Reliability Lab Testing, Consulting, Training.

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Engineering Success with Reliable Products.

Design for Reliability

Design for Reliability (DfR) Seminar

OBJECTIVES

In this seminar, we will teach you the proper techniques to achieving Design for Reliability (DfR). You will learn the four key steps of a DfR Process:

  1. Set a reliability goal
  2. Write a plan to achieve this goal
  3. Execute the plan
  4. Measure and adjust

In Step 1, you will learn how to assess your reliability program and how to benchmark against competitors in order to properly set the goal. You will also learn how to set metrics so that you can measure where you are against your goal at various stages in the product development process.

In Step 2, you will learn the best reliability techniques and how to apply them and how to choose which techniques to use to achieve your set goal. The techniques chosen must be integrated cohesively into the reliability program to maximize the effectiveness of each technique.

In Step 3, you will learn how to follow your reliability plan and how to implement each of the reliability activities called out in the plan.

In Step 4, you will learn how to utilize your metrics to measure where you are at against your goals and make adjustments to your program as needed during the process to achieve your goals.

Note that this DfR seminar can highlight Hardware only, Software only, or a combination of the two.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is intended for those involved in design, test, or analysis, who want a better understanding of advanced reliability concepts for the purpose of improving the reliability of their product.

MODULE LIST

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This seminar will highlight a series of Selected Reliability topics and will answer the question of why each technique is important. We will also introduce how to use each technique. The major topics we will cover are:

  1. DfR Overview/Introduction Module
  2. Planning for Reliability – Assessments, Goal Setting/Metrics, & Program Plan Module
  3. Reliability Modeling and Prediction Module
  4. Design for Availability Module
  5. Thermal Analysis Module
  6. Derating Analysis
  7. Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) Module
  8. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) Module
  9. Design of Experiments (DoE) Module
  10. Human Engineering/Human Factors Analysis Module
  11. Warranty Analysis/Design for Warranty Cost Reduction Module
  12. Critical Parts Management Module
  13. Design for Extreme Environments – Vibration, Shock, Temperature, Pressure Module
  14. Highly Accelerated Life Test (HALT) Module
  15. Reliability Demonstration Test (RDT)/Accelerated Life Test (ALT) Module
  16. Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Module
  17. Highly Accelerated Stress Screen (HASS) Module
  18. Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Module
  19. Outsourced Engineering and Reliability Module
  20. Mechanical Reliability Module
  21. Software Reliability (from Concepts to Testing) Module

This seminar will help you define reliability goals, metrics, plans and schedules and then manage the activities, all within a product life cycle perspective. It will also monitor and improve processes to measure reliability related costs. From this seminar, you will be able to establish and monitor processes to track reliability growth as well as assist production and supply chain groups in reliability assurance strategy development. This seminar is targeted at the engineers responsible for product reliability who will be using these reliability techniques.

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OPS A La Carte, Engineering Success with Reliable Products. We are a leading reliability engineering consulting firm since 2001. We have helped many companies create robust products and elevate them to great success, even become the leader in their industry. We are known for providing the whole gamut of reliability lab testing, consulting, and training. With over 25 reliability engineer-experts around the world, with diverse backgrounds and experience, we serve both domestic and global businesses in all areas of reliability, in depth and width. Hi, my name is Jay Muns, owner and CEO. I have more than 30 years of experience in engineering and business operations.

OPS A La Carte have produced very high-quality results for us, with fast turnaround times. Their engineers are the best in their field, are a pleasure to work with, and their work is of the highest standards available. This has helped us obtain critical product approvals…” We help companies see from outside of their forest and understand what they didn’t know before. Companies come to us out of three scenarios: First, when their products fail. We help put out the fire by identifying problems and providing solutions. Second, after a product is designed, to check the box and move on with getting their product into the marketplace. The best is third: to get engaged early, by including reliability as a part of their initial product design goals. This will save time, money and energy. It is much better to have a worry-free product that addresses reliability issues upfront, than dealing with deficiencies after a product is developed, or worse, already manufactured and sold to the end users. Being proactive with reliability engineering will save a business tons of money and trouble. In all scenarios, you receive professional expertise with integrity and at a fair price. Many of our clients are repeat customers for years because of the value we consistently deliver.

Our ENGINEER-consultants each have over 20 years of experience and perform lab testing, consulting and training based on actual reliability science. They follow well established industry standards, such as “HALT” (highly accelerated life test,) and “HASS” (highly accelerated stress screen.) These engineers evaluate, make recommendations and validate results based on highly relevant lab data, co-relating to real world data. Whether your company has a reliability department or not, you can take advantage of our entire testing-consulting-training package, or any portion of it. We also offer Failure analysis and safety certification services such as UL, CE, and other environmental testing services, like solar, UV, SALT spray testing, ESD (electro-static discharge,) and EMC (electro-magnetic compatibility.)

“Ops A La Carte trained us to use HALT methodology as a proactive tool, to root out key failures in our early and advanced prototypes, and that made it possible for us to deliver dependability that our customers demand, in pilot and production units."“...OPS has played a key role in our evolution from a research company to a manufacturer of ‘mission-critical’ components.” A couple of companies describe our HALT/HASS training as “highly informative, engaging and exciting.” “The benefit far exceeds the price."

Our mission is to enable companies to create their happy customers, with a well-engineered product. By helping our clients understand the real problems and the real solutions, we help improve their careers and reputations. Achieving the win-win-win results for our clients and their customers is our ultimate satisfaction. We have a family-like company culture with positive energy and great teamwork. An improved and reliable product is our own small way to contribute to a better humanity and a slightly better world. Call us at (408) 654-0499, or email us at info@opsalacarte.com, or visit our website www.opsalacarte.com. Thank you!

A couple of our clients' testimonials:

"The expert team at OPS assisted us in evaluating the available reliability testing possibilities, and with their help, we crafted a customized test program precisely sized to meet the needs of our project. The resulting program proved to our team, our customers, and our regulatory auditors that our product was robust, met its reliability goals effectively, and satisfied all safety risk factors."

"...Ops A La Carte worked with us to develop a testing program based on HALT and HASS to effectively assess low-temperature operation capability and screen the boards for assembly and component defects. They then facilitated and supported the HALT and HASS testing effort. It was quicker and more efficient than we had expected. The boards for the first four strings have been delivered. We are looking forward to working with them through completion of the project."