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Regular machine maintenance is essential in every manufacturing industry to ensure consistent performance, reduce breakdowns and increase the life of equipment. In this post, you’ll learn the complete Machine Maintenance Procedure and History Card Format used in manufacturing plants, with free downloadable templates in Excel and PDF formats. What is Machine Maintenance Procedure? Machine maintenance … Read more
Purpose: Coherence between all the documents, such as the Customer Inspection Standard of parts with the Control Plan, Operation Standard, Inspection Standard, and packing Standard, is essential. Properly defining the standards can prevent rejection and rework and thus improve OEE and COPQ. Responsibility : S.No Activity Responsibility Frequency 1 Review of the Standards/ Format/ … Read more
Purpose: To understand clearly abnormality and abnormal situations, to make operators understand abnormality and abnormal situations, and to standardize further the rules and routes to handle such situations. To learn about handling abnormality in quality. Scope: Handling in-process complaints, supplier complaints & customer complaints and abnormal situations. Abnormal situation: An abnormal situation occurs when a … Read more
Purpose of initial supply control Special control must be exercised during the initial phase of mass production when one of the above items occurs to collect sufficient data to judge whether the mass production can continue using the existing process. So this is the purpose of initial supply control. It is also called initial production control. Scope: … Read more
Purpose of internal audit: Establish a Procedure for the Internal Audit of the Quality Management System and ensure that the Quality Management System confirms all types of internal audits. Type of Audit in the Automotive Industry: Quality System Audit: The organization’s Processes and related results comply with planned arrangements and ensure effective implementation. Process Audit: … Read more
Purpose: To ensure that the personnel performing work affecting product quality are competent based on appropriate education, training, skill & experience. Also to motivate employees to achieve quality objectives, continual improvement and create an environment to promote quality culture and innovation. Scope: This procedure relates to all personnel carrying out activities affecting the quality of … Read more
Standard operating procedures (SOP) and a Control Plan are critical for a manufacturing process. SOPs are detailed work instructions to help workers carry out routine jobs. A Control Plan is a documented description of the systems and processes required for controlling the manufacturing of a product. But there are some differences between SOP and Control … Read more
Purpose: To establish & maintain a documented procedure that ensures production works under controlled conditions, to meet customer requirements. Scope: Applies to all types of products manufactured in the company ( Press shop, weld shop, machine shop, paint shop, assembly shop etc) Responsibility: The Production Head & supervisors are responsible for the implementation of this … Read more
Purpose of FMEA: The purpose of FMEA is to establish & maintain a procedure for process failure. Scope of FMEA: This procedure applies to all processes (major & critical) that are being used to make various products. What is an FMEA process? An FMEA process can be described as a synchronized group of activities … Read more
