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Reliability.FM: Accendo Reliability, focused on improving your reliability program and career
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Risk Management
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Gain the experience of your peers to accelerate improvement of your program and career. Improve your product development process, reliability or warranty performance; or your plant uptime or asset performance. Learn about reliability and maintenance engineering practical approaches, skills, and techniques. Join the conversation today.

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A listener and reliability engineer who discovered the podcast during his studies
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Fred Schenkelberg
Host of Speaking Of Reliability; associated with Asendo Reliability; frequent presenter on reliability strategy and engineering practice.
Mojan Sohi
Co-host on Speaking Of Reliability; appears across episodes discussing reliability engineering, product development, and organizational practices.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 47 ratings
  • Approaching the 300th episode - great conversations along with answers to listener's questions.

    Podchaser
    5
    fms95032
    9 years ago
  • Great show in it’s niche

    Interesting topic. Fred does a great job here in the discussion of reliability and its cause and effect. It may be a small niche but for those that find themselves in the field of reliability engineering, this is the show to subscribe to. Keep it up.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    @WakeUpYourWhy
    United States10 years ago
  • The missing link

    I'm delighted to find a cast that touches on a topic I've always been curious about but never had the chance to study or practice in depth. Reliability affects all of us. These hosts represent the few within business who actively advocate for the longevity of the brand promise.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Aspearin
    United States10 years ago
  • Great advice with real-life examples

    Fred’s podcast is great - very practical with lots of real-world examples. HALT was a great episode with Kirk - practical advice and assessment.

    Highly recommended podcast for every engineer!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jkel99
    Australia10 years ago
  • Great show for reliability engineers

    I love that there is a show for everyone! And if you are a reliability engineer working to improve your craft - then this is the podcast for you!

    Fred does a great job of explaining what you need to know to succeed in this career!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sonia E. Thompson
    United States10 years ago

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The show is a practical, niche resource for reliability engineers seeking real-world guidance.
Hosts balance theory with actionable tips and anecdotes.
Listeners appreciate the pragmatic approach and accessible writing on complex topics.

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SOR 1118 Redundancy and Culture
Q: How does redundancy and predictive maintenance align?
Redundancy can often make organizations culturally numb to taking maintenance seriously, while predictive maintenance can enhance reliability if implemented with a strong culture and proper systems.
SOR 1115 DFMEA and Assumptions
Q: Do we assume the component drawings are not yet finalized?
Yes, you should not assume the drawings are finalized during the DFMEA.
SOR 1080 Bearing Failure and Analysis
Q: What order should we replace the wind turbines' main bearings?
It's advisable to prioritize replacements based on operational needs and monitoring signals indicating which bearings are at greater risk of failure.
SOR 1080 Bearing Failure and Analysis
Q: How do I treat these proactive replacements, knowing they are going to fail anyway, eventually?
These should be considered suspensions until they actually fail, even though they are planned for replacement.
8D with 'G'
Q: Did you run into any disagreement when you were trying to get your dishwasher fixed?
Yes, disagreement can arise when teams involve different perspectives and motivations.

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Two reliability-focused hosts drive practical discussions on reliability engineering, product design for reliability, testing strategies, and maintenance planning. Episodes emphasize real-world decision-making—balancing modeling and testing, interpreting scarce failure data, and aligning test results with customer needs and field performance. A recurring strength is translating complex concepts into actionable guidance for engineers, managers, and product teams, with notable emphasis on FMEAs, HALT, design-for-reliability practices, and organizational factors that shape reliability outcomes. A distinctive element is the hands-on, experience-driven tone, featuring industry anecdotes and a bias toward practical tools and clear collaboration a... more

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