ISSUE:
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) producing medical equipment moved their manufacturing to China and was having quality issues that were effecting reliability and raising the cost of the unit to be uncompetitive in the third world market.
MEASUREMENT ANALYSIS SOLUTION:
Constellation Technology inspected and measured the performance of the equipment and identified the root cause of the quality and reliability issues. Our subject matter experts performed an analysis of the data and developed multiple solutions that were implemented. Benefits included:
- New equipment manufacture requiring less tolerances
- Major reduction in maintenance required
- Extended life of equipment
- Increased reliability
- Reduced manufacturing cost to enable worldwide sales