Traceability is essential to reduce costs and maintain quality in bearing manufacture
Resource from: Process & Control Today Likes:182
Dec 25,2013
As one of the World's largest bearing manufacturers, NSK continues to invest in improved manufacturing techniques, which allows customers to benefit from new technologies and improved reliability. One example is at the state of the art production facility in Newark, UK, where the super precision bearings are manufactured and a new barcode system allows every single bearing to carry details about its manufacture.
In the modern day manufacturing environment, technology is helping many industries to improve quality and reliability while also reducing overall costs. One such example is the implementation of component traceability, which has been an essential requirement in sectors such as aerospace for some time but which is now being employed in a much wider range of industries.
The introduction of two dimensional barcodes has allowed a much greater amount of information to be stored within a barcode, so instead of just a serial number or batch number, now it is possible to include manufacturing dates, axial run-out and radial run-out figures as well as preload information and machining data. All of this can now be laser etched into every single bearing, which enables both NSK and customers alike to have near instant access to this crucial information.
For NSK, this coding forms part of the manufacturing process and it is used to populate the product database as well as produce the product labels which are fixed to the outer packaging. By incorporating the data for every bearing produced into the production data system it also provides a vital quality control tool as well as complete traceability, which is required by many industries such as aerospace and automotive.
This information also enables identification of any product that may be affected by a defect, but with such accurate detail, the total number of products affected can be exactly ascertained. In the past, this could only be narrowed down to a single batch or day of production, which could mean much larger numbers of the product being identified as at risk.
The system delivers a proactive method of identifying any defects before the product is dispatched to the customer. By providing real-time reports on materials, components, machines and shift operators, the system can be used to identify exact quantities of parts which may be affected by a faulty machine setting, for example, and allow those parts to be quarantined. In this way the high product quality expected by the customer is maintained and the costs associated with replacement of faulty components are greatly reduced.
While investment continues year on year in research and development, NSK has also invested in streamlining the warehouse and dispatch areas allowing more efficient service to customers. NSK has a stock holding of several million in the UK warehouse, guaranteeing not only superior quality, but also the best possible delivery times for the majority of the vast product range.
For more information, please contact:
Helena Measham
Customer Service Manager
NSK UK Ltd
Northern Road,
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 2JF
UK
Tel: 0500 2327464
Email: info-uk@nsk.com
Web: www.nskeurope.com
(Process & Control Today)
【CBCC News Statement】
1.The news above mentioned with detailed source are from internet.We are trying our best to assure they are accurate ,timely and safe so as to let bearing users and sellers read more related info.However, it doesn't mean we agree with any point of view referred in above contents and we are not responsible for the authenticity. If you want to publish the news,please note the source and you will be legally responsible for the news published.
2.All news edited and translated by us are specially noted the source"CBCC".
3.For investors,please be cautious for all news.We don't bear any damage brought by late and inaccurate news.
4.If the news we published involves copyright of yours,just let us know.
1.The news above mentioned with detailed source are from internet.We are trying our best to assure they are accurate ,timely and safe so as to let bearing users and sellers read more related info.However, it doesn't mean we agree with any point of view referred in above contents and we are not responsible for the authenticity. If you want to publish the news,please note the source and you will be legally responsible for the news published.
2.All news edited and translated by us are specially noted the source"CBCC".
3.For investors,please be cautious for all news.We don't bear any damage brought by late and inaccurate news.
4.If the news we published involves copyright of yours,just let us know.
Previous UrbaCon names Caltex as its preferred lubricant
Next Calumet acquires New Jersey lubricant maker
Next Calumet acquires New Jersey lubricant maker
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
Cnbearing is the No.1 bearing inquiry system and information service in China, dedicated to helping all bearing users and sellers throughout the world.
Cnbearing is supported by China National Bearing Industry Association, whose operation online is charged by China Bearing Unisun Tech. Co., Ltd.
China Bearing Unisun Tech. Co., Ltd owns all the rights. Since 2000, over 3,000 companies have been registered and enjoyed the company' s complete skillful service, which ranking many aspects in bearing industry at home and abroad with the most authority practical devices in China.
