Introduction to FMEA

• The need for FMEA
• Objective and benefits, including:
  • Right-first-time
  • Quality improvement
  • Lowering overall product cost

Types of FMEA

• The 3 main types of FMEA and their differences:
  • Design FMEA
  • Process FMEA
  • System FMEA

Functional Analysis

• Ensuring a customer focused FMEA

The Design FMEA

• Failure Mode, Effects and Severity:
  • Developing a functional approach to FMEA
  • Identifying failure modes and effects,
  • Setting priorities using the severity rating scale
• Cause, Occurrence and Criticality:
  • Identifying all realistic causes of failure
  • Setting priorities using the Occurrence Rating Table
• Design Evaluation and Detection:
  • Using the detection rating table risk priority number
  • Implementing corrective action

Management of FMEA

• Key pointers in the development and improvement of FMEA using a team based approach