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RMQSI Digest – Dec 2015

  December 2015 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: What is in an Effective RAM-C Rationale Report? – Defense The presentation “What is in an Effective RAM-C Rationale Report?” was made by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering (DASD/SE) at the 18th Annual NDIA Systems Engineering Conference (October 28, 2015). U.S. Navy’s Trident II D5 Missile Achieves…  Read More
December 2nd, 2015|

Maintenance Planning with a Constant Failure Rate

This Reliability Que will discuss an example of how Weibull analysis qualitative results showing a constant failure rate affect the maintenance planning process. The qualitative results can be utilized to quantitatively drive the decision-making process in Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs. RCM Basics As defined in NAVAIR 00-25-403, “Guidelines for the Naval Aviation Reliability-Centered Maintenance Process”, RCM…  Read More
November 18th, 2015|

RMQSI Digest – Nov 2015

    November 2015 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: Lockheed Martin Corp. Awarded C-5 Galaxy Reliability Enhancement Contract Mod – Defense Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Georgia, has been awarded a $32,515,190 contract modification (P00315) to previously awarded contract FA8625-07-C-6471. Contractor will provide for the C-5 Galaxy reliability enhancement and re-engining program Lot 7 rapid repair and response over and above effort. Navy Launches…  Read More
November 12th, 2015|

Maintenance Planning with Early Failures

This Reliability Que will discuss an example of how Weibull analysis qualitative results showing early failures (Infant Mortality) can be utilized to quantitatively drive the decision making process in Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) programs. RCM Basics As defined in NAVAIR 00-25-403, “Guidelines for the Naval Aviation Reliability-Centered Maintenance Process”, RCM is “an analytical process to determine appropriate…  Read More
November 2nd, 2015|

RMQSI Digest – Oct 2015

Oct 2015 Edition Recent Headlines: Defense: Feature: High Reliability Organizations – An Overview – Health Last May the Secretary of Defense directed a 90-day review of the MHS for non-combat health care services, focused on access to care, patient safety, and the quality of care. The review and subsequent report showed that while the MHS was doing well in…  Read More
October 29th, 2015|

Announcing the Release of the “Warranty Calculator” Planning and Analysis Tool!

The RMQSI Knowledge Center is pleased to announce the release of its Warranty Calculator planning and analysis tool. The tool was developed to provide automated calculations and comparisons for ten different warranty types in common use. The tool also includes data, information and references that provide further guidance for over 30 additional warranty types. Strategic…  Read More
August 25th, 2015|

“System Reliability Toolkit – V: New Approaches and Practical Applications” Released!

This fifth Toolkit in the popular series developed by Quanterion reflects an updated DoD focus on RMQSI. Several of the same Quanterion staff members have been involved in all five titles in the series. Over 30 new topics have been added, and several others updated, with a minimum removal of topics from the “System Reliability…  Read More
August 25th, 2015|

Introducing the RMQSI Knowledge Center!

The RMQSI Knowledge Center was established as a means of facilitating industry and government access to publications, tools, data/information, training and expertise to improve the Reliability (R), Maintainability (M) of products and systems. The acronym “RMQSI” combines the initials of those technical activities with those of Quanterion Solutions Incorporated (QSI), stressing the company’s role in…  Read More
August 12th, 2015|

2016 Edition of the Nonelectronic Parts Reliability Data Publication (NPRD-2016) Released!

The 2016 Edition of the Nonelectronic Part Reliability Data publication (NPRD-2016) presents failure rate data on a wide variety of electrical assemblies and electromechanical/mechanical parts and assemblies. Compared to its predecessor NPRD-2011 publication, NPRD-2016 adds 138,000 new parts and over 370 billion part hours, representing approximately a 400% increase in content. The expanded part types…  Read More
July 8th, 2015|

Quanterion Paper Published in Transactions of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration

Richard Wisniewski, Quanterion Senior Engineer, has had a paper published in the Transactions of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.  The paper is based on work performed by Quanterion for the  Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research at Virginia Tech as part of National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 2010-N-12081.  The work included the…  Read More
February 12th, 2015|