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Omnex Systems: Product Development FMEAs for Design Engineers

Wednesday, March 15 at 1 pm EST
Length: 1 hour
Presenter: Greg Gruska
Cost: Free

About the Webinar

This Webinar will provide an interesting discussion on effectively using the Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis in the Product Development Process, and in the use of DFMEA to manage product technology knowledge in the organization and to support concurrent engineering.

It will cover the determination of inputs to the analytical process incorporating customer requirements by employing Block Diagrams, Interface Matrices and Parameter Diagrams to refine the Item/Functions for analysis and planning in the DFMEA and for subsequent verification and validation planning and implementation.

In particular, the discussion will focus on identifying systemic causes of failure in Design Mechanisms, and considering effective preventive methods as well as analytical and test methodologies for ensuring zero defects design outcomes. In addition there will be discussion regarding how disciplined risk analysis and prioritization support effective planning for improvements in design, the design process, and design verification and validation.

Finally, there will be a discussion of the use of DFMEA throughout the product life cycle, and in providing input to manufacturing process design and development.

The presentation will be followed by a period of Questions and Answers.

About the Presenter

Mr. Gruska, a Fellow of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), is presently the COO of Omnex Systems and a principal consultant in performance excellence and Six Sigma Master Blackbelt for Omnex Engineering and Management, Inc.

Mr. Gruska had been associated with Dr. W. E. Deming and has assisted in the Transformation of Management since 1981. He has personally assisted large and small companies in North America and Europe in this transformation including the development and implementation of strategy, benchmarking, process control planning, and customer satisfaction. Further, he has worked with companies in the preparation of internal or external assessment utilizing criteria such as QS-9000, ISO/TS 16949, Total Quality Excellence, and MBNQA and has helped organizations using Six Sigma performance improvement strategies. For a complete biography on Mr. Gruska click here.