An overview of fatigue failure and how it affects mechanical systems. How FEA software enables engineers to predict fatigue failure points on structural designs, before the manufacturing process. From ...

Way back in 1976, I’m not sure that Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers could have predicted the lyrics of their Top 40 song “Breakdown” would one day become my mantra against defeat during the latest round ...

Manufacturers talk a lot about preventative and predictive maintenance strategies for efficient asset utilization and for preventing equipment failure. Yet, there are cases in which a run-to-failure ...

Anyone who works with older electronic equipment will before long learn to spot Rifa capacitors, a distinctive yellow-translucent component often used in mains filters, that is notorious for failures.

Failure rate or base failure rate refers to the number of failures per unit of time, typically in terms of failures in time (FITs) equivalent to one failure in a billion hours, which can be expected ...

This article provides insights into the importance of an IC’s pin failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to comply with functional-safety standards such as IEC 61508 and ISO... 1. FMEA and its ...

Scientists have developed a new model based on fault tree analysis to evaluate the frequency of fires caused by rooftop PV systems and assess system safety and reliability. They claim that the new ...