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On Behalf of Susira Industries Ltd.,

Chennai.

We Welcome the Delegates

for the QCI DL SHAHNATIONAL AWARDS

ONECONOMICS OF QUALITY

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SUSIRA INDUSTRIES LTD

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To be the number one manufacturer of quality engine valve push rods in the country and to become one among the top five by volumes in the international market.

To expand the product portfolio by manufacturing other precision auto components/aggregates for national and international customers and increase the revenue four fold by 2015.

To explore new frontiers of technology to meet the new and emerging market requirements.

In the process, build a company deeply rooted in values and beyond profits; a culture of Quality, respect for the individual and an environment of dependability and social responsibility in short a company built to last.

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Indias 1st SME to win 16 National awards for Quality and BusinessExcellence Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award for the year 1993 ACMA Quality Award 1994, 1998, 2000 Golden Peacock National Award for total Quality - 1995 NIQR-Bajaj Outstanding Quality Man of the year - 1994 ACMA Gold trophy for Export Excellence - 2005 MMA Award for Managerial Excellence 2005 ACMA Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Technology 2007-08- CII Exim Bank Business Excellence award Significant achievement commendation for the year 2007-08- MSME award for Outstanding Entrepreneur for the year 2007-08- ACMA award for Excellence in Quality and Productivity for the year 2008-09- Also won the 5S par excellent performance award (5 star performance award) from QCFI- Won the best QC story presentation by QCFI- Our team won the Outstanding and Excellent award in the 1st Poka yoke competition conducted by QCFI- Our MD, Mr. Seetharamaiah was awarded the Life Time Achievement award from Ambattur Industrial Estate Manufacturers' Association in the year 2010

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Customers - Domestic

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Customers - International

Cummins Inc. (USA, UK, Brazil, China & Mexico) Scania, Sweden

SAME Deutz-Fahr Group S.P.A., Italy

Iveco, Italy

John Deere, USA

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Tappets Piston Cooling Nozzle

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Presentation on

Reduction in Manufacturing costachieved in Induction Hardening operation through break through machine design Improvement.

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INTRODUCTION

SGA Name : PASSION

Work Area : Induction Hardening

Members : G.Ganesan Metallurgy

R.Sivanesaselvan - Maintenance

P.Dillibabu - Production

P.V.Ganesan - Production

Meeting Schedule : Every Monday 2.00pm

Facilitator : B. Monikandan


PLAN

DOCHECK

ACT

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Methodology


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1. Cup Offset

2. Quenching Crack

3. Control Length Under size

4. Low productivity in Induction Hardening

5. Ball Flat Over Size

List of Problems Identified

PLAN

Tool : BRAINSTORMING



List of Problems Identified - Contd

PLAN

Tool : BRAINSTORMING

6. Total Run out high in Cummins push rod

7. Cup ID Black spot

8. Cup ID pit marks

9. Low Hardness

10. Total Length Under size

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11. Gap between Ball and Cup

12. Cup OD Tool Mark

13. Low Weld Strength

14. Less yield in 961 Push Rod

15. Induction Hardening Cost High

16. Induction Hardening Through Put time high

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CATEGORISATION OF PROBLEMS

Category DescriptionA Minimum involvement of other

departments in solving themB Involvement of other department is

necessary C Management approval and support

needed

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Categorization of problemsA Category Problems

1. Cup Offset

2. Quenching Crack

3. Control Length Under size

4. Ball Flat Over Size

5. Total Run out high in Assembled

Push Rod

6. Cup ID Black Spot

7. Cup ID Pit marks

8. Low Hardness

9. Total Length U/s

10. Cup OD Tool Mark

11. Gap between Cup and Ball

12. Low Weld Strength

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PLAN

Categorization of problemsB Category Problems

1. Low productivity in Induction

Hardening.

2. Less Yield in 961 Push rod



PLAN

Categorization of problemsC Category Problems

1. Induction hardening Through put

time high

2. Induction Hardening Cost High

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Effect on customer Effect on productivity Effect on Cost Effect on delivery

Note: Higher the severity lower the rank


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RANKING METHODLOGY

Score - 1 Very High Severity

Score - 2 High Severity

Score - 3 Medium Severity

Score- 4 Low Severity



Effect at Customer

Effect of Productivit

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Effect of Cost

Effect of Delay in delivery

Total Score Ranking

1 Cup Offset 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 5.0 2.0

2 Quanch Crack 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 6.0

3 C/L U/s 1.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 8.0 5.0

4 Low Productivity in Induction Hardening 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 1.0

5 Ball Flat O/S 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 7.0

6 Total Run out high in Cummins push rod ( 100%) 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 6.0 3.0

7 Cup Id Black spot 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 13.0 8.0

8 Cup ID pit marks 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 15.0 10.0

9 Low Hardness 1.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 10.0 5.0

10 Total Length U/s 1.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 8.0 4.0

11 Gap Between Cup & Ball 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 7.0 4.0

12 Cup OD Tool Mark 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 7.0 4.0

13 Low weld strength 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 9.0 4.0

LIST OF QUALITY PROBLEMS

SL# DEFECT

RANKING

Selection of problem through ranking


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Define the selected problem

1) Low Productivity in Induction Hardening Operation


QC STORY -32 QC Story-1Present method of Induction Hardening

Vertical Scanner single end Induction HardeningSUSIRA INDUSTRIES LTD



To Increase Productivity in Induction Hardening Operation.

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6QC Story-1 MILE STONE CHARTTo increase Productivity in I/H Machine

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Root cause analysis

Data analysis on the Root cause

Identification of Problem(which are unsolved)

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CompletionNo of

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Manufaturing Cost Increase

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Selection of problem

Definition of the problem

Analysis of problem

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Meeting Day

Reason for Selection

Started on

Time

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Process Flow DiagramIncoming material inspection

Bar shearing and Cup end Forging

Ball end Forging

CNC Machining

Induction Hardening

Tempering

Inspection & Packing




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ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMThrough 4W & 1H

WHAT - Low Productivity in I/H

WHEN - Induction Hardening Operation

WHERE - Induction Hardening Machine

WHO - Passion Team

HOW - By Systematic Analysis & causes


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BRAINSTROMING POINTS

PLAN

Low Productivity in Induction Hardening machine due to:1. Heating Time High 12. Process Time high

2. Quenching time high

3. Unskilled operator

4. Heating Coil design to be changed

5. Machine Design

6. Insufficient power source

7. I/H cost high at subcontracting

8. Single end hardening

9. Loading time & Unloading time high

10.Quenching coil diameter more

11.Low feed rate

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Analysis Through Cause & Effect diagram

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Action PlanAction PlanAction PlanVital Causes

Less production (800 Nos) per shift at supplier end

Machine Design

Single end Hardening

Problem

Loading and Unloading Time high

Cycle time high

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Development Of Solution

Less production at supplier end Cycle time high

Single end I/HWHY? WHY?

SOLUTION

1.1

Machine designed with single end

Induction hardening facility

Machine to be modified with double end

induction hardening and additional features

to reduce cycle time

PROBLEM Low productivity in Induction Hardening

WHY?




Machine Design

No provision for double end

Machine is designed for single end

SOLUTION

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Standard machine available with the

manufacturer/market

WHY?WHY?

WHY?

Machine to be modified with double end

induction hardening and additional features

to reduce cycle time





Single end

SOLUTION

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manufacturer/market

WHY?WHY?

WHY?Machine to be modified

with double end induction hardening

and additional features to reduce cycle time

No provision for double end

Machine designed with single end facility


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Loading and Unloading Time High

SOLUTION

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manufacturer/market

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loading one at a time Machine designed with single end facility





Cycle Time High

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manufacturer/market

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Single end Hardening & loading one at a time

Machine designed with single end facility




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Solution Action to be Taken Responsibility & Target Status

Action Plan

1Machine to be modified



1) Additional features for the new machine to be identified by CFT

CFT

Development Of Solutions

2) New machine design with improved features such as conveyer type , drop quench, Channel type coil. will be finalized jointly with the machine manufacturer and action will be initiated for procurement.

CFT

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INTRODUCTION

CFT

B.Monikandan - QAG.Ganesan - MetallurgyR.Sivanesaselvan - MaintenanceP.Dillibabu - ProductionP.V.Ganesan - ProductionP.Muthaiah HF Technologies(Machine Supplier)S.Kruppaiah HF Technologies(Machine supplier)



1. Double end Induction Hardening

done simultaneously

2. Horizontal loading

3. Continues feeding

4. Conveyer type

5. Drop quenching

6. Cone type Coil

7. Polymer quenching

Tool : BRAINSTORMING TO DESIGN THE NEW MACHINE

8. Poke Yoke system

9. Required power source

10. Adjustable Feed rate control

QC STORY -32 QC Story-1IMPROVED FEATURES IN THE NEW MACHINE

Both ends to be simultaneously Induction Hardened.

Continuous feeding with adjustable feed rate. Drop quenching. Poka yoke system for power drop , power

failure and heating station trip. Independent heating control for cup & ball end

induction hardening. Cycle time the above features leading to

reduce cycle time.SUSIRA INDUSTRIES LTD

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Poka -yoke sensor to ensure correct orientation of push rod while loading


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Conveyor Loading of the part


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Poka yoke system ( pneumatic device ) for holding the components during power drop or power failure or heating station trip


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Poka yoke system ( pneumatic device ) for holding the components during power drop or power failure or heating station trip


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Stopper to avoid sudden fall in to the Quenching Tank


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Cone Type Coilfor Cup end Channel Type Coil

for Ball endSUSIRA INDUSTRIES LTD

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Quenched Components are taken out through the collector which is placed in the Quenching tank.


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QUENCH MEDIA

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Various trials conducted and suitable Setting Parameters established for Regular Production and machine output is found to

be consistently meeting the product specification requirements.

Product Quality of the product depends on 3 variables

1. Feed rate2. Power3. Polymer Concentration.


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Sl# Trial Side Voltage Tab Feed rate

Crack Test

Hardness Specification

Hardness Observed in HRC

Case Depth Spec.

Observed Case Depth

Mould No Micro Structure Result

1 Trial - 1 139 Cup 80 2&5 32 Ok 55 - 60 58 - 59 Min

15.0mm 17.0 mm 2976Mainly Martensite with few retained austenite Accepted

2 Trial - 2 139 Cup 80 2&5 33 Ok 55 - 60 58 - 59Min


3 Trial - 3 139 Cup 80 2&5 32 Ok 55 - 60 58 - 59Min


4 Trial - 4 139 Cup 80 2&5 33 Ok 55 - 60 57 - 58Min


5 Trial - 5 139 Cup 80 2&5 33 Ok 55 - 60 57 - 59Min


HF INDUCTION HARDENING MACHINE VALIDATION REPORT - CUP


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Sl# Trial Side Voltage Tab Feed rate

Crack

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Hardness Observed

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Case Depth Spec.

Observed Case Depth

Mould No Micro Structure Result

1 Trial - 1 139 Ball 80 2&5 32 Ok 55 - 60 57 - 59 Min

15.0mm

16.50 mm

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austeniteAccepted

2 Trial - 2 139 Ball 80 2&5 33 Ok 55 - 60 57- 59Min

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16.50 mm


austeniteAccepted

3 Trial - 3 139 Ball 80 2&5 32 Ok 55 - 60 57 - 59Min

15.0mm

17.0 mm 2979Mainly Martensite with few retained

austeniteAccepted

4 Trial - 4 139 Ball 80 2&5 33 Ok 55 - 60 57 - 58Min

15.0mm

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5 Trial - 5 139 Ball 80 2&5 33 Ok 55 - 60 57 - 59Min

15.0mm

16.50 mm


austeniteAccepted

HF INDUCTION HARDENING MACHINE VALIDATION REPORT - BALL


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Action PlanAction PlanAction PlanComparative study

Before After

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Action PlanAction PlanAction PlanComparative study

Before After

Cycle time 48 Sec/1 no ( In-house ) & 36 Sec/ 1 no ( Subcontractor )

In house 600 Nos Induction hardening per shift.

Subcontractor end 800 Nos per shift Components Induction hardening cost

Rs.4.00/no (In house) Rs.3.75/no(sub) Monthly total production in house and

subcontractor 72800 Nos

Cycle time 9.3 Sec/ 1no In house 3100 Nos Induction

hardening per shift In house 3100 Nos Induction

hardening per shift Component Induction hardening

cost Rs.0.97/per no Monthly total production in house

161200 Nos.

Customer schedule 100% achieved with in house facility


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Cause-effect analysis

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Data analysis on the Root cause7

Date of Completion

No of Projects

WEEK year -2008

Reason for Selection

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Action PlanAction PlanAction Plan

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1. Productivity Increased from 1200 nos to 6200 nos Per day2. Push rod for Induction hardening Cost Rs.3.03 per push rod saved3. Rs. 227419.00 per month saving4. Rs .27,29,032.00 per year saving5. Subcontracting totally eliminated.

Rs 27,29,032.00 per year

1. This Machine is a concept machine jointly developed by our in house talent and with machine manufacturer expertise and their co-operation. This costed us Rs. 11 lakhs.

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Action PlanAction PlanAction Plan

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1. Through put time reduced.2. Enhanced on time delivery.3. Increased Customer satisfaction. 4. Operator morale improved.

STANDARDISATION:The PPAP documents - Process Flow diagram ,PFMEA

Control Plan & SOPs have beenamended.



Horizontal Deployment

1. Double end introduced in Scanner Induction Hardening machine.

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2. New Induction hardening machine procured with the same concept and spray quench simultaneously

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TOOLS USED

1. Brain Storming

2. Data Collection

3. Flow Chart

4. Cause & Effect Diagram

5. Bar charts

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