Equipment FMEA and FMECA, built with your team
Failure modes, effects, and criticality for a real machine and duty — facilitated or reviewed with the people who run it.
Equipment FMEA and FMECA consulting is for teams that need a working analysis of how an asset fails, what those failures do to the plant, and which actions are worth taking — built with the people who know the machine, not copied from a generic template and left unchanged.
How the work is done
We agree the asset boundary and operating context, then facilitate or review failure modes, effects, causes, existing controls, and recommended actions. When you need a criticality ranking, the method is stated up front (for example, a risk priority number, or a frequency × severity ranking more in the spirit of a criticality analysis). IEC 60812 is the current international reference for FMEA and FMECA. MIL-STD-1629A is cited only as a historic reference.
A library of starting modes can speed the first pass — see the Failure Mode Library and the free centrifugal-pump mini-library — but every mode still has to be accepted, rejected, or adapted for your duty.
What you leave with
- A structured FMEA or FMECA worksheet for the agreed asset
- A short list of recommended actions, with owners if your team assigns them
- Notes on where evidence was thin, so the file does not pretend to be more precise than it is
If the aim is a full Reliability Centered Maintenance analysis, use RCM facilitation instead, or alongside, this work. To put a dollar range on the high-criticality modes, see the funding hub and the calculator.
Scoped per job. No retainers, no mystery.
- A conversation, freeYou describe the asset, the pain, and what “fixed” looks like. You get an honest answer on whether the work is a fit and what it takes.
- A scoped proposalDeliverables, timeline, and price in writing before anything starts. You approve the scope, not a blank check.
- The work, with your teamSessions and analysis done alongside your people, so the method stays in the building when the engagement ends.
- Deliverables you can act onA task list, a business case, or an investigation report — in your format, ready to use.
Work can be purchased by purchase order or invoice. A W-9 is available on request. Use the PO / invoice form, or email inquiry@apexreng.com.
Everything you share stays yours. Plant data, failure history, drawings, and production numbers are never disclosed without your express written permission.
Questions that usually come up
What is the difference between FMEA and FMECA?
An FMEA identifies failure modes, effects, and causes, and usually ranks them. An FMECA adds a more explicit criticality assessment. IEC 60812 covers FMEA and FMECA. MIL-STD-1629A is the historic FMECA standard; it has been cancelled but is still referenced in some plants. See also the article on FMEA vs. FMECA.
Do you build the FMEA, or review ours?
Either. A build is done with your technicians and engineers so the modes reflect the actual machine and duty. A review stresses completeness, consistency, and whether recommended actions are actually funded and assigned.
How is it priced?
Usually per asset, as a fixed scope. On-site time is $1,200 per day plus travel. The proposal states the asset boundary and the deliverable format.