Registration for the RIAC Training Courses are now open!

Register by July 31, 2008 for an Early Registration Discount of $100!

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September 9 - 11, 2008

Available Course:

• Course 1 - Reliability 101
• Course 2 - Software Reliability & Integrity
• Course 3 - Mechanical Design Reliability

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Welcome to the Reliability Information Analysis Center

The Reliability Information Analysis Center(RIAC) 2008 Catalog of Products & Training is available for download.

This catalog is your complete guide to current and upcoming RIAC products and how to access RIAC services.

Download the 2008 Catalog of Products & Training.

The RIAC Desk Reference offers a collection of RIAC publications in addition helpful tools and articles to help you better understanding all aspects of Reliability, Maintainability, Quality, Supportability and Interoperability (RMQSI).

Refer to our Reliability Blueprints to learn more about reliability & reliability practices.

This 6 part series are designed for use in both the government and private sectors. They address products ranging from completely new commercial consumer products to highly specialized military systems.

Defining Reliability Programs Developing Reliability Goals/Requirements Designing for Reliability

Assessing Reliability Progress Measuring Product Reliability Ensuring Reliable Performance

Reliability Consulting Services

The RIAC technical staff is ready to work with both government and industry customers on both short term and long term Reliability, Maintainability, Quality, Supportability, and Interoperability projects. We help clients identify problems and implement solutions that positively impact their most important organizational goals.

Our Staff Our Services Our Customers

We offer an independent unbiased perspective in all our work that is performed by a competitively selected contractor team chosen primarily on the basis of its technical skills.

217Plus: RIAC's Reliability Prediction Methodology

217Plus is the long awaited update of the Center's commitment to develop a replacement prediction methodology for MIL-HDBK-217 "Reliability Prediction of Electronic Equipment," the widely used approach abandoned by the Government on 1995. 217Plus implements the models presented in the "Handbook of 217Plus™ Reliability Prediction Models".

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217Plus | Features | Technical Papers | FAQ | Knowledge Base | Consulting

REPERTOIRE TOUR REPERTOIRE DEMO

REPERTOIRE is the RIAC's set of five on-line interactive reliability engineering training courses developed around the American Society for Quality (ASQ) body of knowledge for the Certified Reliability Engineer's (CRE) exam. Whether you are preparing for the CRE exam or just need basic training in reliability, you'll like the convenience of training on your own schedule, at your own pace.

The complete set of courses contains approximately thirty hours of narrated training, hundreds of quiz questions, and interactive exercises. The courses are: Reliability Management Probability and Statistics for Reliability Reliability in Design and Development Reliability Modeling and Prediction Reliability Testing	QuART PRO TOUR QuART PRO DEMO
The On-Line Edition of the REPERTOIRE 5-module set offers buyers a free download of the QuART PRO software ($189 value), which is a suite of commonly used and easily accessed tools to support reliability engineers and practitioners.

RIAC News

• RIAC Participating in DoD Update to MIL-HDBK-217

The RIAC is an active member of the Working Group established by NSWC Crane, as the Preparing Activity (PA), to update MIL-HDBK-217. The RIAC, as an unbiased, third-party agency of the DoD, is also serving as the repository for any data that is contributed in support of this effort. In this capacity, the RIAC can provide Nondisclosure Agreements (NDAs) to protect any data that a potential contributor wishes to remain proprietary. The RIAC will ensure that all submitted data is properly sanitized, such that no proprietary information will be provided to the at-large MIL-HDBK-217 Working Group. If you have an interest in finding out more about this effort, or wish to provide data to support the update, please link to http://www.crane.navy.mil/sd18/ReliabilityFeedback.htm for more information on how you can become involved.


• RIAC Second Quarter 2008 Journal is now available Online

		Contains the following Articles: The Key To Weapons That Work The RIAC 217Plus™ Connector and Resistor Failure Rate Models Predicting Reliability of MMICs Using Monte Carlo Analytical Techniques (Part 2 of 3) To view previous RIAC Journals click here



• New product available System Interoperability - The RIAC Guide

This product is web downloadable

Now also available as a hardcopy

In this Guidebook, the interoperability of military command, control and communication (C3) systems and data networks are investigated to provide a better understanding of the standards, implementation, acquisition and operation of interoperable systems.




• 217Plus Component Models Spreadsheet Available

The 217Plus Component Models Spreadsheet is available to simplify implementing the 217Plus Models, either as a standalone product or bundled with the 217Plus Process Grade Factor Spreadsheet.



• REPERTOIRE At The RIAC

REPERTOIRE, the 5 module set of reliability training courses is now available through the RIAC either on-line or on DVD. Note: REPERTOIRE on DVD does not contain the on-line quizzes that are in the web-based version.

Please try our REPERTOIRE DEMO.



• Harvesting Reliability Data from the Internet.

Heather Dussault, Ph.D., of the RIAC presented at RAMS 2008.



• Corrosion in the Reliability Community.

David Rose of the RIAC presented and organized a panel at RAMS 2008.

The Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC) is the Department of Defense (DoD) chartered Center of Excellence in the fields of Reliability, Maintainability, Quality, Supportability, and Interoperability.