The failure mode of component sets limit to engineering design.  Therefore, Failure Mode Analysis should be part of the engineering design and manufacturing process. The two major engineering tasks in component applications are to perform Failure Analysis (FA) and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA)

The engineering problem solving approaches can be applied to determine failure analysis of engineering components used in engineering applications.  However, it is important to define failure mode and failure mechanism. The failure mode analysis effort conducted on polymer materials provides a good materials database for computer-aided design engineers which in turn can use the information to effectively model part reliability, thus reducing the need for complex and costly prototype testing.