Track 2 Session 4

2:20 to 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 15, 2010

DFSS for Reliability: Learning to Make Robust Products

This presentation describes techniques for using Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) to enhance robustness of the product. Clearly, the use of designed experiments is a large part of this activity. Some of the topics discussed during this presentation include: 1) Types of designed experiments. 2) How to use designed experiments during design. 3) Other tools such as DFMEA, fault trees and prototypes. 4) Test, analyze and fix regimes. 5) Laboratory work. The goal is to design in reliability early on to increase leverage with both cost and time. The presentation will touch on whether tests really are a search for a better product and how to get to robustness without spending a million dollars.

Key Words: Reliability, Six Sigma, DFSS, Designed Experiments

Kim H. Pries

Value Transformation LLC

El Paso, Texas

Jon M. Quigley

Value Transformation LLC

Lexington, North Carolina