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Warranty Planning Resources

 
Warranty Planning Consulting, Data and Training Resources

 
Warranty Planning Tool and Book

To learn more about warranty planning, visit Quanterion’s reliability engineering term page.
Do you have a reliability project? Our team of reliability engineers have been offering consulting for decades! Call us at (315) 732-0097 or email reliability@quanterion.com to reach a reliability engineer.
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February 5th, 2026|

Reliability Engineering Terms – Warranty Planning

What is Warranty Planning?
Warranties are a formal commitment to deliver (or require delivery of) reliable products/systems. They identify what is warranted, warranty length, what scenarios are/are not covered, and liability.

Warranty planning should include people, process and product costs. Engineers developing warranty plans for their products and systems must be continuously aware that even warranted items…  Read More

February 5th, 2026|

Reliability Engineering Terms – Data Collection and Analysis

What is Reliability Data Collection and Analysis?
Data collection and analysis facilitates an understanding of field operational use profiles and environmental stress data and is critical for ensuring design/process robustness. Collection and analysis of failure data to root failure cause identification and mitigation is critical to ensure product/process reliability growth and success over its life cycle.
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September 22nd, 2025|

Software Reliability Resources

 
Software Reliability In-Person Training

Register today for a Software Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA) course hosted Tuesday, Nov. 4 through Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025 at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Disney Springs in Lake Buena Vista, FL. 

If you’re involved in software design or development, you must consider potential failure modes in the software. This…  Read More

September 16th, 2025|

Reliability Engineering Terms – Software Reliability

What is Software Reliability?
Software reliability is the probability that software will operate failure-free for a specified period of time in a specified environment. It is an important contributing factor impacting system reliability (which includes hardware and human reliability). Various approaches can be used to improve the reliability of software with an appropriate balance between development…  Read More

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Reliability Engineering Terms – Lifetime Extension Management

What is Lifetime Extension Management?
Military and industrial products and systems may be required to operate or function significantly longer than what for which they were originally designed, such as years, miles, cycles, etc. Lifetime Extension Assessment addresses the potential risks and possible solutions associated with extending the lives of products, systems and processes.
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July 8th, 2025|Tags: |

Reliability Engineering Terms – Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis

What is Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis?
A Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) is a “bottom up” assessment of the design of a system (hardware, software and/or process) to determine the consequences of a failure on the overall performance or effectiveness of the system. An FMECA can be appropriately tailored and performed at…  Read More

October 16th, 2023|

Failure Mode, Effects and Criticality Analysis Resources

FMECA Resources for Any Engineer or Manager
Training
Reliability 201: Quantitative Reliability Analysis

Sign up for a related course: Reliability 201: Quantitative Reliability Analysis, to be hosted June 3-5, 2025 in Virginia Beach!

If you need to know the basics of quantitative reliability analyses as they apply to developing and fielding better products and systems, this course is for…  Read More

October 16th, 2023|Tags: , |

Reliability Engineering Terms – Reliability Modeling and Prediction

What is Reliability Modeling and Prediction?
A reliability model mathematically defines the interdependencies between hardware/software/human elements and their combined contributions to failure. A prediction calculates failure rates using that model so that a reliability metric can be quantified to assess design tradeoffs, and as an estimate of operational reliability after a product is delivered.
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September 25th, 2023|

Reliability Modeling and Prediction Resources

Training
Reliability 301: RAM Modeling I

Sign up for our most requested course: Reliability 301: RAM Modeling I, which will be hosted Nov. 14-16, 2023 in Orlando, FL!

Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM) modeling uses a mathematical process to statistically predict the time-to-failure of a product or system. This technique can result in far-reaching cost savings and labor…  Read More

September 25th, 2023|