FAILURE EFFECTS AND RESOLUTION OF MODES: A NOVEL FMEA TREATISE FOR FINALIZING MOULD DESIGNS IN FOUNDRIES

Authors

  • T A Selvan SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE, INDIA
  • C Jegadheesan
  • P Ashoka Varthanan
  • K M Senthilkumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/24-2-579

Keywords:

FMEA, FEAROM, RPC INDEX

Abstract

This paper proposes a novel strategy to finalize the mould design of a specific cast component through the failure analysis using case study data of a foundry. Traditional failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is one of the effective tools for prioritizing the possible failure modes by calculating the Risk priority Number (RPN) of a process/design. But in foundries, prioritizing the failures through the traditional FMEA produces unmatched results when RPN values are identical during preproduction trials. Hence it is very difficult to finalize moulds design of a specific cast component using traditional FMEA approach. This research paper addresses an alternate FMEA approach named FEAROM (Failure Effects And Resolution of Modes) to resolve the difficulty in finalizing the mould designs. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used for validating the results obtained using FEAROM method. The results presented are based on an experimental study carried out for a specific component in a foundry using the sand casting method. It is found that proposed FEAROM model matches well in practice and produces quality castings

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Author Biography

T A Selvan, SRI KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, COIMBATORE, INDIA

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

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Published

2013-09-06

How to Cite

Selvan, T. A., Jegadheesan, C., Ashoka Varthanan, P., & Senthilkumar, K. M. (2013). FAILURE EFFECTS AND RESOLUTION OF MODES: A NOVEL FMEA TREATISE FOR FINALIZING MOULD DESIGNS IN FOUNDRIES. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 24(2), 181–195. https://doi.org/10.7166/24-2-579

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Case Studies