Case Studies: SPC Solution Manages Quality of Diesel Fuel Injectors
Siemens Diesel Systems Technology (SDST, Richland County, SC), a joint venture between Siemens Automotive Corp. and NLP Inc., a subsidiary of International Truck and Engine Corp., needed a statistical process control (SPC) software solution to manage the quality of its diesel fuel injectors. The fuel injectors are used in the Power Stroke diesel engine built by International for Ford Motor Co.'s Super Duty trucks, Econoline vans and Excursion sport utility vehicles.
The company compiled a list of more than 30 features that it wanted in its SPC software. Among the features that SDST wanted for its quality system include: