The challenge we solve
Most failure investigations never find the real root cause
Without a structured methodology, investigations stop at symptoms - worn parts get replaced, failures recur, and the true cause remains hidden. The result is repeat failures, repeat costs, and eroding equipment availability.
RCA methodology selection is guesswork
There are 15 recognised RCA methodologies - from 5-Why to FMEA to fault tree analysis. Choosing the wrong one for the failure type produces incomplete results. Most teams default to whichever method they know, not the one the failure needs.
Investigations are undocumented and not repeatable
Critical failure knowledge lives in one engineer's head or a scattered email chain. It cannot be audited, transferred, or used to build organisational capability - and it disappears when that engineer leaves.
A fundamentally different way to investigate failure.
Most RCFA tools give you a blank template and a list of methodologies. RCFA Hub® guides you to the right tool through a structured selection framework grounded in published engineering research - matched to the characteristics of your specific failure, not on what your team happens to know.
Traditional RCFA
Generic AI Tools
RCFA Hub®
40+ tools. Deployed intelligently. Not conveniently.
A typical RCFA investigation uses one or two methodologies - whichever the lead engineer is most comfortable with. This is the single biggest reason investigations fail to find the real root cause. The tool chosen out of convenience is rarely the tool best suited to the failure.
RCFA Hub® deploys over 40 investigation tools across the five stages of a structured investigation - problem definition tools, causal analysis frameworks, evidence evaluation techniques, human factors instruments, and solution validation methods. Each tool is deployed at the stage where it produces the most value, based on the characteristics of the specific failure - not on what the team happens to know.
The result is investigations that are faster, deeper, and more defensible than anything a single engineer or a generic AI tool can produce. Complex failures that previously took weeks to investigate are resolved in days. Recurring failures that never found their true cause get closed permanently.
Live investigation · Step 5 of 6 · Generic Failure Tree · Root Cause Identification - Premature Crusher Liner Failures
Built for these teams
Reliability Engineer
Your primary user. Run structured investigations using the correct methodology - with AI coaching guiding every step and full documentation generated automatically.
Maintenance Manager
Track all active investigations, overdue cases, and corrective action close-out across your operation from one dashboard.
Plant / Operations Manager
Evidence-based failure reports you can present to leadership - with root causes, corrective actions, and recurrence prevention plans.
HSE / Incident Investigator
Human factors, organisational causes, and latent failures - RCFA Hub® covers the full causal chain including HFACS and TRIPOD Beta methodologies.
The return on structured
failure investigation.
| Without RCFA Hub® | With RCFA Hub® | |
|---|---|---|
| Investigation time | 4–6 weeks | 1–2 weeks |
| Methodology selection | Guesswork | Research-based framework |
| Documentation | Informal / incomplete | Structured / auditable |
| Root cause depth | Symptom level | Full causal chain |
| Institutional learning | Lost when engineer leaves | Captured and searchable |
| Repeat failure rate | High | Significantly reduced |
of repeat failures share the same root cause - never properly investigated
average cost of a single unplanned equipment failure in process industries
faster investigations with structured methodology guidance
of investigations traceable to physical evidence
40+ methodologies. One structured selector.
RCFA Hub® deploys 40+ investigation tools across these and additional methodologies - matched to your specific failure type using a published research-based selection framework.
Start a structured investigation today.
Request a 45-minute live walkthrough with one of our reliability engineers. We will run a real failure investigation using a case from your sector - so you see exactly how RCFA Hub® handles your failure types.
Request accessOr email us: info@trashure.co.za
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