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March 5, 2017 By James Hill

Reliability Engineering Tools & Methodologies

March 5, 2017 By James Hill

There are a number of reliability engineering tools & methodologies that are routinely used by reliability engineering professionals. In this post we will give a brief overview of the most heavily used reliability tools. System Reliability Modeling  & Reliability Block Diagrams System reliability modeling can help systematically predict the overall reliability of a complex system, or […]

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Filed Under: Reliability Tagged With: FMEA, FMECA, FRACAR, FRACAS, reliability

January 22, 2017 By James Hill

Is SpaceX Pushing the Boundaries of Aerospace Rocket Reliability?

January 22, 2017 By James Hill

rocket reliability

Elon Musk founded SpaceX with the goal to deliver humans to Mars. In order to achieve that goal, SpaceX will need to lower the cost of rocket launches and increase rocket reliability.  SpaceX has taken big steps to accomplish this by attempting to reuse its Falcon 9 first stage rockets and deciding to use a […]

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Filed Under: Commentary, Reliability Tagged With: reliability, rocket, SpaceX

January 12, 2017 By James Hill

Drone UAV Reliability and the Cost of Recalls

January 12, 2017 By James Hill

Product reliability is essential for all complex products, but especially in the aerospace industry. The aerospace industry is growing with products including industrial or consumer drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Taking short cuts in reliability engineering during product development can have expensive consequences, not to mention safety implications. GoPro recently released their latest Karma […]

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Filed Under: Reliability, UAV Tagged With: drone, FMECA, GoPro, recall, reliability, testing, UAV

January 3, 2017 By James Hill

How can reliability engineering improve aircraft operational availability? Ask Delta Air Lines CEO

January 3, 2017 By James Hill

Delta Air Lines is one of the largest commercial airlines in the world with over 700 aircraft in their fleet. They also operate the oldest fleet of the big four airlines in the United States. An old aircraft fleet will have lots of reliability problems if not managed well. However, Delta has consistently increased its […]

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Filed Under: Commentary, Reliability Tagged With: aging aircraft, commercial airline, Delta Air Lines, reliability, root cause analysis

March 29, 2016 By James Hill

Why a Reliability Program Plan is Critical for Asset Lifecycle Management

March 29, 2016 By James Hill

If you want to ensure the reliability of your critical assets and lower your lifecycle sustainment costs, it helps to have a reliability program plan. A Reliability Program Plan (RPP) takes into account all the best practice methods applicable to ensuring acceptable reliability in systems and products. The reliability program plan is a comprehensive compendium […]

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Filed Under: Reliability Tagged With: aircraft, asset management, asset utilization, lifecycle management, reliability, sustainment

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