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Requirement:
PEL, Lahore were looking to improve their quality assurance for their cabinets leaving the production facility. In addition to this, PEL wanted to backtrack and improve production processes and log all failures and to further reduce the need for after sales services. Requirement was also to measure the Real power of consumption and not simple and misrepresented Volt x Ampere calculation.
System:
A fully computerized and automatic system was suggested of Agramkow which has a number of years experience and a big team of dedicated software developers for only software development. The software PEL bought was with the data mining software enabling management to see and compare graphical format performance of their cabinets passing through the last stage of production. A system was required where brown outs in Pakistan occur and the system is able to handle our typical conditions.
Commisioning:
The system has been commisioned since March 2007. The system is flexible for Installation as both stand alone system and can be converted to carousel system
Refrigerators being connected to the testing box CPT-XD. A full two hour cycle test is done with cut in and cut out of thermostat. 100% test for 40min for all cabinets and recordings are saved.
Back view of stand alone system to pass or fail according to set criteria. Agrmakow CPT-XD boxes are installed in the top of the picture.
110 NOS CPT-XD boxes testing 100% of refrigerators for set criteria according to each individual bar coded refrigerator. With real power consumption check, ensure right component usage and performance.
After pass/fail for testing, refrigerators are taken out of the test room will full functional test and next batch of finished refrigerators to be brought in. The CPT-XD can be converted to carousel system also.
PEL wants to ensure the cabinets are running according to it's specification and takes out the manual quality check and also the skewing deign criteria of manual quality and automating the function. It also ensures that the right components are utilized the cabinets with no erros in the production.
The aim of filling the customers expectations of PEL's product of quality and minimize after sales
Mr Homeer Waheed (G.M. Appliances Division)
"We are going through a learning experience as it has been only few months of operations, but our experience up to now is beyond expectation."
Mr Liaquat Minto (Senior Manager Quality Assurance)
"We believe that over all quality assurance has improved with ommitting manual checks. the feedback of measurement of real energy consumption has benefitted us greatly, and are sure after sales returns will be minimized.