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Kesätyöntekijän mietteitä
Nyt kun arki on lomien jälkeen koittanut ja ulkona on syytä kiskoa aamuisin lapaset käteensä, on hyvä aika palata kesäisiin tunnelmiin kesätyöntekijämme Anniinan kirjoittaman blogin muodossa. Tältä näyttivät työtehtävät Trelicillä 18-vuotiaan lukiolaisen silmin!...
Polymers- general properties
Material selection plays a crucial role in product development. Lately we have shared infographics about metals and ceramics. This week we deal with polymers. Polymers are often used to replace other materials for cost and weight saving purposes. They are very...
Ceramics – general properties
Material selection plays a crucial role in product development. Last week we shared an infographic about metals and their basic properties. This week we deal with ceramics. This material group is less known, but ceramic materials can be vital especially in...
Metals – general properties
Material selection plays a crucial role in product development. Materials have huge effect in reliability of the product, but they also determine things like cost and weight. Additionally, certain functionalities such as electrical conductivity can only be achieved...
Intermittent Failures – User’s and Failure Analysist’s Nightmare
A few years ago, we were buying a new mobile router for my family. After the purchase, we quite soon realised that the router had some reliability problems, and it stopped working properly, when we had used it only for a very short time. The router worked okay after...
Comparison between mixed flowing gas and flowers of sulphur corrosion testing
Corrosion is a major cause for failures in electronics and its importance is increasing. Therefore, corrosion testing is also getting more and more attention these days. Choosing the most suitable test method is, however, complicated because corrosion processes are...
Which factors affect the reliability of a product?
Several factors affect the reliability of a product or the reasons for its failures searched. In this post we go through some of these factors. 1. Poor design Sometimes the cause for failure may be due to poor design. The error may have occurred for example due to too...