PFMEA Toolkit (Excel) — AIAG-VDA 7 steps
A Process FMEA built to the current AIAG-VDA method, with the process flow on one side and the control plan handoff on the other — on one set of operation numbers.
Process FMEA to the current method: type S, O and D and the Action Priority letter answers itself, colour-coded — with a linked process flow tab and the control plan handoff built in.
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What's inside
The PFMEA sheet (7 steps)
Structure, function and failure analysis in flow order, prevention and detection controls kept apart, and an optimization block with owners, dates, status and re-rated Action Priority. Prints on A3 landscape.
Action Priority, automated
Severity, occurrence and detection resolve to High, Medium or Low from the complete 1,000-combination logic — before and after optimization.
Linked process flow
Enter your operations once; the PFMEA picks them from a drop-down.
Rating guidance
Plain-language S, O and D band summaries and the AP rules, to orient you while you rate against your licensed handbook.
Worked example — flow and 13 PFMEA lines
A welded bracket: a High closed to Low by error-proofing at the cause, a Medium closed with a documented justification, a pending action not yet re-rated, and stable Lows.
Control plan handoff
Prevention → control method, detection → evaluation and frequency, special characteristics → control plan lines. Filled for the example, blank for yours.
Start here
The seven steps and where each one lives in the workbook.
One Excel workbook, seven sheets plus the built-in Action Priority table.
Thirteen failure chains, rated and closed
The worked example on the welded bracket shows the habits a good PFMEA needs: High lines driven down by prevention at the cause, a Medium closed with a written justification, and an action honestly left pending until it is verified.
See it used
What you still have to do
The worked example is a teaching model — your PFMEA is only valid built by your own cross-functional team against your own process, rated against your licensed AIAG & VDA FMEA Handbook and your customer-specific requirements. This workbook reproduces no handbook text, forms or tables.
Who it's for
Quality, manufacturing and process engineers building or updating PFMEAs — and any manufacturer analysing process risk properly.
The details
- Works with
- Excel 2016 or later, including Microsoft 365. Plain .xlsx — no macros, no add-ins, nothing to install.
- Licence
- Licensed for your own and your organisation's use — every site and every user, with no per-user fees. Not for resale, redistribution or republication.
- Updates
- Free updates for existing buyers whenever the workbook is revised, sent as a Payhip product update.
- Refund
- If it isn't right for you, email hello@qlause.app within 14 days of purchase for a full refund. No reason needed.
Questions
Does it use RPN?+
No. It uses Action Priority, the method in the harmonized AIAG & VDA handbook. RPN thresholds are not part of the current method.
Does it include the AIAG & VDA handbook tables?+
No. The workbook implements the method in Qlause's own format and reproduces no handbook text, forms or tables. Rate against your licensed copy of the handbook and your customer-specific requirements.
Can the whole team use it?+
Yes. One purchase covers your organisation — every site and every user. What it doesn't cover is reselling it, handing it to other organisations or republishing it.
What if it isn't what I need?+
If it isn't right for you, email hello@qlause.app within 14 days of purchase for a full refund. No reason needed.
PFMEA Toolkit (Excel) — AIAG-VDA 7 steps
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Qlause toolkits are interpretive tools written in our own words — not a substitute for the standards, which you need to hold licensed copies of (from SABS or ISO). All templates & toolkits