This was a very good seminar. It introduced me to the vibration and shock arena. I only wish that I had attended this seminar years ago, so I could have identified some failure modes much earlier.

Chris Montana, Spirent,
California

“I was looking for an overview of vibration testing and, with this course, that is exactly what I got; a very good overview of not only the theory, but of equipment and practical applications."

David J. Houck, US Army Aviation and Missile Command
Huntsville, AL.

"Enjoyed meeting you last week and I got a lot out of your course. Many thanks for a very informative presentation."

Carl Hood, Northgrum
Maryland

Dear Mr. Tustin,
I do not know how your SAE Automotive Vibration & BSR Testing course could be any better. Your animations are a unique feature in NVH seminars, aren't they? All of your course materials show that you have put extraordinary care and effort into preparing them. You are so alert, relaxed, and approachable as a lecturer that class participants were able to interact with you many times to learn more about their individual practical concerns, which is what NVH seminar attendees always yearn for, as you know so well!

Cynthia Pike
HP Pelzer (Automotive Systems), Inc
Troy, MI

"The subject class was one of the best I have been to in DCMA. It was taught by a very knowledgeable person using very good teaching skills. The class was very interesting, because of both the material as well as the ability of the instructor to make it so. I highly recommend that DCMA continue to provide this class to all interested personnel. Especially QAR's who could benefit from the instruction on a weekly basis.

Michael Lempenau QAR - TRW DCM
San Diego, CA

Hello Wayne,
I just wanted to drop you a little note to say thank you for the course last week. I found the course most enjoyable and although I still have a lot to learn, I now have started questioning the way that we do things here and won't just take things for granted as I did before. So thanks again... and keep up the good work,

Bob McManus - Test Engineer
PES Inc/Spring - TX

Training is intended to provide individuals with knowledge, skills and attitude needed to perform (or more effectively perform) a specific job. Not education that's intended to make people well-rounded.

Formal training is needed when one or more people in an organization needs new skills or knowledge and no colleague has the time or the skills to teach him.

ERI offers open courses, onsite courses, distance learning and virtual training.

If you don't have enough people at your facility to justify an "onsite" ERI course, then here is an alternative: send one or two or three of your people to attend one of ERI's "open" courses. Several meet each year. You will learn not only from the ERI instructor but also from classmates from other organizations. If our listing does not show the subjects, dates and locations you prefer, feel free to write, phone, FAX or send an e-mail.

Fundamentals of Random Vibration and Shock Testing, HALT, ESS, HASS, Measurements, Analysis and Calibration

July 15-17, 2008, Hillsboro, Oregon

August 20-22, 2008, Santa Barbara, California

October 6-8, 2008, Boxborough, Massachusetts

October 20-22, 2008, Redford, Michigan

November 5-7, 2008, Orlando, Florida

HALT/HASS/HASA and Practical Design FMEA
(presented by Ted Kalal)

June 17-19, 2008, Cincinnati, Ohio

October 7-9, 2008, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Isolating Shipboard Electronic Equipment
(presented by Herb Lekuch)

September 23-25, 2008, Tallman, New York

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One of the ways in which ERI can assist your organization to achieve high reliability and durability is through customized group technical training of your design, reliability, quality and test engineers at your facility. Training is tailored to meet your organization's long-term needs. The main goal is to avoid future reliability and durability problems in your electronic and other equipment. Some topics we can include:

• Vibration and shock fundamentals, instrumentation, analysis and testing
• Displacement, velocity, acceleration, jerk and force measurement
• Shaker operation and maintenance training
• Vibration and shock test fixture design, fabrication and evaluation
• Modal analysis and testing
• Seismic evaluation and test
• ESS or environmental stress screening
• HALT or highly advanced life testing
• Machinery health monitoring
• Condition-based maintenance
• Packaging test and product improvement
• Climatic environments: fundamentals, instrumentation and testing
  • Temperature, altitude and humidity
  • Sand-and-dust, salt spray and sunshine
• Automotive BSR (buzz, squeak and rattle) control and test
• RFI/EMI/EMC radio frequency interference, electromagnetic interference, electromagnetic compatibility
• Strain Gage training
• Acoustic measurements and evaluation
• Cooling of Electronics

Let's discuss the possibility that your organization might benefit from training in some of these subject areas. Please telephone, FAX or send a non-obligation e-mail to the Equipment Reliability Institute, attention Wayne Tustin, requesting a course outline.

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May we discuss your training needs via telephone (805) 564-1260 or e-mail?

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ERI's updated 1001 Distance Learning Program in vibration and shock testing, measurement, analysis and calibration, also HALT, ESS and HASS, is provided as a CD-ROM, with thousands of Power Point slides in 33 lessons. Each lesson is followed by review questions and problems; these go back-and-forth via e-mail. Wayne Tustin is your "remote professor". Click here to get detailed information about this program.

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Reliability ain't free

Would you rather invest a little up front? Or pay a great deal later?

Invest a little extra now, to give your designers and test people the tools to do it right? Or pay dearly, later on, in delays, in performance penalties, in excessive warranty and other expenses?

We are talking about the creation of reliable products.

Our products (home, office, factory, telecom, satellite, military, other) are increasingly complex. As a society, we are increasingly vulnerable when those products do not work reliably. A computer failure forces airport closures. Another closes grocery checkout lines. Another idles or mislocates an expensive satellite. Another stops my car in traffic.

Reliability requires a small training investment upfront. Your designers and your test people know what training they need. Approve their training requests. Invest in them.