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UFMEA vs. DFMEA

UFMEA vs. DFMEA, the power tools of concept development. What are the similarities and differences? How do they relate, and do we need both?

Design Input & Specs vs. Test & Measure Capability

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When defining design inputs and specifications, what does a design engineer need to consider about the test and measure capability? What are the typical ways that we assess the variability that a test or measurement introduces into our result? Transcript Expand You’re listening to an installment of the Quality during Design “Versus Series”. In this…

ALT vs. HALT

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Reliability engineers may suggest environmental stress tests. There are many types of tests in an RE’s toolbox. We compare two types of commonly known tests that are used for design: ALT vs. HALT. What are the important distinctions between these two methods? What value do they each bring to design engineering? And how do they…

Quality as a Strategic Asset vs. Quality as a Control

PRUNE: Quality as a Strategic Asset

Design Specs vs. Process Control, Capability, and SPC

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This fourth episode of the “QDD Versus” series focuses on concepts relating to Design for Manufacturability. Understand how design specs fit into process control, process capability, and SPC and where they typically don’t fit at all. We talk about things to think about when setting limits on design features.And, when defining controls for potential failures,…

Internal Customers vs. External Customers

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We talk about customers of design information. It takes many people to realize a product design into something that can be sold and used. Those people need design information to ensure that they’re performing their tasks to produce a high-quality product, and to be able to use our product appropriately. We review who our customers…