Introduction to reliability engineering from
practical point of view ̶ 2 day course
Dates: 21.-22.9.2017
VENUE: Helsinki. Helsinki, Hotel Arthur, Vuorikatu 19, 00100 Helsinki
Language: Lectured in Finnish, course material in English
This course can also be run at your premises and adapted to your specific requirements.
Contact us ([email protected] or +358 505979667, Laura Frisk) if you’d like to discuss this further.
Who should attend?
The course covers a wide range of reliability topics and is suitable both for people who have
just started to work in reliability engineering and for those with some more experience of the
field. The course gives also an excellent overview for people working in product development
or project management of the practical aspects of reliability engineering and how to consider
these in different applications.
Why attend?
The importance of reliability to the competitiveness of products is increasing. Due to the
shortened time to marked it is vital that reliability issues are considered already during the
development phase of a product. There are several tools and models which can be used for
reliability analysis. Knowledge of these helps to find efficient and systematic ways to conduct
reliability analysis. However, for a successful reliability process it is also crucial to understand
the practical aspects of efficient reliability testing and know the do’s and don’ts related to
various test methods and root cause analysis. Using suitable tools and methods the reliability
of a product can already be taken into account during the design phase of a product enabling
faster time to market and considerable savings due to shortened design and test times and
better reliability of a product.
What does the course cover?
This course approaches reliability engineering techniques from practical point of view at the
same time giving theoretical background for reliability analysis. It covers the main stresses
causing reliability problems, accelerated test methods and standards, root cause analysis and
failure mechanisms, statistical analysis of data and reliability models. Examples from
engineering applications and results from actual experimental tests are provided throughout
the course. The more detailed program for the two day course is shown on the next page. The
main focus of the course is on electronics and electrical engineering, but the majority of the
topics covered and examples given are significant for other fields of industry too.
REGISTRATION FEE: 1280€ + 24% VAT.
Includes sessions during the two days, course materials, lunch and coffee breaks.
Early bird discount when registering before 31.08.2017: 980€ + 24% VAT.
To register fill the registration form on our www-pages
(http://www.trelic.fi/services/education/). Registration is confirmed shortly after by e-mail. In
case of problems with your registration, please, contact: E-mail to: [email protected] or phone
Laura Frisk +358 50 5979667
CANCELLATION
Cancellations received three weeks before the beginning of the course are fully refunded. After
this 50% of the course fee is charged as cancellation fee . Substitutions are accepted at any time.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For more detailed information on the course content, please contact: E-mail [email protected] or
phone Laura Frisk +358 50 5979667 or Sanna Lahokallio +358 40 7757497.
Introduction to reliability engineering from
practical point of view ̶ 2 day course
Outline for the course:
Examples from actual experimental tests are provided throughout the course giving practical
information of the topics.
First day 9:00-16:00
Fundamentals of reliability
Basic terms and definitions of
reliability engineering
 History of reliability engineering
 Why is reliability engineering so
important
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Design for reliability and other tools for
reliability analysis
Second Day 9:00-16:00
Measurement, analysis and
characterization methods
Nondestructive methods
 Destructive methods
 Materials characterization
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Root cause analysis
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Failure criteria and analysis of failures
Failure mechanisms caused by different
stressors
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 Temperature and its fluctuation
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Practical tools to assess reliability
Design for reliability
 Fishbone
 FMEA
 Humidity
 Corrosion
 Mechanical
Major stressors and their effects on
reliability
When and how do stresses form in
different applications
 Major stresses affecting the reliability
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Accelerated life test methods and test
standards
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How to gain reliability data
How to find suitable test methods
Accelerated test methods
Test standards
Risks related to accelerated testing
 Biological
stresses
stresses
 Radiation
Reliability Data and Analysis
Where to find data and the quality of
the data
 Statistical methods
 Distributions
 Design of experiments
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Reliability models
Different acceleration models and how
they can be used
 Reliability of the models
 Acceleration factors
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Summary and conclusions
Trelic Ltd. and the lecturers
Trelic Ltd. is a spin-off company from Tampere University of Technology, Finland. We
conduct both consultation and experimental work in many areas of electronics packaging,
materials and reliability. For the field of reliability our expertise covers design of tailored
accelerated tests, experimental testing using continuous measurements, data analysis, and
in-depth root cause analysis. For more information of Trelic: www.trelic.fi and [email protected].
The course is given by Laura Frisk.
Laura Frisk, Ph.D. Laura has worked with the reliability topics at Tampere University of
Technology (TUT) for more than 15 years and has been responsible for several major
industrial projects related reliability. Currently, she is working as the CEO of Trelic Ltd. She
has given numerous courses, seminars and lectures in the fields of electronics materials,
packaging and reliability. She has Adjunct professorship in TUT in the field of Reliability
issues in electrical engineering and has authored over 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals
and conference proceedings.