FAILURE MODE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS OF “OSTER” STEAM IRON
ABSTRACT: Failure Mode and
Effect Analysis (FMEA) defined as a systematic process for identifying potential
design and process failures before they occur, with intent to eliminate them or
minimize the risk associated with them. “Oster” is one of many types of steam
iron branded by a manufacture that was presented in this research. The steam
iron subsystems were grouped into three systems: heater system, casing and
water system. The FMEA on each of the three subsystems was carried out. Next,
Severity and Risk Analyse, Risk Priority Number (RPN) and Occurrence by
conducting a post FMEA or criticality matrix study were created. Finally to
extract and process the post-FMEA and criticality matrices to come up with
suggested improvements for heater system, casing and water system of thesteam
iron.
Author: Anita Susilawati
Journal Code: jptmesingg060001
