<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Currently, effective quality management of manufactured products is a factor determining the development of manufacturing companies. However, the identification of the source of non-compliance and the analysis of its causes are sometimes underestimated and are not followed by appropriate methodologies. The study aimed to streamline and improve the production process of aluminium pistons for passenger cars by solving the problem related to a significant number of non-compliant products. The analysis of types of nonconformities identified through penetration testing was performed. The use of histogram, brainstorming session and Pareto-Lorenz diagram was proposed, which allowed identifying the causes of the problem. The presented solution shows the practical effectiveness of a sequence of selected instruments to solve production problems. The proposed sequence of methods can be implied in other qualitative analyses in different companies.</p></abstract>

Currently, effective quality management of manufactured products is a factor determining the development of manufacturing companies. However, the identification of the source of non-compliance and the analysis of its causes are sometimes underestimated and are not followed by appropriate methodologies. The study aimed to streamline and improve the production process of aluminium pistons for passenger cars by solving the problem related to a significant number of non-compliant products. The analysis of types of nonconformities identified through penetration testing was performed. The use of histogram, brainstorming session and Pareto-Lorenz diagram was proposed, which allowed identifying the causes of the problem. The presented solution shows the practical effectiveness of a sequence of selected instruments to solve production problems. The proposed sequence of methods can be implied in other qualitative analyses in different companies.

Improving the quality level in the automotive industry

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Currently, effective quality management of manufactured products is a factor determining the development of manufacturing companies. However, the...

Improving the quality level in the automotive industry

Data publikacji: 31 gru 2020

Zakres stron: 162 - 166

Otrzymano: 08 wrz 2020

Przyjęty: 15 lis 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2020.26.29

Słowa kluczowe
Quality engineering, Mechanical engineering, Piston silumines, Penetration tests

© 2020 Andrzej Pacana et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Improving the quality level in the automotive industry

Data publikacji: 31 gru 2020

Zakres stron: 162 - 166

Otrzymano: 08 wrz 2020

Przyjęty: 15 lis 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30657/pea.2020.26.29

Słowa kluczoweQuality engineering, Mechanical engineering, Piston silumines, Penetration tests

© 2020 Andrzej Pacana et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
Quality engineering, Mechanical engineering, Piston silumines, Penetration tests