Quality Control: solution for Machine Tool and Test Station Integration with automatic capture & correlation of metric data.
Feature: The features included in the ProntoQCS Machine Integration module allow the organization to automatically integrate a wide variety of data sources into the quality tracking database. ProntoQCS software enables you to produce test results and automatically synthesize the information into the ProntoQCS database. Lifecycle Controls allow the entire manufacturing process to be integrated with your quality department, allowing data capture and setup information to/from Tensile Testing, Heat Treat & Stress Rupture Control and other testing and process monitoring devices. Pronto utilizes Active/X controls and Visual Basic to facilitate much of the data transfer.
Software
Feature & Glossary
• Machine Integration various production machines monitor the
product and produce the result of a test
• Shop Floor Reporting & Integrated Shop Floor Reporting
with Test Results allows single-entry reporting to both
the Quality and Manufacturing Departments
• Data Collection Integration to allow single-entry reporting,
Quality utilizes the Syteline wedge data collection for
disbursements, labor and operation completeness
• Lifecycle Controls allow the entire manufacturing process
to be integrated with the Quality database.
• Specimen Labels facilitates further testing inside or outside the
plant by providing information on the origin of
the
specimen
Benefits: Automatically load parameters to the test station from a single source. Avoid errors and duplication by eliminating human intervention. Download test results back to the Quality database from the machine, eliminating manual entry of data while providing information that automatically checks for pass or fail and instantly warns of a defect or failure in an item thereby giving you the ability to take immediate action. Provides the ability to study trends in quality so you know whether or not quality has improved.
Situation: General Motors, the world's largest vehicle manufacturer, designs, builds and markets cars and trucks worldwide. Founded in 1908, GM today sells its vehicles in about 200 countries and employs about 363,000 people globally. The company has manufacturing operations in more than 30 countries and holds 15.1 percent of the world vehicle market.
Every part that goes into GM engines, as well as every step of the assembly process, is validated. Validation ensures the engine is manufactured to exacting GM engineering standards. State-of-the-art testing labs utilize the most sophisticated equipment to validate GM Goodwrench Engines. Dynamometer testing, compression verification, spin testing, oil flow and pressure testing, and extreme hot and cold temperature tests are all part of the vital procedures used to meet GM's commitment to quality.
Data from individual production and testing machines need to be integrated into the ERP for the full analysis and history to be useful. Modern production equipment often incorporates process measuring and recording devices directly into the machine tool. In heat-treating a valve for a GM motor, for example, properties of hardness and grain are introduced in the part. Too hard and the part may be brittle. Too soft and the part may flex beyond tolerance. By continually loading the actual temperatures at various locations within a furnace, the manufacturer can maintain control of heat-treating. Re-keying the data is cumbersome and error prone. Using the integration tool, the manufacturer can effortlessly load the data into the ERP data for analysis & histories purposes.Almost any tool with communication capabilities can present process metrics to the ProntoQCS Machine Integration module.
Milwaukee/Chicago
W229 N1433 Westwood Dr.
Suite 101
Waukesha, WI 53186
(262) 524-5500
Boston
225 Cedar Hill St.
Suite 200
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 630-2398
South Florida
1100 Lee Wagener Blvd.
Suite 309
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315
(954) 359-8213