Reliability Approach to ADTRAN

Value Engineering of CD3 EPP belt drive System

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Reliability Expertise

Theoretical Reliability Prediction using Standard Calculation

Estimate methods (like MIL-HDBK-217, IEC-62380) using ITEM TOOL KIT

Analysis DFMEA using IQRM tool

Performing Product Hardening tests

Environmental
ESS
HALT & HASP
Practical Testing EMI/EMC
Conducted Immunity test of various pulses (Fast Transient, Surge etc.,)
Radiated immunity
Safety

Debugging Reliability failures in bench as well as chamber

Designing product considering reliability
Value Add Selection of components
Electrical & Enclosure Design considering Reliability
Documentation and Report Generation

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Reliability Infrastructure

Make: ACS
Chamber Model: CH250C ES
No of chamber: 1, Possible Expansion up to 5

Product Designers with experienced knowledge in debugging

Low cost Test Engineers
Available Resources Program Manager
Logistic person to handle shipments

Multi channel Oscilloscopes

Logic Analyzers
Test & Debug Multi-meters with Thermocouples to probe internal Product temperatures
Infrastructure External Power Supplies
Wide range of Micro-controller IDE tools
Laptops

Chiller
Isolation Transformer
Others UPS (Hired) backup for EUT
Generator backup with 30 minutes Restart time
Access Controlled Room

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Partner’s Infrastructure

-TCS (Goa) Chamber

-STQC Labs Chambers (ETDC and ERTL Labs)
-External Vendor Chambers

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Key Challenges

- Power shutdown
- Failures, Iterations and Fixes are usually longer cycle
- Lab availability is an external dependency
- Level of debugging support
- Repeatability of the failure events
- Managing Multiple products with lean & Thin approach
- Shipment delays

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Thank You

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