DQS is conducting an onsite AIAG & VDA FMEA Training designed to help automotive professionals understand and effectively apply the harmonized AIAG & VDA Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) methodology.
FMEA is an important risk-analysis methodology used throughout the automotive industry to systematically identify potential failures, evaluate associated risks, and define appropriate actions to improve product and process reliability.
This training provides participants with a structured understanding of the AIAG & VDA FMEA approach, including its seven-step methodology and its practical application to Design FMEA (DFMEA) and Process FMEA (PFMEA).
Through practical explanations and application-oriented learning, participants will strengthen their ability to identify risks, prioritize actions, and support more robust products and manufacturing processes.
Key Topics Covered:
- Introduction to FMEA and the AIAG & VDA approach
- Understanding the 7-Step FMEA methodology
- Planning and Preparation
- Structure Analysis
- Function Analysis
- Failure Analysis
- Risk Analysis
- Optimization
- Results Documentation
- Understanding Design FMEA (DFMEA)
- Understanding Process FMEA (PFMEA)
- Severity, Occurrence and Detection evaluation
- Understanding Action Priority (AP)
- Differences between the traditional RPN approach and Action Priority
- Identification and evaluation of potential failure modes and effects
- Defining preventive and detection controls
- FMEA documentation and practical application
- Linkage of FMEA with other automotive quality tools and processes
- Practical examples and exercises