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Reliability Engineering Academy

Reliability Green Belt

training number: Reliability_RGB

Classroom and Online Training:

You can attend our Reliability Green Belt® training either as a classroom / face-to-face training or as an online training.

At the end of the training, you have the opportunity to take an exam to become a certified Reliability Green Belt®. The certificate is awarded by the University of Stuttgart.

We offer the following types of trainings:

  • Public classroom / face-to-face training
  • Public online training
  • In-house classroom / face-to-face training
  • In-house online training

The classroom / face-to-face training lasts 5 days and takes place all day. The venue is usually the Parkhotel Stuttgart Messe-Airport, 70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany.

The online training is a combination of live webinars and individual self-learning and takes about 10 days (only half days). You get access to our learning management system (LMS), where you log on and access a range of resources, such as learning videos, quizzes, exercises and solutions and calculation templates. You can access the learning materials on a computer, notebook, tablet, or smartphone. You will be guided through the course in order, but you can work at your own pace.

In the table below you will find a comparison between classroom / face-to-face and online training, which will make it easier for you to choose the form of training that is right for you.

Classroom TrainingOnline Training
How long does the training last?5 days, all day (see Agenda as pdf download)10 days, half days (see Agenda as pdf download)
How is the exam conducted?2 hours at the last day of the classroom training2 hours online, after the training
Where does the training take place?in the Stuttgart area, Germanyonline as a combination of webinars and self-learning
How much does the training cost?3,300.00 EUR plus VAT (incl. certification fee)2,500.00 EUR plus VAT (incl. certification fee)
What additional costs have to be considered?travel expenses and hotel accommodationnone

A more comprehensive product comparison can be found as a pdf download.

Classroom Training 5 Days:

  • Mon. - Thu. 08:15 am to 05:15 pm
  • Fri. 08:15 am to 01:30 pm
  • Agenda, see pdf download
  • Exam Fri. 01:30 pm to 03:30 pm
  • Training documents in paper form
  • Training documents as pdf document
  • Exercises and calculation templates
  • Certificate of participation
  • incl. examination and certification fee
  • Catering during the training
  • Evening event
  • 3,300.00 excl. VAT

Online Training 10 (half) Days:

  • Agenda North America, see pdf download
  • Agenda Europe and Asia, see pdf download
  • Online exam after the training
  • Access to our learning management system
  • Access to videos und quizzes
  • Webinars and Q&A sessions
  • Training documents as pdf document
  • Exercises and calculation templates
  • Certificate of participation
  • incl. examination and certification fee
  • 2,500.00 excl. VAT
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Training content:

Introduction
  • Introduction to reliability engineering
  • Reliability in the product development process
Mathematical Description of Reliability
  • Basic concepts of statistics and probability theory
  • Weibull distribution
  • Failure probability
  • Density function
  • Failure rate
  • Reliability
  • Confidence interval
  • Estimation of distribution parameters
  • Regression analysis
  • Maximum likelihood estimation
System and Component Reliability
  • Boolean system model
  • Reliability block diagram
  • System reliability evaluation and optimization
Data Analysis I (Complete Data)
  • Median rank method
  • Weibull probability plot
  • Weibull analysis
  • Acceleration factor
Data Analysis II (Censored Data)
  • Type I and type II censoring
  • Multiple censoring
  • Weibull analysis based on censored data
  • Mixed Weibull
  • Batch problems
  • Competing failure modes
Reliability Test Planning and Analysis
  • Binomial distribution approach
  • Success run
  • Parametric binomial
  • Exponential chisquared
  • Weibayes
  • Accelerated life testing
  • Step-stress method
  • Highly Accelerated Life Testing HALT
Lifetime Calculation
  • Stress-strength-interference
  • S/N-curve
  • Load spectra
  • Cumulative damage models
  • Damage accumulation
Qualitative Methods of System(Risk)Analysis
  • Failure mode and effects analysis FMEA
  • Fault tree analysis FTA
  • Hazard and operability study HAZOP
  • Design review based on failure mode DRBFM
Reliability of Electronics
  • Reliability validation of electronic components and systems
  • Failure Rate calculation
  • Siemens SN 29500, Military Handbook 217, Telcordia SR-332
  • IEC 62380, FIDES, IEC 61709
  • Parts Count Method and Parts Stress Method
  • Reliability work in the development process of electronic components / systems
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Target group:

Engineers, technicians, specialists, managers and executives from the areas of development, testing, design, research, production and quality assurance.

About the topic:

Effective reliability engineering is about knowledge engineering: knowing why you do what you do, knowing that you do it well, and always learning how to do it better. The Reliability Green Belt® provides a methodical approach to reliability development necessary to meet the complex challenges of today’s systems.

Training procedure and goal:

The Reliability Green Belt® comprises the first of three modules in the qualification as a Reliability Engineer. It is highly relevant to engineers, specialists and managers in other product development and manufacturing roles.

In this module, the most important qualitative and quantitative methods of reliability engineering are covered. The Reliability Green Belt training is deliberately structured to teach the participant when, how and why the individual methods can be applied in the product development process.

The Certified Reliability Green Belt® will be able to implement core reliability tools in the company organization.

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Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this topic. No prior knowledge of reliability engineering is required.

Software requirements:

Each participant must have a laptop with the following software: Microsoft Excel, Adobe Reader and Minitab (Version R15 or above). A demo version of the software Minitab can be downloaded from www.minitab.com.

Examination / certification:

The training will end in all cases with a certificate of participation. Furthermore, participants may elect to take a written examination for a certified Reliability Green Belt® at the end of the course. The certificate will be awarded by the University of Stuttgart and the Institute of Machine Components. The examination is in multiple choice form.

Venue:

Parkhotel Stuttgart Messe-Airport

Filderbahnstraße 2
70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen

In-house:​

We also offer all our seminars and trainings as an in-house event.

Coaching:

Should you so wish, we can put together a time and content tailored coaching concept for you after completion of the training.