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Black & Decker produces saw blades a cut above thanks to WinSPCBackgroundBlack & Decker [NYSE: BDK] is the worlds #1 producer of power tools and accessories with annual sales of $4.56 billion. The Black & Decker Tampa plant manufactures saw blades and accessories for the global market. The Tampa plant has gained significant benefits using WinSPC.“The SPC system fits well into our Six Sigma initiatives and goals. WinSPC is intuitive and easy to follow. Data can be extracted from the WinSPC database very quickly without long report building.” Simon Barrett Quality Engineer Black & Decker, Tampa ChallengeIn order to maintain their lead against growing international competitors, Black & Decker Tampa was searching for ways to improve productivity and product yield in the process of manufacturing jig, reciprocal and hole saw blades. It was also imperative that any solution must support their Six Sigma initiatives.Two stages of the manufacturing process were creating the highest RPM defect metrics:
ImplementationBlack & Decker Tampa chose WinSPC for the following reasons:
Results WinSPC works with Black & Decker’s existing systems to collect, monitor and analyze producing reports for maximum output. As a result, they were able to control the saw tooth setting as well as the curing and coating processes to significantly increase yield and reduce scrap and reworking. Benefits Black & Decker is maintaining a competitive stance by increasing yields and reducing scrap. Black & Decker specifically cited the following benefits achieved with WinSPC:
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