Confidential: Diagnostic Instrument Chassis
We organized a kaizen continuous improvement exercise that identified an opportunity for cost savings and replacing obsolete components of the instrument chassis. The design refinements improved the alignment with the instrument covers while also bringing significant cost reduction.
Client: Confidential
Product: Diagnostic Instrument Chassis
Cost Reduction Though Supplier Consolidation
Following a Value Analysis and Value Engineering (VAVE) exercise, we identified a cost-savings opportunity by changing the chassis bonding type. The change improved manufacturability by reducing the labor time and consolidating suppliers. Additionally, the design change improved alignment with the instrument covers while adressing necesssary replacements to obsolete materials.
72%
Savings per Unit
Supported by Comprehensive Testing
Risks to electrical continuity, structural strength, and electromagnetic compatibility required careful design considerations and robust testing. The higher cost to implement the changes resulted in significant saving per unit and a break-even wihtin 12 months.
DESIGN CHANGES
Riveting Junctions
The updated design replaced welding on the instrument chassis with riveting. This improvement helped with perpendicularity, labor time, and alignment with finished instrument covers.
Powder Coating
Replacing chassis paint, a powder coating is more resilient and has fewer issues with variable thickness impacting part fit.
To ensure electrical continuity with the new design, masking was used with the powder coating.
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