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Risk analysis

FMEA
Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis

Anticipate failures at your industrial site and make your processes more reliable thanks to an FMEA study, a reference method for identifying risks, prioritizing their criticality and implementing preventive actions

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Risk analysis

Why perform an FMEA?

FMEA (Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis) is a risk analysis method that helps identify potential failures, whether at the scale of an industrial site, during product design, or in process implementation. It measures their consequences, ranks their criticality, and defines the preventive actions to be implemented.

We carry out FMEA studies for a variety of industrial systems. We operate in the following sectors in particular:

  • Incident anticipation: by identifying potential failures, FMEA helps implement preventive measures before an incident occurs.
  • Reduced financial costs: detecting problems upstream helps limit expenses related to defects and incidents.
  • Improved quality: integrating FMEA into development contributes to enhancing product and service quality.
  • Enhanced safety: FMEA helps create a safer working environment by reducing accident risks.
  • Regulatory compliance: by meeting safety and risk management requirements, FMEA facilitates the compliance of industrial facilities.

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What are the objectives of an FMEA?

Identification des dangers

Hazard identification

Identify equipment failures, human errors, and process malfunctions.

Analyse des effets

Effect analysis

For each failure, determine the possible consequences on performance, employee safety, the environment, and installations.

Évaluation des risques (PRN/RPN)

Risk evaluation

Calculate a Risk Priority Number (RPN) by considering the severity, occurrence, and detectability of the failures.

Plan d’actions préventives

Preventive actions

Prioritize the actions to be taken to reduce or eliminate identified risks.

Process

How does an FMEA work?

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Process

How does an FMEA work?

  1. 1
    Team setup
    Bring together experts in safety, engineering, production, and maintenance for a cross-disciplinary analysis.
  2. 2
    Functional analysis
    Describe the system, its functions, and its possible failures.
  3. 3
    Identification of failure modes
    Determine all the ways each function can fail.
  4. 4
    Effects analysis
    Assess the potential consequences of each failure.
  5. 5
    Risk evaluation
    Rate the severity, occurrence, and detection to calculate the RPN - "Risk Priority Number".
  6. 6
    Corrective actions
    Define and prioritize actions to reduce high risks.
  7. 7
    Plan update
    Integrate the implemented actions into the quality system.
  8. 8
    Follow-up
    Ensure long-term monitoring and control of the actions.
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Our experts at your side

We carry out FMEA studies for various industrial systems and support our clients in different sectors, including:

Each intervention is tailored to the specific features of your facility and your requirements for safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

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F. A. Q

Do you have any questions?

FAQ AMDEC (FMEA)
No, FMEA is a detailed analysis of equipment or a system. It is often carried out upstream during the design phase, but it can be conducted at any time to assess equipment reliability.
FMEA focuses on analyzing the causes and consequences of failures in equipment or components. In contrast, HAZOP is based on variations in the system's operating parameters to identify risks.
Design FMEA: analyzes failures related to the design, manufacturing, or use of a product to improve its quality and reliability.
Process FMEA: analyzes failures in production methods and procedures used to carry out a task.
Equipment FMEA: analyzes failures of machines and equipment used in the production of a product.

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