EXC FMEA reads your part information, understands component functions and interfaces, then suggests failure modes, effects, causes, and recommended controls — so your team spends time engineering solutions, not filling spreadsheets.
| Function / Requirement | Failure Mode | Effect | S | Cause | O | Current Controls | D | RPN | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transmit braking force | Insufficient pressure | Extended stopping distance | 9 | Seal degradation | 4 | Pressure sensor test | 3 | 108 | Redesign seal material |
| Maintain fluid integrity | Fluid leak | Loss of braking | 10 | Corrosion at fitting | 2 | Visual inspection | 5 | 100 | Stainless fittings spec |
| ABS modulation | Valve sticking | Wheel lock-up | 8 | Contaminated fluid | 3 | Fluid change interval | 4 | 96 | Add inline filter |
| Pedal feel feedback | Excessive travel | Driver uncertainty | 5 | Air in system | 3 | Bleeding procedure | 2 | 30 | — |
Describe a component or paste in a part description and EXC FMEA's AI immediately recognises its engineering function, its interfaces to adjacent parts, and the failure modes that matter for that type of component. It then populates the full AIAG-VDA chain — effects, causes, detection controls, and recommended corrective actions — in seconds.
Capabilities
Built around the AIAG-VDA harmonized methodology — from function analysis through optimized action plans — guided at every step by AI.
Score severity, occurrence and detection from the AIAG-VDA 2019 rating tables — Action Priority (High / Medium / Low), with legacy RPN supported for imported studies.
Map failure modes to their root causes and downstream effects with a guided, hierarchical worksheet interface.
Assign corrective actions to owners with due dates from your team roster, then track completion and recalculated risk.
Action Priority ranking surfaces your highest-risk failure modes so the team focuses on what matters most.
Share studies across your organization's team roster and assign tasks to owners — no scattered, duplicated spreadsheets.
Generate professional PDF exports of your FMEA worksheets for customer and auditor submissions.
When connected to EXCEDIFY PLM, EXC FMEA is no longer a standalone tool — it becomes the risk intelligence layer of your entire product development process. Part data, customer requirements, validation plans, and control strategies flow in and out automatically.
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