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Yves MORTUREUX: Ponts et Chaussées civil engineer - Expert in operating safety at SNCF's Operating Systems and Safety Division - Vice-president of the Institute for Dependable Operations
INTRODUCTION
The aim of this text is to present the FMEA (Failure Mode and Effect Analysis)/FMEA (Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis) approach and methods, not to duplicate the numerous booklets, articles, training materials or book chapters devoted to quality or operational safety which describe FMEA(C). The author has endeavored to draw on the rich experience of a number of specialists who have applied these methods in a variety of contexts. The value he hopes to have added is therefore mainly in the form of comments and recommendations aimed at helping to better understand and use these widely used methods.
This dossier begins by situating FMEA(C) in its environment, and giving it its meaning. It then illustrates the use of these methods, before highlighting the main recommendations and limitations. A more academic example, for the sake of brevity, gives concrete form to the approach before concluding.
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FMEA (C)
Introduction
Appendix 1: FMEA for a lamp post
To illustrate our approach, here's a virtual example of a FMEA analysis. In order to present a fairly small FMECA, the system studied is a simple object and the decomposition is not detailed. This analysis has no claim to relevance, and is intended only to illustrate the approach.
The object under consideration is an ordinary floor lamp.
1. Functional analysis
...Appendix 2: FMEA for production equipment
Details of the table in figure 1 (taken from CNOMO standard E41.50.530.N) and explanations on how to complete it are available free of charge from the Comité de normalisation des moyens de production (CNOMO) website. http://www.cnomo.com
...Documentation
- (1) - - X60-510 déc. 1986 Techniques d'analyse de la fiabilité des systèmes – Procédures d'analyse des modes de défaillance et de leurs effets (AMDE). http://www.afnor.fr
- (2) - RIDOUX (M.) - AMDEC – Moyen...
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