Do not handle with care: reli­ab­il­ity test­ing with Heina test­ers

Reli­ab­il­ity test­ing is an essen­tial invest­ment for mod­ern man­u­fac­tur­ers, ensur­ing product qual­ity, enhan­cing con­sumer con­fid­ence, and fos­ter­ing brand repu­ta­tion. Heina has provided products for reli­ab­il­ity test­ing from the early days of smart­phones and is widely used in the high-tech fields around the world.

Reli­ab­il­ity test­ing as a part of product devel­op­ment pro­cess

The pur­pose of reli­ab­il­ity test­ing is to veri­fy that the product will meet the reli­ab­il­ity and life require­ments, identi­fy defects in design (or in the man­u­fac­tur­ing pro­cess) that will lim­it the life of the product. And in some cases to assess the effect of product reli­ab­il­ity on the quant­ity of spare units required, this feeds into the life­cycle cost mod­el.

Reli­ab­il­ity test­ing of products is reviewed in sev­er­al areas: how test­ing affects the expect­a­tion on the reli­ab­il­ity, qual­ity and safety of the product, veri­fic­a­tion and val­id­a­tion of the product per­form­ance and spe­cific­a­tions, set­ting the found­a­tions for the man­u­fac­tur­ing test and QA pro­cess, and plan­ning for early returns and field fail­ure rates.

Test­ing for Mil­it­ary Spe­cific­a­tions

Mil­it­ary Stand­ard (MIL-STD-810G 516.6) is a series of tests designed by the US Depart­ment of Defence to determ­ine the over­all dur­ab­il­ity of a product. It requires a case and device to be dropped 26 times from 4 feet. This proves the edges, corners, front and back of a case pre­vail through mul­tiple impacts and that you’ve made the toughest product pos­sible.

Reli­ab­il­ity test­ing for man­u­fac­tur­ers in the con­sumer mar­ket

Reli­ab­il­ity test­ing is cru­cial for mod­ern man­u­fac­tur­ers in the con­sumer mar­ket for sev­er­al reas­ons:

  1. Ensur­ing product qual­ity and per­form­ance: Reli­ab­il­ity test­ing helps identi­fy and elim­in­ate poten­tial defects or flaws in products before they reach con­sumers. This ensures that the devices meet per­form­ance expect­a­tions and provide a pos­it­ive user exper­i­ence.
  1. Enhan­cing con­sumer con­fid­ence and brand repu­ta­tion: Reli­able products foster con­sumer trust and strengthen brand repu­ta­tion. When con­sumers know that a brand pri­or­it­izes reli­ab­il­ity, they are more likely to pur­chase its products.
  1. Redu­cing war­ranty costs and cus­tom­er dis­sat­is­fac­tion: Thor­ough reli­ab­il­ity test­ing helps min­im­ize war­ranty claims and cus­tom­er dis­sat­is­fac­tion arising from device fail­ures. This, in turn, reduces costs and main­tains a strong brand image.
  1. Stay­ing ahead of com­pet­i­tion in a dynam­ic mar­ket: In the ever-evolving mobile device industry, reli­ab­il­ity is a key dif­fer­en­ti­at­or. Man­u­fac­tur­ers that pri­or­it­ize reli­ab­il­ity test­ing gain a com­pet­it­ive edge and attract a loy­al cus­tom­er base.
  1. Meet­ing industry stand­ards and reg­u­la­tions: Reli­ab­il­ity test­ing plays a crit­ic­al role in adher­ing to industry stand­ards and reg­u­la­tions, ensur­ing that devices meet safety and per­form­ance require­ments.
  1. Optim­iz­ing design and man­u­fac­tur­ing pro­cesses: Reli­ab­il­ity test­ing data provides valu­able insights into product design and man­u­fac­tur­ing pro­cesses. This allows man­u­fac­tur­ers to identi­fy and address poten­tial weak­nesses early on, pre­vent­ing recur­ring issues and improv­ing over­all product qual­ity.
  1. Extend­ing product lifespan: Reli­able devices are less likely to fail pre­ma­turely, lead­ing to a longer lifespan and increased value for con­sumers. This also reduces the envir­on­ment­al impact of device man­u­fac­tur­ing and dis­pos­al.
  1. Gain­ing a com­pet­it­ive advant­age: In the com­pet­it­ive elec­tron­ic device mar­ket, reli­ab­il­ity is a key dif­fer­en­ti­at­or. Man­u­fac­tur­ers that pri­or­it­ize reli­ab­il­ity test­ing gain a com­pet­it­ive edge and attract a loy­al cus­tom­er base.

Heina test­ers for determ­in­ing reli­ab­il­ity

Heina test­ers are widely used by vari­ous high-tech com­pan­ies around the world, includ­ing start-ups, mobile device man­u­fac­tur­ers, sci­entif­ic device man­u­fac­tur­ers, and pro­tect­ive case man­u­fac­tur­ers. These com­pan­ies rely on Heina test­ers to eval­u­ate and ensure the over­all reli­ab­il­ity of their products.

Reduced devel­op­ment costs

Heina Test­ers can help to identi­fy and address poten­tial prob­lems early in the devel­op­ment pro­cess, which can save time and money.

Improved product qual­ity 

Heina test­ers can help to ensure that products are reli­able and meet cus­tom­er expect­a­tions.

Increased cus­tom­er sat­is­fac­tion

By provid­ing reli­able products, man­u­fac­tur­ers can increase cus­tom­er sat­is­fac­tion and loy­alty.