ERROR PROOFING

Manufacturing high quality automotive parts means much more than building a quality product. Today, you need the right product, queued in the correct sequence, then delivered at the appropriate time. Error proofing and data tracking are vital links in the automotive parts supply chain. They ensure that the right components reach the correct destination while meeting escalating quality standards. Manufactures must be ready to effectively meet these demands to offset increasing cost pressures. Error proofing and data tracking are easy and effective ways of quickly achieving significant cost reductions and process improvements in manufacturing processes.

There are two types of error proofing techniques used in manufacturing: passive and active. Passive error proofing uses mechanical keying to ensure a process can be performed correctly. Active error proofing uses sensing devices to verify a process step was completed correctly as well as tracking the overall process itself.