Learn how to integrate HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing) into your product development process to uncover failure modes early and improve product reliability. Presented by reliability expert Adam Bahret, this session shows how Qualmark HALT/HASS systems—the originators and gold standard of the technology—help teams increase design margins, reduce warranty costs, and accelerate time-to-market.
Overview
Product failures late in development or in the field can be costly, damaging both a company’s reputation and bottom line. Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT) provides a discovery-driven method for identifying weaknesses early, long before a product reaches production.
In this webinar, reliability expert Adam Bahret will guide you through how to integrate HALT into the product development cycle so teams can make faster, evidence-based decisions. You’ll learn how to plan a HALT strategy, set stress steps, and capture data that drives smarter design changes.
The session also explains how HALT differs from HASS. HALT uses a consistent methodology but applies product-specific stresses to uncover failure modes quickly. Those learnings then inform a HASS screen—a repeatable test for that specific, frozen design and production process.
With Qualmark, the originator and market leader of HALT/HASS technology, ESPEC brings unmatched experience and equipment to help companies reduce risk, accelerate innovation, and deliver products with confidence.
Key Takeaways
- Understand how HALT uncovers design weaknesses early to prevent costly late-stage failures.
- Learn how to integrate HALT strategically into your product development cycle.
- Clarify the difference between HALT (discovery-driven, product-specific) and HASS (repeatable screen for frozen designs). Use HALT data to drive design improvements and align cross-functional teams around reliability goals.
- See how Qualmark HALT/HASS systems set the benchmark for reliability testing.
Speaker
Adam Bahret is the founder of Apex Ridge Consulting and a nationally recognized expert in reliability engineering with over 25 years of experience across industries including medical devices, aerospace, robotics, semiconductor, and automotive. He partners with engineering and executive teams to build reliability into their products and culture, using proven tools and strategies that reduce risk, accelerate development, and create competitive advantage.
Adam holds a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University and is an ASQ-certified reliability engineer. He is also the author of three influential books on reliability, including Reliability Culture and Devastate the Competition, and creator of the “Perfect Reliability Tool” handbook series. A frequent keynote speaker and educator, Adam brings deep technical expertise with practical, business-focused insights that resonate from the lab to the boardroom.
Adam is a strategic partner to ESPEC and a passionate advocate for HALT/HASS methodologies, making him an ideal collaborator for this webinar. His championing of Qualmark HALT/HASS as a tool for aligning testing with program goals brings unmatched clarity and depth to this important discussion.