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Headlines on Product Failures:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

XBOX 360\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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\"Microsoft said Thursday that it will take a $1 billion charge as it extends the warranty on the Xbox 360, after an investigation showed the game console can be prone to hardware failures. 'As a result of what Microsoft views as an unacceptable number of repairs to Xbox 360 consoles, the company conducted extensive investigations into potential sources of general hardware failures,' Microsoft said in a statement.\"[footnote]Fried, I. 2007. \"Microsoft to extend Xbox 360 warranty, take $1 billion hit.\" CNET<\/em>. https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/tech-industry\/microsoft-to-extend-xbox-360-warranty-take-1-billion-hit\/<\/a>[\/footnote]<\/p>\n\n

FitBit Force, FitBit (2014)<\/b><\/h3>\n

\"Two<\/p>\nThis version of the activity-tracking device was causing skin irritation and even blisters so severe that it resulted in a class-action lawsuit in California.[footnote]CB Insights. 2021. \"When Corporate Innovation Goes Bad \u2014 The 164 Biggest Product Failures Of All Time.\" https:\/\/www.cbinsights.com\/research\/corporate-innovation-product-fails\/<\/a>[\/footnote]\n

Galaxy Note 7, Samsung (2016)<\/b><\/h3>\n\"A\n

Launched in August of 2016, the Note 7 boasted powerful hardware and had consumers chomping at the bit to get their hands on them. The anticipation quickly faded, though, as reports of Note 7s catching fire started hitting the news.<\/p>\n

By September 2, Samsung had stopped sales of the device. Next came a formal recall in the US on September 15th and a worldwide recall on October 10th. The product was completely abandoned on October 11th.[footnote]Fisk, P. 2020. \"Innovation Failures of the 21st Century \u2026 Amazon Fire and Google Allo, Mercedes Home Battery and Nike FuelBand \u2026 without failure, we don\u2019t learn how to be better.\" https:\/\/www.peterfisk.com\/2020\/06\/innovation-failures-of-the-21st-century-amazon-fire-and-google-allo-mercedes-home-battery-and-nike-fuelband-without-failure-we-dont-learn-how-to-be-better\/<\/a>[\/footnote]<\/p>\n\n

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Watch the Video: DFMEA Step-by-Step Example<\/h3>\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ek5nLmXV2CU[\/embed]\n\nDFMEA Example 1-Video Script [DOC]<\/a>\n

Ball Point Pen DFMEA EXAMPLE:<\/h3>\n[caption id=\"attachment_2680\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]\"Screenshot<\/a> Ballpoint pen DFMEA example picture image. Click this link to view the full-size Ballpoint pen DFMEA example in the DMADVR Toolbox[\/caption]\n\n
\n\nClick on the links below to find two examples of math modeling and DFMEA documentation for both the MIRE TECH and Cassava Grinder ME 2700 design teams:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n