In space applications, high reliability and risk reduction are always two key considerations. While using commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electrical, electronic and electromechanical (EEE) parts may ...

In today’s world, so-called “high-performance, sustainable” facilities are a dime a dozen. But many of these buildings rely on overly complex mechanical systems to carry out their mission. While these ...

There’s still a big takeaway from a 2008 Florida blackout, and it’s not the size of the fine that followed. Although it was the largest penalty levied under the new reliability standards at that time, ...

The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, New Resource Adequacy Criteria for the Energy Transition: Modernizing Reliability Requirements, outlining the need for, and a ...

Another shift placing new demands on industrial connectivity is the rapid rise of AI processing at the edge. Within the next four years, it’s estimated that more than two-thirds of AI workloads will ...

At the core of every electronics system is a chip that has to meet multiple conflicting requirements such as increased functionality, best power efficiency, highest reliability, lowest design cost and ...

[This article was first published in Army Sustainment Professional Bulletin, which was then called Army Logistician, volume 1, number 2 (November–December 1969), pages 8–11, 24–25.] “… in the process ...

When designing for reliability while facing increased product complexity and shorter design cycles, less time for testing along with supplier quality and cost are big challenges, according to a survey ...