CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE
Our customer had a very complex manual assembly process, susceptible to human errors like missing or misplaced fasteners that affected production efficiency. There was also an overall lack of traceability due to the type of tooling used. These issues resulted in quality issues and labor-intensive reworks, affecting production throughput and profitability. Long-term impact from quality problems on future business was also a concern.
Our customer had a very complex manual assembly process, susceptible to human errors like missing or misplaced fasteners that affected production efficiency. There was also an overall lack of traceability due to the type of tooling used. These issues resulted in quality issues and labor-intensive reworks, affecting production throughput and profitability. Long-term impact from quality problems on future business was also a concern.
SOLUTION
SOLUTION
We worked together to develop a fully integrated error-proofing solution that included operator guidance software to improve throughput and traceability.
We worked together to develop a fully integrated error-proofing solution that included operator guidance software to improve throughput and traceability.
IMPACT
IMPACT
With this solution we were able to reduce quality issues that caused the labor-intensive rework and limited production throughput.
With this solution we were able to reduce quality issues that caused the labor-intensive rework and limited production throughput.
ANNUAL SAVINGS
$250,000
$250,000
ANNUAL SAVINGS
$250,000
$250,000
