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GAFMC raises the roof on increased product reliability and productivity with WinSPCBackgroundGAF Materials Corporation (GAFMC) is a $1.1B privately-held company that offers a broad spectrum of residential and commercial roofing systems and materials. GAFMC’s Mt. Vernon plant manufacturesresidential and commercial roofing products. The Mt. Vernon plant has gained significant benefits using WinSPC.
“WinSPC integrated easily into our processes and helped improve product quality and reliability. Since, implementing WinSPC, we have seen a variance reduction of 39.5%.”
Chris Valier Low Slope Manager, CQA GAF Materials Corp. ChallengeGAFMC’s Mt. Vernon plant manufactures roofing for residential and commercial use. One of the key ingredients in producing reliable, long-lasting shingles is a properly processing asphalt.Incoming asphalt arriving from the refinery can have a notable fluctuation in characteristics from one branch to the n ext. GAFMC adjusts for differences in the batches during the oxidation process to establish consistency. GAFMC realized SPC tools were required to monitor and analyze the oxidation process to achieve its goals. ImplementationGAFMC employees chose WinSPC for the following reasons:
ResultsGAFMC has achieved greater control over its oxidation process costs in the manufacturing process.BenefitsGAFMC cited the following benefits achieved with WInSPC:
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