Types of RiskCreating a product or maintaining equipment is actually about our ability to manage risk. The various risks are outlined below and there are more to consider. This summary covers the basics related to reliability.
Safety RiskThe use of a…
Types of Risk
Program Elements Part 2
Elements of a Reliability Program, Part TwoThis is a two part series where I outline the basic elements of creating and supporting a reliability program.
Test to Failure to Discover Design WeaknessesAs physical hardware becomes available, step stress…
Program Elements Part 1
Elements of a Reliability Program, Part OneThis is a two part series where I outline the basic elements of creating and supporting a reliability program.
Gather Requirements and Set Reliability GoalsReliability Goals start with understanding customer…
Reliability Management Terminology
Reliability TerminologyFor Reliability Engineers to converse with one another and with non-technical people in an organization, it is necessary for the language of reliability to be widely understood. These terms form the backbone of a working vocabulary…




