Twice-named specialty instrument Supplier of the Year by Stryker Orthopaedics, Ferry Machine Corporation was established in 1952. From its facility in New Jersey, Ferry Machine designs complex medical devices and employs process failure mode effects analysis (PFMEA) for quality assurance.

1. What Is PFMEA and a Tip for
Completing One
By Ferry Machine Corp

2. Introduction
• Twice-named specialty instrument Supplier of the Year
by Stryker Orthopaedics, Ferry Machine Corporation
was established in 1952. From its facility in New Jersey,
Ferry Machine designs complex medical devices and
employs process failure mode effects analysis (PFMEA)
for quality assurance.
PFMEA evaluates risk and the potential of process
failure. The structured analytical tool looks at severity,
occurrences, detection, and risk priority number (RPN),
assigning a score on a scale of 1 to 10 for each variable.
The data is then recorded in a document that companies
can share with consumers.

3. PFMEA
• To ensure an accurate PFMEA is achieved, it is
recommended that a team owning a specific process
completes an evaluation together. Aside from
keeping the analysis from becoming an afterthought,
this approach offers valuable perspective. Those
participating in the analysis typically have extensive
experience with the process and can offer historical
data that impacts scoring of variables. In addition,
they have a better understanding of necessary tasks
that must be completed to improve quality. This
results in improved products and services as well as
a better customer experience.