• Overview last class

1. DESIGNING FOR TIME-ORIENTED PERFORMANCE (RELIABILITY)

• the ability of a product to perform a required function under stated conditions

for a stated period of time

• the chance that a product will work for the required time

• quality over time

• product should have a long service life with few failures.

as product become more complex, failures increase with operating time

To achieve high reliability - RELIABILITY PROGRAM

Activities involved :

setting overall reliability goals Stress analysis

Apportionment of the reliability goals Design review

Identification of critical parts Reliability prediction

Failure mode & effect analysis ( FMEA ) Selection of suppliers

Control of reliability during manufacturing

 FAILURE MODES EFFECTS ANALYSIS ( FMEA)
• Identifying, analyzing and documenting the possible failure
modes within a system and the effects of each failure on the
system.
• Description of how failures influence system performance and
personnel safety.
• Created by the aerospace industry in the 60’s
• Early application by Ford : used to analyze engineering design

BENEFITS

1. Improvement of safety, quality, and reliability of product

2. Improvement of company’s image and competitiveness
3. Increased satisfaction from a user standpoint
4. Reduction in product development cost
5. Record of actions taken to reduce a product risk
 APPLICATION OF FMEA

1. CONCEPT - used to analyze a system or subsystem in the

conception of the design

4. PROCESS - applied to analyze the assembly and manufacturing

processes

7. DESIGN - used for analysis of products before mass production

of the product starts or early in development cycle

10. SERVICE - used to test industry processes for failure prior to

release to customer

13. EQUIPMENT – analyze equipment before the final purchase