AIAG-VDA structured workflow
The seven-step methodology built in, with guided and auto-formatted progression through each stage.
Digital Quality 4.0 · Proactive risk prevention
PFMEA software — risk analysis that stays alive.
Digitize, standardize and accelerate PFMEA creation — fully aligned with AIAG-VDA guidelines. Reduce risk, eliminate inconsistencies and strengthen your APQP workflow.
PFMEA Software · AIAG-VDA
Visualize. Prioritize. Control.
Built to the AIAG-VDA seven-step approach. Import processes from your PFD, build the analysis as a mind map, prioritise with action-priority heat maps and export in standard Excel formats.
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Step 1Planning & preparation
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Initial Risk Assessment
Occurrence
Severity
After Optimization
Occurrence
Severity
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PFMEA_Bearing-housing.xlsxExported in standard AIAG-VDA Excel format
Linked to PFD & planLinkages to the PFD and manufacturing plan; processes imported directly.
Mind map analysisFunctional, failure and risk analysis as one connected map.
Edit nodes seamlesslyAdd, modify and delete nodes without breaking the structure.
Colour-coded nodesRead risk visually — every node type has its own colour.
AP heat mapsOptimise using action-priority heat maps, before and after.
Process master templatesCreate process details instantly from master templates.
Excel preview & exportPreview and export in standard Excel formats.
As per AIAG-VDAFollows the AIAG-VDA seven-step approach end to end.
The problem
A PFMEA in Excel becomes a document, not a control.
Spreadsheet FMEAs are built for an audit, filed, and never revisited. Ratings drift between teams, actions are assigned and never closed, and nothing recalculates when a mitigation is actually implemented.
The methodology is sound. The tooling is what turns it into paperwork.
60%
Less engineering effort vs Excel
7
Step AIAG-VDA workflow
Auditor-ready by default. Reports generated directly from the system, formatted exactly to industry standards.
Key features
Nine capabilities that change the workflow.
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Hierarchical process mapping
Visual manufacturing process trees capturing steps, stations and their interactions.
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AI-assisted recommendations
Automated suggestions for functions, failure modes and recurring risk patterns based on the process structure.
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Integrated risk ranking
Built-in Severity, Occurrence and Detection tables with automatic Action Priority calculation.
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Closed-loop action tracking
Task assignment, progress monitoring and automatic recalculation after mitigation is implemented.
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Auto-linking integration
Synchronises with Control Plans, MSA and process flows within the MAPP ZEN ecosystem.
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Real-time collaboration
Multi-user editing with version control and full audit logs, so a cross-functional review is genuinely concurrent.
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Template library
Reusable templates for standardised processes, so similar parts start from proven analysis.
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Auto-generated reports
Auditor-ready reports produced directly from the system, formatted exactly to industry standards.
Business benefits
What it is worth.
Defect prevention
Failure modes addressed before production rather than investigated after a customer complaint.
Less manual effort
Reuse, inheritance and automatic action priority remove the copy-paste work of maintaining PFMEAs in spreadsheets.
Continuous compliance
Documentation stays current instead of being reconstructed ahead of each audit.
Lower cost of poor quality
Reduced scrap, rework and warranty exposure through earlier, better-targeted mitigation.
Applications
Built for regulated manufacturing.
Positioned for automotive, aerospace and precision manufacturing — sectors where PFMEA is a customer requirement rather than an internal preference.
Automotive OEMsAerospaceDefence
Heavy engineeringPlasticsCasting
MachiningElectronicsAssembly
| Severity | Occurrence | Detection | Action Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9–10 | High | Low | High |
| 7–8 | Medium | Medium | Medium |
| 4–6 | Low | High | Low |
| Action Priority is calculated automatically from the built-in S/O/D tables and recalculated when a mitigation action is closed. | |||
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When did your PFMEA last change anything?
If the honest answer is "at the last audit", the tooling is the reason.