<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

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 162 - 166

Received: Sep 08, 2020

Accepted: Nov 15, 2020

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

Keywords
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

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: 162 - 166

Received: Sep 08, 2020

Accepted: Nov 15, 2020

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

KeywordsQuality 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.

Keywords
Quality engineering, Mechanical engineering, Piston silumines, Penetration tests