Relex Reliability Software

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solution!Relex Software Corporation
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Why Is RM Important?
BUSINESS REPUTATION
REDUCE WARRANTY COSTS
CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS
REDUCE TOTAL LIFE CYCLE COST
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Relex Product Review

• Relex Reliability Prediction
• Relex RBD
• Relex FMEA
• Relex Fault Tree/Event Tree
• Relex Markov
• Relex Maintainability
• Relex Weibull
• Relex LCC

Relex Software Suite
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Relex Reliability Prediction

• WHAT Analysis of system parts components
• HOW Based on established models, part data
• WHY To predict the rate at which items fail

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Relex Reliability Block Diagram

• WHAT Analysis of more complex systems
• HOW Math algorithms or Monte Carlo Simulator
• WHY To evaluate reliability of redundant systems

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Relex FMEA

• WHAT Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• HOW Evaluate failure modes and effects of items
• WHY To determine effects of failures and
  help prioritize for corrective action

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Relex Fault Tree

• WHAT Evaluation of causes of system failure
• HOW Structure created using logic operators
• WHY To identify potential causes of system
  failure

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Relex Event Tree

• WHAT Visual representation of events in system
• HOW Identification of events and consequences
• WHY To determine probability of events
  occurrence

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Relex Markov

• WHAT Analysis of state based systems
• HOW Create and customize state transition
  diagrams
• WHY To determine probability of states

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Relex Maintainability Prediction

• WHAT Analysis of maintenance criteria for
  repairable items
• HOW Consideration of repair tasks and times
• WHY To determine required item repair times
  (used in Availability calculations)

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Relex Weibull

• WHAT Analysis of system field failure rates
  (historical data)
• HOW Generation of tabular and visual results
• WHY To improve future product reliability

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Relex Life Cycle Cost

• WHAT Analysis of system for lifetime costs
• HOW Cost Breakdown Structure and Equations
• WHY To determine the lifetime cost of system

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Basic Features...

• A valuable reliability software package (like
  Relex) incorporates
• Accuracy
• Speed
• Flexibility
• Ease of use
• Integration
• Automation

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Relex Accuracy

• Relex calculations are accurate
• Conform to chosen standard
• Calculations are either done by exact formulas or
  using Monte Carlo simulation
• Calculation results are traceable by user

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Relex Speed

• Relex offers high speed calculations
• Use of libraries increases data input
• Import of component data minimizes workload
• Use of default data for parameters which are
  currently not available
• All modules use same data base (no data exchange
  necessary)

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Relex Ease of Use

• Relex can be used very easily
• Windows based screen-layout and functions
• All modules use same interface
• Copy / paste features for data
• Drag-and-drop features for report generation
• Graphic tool and import/export wizard like in
  Microsoft Excel

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Relex Flexibility

• Relex offers many flexible options
• Customizable input formats (screen tables)
• Flexible Report Design options
• Custom Parts Libraries, Default Files, Derating
  Files, Input Forms, etc.
• Ability to move between analyses with one click
• Ability to import data in many formats

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Relex Automation

• Relex offers many automated features
• Calculate failure rates based on defaults
• Component failure modes entered
• RBD figures linked to System Tree components
• Advanced automated importing/exporting
• Fault Trees generated from a FMEA

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Relex Integration

• All Relex products are fully integrated
• Data is entered into one program.
• Repetitive data entry eliminated.
• Data between the products is shared.

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Relex Integration
RELEX
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Relex Reliability Prediction
Input Format File
Default Parameters File
Relex Project Database
Derating File
Library Files
Mission Profile File
Process Grade File
User Defined Values File
Report Format File
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Relex Reliability Prediction
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Relex FMEA / FMECA
Input Format File
Failure Modes File
Relex Project Database
FIN Definition File
Phrases Files
Mission Profile File
Risk Level Definition
Report Format File
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FMEA/FMECA Types

• MIL-STD-1629 Style FMECAs
• Tasks 101, 102, 103 and 104
• (FMEA, Criticality, Maintainability, Damage
  Modes)
• Automotive Style FMEA
• Based on SAE, AIAG and Ford FMEA Manuals
• Design and Process FMEAs
• SAE ARP5580 FMEA
• Supports fault equivalencies
• Combination or Customized FMEA

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Relex FMEA
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Relex Maintainability
Input Format File
Tasks File
Relex Project Database
FD I Output File
Maintainability Groups File
Used Defined Values File
Report Format File
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Supported Standards

• General Maintenance Procedures
• MIL-HDBK-472 Procedures 2, 5A or 5B

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Relex Maintainability Analysis
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Relex RBD / FDA
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Purpose of RBD Analysis

• Consider complex or redundant systems
• Sophisticated analytical algorithms
• Monte Carlo simulation engine
• Create visual representation of a system
• Compare various system configurations

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Sample Configurations

• Simple Series-Parallel

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Sample Configurations

• Complex

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Relex Features

• Link data from other modules
• Spares Calculations
• Manual calculations
• Spares optimization
• Cut Sets (failure) / Path Sets (success)
• Customizable visual properties
• Report Designer

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Relex Fault Tree / Event Tree
Input Format File
CCF Groups File
Relex Project Database
Event Parameter File
Consequences File
Used Defined Values File
Report Format File
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What Is Fault Tree Analysis?

• Top down approach
• Evaluate the probability of an undesired event
• Determine minimal cut sets leading to top event
  condition
• Mitigate probability of undesired event

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Relex Fault Tree Analysis
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Relex Life Cycle Cost
Relex Project Database
Relex LCC Database
Reliability Data
Maintainability Data
Cost, etc.
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Life Cycle Cost Analysis

• Calculate all costs of a system
• Calculate Net Present Value (NPV)
• Evaluate Sensitivity Analysis
• Evaluate Alternatives

COST OPTIMIZATION!
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Relex Life Cycle Cost
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Advanced Relex Features

• Find, Replace, Spellcheck
• Template Files
• Package for E-Mail
• File Access Features
• Macros

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Relex Facts

• 80 of the people who purchase Relex do not
  require training
• Relex is the largest software company for
  developing specific reliability software tools
• We have a dedicated full time technical support
  department in-house
• All our software is developed and maintained
  in-house
• Our software comes with an unconditional money
  back guarantee
• Thousands of Relex users worldwide