MCT FMEA approach

1. FMEA principles, among others, are:

• Ethics
• Prevention versus correction
• Breakdown into elementary activities
• Using the results as a basis for decisions
• A multidisciplinary team

2. FMEA is an analysis to assess:

• Failure causes
• The control plan
• Failure modes
• Failure effects
• Technical risks

3. Examples of FMEA steps:

• Planning
• Function analysis
• Nonconformity analysis
• Failure analysis
• Risk analysis

4. Examples of benefits of the FMEA approach:

• Early identification of potential failures
• Improving product safety
• Increased customer satisfaction
• Evaluating the costs of actions

5. From FMEA will follow:

• The design validation plan
• The maintenance plan for the production means
• The prevention action plan
• The quality plan
• The control plan