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Spool valves require crimping at a precise location in order to ensure uniform and balanced flow characteristics. Before approaching Sciemetric, a spool valve manufacturer had been attempting to solve this problem with another company. After spending about $30,000 and many months attempting to develop another system to do the job, they still could not get the system to work. A 30-minute discussion with Sciemetric solved the problem: a simple five-line program was all that was needed to complete the task.

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• sigPOD
• Process Monitoring
• Crimp
• Process Monitoring

When a lack of repeatability in a precise fastening application was causing problems at end-of-line test, this manufacturer needed a reliable solution that would improve quality on their engine assembly lines. Sciemetric’s sigPOD allowed them to improve first time through (FTT), decrease cycle time, reduce station personnel and cut rework costs—all while producing a much higher tolerance engine. The solution performed so well that it was applied across all three of their manufacturing facilities in North America.

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• sigPOD
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In this ebook, we discuss 7 topics that impact any production line. We use case study examples to illustrate the results that can be achieved when a manufacturer’s line is equipped to collect, correlate and analyze the right data, to achieve new levels of quality, efficiency and profitability.

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• E-books
• Data Management
• Process Monitoring
• Process Monitoring
• Industrial Analytics

Resistance welding is commonly used in medical device manufacturing to join two metal subcomponents together. In many cases the integrity of this joint is critical to the long term reliability of the device, such as, for example, the attachment of a wire lead within a pacemaker. Read the Application Note to learn how Sciemetric provides a solution to avoid these defects.

• Resources
• Application Notes
• sigPOD
• Process Monitoring
• Medical Devices
• Contain Defects
• Consolidate Data
• Improve Quality
• Weld
• Process Monitoring

Manufacturer adds reliable, automated verification to axle snap ring installation processes, reducing downtime and rework costs during vehicle assembly. Learn how.

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• Case Studies
• sigPOD
• Sciemetric Studio Analytics
• Automotive Powertrain
• Axle Manufacturing
• Process Monitoring
• Press-Fit
• Sound & Vibration (NVH)
• Process Monitoring
• Industrial Analytics

End-of-line leak tests were not catching some brake caliper defects. Process anomalies such as small debris pieces, or “chips” in the seal groove were resulting in very subtle defects which were impossible to detect. Caliper defects were being discovered by vehicle assembly plants or by customers, which led to expensive warranty repairs and productivity disruptions. The manufacturer required a solution with minimal tooling and fixturing modification that would reliably improve caliper quality without affecting yield. Read our application note to learn how Sciemetric solved the problem. 

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• sigPOD
• Automotive Powertrain
• Automotive Components
• Improve Quality
• Process Monitoring
• Leak Test
• Process Monitoring
• Leak Test

Engine manufacturers require a reliable and cost-effective end-of-line test to catch any defects missed during engine assembly. Hot testing, with its long cycle times and requirements for dedicated resources and facilities for stations, is expensive. Read our Application Note to learn about Sciemetric's solution.

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• Sound & Vibration (NVH)
• Engine Manufacturing
• Automotive Powertrain
• Process Monitoring
• Process Monitoring

A manufacturer of steering linkages required a method to measure and improve the quality and effectiveness of their idler arm assembly process, specifically the nut crimping operation. Their problem was that there was no way to determine the effectiveness of the operation as common problems such as cross-threading, missing crimp and “soft” crimping often occurred. Read this Application Note to learn how Sciemetric solved the problem.

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• sigPOD
• Process Monitoring
• Crimp
• Process Monitoring

Why wait until end-of-line testing to find defects and root-cause when that leads to increased repair costs and lowers productivity. An engine defect can be introduced at any machining or assembly station, the sooner the defects are found the better. Sciemetric’s Engine In-process testing (IPT) solution finds and contains the defect(s) through various monitors installed along critical operations important for quality assurance, such as force, torque, leak, vibration, etc. With easy generation of yield and trend reports including full drill down, it’s fast to find to find root cause. Read the Application Note to learn more.

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• Application Notes
• sigPOD
• Automotive Powertrain
• Engine Manufacturing
• Process Monitoring
• Dispense
• Torque
• Leak Test
• Sound & Vibration (NVH)
• Improve Quality
• Process Monitoring

How applying process signature technology helps medical device manufacturers apply risk management in a tough regulatory environment. Using a common hardware platform and software interface, Medical PSV offers a standard tool for managing risk across a wide array of medical device processes, such as: crimping, profiling, leak, swaging, functional test, welding - ultrasonic and more. Read the Application Note to learn more.

• Resources
• Application Notes
• sigPOD
• Medical Devices
• Process Monitoring
• Improve Quality
• Traceability
• Contain Defects
• Trace Root Cause
• Leak Test
• Crimp
• Profile
• Dispense
• Functional EOL Test
• Process Monitoring