Accendo Reliability Webinar Series

This webinar provides an accessible introduction to the principles and methods of cluster analysis and presents applications

RPN vs. Action Priority Choosing the Right FMEA Strategy for Your Team podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson The FMEA landscape is divided. While modern standards push for the matrix-based Action Priority (AP) system, many engineering teams find that the classic Risk Priority Number (RPN) offers simplicity and granular prioritization that AP lacks. So, which […]

AI and Reliability Engineering podcast episode with speaker Enrico Belmonte Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming engineering workflows, but its true impact may not be where many people expect. AI is increasing engineers’ learning speed, analytical capability, and productivity. Reliability engineering has traditionally required years of experience, deep statistical understanding, and significant software development effort to […]

From a statistical perspective, this is a clear ‘fingerprint’ of failures that are entirely dependent on maintenance.

Let’s examine the different ways one can listen, when it’s useful, and how to become a much better listener.

In this podcast let’s explore common types of capacitors, MLCC and Electrolytic, their basic construction, and how they may fail.

Let’s talk about the differences and how you can play an effective role as both a manager and a leader focused on improving reliability.

The basics of decision tree modelling and consider a simple demonstration of its application to assess imminent failure in automobiles.

This webinar shows you how to model switching (and other complex) systems using Monte Carlo Simulation in Excel with a perfect model.

Let’s explore how to work with suppliers to ensure the supplied items will meet or exceed your reliability expectations.

This webinar gives you 10 reasons why you should do FMEAs and FMECAs properly – and use AI to accelerate the process to amazing results.

Let’s explore how a group’s culture affects its ability to create a reliable product or system. It’s part how we talk about reliability, what tasks, and tests we do.

Fundamentals of Failure Analysis podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg Failure analysis is not just about finding the root cause of a failure; it's also about preventing future failures. Yet, the process starts much like a crime scene. Understanding some basic steps and approaches helps you fully grasp the failure and its impact or implications. Sometimes, just identifying a failure is the difficult part. Sometimes, it's the collection of clues or evidence. Sometimes, it's the skills and tools needed to fully understand the root cause. The intent of any failure analysis is to understand the problem well enough to craft and implement short and long-term solutions. Let's explore the basics of failure analysis, the basic steps, and some ways to identify and avoid ways a failure analysis may fail. If you like, grab your Sherlock Holmes cap and magnifying glass and prepare to improve your ability to learn from every failure. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 11 November 2025. RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page.   Related content:   article Finding Value with Reliability Tasks This webinar discusses the importance of estimated value and helps you discover and state the value of common reliability activities. See More Life Cycle Cost Analysis for a Reliability Engineer Life cycle cost: Let's explore estimating the total lifecycle costs for a complex system from the point of view of a reliability engineer. See More Predicting the Value of a Reliability Goal in Your Organization When setting a reliability goal, considere the value that reliability goal may provide. Let's explore three ways you can estimate the value. See More Fundamentals of Cost of Poor Reliability A discussion of the wide range of the impact of the cost of poor reliability on engineers, organizations, customers, and society. See More Fundamentals of the Cost of Unreliability When a product or system fails there is a consequence. Often there is a loss of value. A warranty replacement costs money. See More The Reliability Value Map. It is a thing. A value map is an organized chart that helps you track down every possible good' thing that reliability can do for you. See More Reliability Making Money You need to work out how many spare parts, so put some numbers in a computer and use the that result. Right? See More Reliability Making Money 2 Case Study Let's explore a Weibull plot and enjoy reliability making money. In this episode, we look at an actual Weibull plot for an actual example See More How to Make a Decision This webinar takes you through the key steps of decision-making particularly relating to reliability engineering. See More 9 Ways Reliability is Green Engineering Visit a scrap yard to witness the impact of getting a new car'. Let's explore the many ways creating a reliable product is beneficial. See More 10 Reasons to Do Reliability Besides discussing what is involved in reliability, let's explore a short list of reasons to use reliability thinking with your team. See More SPC Sample Size Impact on SPC In this webinar, we explore the impact that chart selection and sample size have on chart sensitivity (the ability to detect changes). See More Reliability and Statistical Process Control Let's explore some cases where effectively using statistical process control will enhance your product's reliability performance. See More Understanding and Controlling Process Variation Let's discuss process variation and how to measure, monitor, and control processes to minimize the differences from one part to the next. See More 10 Keys for Maximizing the Benefits of Your SPC Program Progressive manufacturers use control charts to listen to their processes to detect and rectify potentially harmful changes. See More How do I link Process Capability Indices to Number (PPM) Defects? if you need to learn a bit more about manufacturing and how we measure quality in general? Join us for this webinar. See More What is Statistical Process Control or SPC? You may have heard of Statistical Process Control, 6-sigma, Shewhart, the Japanese Economic Miracle, X̅ R Charts or perhaps none of them. See More What is Process Capability Analysis (PCA)? A process is considered capable' if it creates products that, with production natural variation, are still within what good' looks like. See More Fundamentals of Control Charts Statistical control charting (SPC) is a method for monitoring and determining whether a process is in control or stable. See More Fundamentals of Process Capability Let's explore the steps necessary to obtain valid and valuable process capability ratios. Then, let's examine how to use this information. See More Successful Career in Reliability Engineering This discussion explores the seven key traits talented, professional, networked, positive, valuable, studiousness, and mentoring ability. See More Getting Started with Reliability Engineering Reliability Engineering is a daunting field. The technical breadth of skills spans material science to statistics. See More How to Prepare for the ASQ CRE Exam Let's discuss the exam and certification in general, then how to prepare for the exam and exam day strategy for this timed test. See More Does a Certification Make You a Professional Reliability Engineer? Certifications based on your reliability engineering knowledge does not make you a professional. It is the applies knowledge that does. See More How to Build Your Influence as a Reliability Engineer Build your influence: This webinar explores how we, as reliability professionals, can improve our ability to influence. See More A Review of the 2018 ASQ CRE Body of Knowledge With the changes to topics, it attempts to reflect what reliability engineers do daily. Let's take a close look and discuss what it means. See More Improve Your Reliability Teaching Skills As a reliability professional you will be asked to teach. Let's explore becoming an amazing teacher and improve your effectiveness. See More How is Reliability Engineering Changing? What's coming to reliability engineering in 2020 and beyond? Let's explore a few trends and their implications. See More Why Reliability Engineering Is Important When you examine what we do, it is important to our fellow engineers, our organization, our customers, and society. See More How to Learn Reliability Engineering Let's take a look at a few ways to really learn what you need to know along your journey to become a reliability engineer. See More « ‹ › » page 1 / 7 The post Fundamentals of Failure Analysis appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Parts Count Reliability Prediction (is awful) podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson Isn't reliability prediction a very important part of what reliability engineers should do? Shouldn't we want to (for example) predict the improvement in warranty reliability a design change will make? Well yes! But then there is parts count reliability prediction.' As is the case for lots of reliability engineering terms, there are phrases that are used to describe very specific types of concepts. And parts count reliability prediction' is awful. And in this webinar, we will explain why using dogs! If this intrigues you see you there! This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 28 October 2025. Download RSS To view the recorded video/audio and PDF workbook of the event, visit the webinar page. Additional content that may be of interest Instead of Reliability Prediction episode Reliability Predictions and FMEA Occurrence episode Reliability Prediction Standards episode User Manual for Credible Reliability Prediction episode The Folly of Reliability Predictions episode Fundamentals of Reliability Related Standards Using the right standard well can help your reliability program. Using standards poorly will harm your ability to create reliable products. See More Interpreting Standard Testing Results I have yet to find a standard test procedure that details what specific materials and failure mechanisms the test is applicable to. See More ISO 42001 10X Bigger Than ISO 9001 ISO 42001 is the new (FDIS) management system standard. Learn how to reposition your work/career/job for this new opportunity. See More Using ISO 31000 for Risk Based, Decision Making you will be able to use the standard to develop your own framework for risk-based, problem-solving, and risk-based decision-making. See More Parts Count Reliability Prediction See More The post Parts Count Reliability Prediction appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Fundamentals of Regression Analysis podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg Most of us are familiar with the data analysis method called regression analysis. Maybe not familiar enough in some cases. The analysis allows us to identify and model trends or relationships. For example, we might examine the relationship between the speed of a production line and the number of out-of-spec items. While regression analysis is a common method that many of us use regularly, understanding some of the limitations and options can enhance our analysis insights and accuracy. Understanding the assumptions and how to test them is a fundamental skill worth mastering. Let's explore a few of the limitations, checks, and options when taking a look at some data. From checking assumptions to assessing the goodness of fit, and a quick exploration of various approaches beyond simple linear regression. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 14 October 2025. RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page.   Related content: Regression Metrics episode Weibull Analysis and Physics Trumps Mathematics episode A Short Primer on Residual Analysis article Field Data Analysis First Look article The Variety of Statistical Tools article article Making Use of Reliability Statistics Let's find the motivation to use reliability statistics and find the resources to learn the statistical tools necessary to succeed. See More R Software and Reliability Let's explore R software's many capabilities concerning reliability statistics from field data analysis, to statistical process control. See More Reliability Distributions and Their Use Let's explore an array of distributions and the problems they can help solve in our day-to-day relaibility engineering work. See More Practical Application of DOE Perry discusses the basics of DOE (design of experiments) and fundamentals so you can get started with they useful product development tool. See More Fundamentals of Sample Size Determination Let's discuss the 6 basic considerations to estimate the necessary sample size to support decision making. See More Fundamentals of Measurement System Analysis When we make a measurement, we inform a decision. It's important to have data that is true to the actual value. See More Creating Effective Reliability Graphics One of the first things I learned about data analysis was to create a plot, another, and another. Let the data show you what needs attention. See More PDFs, CDFs, and other ‘Fs’ What the hell are they? If you want a really easy introduction or review of these functions that help inform a decision then check out this webinar. See More Discrete Distributions Sometimes we have to work out how many of them we need (if they make up a fleet) or how many spare parts we need to keep them running. See More Why We Use Statistics Let's explore the ways we use, or should use, statistics as engineers. From gathering data to presenting, from analyzing to comparing. See More How to Check a Regression Fit Let's explore what residuals are, where they come from, and how to evaluate them to detect if the fitted line (model) is adequate or not. See More Basic Mathematical Symbols and Stuff This webinar is a light (re)introduction into common mathematical symbols used in many engineering scenarios including reliability. See More Confidence in Reliability Reliability is a measure of your product or system. Confidence is a measure of you. But we often forget this. See More Practical Measurement Systems Analysis for Design How to calculate Gage discrimination - the more useful result for a design situation, and even how to use it for destructive tests. See More What is the Weibull Distribution? For those who conduct reliability data analysis or turning a jumble of dots (data points) into meaningful information See More Where does the Bell Curve come from? It is not just a pretty shape' that seems to work, It comes from a really cool physical phenomena that we find everywhere. See More Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing Let's examine a handful of parametric and non-parametric comparison tools, including various hypothesis tests. See More Understanding (how bad) the Exponential Distribution (is) You need to have a good idea of the probability distribution of the TTF of your product when it comes to reliability engineering. See More What is the ‘3 Parameter’ Weibull Analysis See More What is the Lognormal Distribution See More Confidence is a Measure of You See More Fundamentals of Regression Analysis See More The post Fundamentals of Regression Analysis appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Software Root Cause Analysis (with Fault Trees) podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson Everyone knows how things fail right? We know that we often have to deal with defects or design oversights that mean parts rub, crack, or erode quicker than we would like. And then something snaps, breaks or stops conducting, so our product stops working. But then there is software which never fails. And that is because software only fails' when a coding error or bug makes it do something we didn't want it to do. So it's simple human error which we can't model, prevent, or create safeguards to prevent these errors right? Wrong! And that is because software bugs are so common that we know how most of them happen. Which means we can work out what went wrong to allow that bug to happen. And that means we can quickly and efficiently improve software reliability! This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 23 September 2025. Download RSS To view the recorded video/audio and PDF workbook of the event, visit the webinar page. Additional content that may be of interest Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) article Fault Tree Analysis episode How Can CMMS Supplement Fault Tree Analysis article Perspectives for Fault Tree Analysis episode Basic Description of a Fault Tree Analysis article Fundamentals of FRACAS This webinar introduces you to the basic elements of FRACAS. Plus, we examine a few failed programs so that you can avoid problems. See More Fundamentals of Root Cause Analysis Let's discuss when you have sufficient understanding of a failure mechanism to implement a solution and a few common obstacles to avoid. See More Essential Reliability Engineering Concepts Let's discuss the concept of failures along with a few other concepts universal to reliability engineering. See More Preventing Moisture and Corrosion Damage The goal is to educate the audience on options to prevent electronic equipment failure used in enclosed spaces from corrosion. See More What is Fatigue? Fatigue is interesting in that it allows something to fail without it ever being exposed to stresses that are beyond its strength. See More So What is the Root Cause? This webinar takes you through a framework to explore the understand the root cause of a failure, something we can do something about. See More Focus on Failure Mechanisms Let's explore the many ways something can fail and how understanding failure mechanisms makes a difference. See More Using Fault Trees to Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Discover the power of root cause analysis with fault trees. Uncover the hidden causes of failure and improve your reliability process. See More Fundamentals of Early Field Results Let's explore the concept of a delta phase and how to implement it in your organization. Plus, how to implement it in various product types. See More Software Root Cause Analysis with Fault Trees See More The post Software Root Cause Analysis (with Fault Trees) appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Fundamentals of Life Estimation podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg We often face questions, such as: How long will this last? , Will this design survive for at least 5 years? , and When should we recommend servicing or replacement? Being able to provide life estimates is a common skill we need to master. Life testing is not the only method available to us. We can provide a guess (based on engineering judgement), to modeling and simulation, to field data analysis. And, there are more suitable methods depending on the particular situation. Let's explore the range of options available to estimate life for an item, plus the pros and cons of each method. You need to be aware of your options and thus be able to provide the best estimates when asked. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 9 September 2025. Download RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page.   Related content:   Select the Right Accelerated Life Test Approach Let's explore how to select the right ALT approach. Getting meaningful results on time is important, as is minimizing testing costs. See More How to Create an ALT Plan How to Create an ALT Plan: Discussion about the basic element necessary to create an accelerated life test (ALT) plan See More Fundamentals of ALT A description of why and how to accomplish ALT, accelerated life testing, to support better decision making in your organization. See More Three Approaches to Accelerated Life Testing In my experience, ALT has three basic approaches: Test to pass, test to failure, and degradation testing. Each fits a specific situation. See More Acceleration Factors with Examples Acceleration factors translate one stress level to another, which is rather useful for accelerated life test interpretation. See More How to Plan an ALT Let's explore the many elements that become inputs to creating a plan for your next accelerated life test. See More What is Accelerated Life Testing or ALT? This webinar will introduce you to Accelerated Life Testing or ALT to help you and your organization make reliability testing a reality. See More An Accelerated Life Testing Q&A We're received a few questions related to accelerated life testing. Let's get together and address your questions related to ALT. See More How to Learn ALT This event will focus on how I learned accelerated life testing (ALT) and advice for you in today's world to learn ALT. See More Alternatives to a Long ALT See More What is Accelerated Life Testing (ALT)? See More The post Fundamentals of Life Estimation appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

Fundamentals of Environmental Testing podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg One of the elements of reliability concerns where and how the product will be used. This includes understanding the environmental stresses (such as wind, insects, and temperature) as well as the product's handling, usage frequency, throughput, and other relevant factors. In some cases, we need to evaluate our product's ability to survive the expected environmental stresses. Conducted well, this testing will provide vital information to the design team about the product's capabilities. It also may reveal design weaknesses. Let's explore when and how to identify which types of environmental testing should be done. The intent is to conduct specific environmental tests that will provide value to the organization and its customers. Doing any environmental test just because we can is not a valid reason to do so. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 12 August 2025. Download RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page.   Related content:   Creating Unique Reliability Tests A well crafted reliability test or series of tests helps us to understand what will fail and when. Craft your tests to be valuable. See More Is Reliability Testing Always Necessary? Consider your reliability testing. Is it informative, useful, and valuable? If not, then don't do the test. Plan your testing to have value. See More Fundamentals of Reliability Testing Let's discuss planning and conducting reliability testing that provides meaningful results in an effective manner. Let's do testing right. See More Reliability is More than Testing Reliability Testing is one method to create information, yet may not the most useful or effective approach to create a reliable product. See More Fundamentals of Ongoing Reliability Testing See More Fundamentals of Success Testing See More The post Fundamentals of Environmental Testing appeared first on Accendo Reliability.

What is Reliability? podcast episode with speaker Chris Jackson Everyone knows what reliability is. And that&apos;s the problem. We have used the term reliability&apos; in normal, everyday speech since we were children. So that means we have decades of preconceived ideas about what reliability is (and is not). But that means there are lots of different ideas about what reliability is. Some people think this thing called the MTBF&apos; is a measure of reliability (it isn&apos;t). And neither is the failure rate.&apos; Neither are things called the L10&apos; and B10&apos; lives. So if you want to find out what reliability actually is (no equations) this webinar is for you! This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 22 July 2025. What is Reliability?Christopher Jacksonshare Social: Link: Embed: https://episodes-reliability-fm.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/arw/what-is-reliability.mp3 Download RSS To view the recorded video/audio and PDF workbook of the event, visit the webinar page. Additional content that may be of interest The Definition of Reliability and Quality episode< What definition of failure is used to measure Reliability? episode Two Ways to Think and Talk about Reliability article Reliability Engineering It&apos;s all about Models! article Aspects of Good Reliability Goals and Requirements episode Establishing Reliability Goals Consider both your customer and business expectations to create meaningful goals to guide your team&apos;s reliability decisions. See More Fundamentals of Reliability Performance Monitoring An introduction to setting up and using reliability performance monitoring. Be sure to connect the metric to the decision you need to make. See More Fundamentals of Environmental and Use Conditions A basic discussion about the importance of environmental and use conditions for every reliability related decision See More Fundamentals of Reliability Goals Let&apos;s explore the elements that make up a reliability goal. Plus, the range of inputs you can use to define each element. See More Fundamentals of System Effectiveness See More What’s Wrong with Using ‘FITs’? See More Fundamentals of Allocation See More Fundamentals of Metric Monitoring See More What is Reliability? See More

Fundamentals of Success Testing podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg Product life testing is expensive. Thus, many seek ways to minimize the cost. Two common methods is to use the fewest samples that may lead to a meaningful result, and using acceleration methods to shorten test times. Designing a test based on the pass/fail (binomial distribution) approach provides a path to using very few samples, providing a clear pass/fail result, and is relatively risky. Let&apos;s examine the success testing approach, the assumptions, benefits and faults. Plus, what other options you may have available to get the information concerning expected product/component life. Knowing the details of success testing enables you to use it when it&apos;s appropriate and when to avoid its use. This Accendo Reliability webinar was originally broadcast on 8 July 2025. Download RSS To view the recorded video, visit the webinar page.   Related content: What is Wrong With Success Testing? article Determine Success Testing Sample Size article Sample Size success testing article Extended Bogey Testing article Success Testing Formula Derivation article Reliability and Tolerance Analysis Tolerance specification communicates the allowance for part variation. Variation happens, and when it is within what we expect, great. See More Creating Meaningful Reliability Predictions Early and often during product development, the team needs to know the expected and meaningful reliability prediction of the current design. See More Reliability Integration into the Product Development Process One of the challenges for reliability engineering in product development is reliability integration into the product development process. See More Process Capability, Tolerance, and Reliability How a focus on variability with process control, process capability and tolerances helps to improve reliability. See More Fundamentals of Stress-Strength Analysis How a focus on variability with process control, process capability and tolerances helps to improve reliability. See More Fundamentals of Human Factors If a person is not able to interact with your product, with or without the manual, they may consider your product a failure. See More Using Available Weather Data How to find and analyze temperature readings over a 10 year period, create histogram and determine how many hours below freezing may exist. See More Fundamentals of Tolerance Analysis There are three approaches to set tolerance limits. Each has ramifications for the eventual manufacturability and reliability performance. See More Practical Use of Stress-Strength Models to Develop Specifications Warranty returns are a great start for setting targets for new products. But how do you translate that to specific numbers to design to? See More Fundamentals of Design for Reliability DFR is more than a set of tools or activities, let&apos;s explore the building of a reliability culture that support reliability thinking See More Fault Tolerance Fault tolerant design principles are the best approach to reliability. Or not. It depends on your design challenges. See More Helping Products Survive Transportation Besides building your product inside your customer&apos;s facility, your product requires transportation to move your product. See More What is Reliability Growth? This webinar introduces you to the topic of reliability growth (both qualitative and quantitative) along with key concepts See More Design for Reliability – Stressors I will discuss the identification of conditions that cause materials to degrade. Understanding stressors is good for design for reliability See More Fundamentals of Derating See More The post Fundamentals of Success Testing appeared first on Accendo Reliability.