ElementCheck Mobile continuously secures the manufacturing process and supply-chain, increases productivity and documents the material quality towards the end customer.
Reliable and non-destructive on-site metal-alloy analysis
Kurt Allert GmbH & Co. KG, located in Oberndorf/outhern Germany, manufactures stamped- and bent-metal parts, hose clamps, hinged steel belts and conveyor chains for the automotive industry and other industrial applications, mainly in the conveyor manufacturing. The renowned company is certified according to the quality assurance standards ISO TS 16949 and ISO 9001 and operates within in the multinational OETIKER group with its headquarters in Switzerland (www.oetiker.com).
Quality manager Samuel Grammel decided in 2012 to establish an effective quality-control system for the incoming-goods and the manufacturing section. Usually the incoming raw metal is supplied with a non-specific material certificate only. Furthermore, it can happen that material certificates get mixed up during the process chain from supplier, to warehouse, to manufacturing and the final delivery.
By using the compact metal-alloy analyzer ElementCheck Mobile, the incoming slit-strip coils are analyzed accurately at the incoming-goods inspection; each incoming lot is identified by its alloy composition.
The incoming metal shipments can be assigned to their respective storage location and in case it does not meet the supplier‘s specification, it can be rejected. Using ElementCheck Mobile provides the following advantages:
There have been four routinely conducted quality audits by automotive corporations within the last six months at Allert. Thereby, ElementCheck Mobile was considered an essential tool for increasing, maintaining and communicating product quality. It successfully supports Allert to secure their position as a premium supplier.
