THE BENEFITS OF FMEA IN IMPROVING THE INDUSTRIAL PROCESS OF A CABIN AIR CARRIER

This paper aims to present improvement actions to reduce the failure risk of a new vehicle cabin air transporter developed in an automotive plant in the Sul Fluminense region by applying the Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA) tool. This analysis method enables the equipment to reduce some existing problems. Thus, it was possible to increase the demand for vehicles, expected by the end of the year 2018. For this purpose, a team was formed with employees from the main areas involved who raised the main failure modes of the equipment through the brainstorming technique. The FMEA worksheet was filled using the severity, occurrence, and detection classification tables to calculate the Risk Priority Number (RPR). Then, it was suggested to apply the technique with the necessary improvement actions for the failure modes, broken down in a 5W1H worksheet. In a conclusion, the importance of applying the FMEA before acquiring new equipment was demonstrated, avoiding waste, and guaranteeing the company's efficiency.