Process Quality

Implementing process quality improvements can yield a multitude of benefits for organizations. By focusing on enhancing process quality, companies frequently achieve higher levels of operational predictability, consistency, and profitability, driven by reduced waste, lower production costs, and reduced cost of poor quality and warranty expense. Implementation Engineers executes process quality improvements for its clients to help them achieve these benefits and drive continuous improvement and cultural accountability throughout the organization. Through partnership with Implementation Engineers and the tailored solutions that are implemented, clients optimize their processes, enhance quality standards, and achieve improved profitability and market competitiveness in their respective industries.

25% reduction in glass jams

10% reduction in tune-in downtime

60% reduction in downtime related to scratches

100% reduction in downtime related to steam tests

IX® in Action

Our client, one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, ​value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions, faced challenges such as unscheduled and scheduled downtime, as well as yield and speed losses that led to a reduction in coater capacity. The absence of clear quality standards, reliance on judgment decisions by operators and process engineers, acceptance of process variation, and limited emphasis on problem-solving and data utilization further compounded these issues. Recognizing the need for improvement, our client collaborated with Implementation Engineers to implement quality enhancements aimed at resolving these critical issues. Activities during IX® included:

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