Project Examples
Below is an example of the metric analysis Alpha used during a recent Customer Value project. It is followed by a list of other recent projects that were executed in partnership with several of our customers.
Improve first pass yield in Base Metal Manufacturing
Customer Value Six Sigma Projects
- Solder Coating, US: Reduce defects and increase through-put on solder coating process line
- Solar cell manufacturer: Project to improve electroless copper plating consistency and identify sources of thickness variation (photovoltaic cells)
- Mobile Phone, EU: Develop a method to characterize a Parts Per Million level soldering defect – “Head in Pillow” with BGAs
- Plating on Plastics, US: Project to reduce plating defects on Plating-on-plastic parts
- Automotive Electronics, US: Capture Voice of Customer input into a solder paste new product development project specification
- Zinc plating, Europe: Project to improve process control of zinc plating and thereby improve corrosion resistance consistency (windows fittings)
- Light bulb manufacturer, Netherlands: Improve soldering on light bulb contacts