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Quality During Design Podcast Blog

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A Severity Scale based on Quality Dimensions

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We can develop a severity rating scale that is based quality dimensions that matter to us: our company, our customer, our product…

Use Force Field Analysis to Understand Nuances

We can use a force field analysis to understand nuances or to get a handle on a change that involves many different people or departments.

Getting Use Information without a Prototype

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There is lots of use information that we can develop at the concept phase, without an engineering prototype.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Supplements Test

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Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is not a substitute for product test. It can be used as a supplement to design and test. We talk about when to work with Quality Engineers and Reliability Engineers for next steps.

2 Lessons about Remote Work for Design Engineers

What are 2 lessons about remote work, coming out of the pandemic? We talk about a couple of perspectives that can apply to design engineering.

Always Plot the Data

We don’t just rely on the numbers – we always plot the data! We review how we use plots to look past the numbers and common gotchas.