ELMAS is software for modeling and analysis of logical relations between events. By modeling the understanding about the studied entity increases and becomes more exact. A model, once created, combines and documents experts' knowledge to a clear form which may be used to share the information to everybody. In addition the model is suitable as initial data for analysis based on stochastic simulation.

ELMAS uses a generalized model that is suitable for modeling almost any subject. Especially, if you are interested in the malfunctioning of some device, system, process or other subject ELMAS can be used to make a Fault Tree Analysis (FTA). Fault Tree Analysis is a commonly known and widely used method to analyze Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM). Also tool for Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) is included into ELMAS.

Several companies from different lines of business have participated in the development of ELMAS. With help of their test cases and feedback ELMAS has been developed to be very clear and user friendly software. The aim of the development has been to create software that makes exact modeling and analysis of different type of situations as easy as possible but still keep it suitable to be used for very large and complex situations.

Key Benefits

• Forces experts already at the design stage to identify potential failures, human errors and process deviations
• Improves documentation and information of the modeled system
• Possible to find out the most economical way to reduce costs and losses of malfunctions
• Comprehensive risk analysis for systems with high safety and reliability demands
• The causes can be ranked from the probability and/or risk point of view
• Possible to identify critical parts of a large system for more detailed analysis