Every product launch carries risk, but what if you could catch failures before they reach customers? In this episode, we uncover the power of Early Field Failure Analysis (EFFA) in preventing costly recalls and product disasters. Reliability expert Andrew...

Product warranties are an important consideration for most manufacturers of consumer products (industrial and B2B products may be dealt with contractually and so are often a bit different). This discussion covers: How product reliability, durability, and warranties are connected....

What are the 3 product design optimizations and best practices that you shouldn’t miss if you’re bringing a new product to market? Optimizing the design for cost, size, and weight. Following best practices for PCB design and layout. Ensuring...

An electronic product’s PCBA is its heart and nerve center rolled into one. It is the circuit board that contains crucial components that allow the device to think, move, operate, and function as normal. So, it stands to reason...

Explore some of the knowledge you need to safeguard your electronic products against ESD (electrostatic discharge). Learn about its potential damage, and understand the preventive measures for ESD in the product design process, during manufacturing and transport, and the...

We’re looking into the Boeing 737 Max 9 airplane that has been in the news again on Jan 5, ’24, following a very frightening incident where part of the body blew out leading to a sudden depressurization and emergency...

We explore two high-profile product reliability problems that have been in the news recently: the destruction of the Oceangate Titan submersible that catastrophically imploded near the wreck of the Titanic and the reliability failures of the Siemens Gamesa wind...

Let’s explore how to figure out what reliability testing you need for your product, the questions reliability engineers will ask you, and the factors that influence the kinds of testing to be done and its cost.

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A reader asked what he should pay attention to when he starts to work on a new product in order to avoid a very large “dumb tax” in the future. This is a good question, as there are many...

What are typical product quality and reliability issues, when do they occur in the product’s lifecycle, and who might be responsible for them?

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This is a blog written by Renaud Anjoran, an ASQ Certified Quality Engineer who has been involved in chinese manufacturing since 2005.

He is the CEO of The Sofeast Group.

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