Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA, FMECA, RPN)
BQR’s FMEA / FMECA software helps to quickly import product trees, assign failure modes from libraries, define failure effects up to the system level, and complete a detailed analysis.
Benefits
Compliance to Standards
BQR’s FMEA / FMECA / RPN complies with the following standards:
- Mil-Std-882E
- Mil-Std-1629A
- SAE J1739
- IEC 60812
- AIAG FMEA-4
- EN 50126, EN 50128 and EN 50129
Software includes customizable risk matrix, criticality, severity and RPN groups
How It Works
Steps for conducting Failure Mode and Effects Analysis using BQR’s software
Import (optional)
- Import the block tree and components from BQR’s fiXtress using BQR’s Core Database or from CAD systems
- During Import, the component failure rates, failure modes and ratios are automatically assigned
User Input
- Define project data such as: Mission time, Severities and Risk Matrix according to required standard
- Define functions and dispatch components to functions (automatically done if using CAD plug-in)
- Define effects of each failure mode up to the system level
- Define severity for each system level failure mode
- Add additional mission phases if necessary
Analysis
- The FMECA software verifies the user data. If data is wrong/missing, user is notified
- The software analyzes all possible failure paths and calculates the severity and risk for all failure modes and functions
Reports
- Block and Mode criticality – for each severity and criticality group
- Standard FMEA and FMECA reports
- Summary of end effects
- All reports can be customized
- All reports are in Excel files
Features
- Flexible risk matrix supports all standards
- Ready to use templates for different industries
- Failure mode libraries for various components and functions
- Flexible import of BOM, product tree and components from various CAD tools
- For electronic circuits: Advanced interface for quick assignment of components to functions
- Hardware (functions and components), software and human error failure modes