I am working on multiple projects within my cell to reduce WIP inventroy, lead time, increase productivity etc. Im sure all you manufacturing engineers are constantly doing the same thing. Let me preface by saying my degree is Mechanical engineering and I have limited manufacturing experience...
I work in an industry where lot traceability of each individual component is of the utmost importance. To control lot ID during the casting process, the lot ID is hand etched into the wax and thus transferred to the part. The part once casted is then laser etched and the original lot ID is...
Our products utilize laser lot code markings for product identification/verification. The products are processed through multiple operations in batches of 4-12 components. We have had multiple quality shutdowns with mixing parts between totes and multiple other related issues (high volume...
I have recently been tasked with scrap reduction in my manufacturing cell. The reason for most our scrap is through vendors, and we are currently working with them to reduce the levels. In any event, one main scrap contributer in our plastics division is inclusions/subsurface defects (voids...
