DFMEAFORGE
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Design risk. Connected.

See the system.
Understand the risk.

Move your DFMEA beyond the spreadsheet. See how failures connect, focus your reviews and give every risk a next step.

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For engineering teams, reliability leaders and DFMEA consultants.

A system-wide perspective PRODUCT PREVIEW
DFMEA Forge risk sunburst showing a synthetic transport refrigeration system, its subsystems and failure modes

Every component.
The bigger picture.

SYNTHETIC DEMO

A second perspective

See where risk concentrates.

Follow risk across systems, subsystems and components. Weighted flows reveal where to focus your next review.

Sankey risk distributionSYSTEM → COMPONENT
The Forge Sankey view distributes severity-times-occurrence weighting from the synthetic controls system through its subsystems and components
S×O-weighted flows · Synthetic controls subsystem · Select image to enlarge
A clearer workflow for complex designs
Spreadsheet importConnected hierarchyRisk visualizationGate reviews

Less friction. More engineering.

Keep the detail.
See the bigger picture.

One visual workspace. Parallel workstreams. Collaborate on the same system, tackle different areas independently, or explore a separate project copy.

Spreadsheet importSOURCE → STRUCTURE
The Forge spreadsheet importer maps source column headings to standard DFMEA attributes and organization-specific fields
Synthetic spreadsheet · Reviewable column mappings
01 / BRING YOUR WORK

Start with the DFMEA
you already have.

Bring legacy analysis forward. Review column mappings and reuse saved risk definitions from past designs.

  • Reviewable column mappings
  • Custom fields for your organization
  • Optional AI-assisted import

Review first. Import when ready.

Design in contextSYSTEM → COMPONENT
Illustrative AI candidate failure modes awaiting review for the compressor coupling in the actual Forge functions workspace
Illustrative AI candidate review · Synthetic responses, actual application UI
02 / DEFINE THE SYSTEM

Every component.
In context.

Build and reuse across every design layer—from the whole system to subsystems and individual components.

  • Multi-level design hierarchy
  • Component and interface functions
  • Reuse across projects

Start fresh or build on prior work.

Functions & failure modesFUNCTION → FAILURE → EFFECT
The functions and failure modes workspace with intended functions, accepted failure modes, causes and risk scores
Synthetic design analysis · Engineering judgment stays with your team
03 / CONNECT THE ANALYSIS

What should it do?
What could go wrong?

Link functions, failures, causes and effects. Use optional AI suggestions to broaden the discussion—not replace engineering judgment.

  • Traceable functions and failures
  • Initial and residual scores
  • Controls and evidence in context

Your team makes the call.

Risk scoring & definitionsYOUR SCALES. YOUR CRITERIA.
A configurable severity by occurrence risk quilt with low, medium and high categories and qualitative definitions
Illustrative scoring · Not a licensed industry-standard preset
04 / SCORE ON YOUR TERMS

Your risk method.
Not a forced fit.

Fit the scoring to your process. Define your scales and risk categories, then save the method with the project.

  • Severity × occurrence quilts or RPN bands
  • S × O or S × O × D
  • Reusable scoring systems and definitions

Review changes. No silent score conversions.

05 / SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE

See the risk.
Not just the rows.

Explore risk across design layers. Hover over a system or component to inspect its local failure modes and risk levels.

Risk visualizationEXPLORE THE HIERARCHY
Risk sunburst with a hover tooltip listing local high, medium and low risk failure modes on the synthetic controls and electrical power system
Synthetic app hover view · Branch total and local risk levels. A review aid, not a safety determination.
Failure propagationLOCAL → SYSTEM EFFECT
The failure propagation workspace connects component failure modes to higher-level effects in a synthetic project
Synthetic linked analysis · Follow the effect through the system
06 / FOLLOW THE FAILURE

See where a failure
can lead.

Trace how failures propagate through the design—and make the reasoning behind each connection clear to the team.

  • Parent–child failure links
  • Local, system and user effects
  • Traceability across design levels

Keep the why behind the score.

Design mitigationsRISK → ACTION → EVIDENCE
A mitigation queue showing risk categories, action priorities, owners, deadlines and evidence for a synthetic design
Synthetic mitigation work queue · Ownership and next steps
07 / TURN ANALYSIS INTO ACTION

Give every risk
a next step.

Move from discussion to ownership. Assign actions, deadlines and project gates, with evidence and residual scores close at hand.

  • Owners, priorities and deadlines
  • Filters for focused reviews
  • Evidence and residual scores

Track the action. Keep the evidence.

Gate reviews & risk historyCAPTURE → COMPARE
Named gate-review snapshots with frozen scores and a synthetic high-risk-count burndown
Illustrative review history · Snapshots do not constitute release approval
08 / REVIEW THE JOURNEY

Show the progress.
Keep the history.

Save the review, keep the project moving. Revisit scores, definitions and evidence at each gate—and see how risk has changed.

  • Named, read-only review snapshots
  • Risk burndown across saved gates
  • Live editing between reviews

Know what was reviewed—and when.

DFMEA draftREVIEW → EXPORT
The consolidated DFMEA draft table with design items, functions, failure modes, causes, effects and scores
Synthetic DFMEA draft · A familiar format, connected to the work
09 / KEEP THE DETAIL

All the detail.
Ready for review.

Keep the familiar DFMEA table, connected to the analysis. Review accepted failure modes and export a spreadsheet when you need it.

  • Functions, failures, causes and effects
  • Scores, controls and owners
  • Spreadsheet export

Go visual. Go detailed. Stay connected.

Work together. Keep boundaries clear.

A shared workspace.
Clear boundaries.

01

Your organization’s workspace

Projects, custom fields and settings stay scoped to your organization.

02

The right access

Admin, Super User, Reviewer and Viewer roles.

03

AI on your terms

Admins control AI features. Your team reviews the suggestions.

A clearer path from design to review

Bring it in.
Move it forward.

  1. 01

    Bring your design

    Import a spreadsheet or start fresh.

  2. 02

    Build the analysis

    Connect functions, failures and your project’s scoring.

  3. 03

    Drive the review

    Assign actions, gather evidence and capture progress.

A few useful answers

Good questions.
Straight answers.

Who is DFMEA Forge for?

Engineering teams, reliability and quality leaders, and DFMEA consultants—especially small and midsized organizations moving beyond spreadsheets.

Can we bring our existing spreadsheets?

Yes. Map columns, keep custom fields and review before importing. Check unfamiliar layouts and formula results; macros never run.

Does AI make engineering decisions for us?

No. AI can suggest mappings and analysis. Your team reviews the output and owns the engineering decisions.

Is this a regulatory compliance or certification tool?

Not a certified regulatory-recordkeeping tool. Don’t upload patient information, protected health information or other prohibited regulated personal data. Peer reviews use synthetic or expressly approved nonsensitive material.

How do we get access?

Request early access to tell us about your team. Access is invitation-only; an inquiry won’t create an account or subscription. The form is currently a preview.

Your next DFMEA starts here.

Less friction.
More understanding.

Bring your team’s toughest DFMEA challenges.
Help shape a better way to work through risk.

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