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The results of Molex's global reliability survey reveals the challenges facing system architects and design engineers for hardware, including devices, when balancing growing expectations for reliability with ever-increasing product complexity, diminishing time for testing, as well as constant cost and manufacturing constraints.
- More than half of the survey participants assert that reliability drives brand loyalty
- Top reliability challenges include adequate time for testing, supplier quality, cost and correlation of product design attributes to their impact on reliability
- 46% of respondents believe AI, ML, simulations and analytics are best bets to boost product reliability
- 92% expect to lose reliability experts to retirement over the next five years
“Reliability is a real ‘rubber meets the road’ topic with far-reaching implications across every facet of product development, manufacturing and ultimately, end-user experience,” said Scott Whicker, SVP and president, Transportation Innovative Solutions, Molex.
91% of the survey participants reported a strong correlation between their ability to deliver reliable products with having trusted, proven supplier relationships. To that end, 96% of the respondents have changed part suppliers due to reliability issues, with more than a quarter reporting frequent changes. Overall, these supplier relationships are becoming increasingly critical, as evidenced by 74% of respondents who believe reliability is at risk due to shortening design cycles.
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