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 addressing necessary 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 within 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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