A new online training course in our Deep-Dive seminar series is ready for you! As the person responsible for FMEA, do you strive to maintain a good overview of your FMEA and keep its contents up-to-date in a targeted, comprehensible and time-saving manner? Then this online seminar is just the right thing for you! We […]
If you have created an FMEA using Excel but want to switch to using the APIS IQ-Software, then we have produced a video specifically for this transition. Spreadsheet softwares have been used by many people to create FMEAs over the years, but they are very limited in how data can be entered, viewed, edited and […]
APIS is now introducing free online events centered around using the APIS IQ-Software for various purposes. For over 25 years, APIS Informationstechnologien GmbH has been producing market-leading FMEA Software. Over this time, we have introduced many useful and powerful features that enable the IQ-user to create reliable FMEAs. We believe that once you are aware […]
AIAG VDA 7-Step FMEA The new 7-step FMEA was introduced in 2019 as a collaboration between AIAG and VDA. This alignment brings together many aspects of risk reduction for products and processes. APIS Informationstechnologien GmbH has been developing FMEA software since 1988. Since our first product was released in 1992, we have focused on a […]
APIS IQ-Software Version 7.0 – 0040 is now available to download. There are many new features and bug fixes that come with this service pack, but here are the highlights: New system filter available for Action Priority (AP) (V7-2511) Newly available is the parameterizable system filter “Action Priority (AP)”, which filters actions according to their AP […]
APIS IQ-Software Version 7.0 — 0030 is now available. There are many new features and bug fixes that come with this service pack, but here are the highlights: New selection dialog when working with multiple Personal Desktops (V7-463) This feature applies when working with multiple windows open. When double-clicking a hot-click icon with the Alt […]
The Global Actions feature was introduced with Version 6.0 of the IQ Software…yet, in my travels training many engineers across the globe, it seems many remain unaware of the efficiency gains it offers. Take a fresh look at this little powerhouse of functionality. The ‘Action’ objects in the IQ software are the root elements of […]
As I perused my blog entries the other day, I noticed that I’d been writing primarily about FMEA fundamentals. This isn’t a bad thing per-se, but it does exclude a whole realm of other topics that are of interest to our APIS readership. So I’m decidedly switching gears to a more of a “how to” […]
Understanding Customer Needs In order to really understand what to deliver from your FMEA analysis, you need a deep understanding of what your “customers” need from it. Along these lines, we can take note of the recent passing of Dr. Akao, the founding father of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and its true impact on our […]
According to Newton’s first law of motion, sometimes referred to as the law of inertia, an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force. It’s not too much of a stretch to apply […]
