Lean Manufacturing Workshop | Process & Design FMEA
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Great products start long before they reach the production line.
This week, our Engineering, Quality, and Marketing teams came together for a hands-on Lean workshop led by our continuous improvement expert, Amy Harris. The focus: a full Process & Design FMEA (Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) — a structured, proactive method used to evaluate potential risks in a process or design before they occur.
Through the FMEA process, teams work to:
• Identify potential failure modes
• Understand the possible effects and severity
• Trace potential causes and likelihood of occurrence
• Review current controls and detection methods
• Calculate the Risk Priority Number (RPN) to prioritize improvements
• Assign recommended actions, responsibility, and expected outcomes
Exercises like this strengthen the systems behind every Belleville washer we produce. They showcase the depth of our technical talent, our culture of cross-functional collaboration, and our commitment to continuously improving both our processes and our products.
This is how we ensure reliability, consistency, and performance — by thinking ahead, challenging assumptions, and refining every step from design through shipping.
This week, our Engineering, Quality, and Marketing teams came together for a hands-on Lean workshop led by our continuous improvement expert, Amy Harris. The focus: a full Process & Design FMEA (Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) — a structured, proactive method used to evaluate potential risks in a process or design before they occur.
Through the FMEA process, teams work to:
• Identify potential failure modes
• Understand the possible effects and severity
• Trace potential causes and likelihood of occurrence
• Review current controls and detection methods
• Calculate the Risk Priority Number (RPN) to prioritize improvements
• Assign recommended actions, responsibility, and expected outcomes
Exercises like this strengthen the systems behind every Belleville washer we produce. They showcase the depth of our technical talent, our culture of cross-functional collaboration, and our commitment to continuously improving both our processes and our products.
This is how we ensure reliability, consistency, and performance — by thinking ahead, challenging assumptions, and refining every step from design through shipping.