Geometry Assurance integration at current development process at Volvo GTT
1. Geometry Assurance Integration in Current Development process at Volvo GTT
CONCEPT
VERIFICATION
PRODUCTION
Variation Simulation & Visualization
2. Agenda
Introduction
Current situation of Geometry assurance at Powertrain GTT
Why Powertrain GTT is looking for new Geometry Assurance process?
Variation Simulation on a case study and its benefits
Suggested Geometry Assurance process for Powertrain GTT
Benefits of implementing the suggested Geometry Assurance process
3. Challenges
How to choose
a robust
solution?
How to do right from
beginning?
How to predict
variation?
How to
reduce
geometrical
variation?
How to reduce cost
from idea to market?
How to smooth
the way from
design to
production?
Major contributors
of variation?
How to
improve
product
quality?
4. Here is the solution……
CONCEPT
VERIFICATION
PRODUCTION
Variation Simulation
Geometry Assurance
18. Tolerances acting in Pipe in actual design
Major contributor : Tolerance acting point MP = 2mm
New design suggestion and tolerances
Assumed Tolerance acting at point MP = 1mm
26. Current Phase of Geometry Assurance at Powertrain Volvo GTT
Current phase
of Geometry
Assurance in
powertrain
GTT
No systematic
process for
Geometry
Assurance
Primary focus
on Functional
requirements
Bottom-up
approach in
tolerances
No flow of
data from
production
Experience
matters Tools like
CTOL, Excel,
RD&T are used
RD&T used by
three
engineers
Worst Case
and RSS are
mostly used
Monte Carlo
used on
critical
requirements
27. Why Powertrain Volvo GTT is looking for Geometry Assurance implementation?
Why Volvo
Powertrain
needs
Geometry
Assurance?
Awareness
about
tolerances
Shorten lead
time from
project to
product
Reduce
physical
prototypes
Share
common
database
Improve
supplier
interaction
Involve
manufacturing
engineer in
concept phase
Attain
functional
requirements
with max
quality
To choose
robust solutions
To choose
manufacturing
processes
virtually before
production
28. Suggested Geometry Assurance process for Powertrain Volvo GTT
GSU (Geometry System Developer)
System design
Geometry demands
Tolerance calculation
GAE (Geometry Assurance Engineer)
Geometry pre-planning
Early verification
Launch
GE (Geometry Engineer)
Running production
Reduce spread
Preventive maintenance
CONCEPT
VERIFICATION
PRODUCTIONGeometry Assurance
Database
SQM(Supplier Quality Management
Quality of incoming material
Supplier connection
SQM(Supplier Quality Management)
Quality of incoming material
Supplier connection
SQM(Supplier Quality Management)
Quality of incoming material
Supplier connection
29. Suggested process map for Powertrain Volvo GTT concluded from interviews
CONCEPT
INDUSTRALISATION
PRODUCTION
30. NEWCurrent
Gap Study for Powertrain Volvo GTT in Concept phase
Supplier interference & freeze
Production data input
Systematic process
Geometry System Developer
Variation Simulation
Cross functional team
31. NEWCurrent
Gap Study for Powertrain Volvo GTT in verification phase
Virtual Verification of prototypes
Virtual matching & trimming
Geometry Assurance Engineer
Supplier Quality Engineer
Selection of manufacturing processes virtually
32. NEWCurrent
Gap Study for Powertrain Volvo GTT in production phase
Inspection database
Root cause analysis
Data measurement
Database
Geometry Engineer
33. Benefits of implementing Geometry Assurance
Benefits
Robust
solutions
Having control
over process
Problems can
be fixed in
design
Less
adjustments
in production
Having cross
functional team
helps in taking
good decisions
Reduce
redoing of
things
Defining
locators and
requirement
breakdown
Supplier
relation
gets
stronger