Reliability and Maintainability (R&M)

Learn how to implement the methods and techniques presented in the Reliability and Maintainability Guidelines for Manuifacturing Machinery and Equipment

Seminar Content
Introduction
Motivation and intent
Fundamental Concepts
Common Definitions
Information Management
Call to Action

Reliability, Maintainability, and Equipment Performance
Technical Definitions
Figures of Merit
Key Relationships
Conceptual Models of Failure
Reliability and Maintainability by Design

Tools and Techniques
Applications for Weibull Analysis
Development of an R&M Plan
Considerations for Contractual Documents
Achieving R&M in the design and Development Phase
Achieving R&M in the Build and Install Phase
Improving R&M in the operate and Support Phase
Evaluating R&M in the conversation/Decommission Phase

R&M in Real Life Applications
Automated Systems and System Integration
Human-Machine Interfaces Improving R&M
Component Implications Improving R&M
Software Implications Improving R&M

Strategy for Implementation
Data Management: Collection, Analysis, and Action
Integrating R&M into an Existing Quality System

Who Should Attend
Design, tooling, and process engineers and managers, quality and reliability engineers and managers, and others with responsibility for the collection, analysis, and interpretation of equipment performance data.

Prerequisites
Exposure to FMEA concepts.

Related Seminars
Process FMEA with Control Plans
System and Design FMEA
Reliability by Design
Reliability Statistics
Weibull Analysis

Each participant will receive a comprehensive manual and a Certificate of Completion at the close of the seminar.


 
   


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