COMPOSITE MATERIALS ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO VARIABILITY IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL (SPC) METHODS PROVIDE A WAY TO CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR PROCESSES AND DETECT EXCESSIVE OR UNNATURAL VARIABILITY BEFORE PROBLEMS CAN COMPROMISE PRODUCT QUALITY. LTV AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS GROUP (LTVAPG) IS IMPLEMENTING SPC AND OTHER VARIABILITY REDUCTION METHODS IN THE COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING AREAS AT ITS JEFFERSON AVENUE FACILITY IN DALLAS. AS PART OF GROUP-WIDE EFFORTS IN SPC AND CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT, MULTI-FUNCTIONAL SPC APPLICATION TEAMS ANALYZE EACH STEP IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS, INSTALL APPROPRIATE PROCESS MONITORING MECHANISMS, IMPROVE THE CAPABILITY OF THE PROCESS, AND DEVELOP PROCESS CONTROL PLANS. SPECIAL IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES DERIVING FROM THE NATURE OF COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING ARE DISCUSSED, AND GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING SPC IN COMPOSITES MANUFACTURING
| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
