[2025 Case Study] Struggling to Integrate FMEA Processes Across Global Sites? Here’s How a Top-Five Electronics Maker’s Automotive Electronics Division Solved It

Customer Profile: Compal Automotive Electronics Products Division

Compal Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is a world-renowned original design manufacturer (ODM) of notebook computers and smart devices, with more than 40 years of electronics manufacturing experience. In recent years, Compal has actively developed emerging businesses, among which the Automotive Electronics Products (AEP) division is one of the group’s key strategic directions. In 2025, the first phase of construction of its new automotive electronics plant in Poland was officially completed, marking an important milestone in Compal’s expansion into the European automotive electronics market.

In 2024, Compal Electronics was ranked by CommonWealth Magazine as the sixth-largest manufacturing enterprise in Taiwan, and for many years it has been listed among the Forbes Global 2000 and the Fortune Global 500. In 2025, it was further ranked among the top ten in the Germany-based iF Design Award’s global corporate innovation competitiveness ranking, with a cumulative total of 188 iF Design Awards. The Automotive Electronics Products division operates production bases in Taiwan, Kunshan in mainland China, Poland, Mexico, and other locations, actively positioning itself in the global automotive electronics market.

Project Background: The Rigorous Demands of Automotive Electronics Quality Management

In early 2025, Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division launched a project to evaluate the implementation of FMEA and PLM systems. The core challenge it faced was how to build a risk management process meeting the rigorous standards of the automotive electronics industry within a global, multi-site environment. Automotive electronics products carry extremely high compliance requirements for IATF 16949 and VDA standards, and international automakers impose strict regulations on the management of DFMEA, PFMEA, and Control Plan. Traditional document-based management could no longer meet the needs of cross-plant collaboration and real-time traceability.

On the PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) side, Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division had primarily used Dassault’s native system. Although this system offered powerful FMEA modules and integration capabilities, its high implementation complexity and adoption threshold meant that finding an FMEA solution capable of deep integration with the existing PLM system while also meeting the latest VDA format requirements became the key evaluation focus of this project.

Why MiDFUN’s FMEA System Was Chosen

Recommended by Dassault’s Authorized Reseller, with a Proven Integration Track Record

After extensive evaluation, and on the recommendation of Dassault’s Taiwan reseller Yuxiang Technology, Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division ultimately chose to adopt MiDFUN’s latest VDA FMEA system. The MiDFUN FMEA system had already been successfully deployed at another important Dassault customer, Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation, where it completed deep integration with Dassault PLM, demonstrating high compatibility and proven practical experience. This success story gave the Compal team strong confidence in the system’s integration capabilities.

Fully Meeting the Integration Needs of DFMEA, PFMEA, and Control Plan

After cross-departmental functional validation, Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division confirmed that the MiDFUN FMEA system’s integration capabilities across DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), and Control Plan fully met the quality requirements of Compal and its international automaker customers. The system supports the latest VDA seven-step analysis process and can automatically link risk items at the design and process stages, ensuring seamless continuity of quality control.

A Professional Consulting Team with Hands-On IATF 16949 Core Tools Experience

The MiDFUN consulting team possesses extensive hands-on experience with the six core tools of IATF 16949, including APQP, PPAP, FMEA, MSA, and SPC, and is able to respond to changes in the latest VDA format, processes, and regulations to provide professional implementation and customization support services. The consulting team’s past success stories in automotive electronics, smart factories, and smart quality management were also highly recognized by the team at Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division.

30 Years of System Development Experience, with Stable and Scalable Technology

Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division chose to partner with MiDFUN, which has more than 30 years of system development experience, precisely because of its technical stability, system scalability, and after-sales service capabilities. MiDFUN has long been dedicated to the manufacturing quality management field and has rich practical experience with the multi-site deployment needs of large multinational enterprises, enabling it to effectively support the global operational footprint of Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division.

Implementation Scope and Future Planning

This MiDFUN FMEA system implementation project covers the four major manufacturing sites of Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division, with plans to expand in phases to global plants:

Through the implementation of the MiDFUN FMEA system, Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division will establish a globally consistent quality risk management platform, achieving cross-site standardization of FMEA documents, version control, and real-time collaboration. This will significantly improve the efficiency of risk identification and improvement during the product development stage, meeting international automakers’ rigorous requirements for IATF 16949.

Conclusion

The collaboration between Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division and MiDFUN demonstrates how a leading Taiwanese electronics manufacturer values the digital transformation of automotive electronics quality management. In the face of international automakers’ rigorous requirements for IATF 16949 and VDA standards, the MiDFUN FMEA system provides a solution compliant with the latest VDA standards, helping Compal’s Automotive Electronics Products division establish consistent risk management processes across its global sites and continuously strengthen product competitiveness.