SECTIONONEIntroductionToFAILUREMODEEFFECTS&ANALYSISFMEA1
0Definition,Purpose,andPracticesFMEA:ASYSTEMIZEDGROUPOFACTIVITIESDESIGNEDTO1
RECOGNIZEandEVALUATEthePOTENTIALFAILUREofaPRODUCT/PROCESSanditsEFFECTS2
IDENTIFYACTIONSWHICHCOULDELIMINATEorREDUCEtheCHANCEofPOTENTIALFAILUREOCCURRING3
DOCUMENTthePROCESS1
1DESIGNFMEA(DFMEA)PROCESSFMEA(PFMEA)AREANALYTICALTECHNIQUESUTILIZEDBYDESIGNRESPONSIBLEENGINEER/TEAMORMANUFACTURINGRESPONSIBLEENGINEER/TEAMTHESETOOLSAREUSEDTOASSURETHATPOTENTIALPRODUCTFAILUREMODESAndTHEIRASSOCIATEDCAUSESHAVEBEENCONSIDEREDandADDRESSEDINTHEDESIGNORMANAUFACTURINGPROCESS1
2DFMEASUPPORTSDESIGNPROCESSinREDUCINGRISKofFAILURESbyAIDINGINTHEOBJECTIVEEVALUATIONOFDESIGNREQUIREMENTSANDDESIGNALTERNATIVESAIDINGINTHEINITIALDESIGNFORMANUFACTURINGANDASSEMBLYINCREASINGTHEPROBABILITYTHATPO