Cluster geometry and quality

Effective geometry and quality assurance in product design and manufacturing are a prerequisite for achieving customer satisfaction; this also reduces the risks of late adjustment costs, delays, and warranty costs. In a total perspective, it also involves sustainability, Geometry, and Quality Assurance aims to produce less scrap and provide more accuracy in product and processes. A critical enabler is the standards for specification and verification and that they are understood and interpreted equally by all involved.

Main focus areas:

Product and process specifications and requirement management

• Managed model-based 3D engineering (MBD, PMI, GD&T, etc.)
• Smart manufacturing enabling standards (GPS, STEP, etc.)
• Requirement decomposition and dependency management
• Specifications with a balance between function, quality, and cost
• Tolerance analysis on components, in-process parts, and assemblies
• Surface characteristic and specification with correlation to function.

Tools and methods for measurement and quality planning

• Simulation-driven engineering (inspection engineering, process analysis, and visualization)
• Measurement planning (method simplifications, control plan integration, and communication)
• Quality management systems (APQP, PPAP, IATF 16949, etc.)
• Cost models for quality deficiencies.

Verification technologies and quality control

• Tactile and optical measurement, cleanliness verification, non-destructive testing (NDT), leak testing
• Characterization of material properties, mechanism kinematics, dynamics, acoustics
• Measurement result analysis, visualization, and communication
• Uncertainty assessment – measurement method and MSA
• Self-calibration.

Cluster members

Sandvik Coromant, NEVS, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, SAAB Group, Scania, Volvo Group, Volvo Cars, Husqvarna Group, Hexagon, Väderstad, Valmet, Tetrafix, Lidhs, Lars Hammare Utbildnings AB, Cascade, Valmet.

Contact

Alf Andersson, Volvo Cars, alf.kh.andersson@volvocars.com

Helena Björk, RISE, helena.bjork@ri.se