Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- Analytical technique and systemized group of activities.
- Means to assure that potential failure modes and their associated cause and mechanism, have been addressed through earlier detection of types of failure modes, failure causes and their effects.
- A tool for design and process engineers.
- An interactive and never ending process.
- Technique of reducing risk or avoiding risk.
- A living document.
- "Before-the-event" action NOT an "After-the-fact“ exercise.
Application
| Design FMEA | Process FMEA | |
| Purpose |
Meeting specification |
Production in compliance with drawing |
| Responsibility |
Design and development |
Production |
| Objective |
Avoiding design failures |
Avoiding failures during process planning, production implementation |
| Timing for commencement |
Before or at design concept finalization |
Before or at feasibility stage or prior to tooling for production |
| Period of review |
Prior to the first trial run |
Prior to any investment |
| FMEA first completion |
Prior to production drawing release for tooling |
Prior to bulk production |
Benefits
- Identifies potential problems with customer point of view.
- Predictive & Preventive. (A Pro-active Approach).
- Prioritizes the variables to be focused.
- Can be used in conjunction with APQP Process.
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
- Analytical technique and systemized group of activities.
- Means to assure that potential failure modes and their associated cause and mechanism, have been addressed through earlier detection of types of failure modes, failure causes and their effects.
- A tool for design and process engineers.
- An interactive and never ending process.
- Technique of reducing risk or avoiding risk.
- A living document.
- "Before-the-event" action NOT an "After-the-fact“ exercise.
Application
Design FMEA |
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Purpose |
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Design FMEA |
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Responsibility |
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Design FMEA |
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Objective |
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Design FMEA |
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Timing for commencement |
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Design FMEA |
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Period of review |
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Design FMEA |
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FMEA first completion |
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Process FMEA |
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Purpose |
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Process FMEA |
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Responsibility |
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Process FMEA |
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Objective |
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Process FMEA |
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Timing for commencemente |
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Process FMEA |
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Period of review |
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Process FMEA |
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FMEA first completion |
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Benefits
- Identifies potential problems with customer point of view.
- Predictive & Preventive. (A Pro-active Approach).
- Prioritizes the variables to be focused.
- Can be used in conjunction with APQP Process.
