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CW307 G

2021-04-16

One of all machine set-ups this week is one for an aluminum bronze component.

Copper-based alloys like CW307G offer high strength, hardness and corrosion resistance

Aluminium bronze is typically used in marine valves, pumps, weapons handling systems, couplings, fasteners, gears and marine propeller shafts.

APQP PLANNING

2021-04-08

Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) is a structured process aimed at ensuring customer satisfaction with new products and processes.

We use our project management whiteboard for planning of time, interrelationships between tasks, priorities, objectives, deadlines, customer communication, bottlenecks, etc., all of which become clear in an instance if made visual.

At the moment we have 82 components that are new or changed, which qualifies them for being part of our project management whiteboard.

A NEW ORDER FOR FORGED PARTS

2021-02-19

We are happy to announce that we have received an order for forged brass parts worth SEK 1 million.

MASTER THESIS - A SOLUTION FOR AUTOMATED QUALITY CONTROL

Two students from Jönköping University (JU) are going to work with their master thesis at Falks Metall AB. The aim is to develop a conceptual solution for automating the scanning of each tool including the activity to store the data in the local produktion data cloud. Partners in this project are also Mimatic and Ravema.

2020-11-27

Falks Metall use Shopfloor Management Boards for monitoring, following up and communication within the organization . We have been part of a national project called Produktionslyftet where we learned about Lean thinking and problem solving methods.

Some years later, a new research project came across; Project Vis'man. That project focused on pulse boards and ran for a period of three years. Together with researchers from University of Mälardalens Högskola, we analysed pulse board scope, layouts and communication.

Read more:
https://www.mdh.se/artiklar/2020/november/forskning-inom-informationsdesign-ska-bidra-till-mer-givande-tavelmoten

FALKS HAS EXPERIENCE OF MACHINING ECOBRASS ®

2020-11-05

Brass is commonly used in applications where corrosion resistance and low friction is required, such as locks, hinges, gears, bearings, ammunition casings, zippers, plumbing, hose couplings, valves, and electrical plugs and sockets.

To enhance the machinability of brass, lead is often added. However, lead is a cumulative toxicant and in our wish to make good decisions for humans and our planet, we have sought other options, such as Ecobrass ® which is a patented lead-free solution.

We know how to machine parts that are free from lead.

PROCESS CAPABILITY INDEX (CPK)

2020-10-29

We perform process studies on all manufacturing processes to verify process capability and to provide additional input for process control, including those for special charcteristics.

CPK is a statistical tool, to measure the ability of a process to produce output within customer's specification limits. CPK is used to estimate how close you are to a given target and how consistent you are to around your average performance. Our customers usually wants a CPK of 1,33. The higher CPK value, the better process.

The Picture shows the range of our CPK. Nothing lower than 1,6.

With this in mind, we can trust that our manufacturing process is capable and meets specification limits.