Process control and quality assurance

Quality assurance pillars

The quality assurance proces inside Electroalfa Steel fabricated Parts Business Unit is based on 3 concepts:

1. Quality as the result of work instructions implementation

Engineering

Manufacturing documentation:
1. Part list
2. Bill of materials
3. Layout drawings
4. Assembly drawings with dimmensions
5. Final control plan
6. Manufacturing flow chart- Solid Norm

Process engineering

Manufacturing instructions:
1. Operations matrix- product Lead Time
2. Flow traveller
3. Internal operations standards
3.1. Work instructions
4. Measuring devices
5. Operator quality control

2. Quality confirmed by the production

Process engineering

Tehnological documentation:
1. Operations matrix- product Lead Time
2. Flow traveller
3. Internal operations standards
3.1. Work instructions
4. Measuring devices
5. Operator quality control

Production

Product manufacturing process:
1. Production planning
2. Traceability
3. Manufacturing
4. Reliability
5. Quality acknowledgment

3. Quality verification by the Quality Inspectors

QP 1

Incoming reception

QP 2

Steel cutting

QP 3

Punching, burrs removal, threading

QP 6

Plating

QP 5

Painting

QP 4

Mechanical assembly and welding

QP 7

Final assembly

CTC 8

Packaging

Software

ERP, MRP, Automated flow design, WMS

The Entreprise Resource Planning name is Cros a software developed on Oracle as a customized solution on the needs of Electroalfa.

The addon Manufacturing Resource Planing to the ERP is a web based solution which provides real time information about production planning and status.

SolidNorm is an inhouse developed add on to the Solid Works which supports the production planning process.

CrosDepozit is an Warehouse Management software providing barcode capability in the steel warehouse.

Continuous improvement

Electroalfa’s internal management system (AMIC) relies on Kaizen principles. This system supports the continuous development at strategic and operational levels.