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Reliability.FM: Accendo Reliability, focused on improving your reliability program and career
Reliability Engineering
Product Development
FMEA
Artificial Intelligence
Failure Analysis
Data Analysis
Root Cause Analysis
HALT
MTBF
Product Design
Risk Management
Soft Skills
Statistics
Risk Assessment
Change Management
Reliability Testing
Engineering
Product Longevity
Consumer Electronics
Manufacturing Engineering

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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Recent Guests

Dianna Deeny
Reliability engineer with experience in reliability analyses and AI-enabled workflows
Episode: SOR 1195 AI Techniques and Projects
Nick Sharp
A listener and reliability engineer who discovered the podcast during his studies
Episode: The 1,000th Episode

Hosts

Fred Schenkelberg
Host with frequent involvement in introducing topics, guiding discussion, and providing reliability engineering expertise.
Kirk Gray
Host and frequent contributor offering practical reliability insights.

Reviews

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 States11 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 States11 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
    Australia11 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 States11 years ago

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Great show in it's niche: strong discussion on reliability and its causes.
Easy, 15-minute episodes with concise, helpful discussions.
Delighted to find a cast that covers reliability's impact on brands and longevity.
Great for reliability engineers seeking actionable guidance and explanations.
Real-life examples and HALT discussions are practical and insightful.

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#80
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#96
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#139
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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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- Concise: A practical, practitioner-focused show exploring reliability and maintenance engineering with a strong emphasis on how to drive real-world improvements in products and operations. Episodes routinely tackle topics like tool selection, change management, lifecycle decisions, testing strategies, and the interplay between reliability, cost, and timelines. Real-world anecdotes from hardware, software, and industrial contexts illustrate common pitfalls and best practices, with a steady thread on aligning reliability work with business outcomes and organizational maturity. Notable strengths include candid discussions on culture, early integration of reliability in development, and the use of tangible frameworks (like PDCA, gap analyses,... more

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