PFMEA Insights

What is PFMEA?

PFMEA stands for Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. It is a structured analytical tool used to identify and evaluate potential failure modes within a manufacturing or business process. The goal is to identify potential process failures, assess their severity, likelihood of occurrence, and detection probability, and then prioritize actions to reduce or eliminate the risks associated with these failures. It is commonly used in manufacturing, engineering, and other industries to improve process reliability and reduce defects or errors.

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What other technologies are related to PFMEA?

PFMEA Complementary Technologies

DFMEA

Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) focuses on potential failures in the design phase. It is strongly complementary as it identifies potential failure modes related to design, feeding into the technology PFMEA which deals with process-related failures.

mentioned alongside PFMEA in 31% (2k) of relevant job posts

PPAP

Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) validates that the supplier understands all customer engineering design record and specification requirements and that its manufacturing process has the potential to produce product consistently meeting these requirements. It ensures process capability, which complements the process FMEA's risk assessment.

mentioned alongside PFMEA in 16% (3k) of relevant job posts

Control Plan

A Control Plan describes the systems used to minimize variation of process and product. It's strongly complementary because it documents the controls implemented to mitigate risks identified in the PFMEA.

mentioned alongside PFMEA in 37% (1.3k) of relevant job posts