During transportation to Eastern European sites, a considerable
amount of damage to high tech equipment was experienced. The origin
of the main impacts was measured. To prevent more damage, a suitable
set of damping elements was optimized to shield the sensitive
equipment from the harsh environment. This was part of a Six Sigma
project using the unique features of statistics and optimization to
reduce the amount of tests and sample costs. The objectives of the
Six Sigma project described in this presentation were to:
- Determine quantitatively the mechanical and dynamic loads
during the original method of transportation
- Analyze the dominating factors
- Improve the critical factors
- Measure the improvements
- Control the new method of transportation, go back to
improvement if there is a further need
Key Words: Reliability Tests, Dynamic Behavior of Damping
Material, Six Sigma, Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Reliability of
Transportation, Packaging, Global Validation, Lifetime of
Electro-mechanical Devices
Wolfgang
Scheuerpflug
Delphi Grundig
Germany |
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