Track 1 Session 3

12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Standardized FMEA – A Novel Approach to the DFR Process in the Automotive Industry

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is a framework of procedures and techniques used to develop products, particularly in the automotive industry. The Design for Reliability (DFR) process, which is essential for building reliability into the product, ensures proper reliability procedures under APQP. This presentation highlights the methodology of standardized DFR FMEA used in automotive applications. This standardized FMEA process includes the application, technology and design/validation phases of the product. The approach focuses more on mitigating the failure mode during early stages of product development by incorporating the qualification test during the FMEA stage. This presentation also highlights the use of a process that enables the reliability engineer to "close the loop" on different failure modes identified in the field and also during qualification testing.

Key Words: APQP, DFR, FMEA, FTA

Krishnakumar Madhusoodanan, Ramji Sethu, Henry Vincent and Philippe Massul

Honeywell Technology Solutions