In this episode… Renaud is joined this week by two interesting guests who've been on the podcast before: Clive Greenwood a quality consultant at WWMG associates who is a Six Sigma Black Belt and has a special focus on medical devices and product compliance and Sofeast's head of New Product Development, Andrew Amirnovin who has a background in electrical engineering and a keen focus on product reliability. The topic is the long-term costs of poor product quality and reliability, and they'll … [Read more...]
Why Reliability Testing Is So Important [Podcast]
In this episode… Products failing in the field is a huge problem for manufacturers, especially if they could lead to accidents or injury. With this in mind, Renaud is joined by Andrew Amirnovin, Sofeast's head of New Product Development and product reliability expert with decades of experience, to go through why product reliability testing is so important when designing, developing, and manufacturing a product. They explore what product reliability is compared with quality, what a reliability … [Read more...]
Using Reliability Engineering for Designing a More Durable Product
Many leading brands have had to address concerns over the impact of their products on the environment. And one of the best responses is "make products that last longer". Here are the responses of two iconic brands: Apple: make iPhones last longer (optimizing battery charges, making display glass very hard, etc.) Patagonia: clothes that are durable and that are timeless (the opposite of 'fast fashion') Over time, customers have the feeling that those brands' products are of high … [Read more...]