Quality 4.0: Trend inside trend (Part 1)

Industry 4.0, named after the Fourth Industrial Revolution, combines automation from previous industrial revolutions with digital data from rapidly emerging technologies like sensors and technologies. Advanced analytical techniques into so-called cyber physical systems, digital transformation of modern business in products, manufacturing and supply chains.

Today, companies have access to more data, which will help them make smarter strategic decisions for their businesses.

So what is quality 4.0?

Dan Jacob, chief research officer and lead analyst for quality at LNS Research, a leading manufacturing consulting and research firm, coined the term Quality 4.0.1. Quality 4.0 is about using technology to show that quality really has to be a company-wide strategy with executives at driving performance. When people are looking at quality performance, everyone is looking at the risks inherent in their personal responsibility to deliver it. Now quality becomes the work of every department, every member of the company.

Quality 4.0 focuses on data needed to monitor quality performance including costs for both good and bad quality. Many companies have begun to increase the resolution of the data they collect with sensors and analytics.

• Instead of testing parts that are the primary quality activities, these companies check the quality and processes of their suppliers to avoid downstream quality problems.
• Instead of waiting for the device to wear out, companies monitor the machine for the symptoms of imminent problems and maintain them ahead of time to ensure high performance every time, every stage.
• Instead of identifying that the root cause of quality failures is poor operators, companies are either actively training their operators more efficiently or introducing automation to companies. subject to repetitive challenges.

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