Process FMEA (PFMEA) and control plan software. Yesterday's scrap, in today's PFMEA.


Results from current process & PFMEA deployments

Live
defect data updates PFMEA
PFMEA projects
80-90%
draft-ready on first delivery
PFMEA projects
100%
linked to control plan & Cpk
All deployments
Closed loop
defects flow back to PFMEA
All deployments
IATF / PPAP
audit-ready output
All deployments

The Gap

The PFMEA is approved. Production keeps changing.

Scrap, rework, inspection failures and 8D findings pile up outside the PFMEA and control plan.

Engineers end up reconciling rows by hand, usually when a launch, audit or repeat failure forces it.



01
“40 stations - how do I map them all?”

Stations mapped. Coverage gaps visible before the first PFMEA row.

Sync or generate process flows and P&IDs from MES, ERP, PLM or PDF. See coverage per station before the workshop.

Process Flow & P&ID
Topology Identification
Station Coverage Map
DFMEA Severity Linkage
Document Intelligence

Process flow with station mapping, operations, inspections, and document sources

02
“We have 40 stations and no structured PFMEA for half of them.”

PFMEA generation. 6M cause analysis on every row.

Failure modes from function loss at every station, 6M causes on every row, SC/CC/HIC inherited from the DFMEA. Every row sourced.

AIAG-VDA Native
6M Cause Analysis
AP & RPN Scoring
SC/CC/HIC Flow
Source Evidence

PFMEA generation with process steps, failure modes, 6M cause analysis, and confidence scores

03
“A pump failed last week. Is it in the PFMEA?”

Field failures feed back. Regressions flagged. Gaps surfaced.

Defects, scrap, 8Ds and complaints matched to PFMEA rows. Regressions flagged, new patterns become rows. You approve.

Defect → PFMEA Matching
Regression Detection
Gap Surfacing
8D Integration
Human Confirmation

AI companion chat proposing detection control updates with approve and reject workflow

04
“Our control plan hasn’t been updated since the last audit.”

Control plans, SOPs, and PRTs. Linked to every PFMEA row.

AIAG control plans, SOPs and PRTs from confirmed PFMEA rows, with Cpk targets, MSA and reaction plans. PPAP elements 6 and 7, done.

Control Plans
Cpk / Ppk Targets
Gage R&R / MSA
PRTs
SOPs & Work Instructions
Reaction Plans
PPAP Elements

Canvas view with failure modes, actions, and risk priority chains

05
“Add SPC as detection for all critical-to-quality modes.”

Done. You approve each row.

Type a command, get cell-level changes with reasoning. Approve each row. 40+ languages.

Command Blocks
Per-Row Approve/Reject
Cited Answers
40+ Languages

AI companion with per-row approve and reject workflow

06
“How does my PFMEA connect to DFMEA upstream?”

See exactly where a DFMEA change breaks your control plan. One click.

See how design severity flows into process controls. A DFMEA change flags every PFMEA and control plan it touches.

DFMEA → PFMEA → CP
Visual Connections
Change Propagation

Connections canvas - DFMEA to PFMEA to FMECA three-lane view with linked failure modes

What You Get

See the process risks your current analysis doesn’t cover.

PFMEA

Engineer-Ready PFMEA

80-90% draft-ready on first delivery, AIAG-VDA with AP and RPN, 6M causes on every row.

Control

Control Plans with Cpk/MSA

AIAG control plans with Cpk targets, MSA and reaction plans. PPAP elements 6 and 7.

Risk

Process Risk Report

Top process failure modes ranked by defects, scrap cost and detection difficulty.

SOP

SOPs & Work Instructions

SOPs and work instructions from confirmed PFMEA rows, with tools and safety steps.

Programs

Costed Task Programs

Tasks grouped into costed programs, straight from confirmed PFMEA rows.

Diagrams

Flow Diagrams Linked to PFMEA

Flow diagrams and P&IDs linked to the PFMEA. Change a station, the PFMEA follows.

Supplier

Supplier PFMEA Validation

Sub-tier PFMEAs checked against your process. Gaps flagged before PPAP.

Loop

Closed-Loop Field Feedback

Quality data matched to PFMEA rows. Regressions and ineffective controls flagged.

Audit

Audit-Readiness Report

Every row scored against AIAG-VDA before your PPAP or IATF 16949 audit.

Pass your engineers’ review → scale site-wide.

Maturity model

Meet your team where they are.

From no risk strategy to a living FMEA that feeds design, control plans and the line.

L0
Reactive
No structured risk strategy. FMEAs don’t exist or are checkbox exercises.

Data Quality
FMEA / FMECA
Dynamic Updates
Taxonomies
Optimization

L1
Basic
Static FMEAs in spreadsheets, rarely updated. Tribal knowledge, lost when people leave.

Data Quality
FMEA / FMECA
Dynamic Updates
Taxonomies
Optimization

L2
Connected
Process flows and quality data feed a traceable PFMEA draft.

Data Quality
FMEA / FMECA
Dynamic Updates
Taxonomies
Optimization

L3
Dynamic
Yesterday's scrap updates today's PFMEA and control plan.

Data Quality
FMEA / FMECA
Dynamic Updates
Taxonomies
Optimization

L4
Closed-Loop
One risk model across design, process and field. Audit-ready any day.

Data Quality
FMEA / FMECA
Dynamic Updates
Taxonomies
Optimization

Questions

Process FMEA questions, answered.

Defect data, scrap reports, and customer returns are primary inputs. The system extracts process failure modes from your actual rejection patterns - not generic templates. The more production data you provide, the more specific the PFMEA.

Each PFMEA failure mode generates a corresponding control plan row - characteristic, control method, frequency, reaction plan. Change the PFMEA, the control plan updates. They stay linked, not manually cross-referenced.

SPC data (Cpk, Ppk) feeds into detection and occurrence scoring. If a process is in control at Cpk > 1.67, the detection score reflects that. If Cpk drifts, the FMEA flags it. Your statistical process data becomes part of the risk model, not a separate silo.

When new process parameters, defect data or control limit changes arrive from your MES, QMS or SPC tools, affected PFMEA rows are flagged and risk scores recalculate. No manual cross-referencing. The PFMEA stays current with your process, not frozen from the last workshop.

Ford, Stellantis, Renault, and GM all mandate Reverse FMEA in their CSRs. R-FMEA findings captured on the shop floor flow directly into the PFMEA - new failure modes, bypassed controls, failed error proofing. The same gap gets flagged across all similar equipment. Control plan updates automatically. Full audit trail from finding to PFMEA update to control plan change. Learn more about R-FMEA compliance.

PFMEA, control plan, and process flow diagram outputs align with PPAP requirements. Export in your customer’s required format. The documents stay linked so a change in one propagates across the set.

No. Every output carries source citations and needs engineer sign-off. Tacit AI drafts the PFMEA from your line data. Your engineers refine and approve it, and spend their time on process improvement instead of filling rows from memory in a workshop. Every correction makes the next draft better.

Bring one process flow.
See the risks your current PFMEA doesn’t cover.

Your engineers judge the output. 30 minutes.

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