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ASIMCO Camshaft (Yizheng) Co., Ltd.
Grounded in Our Core Responsibilities, Seeking Opportunities for Improvement—Pursuing the Spirit of Craftsmanship
Release Date:
20-09-04
The “Shuowen Jiezi” records: “Jiang refers to a carpenter.” Today, the character “jiang,” as a term, has long since evolved from its original meaning of a woodworker to become a symbol of ingenuity, superb craftsmanship, and relentless dedication to learning and improvement. As our company continues to grow in scale and both production and sales consistently reach new heights, it is increasingly important for our functional departments to enhance their capabilities across the board, advance together with the enterprise, fully tap into everyone’s initiative, identify even the smallest opportunities for improvement, elevate the quality of departmental work, and provide outstanding support for production. Reducing Physical Labor Intensity and Enhancing Testing Efficiency With the increase in production output, the frequency of inspections has also risen. Some steel shaft products are “large and heavy”—in earlier processes, individual pieces can weigh between 20 and 40 kilograms. During each inspection, two testers must work together to lift these components onto the three-coordinate measuring machine’s worktable, a task that poses risks to both personnel safety and equipment integrity. In response, we pooled our ideas and made use of existing resources to build a compact, single-person-operated hoist. This innovation eliminated safety hazards, reduced the time required for manual handling by two people, and significantly improved testing efficiency. In the hole-system machining process, which involves multi-station operations, the initial inspection for each product batch typically requires sending four or eight shafts at a time. With conventional three-coordinate measurement, each shaft must be inspected one by one, resulting in considerable waiting time. Our quality-testing team analyzed the actual spatial constraints of the three-coordinate machine and determined the feasibility of simultaneous inspection at four stations. We modified the fixture for one station into a four-station fixture and developed a batch-processing inspection method. After numerous trials and validations, we ultimately achieved the simultaneous inspection of four stations for the same type of product, thereby boosting testing efficiency and streamlining the operational process. Leveraging Existing Resources to Enhance Service Quality Sales of export products have increased substantially, and customer requirements now mandate ZDM control; as a result, ADCOLE inspection has become a bottleneck process. To address this, we internally explored ways to repurpose the ADCOLE 1310 inspection equipment. Originally designed specifically for roundness, phase, and stroke measurements on VIKING-series shafts, this equipment is not universally applicable. The supplier estimated that a full retrofit would cost US$100,000. However, during the summer break when most staff were off duty, our quality department members rolled up their sleeves, overcame numerous challenges, conducted extensive research, and carried out repeated tests. Ultimately, they successfully adapted the equipment to inspect AVALON-series products, keeping costs under RMB 10,000 while doubling inspection efficiency and effectively resolving the bottleneck in testing for the export AVLAON line. The soul of quality lies in artisanal dedication. Our company is home to a group of “artisans” who diligently hone their skills, perform their duties with utmost care, and constantly push beyond their own limits. They are working tirelessly to ensure the healthy, sustainable, and high-quality development of our company and to realize our vision of building a world-class enterprise.
The Shuowen Jiezi records: “Jiang refers to a carpenter.” Today, the character “jiang,” as a written term, has long since evolved from its original meaning of “carpenter” to become a synonym for ingenuity, superb skill, and diligent, in-depth study.
As the company continues to grow in scale and production and sales consistently reach new highs, our functional departments must further enhance their capabilities across the board, advance in tandem with the enterprise, harness the initiative of every team member, identify even the smallest opportunities for improvement, elevate the quality of departmental work, and provide robust support to production.
Reduce physical labor intensity and improve testing efficiency.
As production output increases, the frequency of inspections also rises. Some steel shaft products are “large and heavy,” with individual parts weighing 20 to 40 kilograms in the earlier process stages. During each inspection, two test personnel must work together to lift these components onto the three-coordinate measuring machine’s worktable, a task that poses risks to both personnel safety and equipment integrity. In response, the team pooled their ideas and leveraged existing resources to design and build a compact, single-operator overhead crane. This innovation eliminates safety hazards, reduces the time required for manual handling by two personnel, and enhances inspection efficiency.
The hole-feature machining process is a multi-station operation, with each first-article inspection involving either four or eight parts. Traditionally, a three-coordinate measuring machine can only inspect one part at a time, resulting in significant waiting time between measurements. Based on the actual spatial constraints of the CMM, our quality-testing team evaluated the feasibility of simultaneous inspection across all four stations. We modified the fixture for a single station to accommodate four stations and developed a batch-processing inspection method. After multiple rounds of validation, we successfully achieved simultaneous inspection of four identical parts at all four stations, thereby improving inspection efficiency and streamlining the operational workflow.
Leverage existing resources to enhance service quality.
Sales of export products have increased substantially, and customer requirements are strictly controlled according to ZDM standards; as a result, ADCOLE inspection has become the bottleneck process. In response, we conducted an internal resource assessment and proposed a plan to retrofit the ADCOLE 1310 inspection equipment. Originally designed exclusively for roundness, phase, and lift measurements on VIKING-series shafts, this is not a general-purpose machine. The supplier estimated that a retrofit would cost US$100,000. During the summer holiday, our quality team took matters into their own hands, overcame numerous challenges, meticulously reviewed relevant documentation, and carried out repeated validations—ultimately succeeding in adapting the equipment for inspecting the AVALON product series. The retrofit cost was kept under RMB 10,000, while inspection efficiency doubled, thereby resolving the bottleneck in testing for the export-oriented AVALON line.
The soul of quality lies in artisanal dedication. Our company is home to a team of “craftsmen” who diligently hone their skills, perform their duties with unwavering professionalism, and constantly push the boundaries of what’s possible—working tirelessly to ensure the healthy, sustainable, and high-quality development of our enterprise and striving to build it into a world-class organization.
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