Quality Day at the Innovation Center

Watch the Innovation Center recordings in the IMTSTV archives. Look under "Innovation Center".

You’re Invited!

Tuesday, September 9
11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.
Booth D-4168, Lakeside Center (East Building)

Improving Quality may be your biggest opportunity to reduce costs and increase profits.

You'll see that to survive and thrive, you must incorporate a comprehensive quality strategy into your manufacturing plan. Tools you can use include...

Leading edge green technology
Machine and process monitoring
Tool management
Advanced part measurement
New verification, testing and manufacturing technologies

The results will more than surprise you.

Astounding Results

The Ford Van Dyke Transmission Plant introduced two new six-speed transmissions within 18 months of each other, ramping up to full capacity of 450,000 in less than half a year.

At the same time, they achieved significant cost savings in both the process itself, as well as the cost per part.

You will learn about the strategies that helped make it happen...

Minimum Quantity Lubrication. Parts are machined nearly dry—cutting metalworking fluid consumption from gallons per minute to milliliters per hour.
Real-Time Thermal Compensation. Guarantees part quality during machining.
Digital Holography. Measure millions of points in seconds vs. a few hundred in minutes

Team Effort

Alexandria Maciag, plant manager of Ford’s Van Dyke Transmission Plant, Sterling Heights, Michigan will present the team's story—how people and technology combined to create new processes and production lines.

The Van Dyke plant has won:

Two Henry Ford Technology Awards
The Ford Presidency Award for Environmental Quality and Energy Savings
The Society of Automotive Engineers’ E2T Award
Quality Magazine's 2008 Quality Plant of the Year Award

At this session, you'll see the future of quality in action today!

First-Come, First-Served

Attendance at this event is on a first-come, first-served basis. This session is FREE and open to any IMTS attendee. Seating is limited, so please be sure to get there on time.

Video Available

Video of the presentation and questions and answers will be available from Quality Innovation Day’s sponsor, Quality Magazine.

Logistical Information

Topic: Quality Day
Date: Tuesday, September 9
Times: 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. (Attend One Of Two Presentations)
Location: Booth D-4168, Lakeside Center (East Building)
Sponsor: Quality Magazine

Register Today!