Analysis of Failure Modes and Effects of the Process Applied to a White Line Industry

Abstract

Increasingly, factories are forced to increase the reliability of their products and processes, since nonconformity generates poor quality and waste, interfering with competitiveness. In this way, the current scenario causes companies to seek out new methods to ensure robust process and product. One of the tools for continuous process improvement is Failure Mode Analysis and Effects (FMEA), which assists in the prior detection of failures in a given process, contributing to preventive action and problem correction in an efficient and agile way. This research intends to show the characteristics of the PFMEA in a case study, applied to the development of an assembly line of a mixed beverage machine. Finally, all analyzes and ideas addressed by a multifunctional team are presented through a standard PFMEA form, which allows the reduction of quality problems related to the product.