Assembly Planbook - April 2008 - (Page 26) Quality in Assembly working in multiple languages and countries is part Protect the Customer and Feedback for Improvement of the problem, I suspect,” Quality Smalley points out. “From Loop 4 Quality Loop 3 what I have read in a Japanese magazine article, the Quality recent problems are evenLoop 2 ly split between design problems, supplier quality Quality Loop 1 issues and internal manufacturing issues. “However, I also toured a Toyota engine plant that Plant / Process Quality Loops Workstation Zone Customer had a final assembly line operating at about 5 parts per million in terms of defects,” notes Smalley. “That is about 10 times better than when I worked there. Most companies would like to have Toyota’s quality in a circle with a radius of about 50 in 27 countries and employs assemblers kilometers. Suppliers were very close who speak Chinese, Russian, Spanish, ‘problems.’” “It is possible that Toyota is not by as well. Turkish and other languages. Next year, having worse quality,” adds Quarter“Today, Toyota employs about Toyota expects to sell more than 10 210,000 people and they are located all million cars worldwide, which is double man Lee, president of Strategos Inc. (Kansas City, MO. “It may just be that over the globe, as are key suppliers,” adds what it sold in 2000. Smalley. The company operates plants “The sheer growth and difficulty in other companies are catching up. The Quality Loops All loops of a quality system should link and align to other loops. This includes feedback and feedforward of problems. Illustration courtesy Lean Learning Center Processing of long leads– a challenge? Alpha 358 The Komax solution: the new Alpha 358, innovative with high-performance! The Alpha 358 automatic crimping machine processes wires up to 985 inches (25 meters) on a machine just 158 inches in length. Coiling and binding wires right on the machine frees up substantial floor space while assuring less possibility of damaged connector parts. www.komaxusa.com Professionals in Advanced Automation 26 ASSEMBLY / April 2008 www.assemblymag.com ASB01084Komax1.indd 1 12/12/07 11:16:53 AM http://www.komaxusa.com http://www.assemblymag.com
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