select FMEA s...
SOR 1196 The Evolving Nature of FMEA
The Evolving Nature of FMEA Abstract Carl and Fred discuss how the fundamentals of FMEA have remained constant over the decades while the me...
SOR 1195 AI Techniques and Projects
AI Techniques and Projects Abstract Dianna and Chris discuss AI techniques and projects they’ve been working on. Key Points Join Diann...